Connect the Dots I remember as a child having Connect-the-Dots books. When you connected the dots in the right order, a picture emerged that you couldn’t see before. On the day of Pentecost, Peter connected the dots between Old Testament prophecy and real-time events they witnessed to reveal the clear picture of Jesus of Nazareth…
What is all this then? Christianity has a central core message and event that is vital. Without it, there is no Christianity whatsoever. All the faith, works, laws, worship, etc. are worthless and meaningless without it. Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead is that center. Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, ascension, and return give meaning to the faith (1 Corinthians 15:1-7,…
Wait for it As Jesus floats peacefully upward and out of sight, the Apostles could have stared at the sky dreamily. We could close the book and think they go on to live happily ever after. However, two angels speak to them to bring them back to reality. Jesus had given them specific commands for…
Who’s distracted? We live in an age of distraction. We think this is unique with technological advancement, but Christians were distracted in the first century. Martha was distracted by serving others and Mary not helping her (Luke 10:40). Peter was distracted by the Apostle John and what John’s path would look like (John 21:20-22). Before…
What should we do now? As Jesus was moments away from ascending into Heaven, he gave his Apostles instructions. He told them what they were to do. The Apostles’ ministry set the trajectory for his churches and what they are to be doing throughout this age until Jesus comes again.
How did Christianity survive and thrive? Have you ever thought about how unlikely the spread of Christianity was? What began with an itinerant Jewish rabbi and handful of followers in the environs of rural Galilee, teaching from a centuries old collection of books, seemed to climax with the death of the teacher and scattering of…