When all the people saw [the fire of the Lord], they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”1 King 18:39Fire can be destructive, but it can also illuminate. The prophet Eli...  Read More

Moses was called into God’s service through holy fire, that event anticipated the day when the Holy Spirit of God would be poured out, in tongues like fire, on all who would be messengers of hope and ...  Read More

One of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.Acts 1:22Peter explains that the believers need to identify one person to replace Judas, he makes clear that the key qualification for be...  Read More

I don’t know how you think about not only Judas’s life but also your own life; but each of us has chapters of our lives that we wish were different. We all have regrets for some of the things we have ...  Read More

They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.Acts 1:14One of the first recorded actions of these believers after Jesus ascens...  Read More

In God’s family the basis of our relationships is love and care as well. Being part of God’s family is about recognizing the love and provisions we receive from God, coming to faith by God’s grace, an...  Read More

Jesus is raised from the dead and He shows himself to His disciples. Jesus encourages his disciples to look at his hands. He even uses his hands to take some fish and eat it, showing them he is real, ...  Read More

Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.Matthew 28:20As the disciples began this next chapter as the people of God, they also knew they were not alone. They remembered Jesus’ “last wor...  Read More

The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.”2 Kings 2:15Just as Joshua was appointed to follow Moses, it’s clear that Elisha was appo...  Read More

The Lord said to [Moses] . . . “I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it.”Deuteronomy 34:4Moses has led the people of God for more than forty years after leading them ...  Read More

One purpose of the church is to reshape our understanding of family. Being part of a church family means including people who are not related by blood; except for the blood of Jesus.The early church q...  Read More

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.Genesis 50:20Genesis 50 brings us to the moment when Joseph’s father, Jacob, has di...  Read More