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United in a (Life And) Death Like His
1. Dangerously Empowering Jesus stood toe-to-toe with the bullies and exposed the hypocrisy of the religious leaders who had the political influence to torture and kill. On the other hand, he was empowering/liberating the common people (and the victims of the bullies – which threatened the religious careers of the
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Humble Workers Are Few
1. God’s Commission for the Church Jesus established the church to carry out God’s Commission (Matthew 16:18; 28:18-20). The church exists to make disciples of all nations, to edify believers, to glorify God, for teaching, for godly fellowship, to be the salt/light of the world, etc. 2. Misuse of Institutional
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Ephesians 1-3: Greatest Gift from the Greatest Being
1. The Great Reach Out As discussed in the Ephesians introduction and outline, the book of Ephesians divides nicely into two sections. The first three chapters are the theological or doctrinal section. It is about our position in Christ and what God has done for us on our behalf. The
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Nation or Religion? A Nationalist’s Question
1. A Nationalist’s Question A well-known personality in India, a nationalist, was touring a village in India (on live TV) where he met a gathering of Christian families and demanded to know if their religion is more important to them, or if the nation (India) is more important. His audience