Acts 1:26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. While in the upper room awaiting the outpouring of the Holy Ghost, the eleven apostles prayed and then chose Matthias as a replacement for Judas Iscariot. Some believers incorrectly think Matthias is disqualified since […]
JESUS’ BODY WILL DO GREATER THINGS Remember, Jesus didn’t come to make converts but ambassadors. He didn’t desire a Church of immature individuals, but rather a Church of matured saints, unified into one body, thinking and ministering with one mind and one accord those things that come from the body’s one head—Jesus. The statement in […]
A COMMAND FOR PERFECTION One of the factors that determine whether a minister succeeds or fails in reaching men is in how well they comply with the Great Commission found in Matthew 28. Matthew 28:19-20 (19) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, […]
HOW DO YOU SPELL CHURCH? This may come as a shock to some, but Jesus did not come to fill buildings; He came to change men. A religious spirit causes a person to complain they have yet to find the perfect church. Their “church” is spelled with a lowercase “c,” and refers to a building […]
RELATIONSHIP AND NOT RELIGION I’ve heard it said religion is man’s approach to God, and a relationship is God’s approach to man. I must agree. The Encarta Dictionary defines “religion as: (PLEASE NOTE: any Bolds, UPPERCASES, Underlines, or [bracketed area comments] are added by me.) “(1) people’s beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of a deity or deities, and divine involvement in […]
Nowhere else does Jesus react more fervently than when He goes to Jerusalem to observe Passover during His first and last year of ministry. John’s account of Jesus’ first cleansing of the Temple (See John 2:13-21) is not unlike those in Matthew 21, Mark 11, and Luke 19, which describe the same sort of event […]
Part 1 / Lesson 1 – THE CHURCH If you were to describe the first image that pops into your mind when hearing the word “Church,” what would you say? Many people would describe seeing a stain-glassed cathedral of stone and marble. Some would speak of a more humble structure with a white steeple and wooden […]
The dwindling numbers of churchgoers and of believers in the inerrant Word of God has much to do with people being tired of attending lifeless churches. People want something living and real, not a plastic cross or an ever-revolving offering plate. Instead, they want a relationship with the living God that goes beyond simple pew […]
THE MATURING OF A MINISTER Jesus didn’t come to simply make converts; He wants ambassadors. For this to be completed it will require a church of matured saints who are unified into one body and one mind that moves according to its one head, Jesus. The Bible commands such Christlike perfection: Matthew 5:48 (48) Be ye […]
The Lord’s system of Church government is not to be controlled by one man. Rather, it is to be led from Jesus, being the one head of the Church, working through a group of elders (plural) within a given body of believers (See Acts 20:17, 28; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13; 1 Timothy 5:17; Hebrews 13:17; James […]
