Suffering Servants of The Suffering Servant

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in Acts, we read of Paul’s journey to and arrival in Jerusalem. The time leading up to his arrival was ominous to say the least. Not only had countless brothers and sisters discouraged Paul from...

Paul’s Unconventional Encouragement

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in Acts, we examined Paul’s speech to the elders of the church in Ephesus. Much of what Paul had to say was dire and difficult. Paul’s ongoing work would involve imprisonment and affliction. He...

Examining And Eliminating Our Idols

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in Acts, we tackled the first half of Acts 19. While there are several matters of note in these twenty verses, I want to take a second here to reflect on the last three verses we covered. Here we encounter...

Christian Living for the Average Joe

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in Acts, we encountered a moment in the early church that was notably lacking our usual main characters. The story centered around a man named Apollos who was especially capable and eager to demonstrate that...

The Gospel on Trial

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in Acts, we examined Paul’s rather extensive stay in Corinth. While the year-and-a-half he spent there seems to have been riddled with rejection by the locals the whole time, the conflict escalated...

Paul on the Athenian (and American) Mindset

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in Acts, we came to Paul’s famous apologetic speech before the Areopagus in Acts 17. While this passage surely has much to teach us about engaging with a culture that, much like the Athenians of...