May 4 Welcome to the Book of Acts, or as I prefer to call it, The Acts of the Holy Spirit through the Apostles. Acts records the birth, development, and expansion of the early Christian church. Throughout the book, we’ll see how the Apostles dealt with problems with their detractors. As we continue through Acts,…
May 3 The Resurrection of Jesus is an essential doctrine of the faith. In other words, you cannot be saved without believing it. (Romans 10:9–10; John 3:16; Revelation 1:17–18; Galatians 1:1; Acts 13:30–39; 1 Peter 1:21, etc.) Many Christian apologists, such as Josh McDowell, have said that the Resurrection of Jesus is the most documented…
May 1 What we call the “Lord’s Supper” or the “Last Supper” was the final Passover Jesus would eat with His disciples. They probably would have celebrated the Passover in the past, but Jesus said to them, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.” (Luke 22:15, CSB) Not just…
April 20 In Luke 15, modern-day Bible translations give a title to all three parables using the word lost: The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin, and The Lost Son. But is lost the emphasis in each of these parables or do all three of them point to a larger truth? A shepherd lost a sheep….
March 7 Matthew presents his account of Jesus’ crucifixion in chapter 27. In verse 46, Matthew records Jesus quoting from the Hebrew/Aramaic text of Psalm 22:1, asking God why He has abandoned Him. Hanging on the cross, Jesus now feels the wrath of God being poured out on Him—the God whom Habakkuk tells us cannot…
February 20 God inspired Peter to speak his confession, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:16–17) Jesus praises Peter for his insight, and says He will build His unconquerable church on Peter’s confession. And yet, just seven verses later, Jesus looks at Peter and says, “Get behind me, Satan!” Why…
