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Luke’s first volume (the Gospel According to Luke) tells of “all that Jesus began both to do and teach” (Acts 1:1). His second volume (The Acts of the Apostles) tells of the things that the risen Lord Jesus continued to do by His Spirit through His people. You also...

No fellowship based on people will ever work. John says, “Truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.” If this fellowship with the Lord is right, then we will find the true basis for fellowship “with one another” (1 Jn 1:3). We will love...

Few subjects generate such heat as this one—men/women roles in the church. Although we may disagree on some points of Scripture where this issue is discussed, it is my prayer that these differences will not keep us from thrilling to the Great Love Story of which the...

Who can imagine the joy of the marriage day! All the Hallelujahs in the New Testament are reserved for that blessed occasion (Rev 19). Not one seat empty, not one heart sad, not one desire left unfulfilled. He shall be satisfied (Jude 24) and so will we (Ps 17:15)....

Lesson 3 — Unity and Diversity in the Church. We know the Lord expected individual believers to reproduce, having children in the faith, as Paul called them. But the Lord also wanted churches to reproduce and especially gifted certain men to be used in accomplishing...

Summer Study: Lesson 1 — The Church as a Mystery. What is a mystery? When used in the Bible, a “mystery” is a truth that people could not discover for themselves, which was kept secret by God until the appropriate moment in history, when He revealed it to mankind....

Through-the-Bible Thursday: OBADIAH (4 mins) — No surprise that Jeremiah, the longest book in the Old Testament, shows the longsuffering grace of God. Obadiah, the shortest, speaks of judgment, His final act when mercy is refused. And what brings His judgment on Edom...

It's easy to view our service as an inconvenience. Paul saw service as the norm. After all, Christ poured Himself out for us and, as Paul wrote, we are to have the "same mind" as Christ. So the next time an opportunity arises to help in a way or at a time that doesn't...

Through-the-Bible Thursday: AMOS (4 mins) — "Amos had no thought of becoming a prophet, as men today select 'the ministry' as a profession. He would have been content to pursue his humble vocation as a farmhand, to the end of his life, if such had been the mind of...