These words are parts of the Church’s prayer on the occasion of its first collision with the civil power.
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Remnant
As God said in 1 Kings 19:18, “Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” God is speaking of a remnant.
Good Chains
Paul needed brothers and sisters in the faith to pray for him. There is now, and always has been, a critical place in local fellowships for “prayer chains.” Before there were Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and email, there were telephones and “over the fences.”
Pregnant With Change
There are similarities between volcanic activity and prayer. After we pray, there is often a time when we see nothing happening; this means things are pregnant with change.
Eyewitness News
As Peter wrote in 2 Peter 1:6 (ESV), “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”
When they had sung a hymn
“When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.”
Coup D’ état
I have chronic pain so, for fun, I Googled “top 10 worst pains”. I won’t go through the list but one pain on this list I’d never heard of is a “spinal headache.” Just the thought of that makes me hurt. So, being on such a fun scavenger hunt, I Googled “top Bible verses.” Did […]
See. Measure. Repeat.
Our journey within the Spirit requires the supernatural act of regeneration. That’s not an allegory, it really happens. Jesus said “You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.” (John 3:7) This requires us to believe in something beyond naturalism; it requires supernaturalism.