Why the Resurrection?
April 7th, 2023
This Sunday, we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus from the dead. It is hard to exaggerate the significance of that single event in history. If He rose from the dead, then His righteousness ...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Why the Cross?
March 31st, 2023
This coming week, we, and all believers in Christ, will remember the Lord's death, burial, and resurrection. So, this Sunday, I will be teaching on "Why the Cross?", and next Sunday, on "Why the Resur...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Acts 18:24–28 — The Ministry of Apollos
March 24th, 2023
Acts 18:24–28 — The Ministry of Apollos A church visitor argued with me after a Sunday service because I had said something that disagreed with one of her favorite online preachers. When I explained t...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
No Fear!
March 17th, 2023
Acts 18:1–23 — No Fear!During the Apostle Paul's first missionary journey, he had to escape Iconium for fear of being stoned, was stoned in Lystra and had to escape to Derbe, faced hostility even from...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
The Unknown God
March 10th, 2023
Acts 17:16-34 — The Unknown GodAfter running away from Berea because the unbelieving Jews from Thessalonica had chased him there, Paul went to Athens, the Greek city that 500 years earlier was the pol...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
The Noble-minded Berean
March 3rd, 2023
Acts 16:35-17:15 — The Noble BereanAs the Apostle Paul and his missionary team (Silas, Timothy, and then Luke) were prevented from preaching the Gospel in Minor Asia, they were directed by the Holy Sp...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
The Holy Spirit Orchestrates the 2nd Missionary Journey
February 10th, 2023
Acts 15:1-35 — The Second Missionary JourneyA major theme in the Book of Acts is how the Holy Spirit directed the spread of the Gospel. So far, He came down on the Apostles at Pentecost when three tho...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Justification By Faith Confirmed in Jerusalem
February 3rd, 2023
Acts 15:1-35 — The Jerusalem CouncilAfter completing the study of Acts 14, over the past couple of months, we went through the book of Galatians before coming back to Acts 15 this week. The reason we ...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Bear One Another’s Burdens
January 27th, 2023
Galatians 6 — Bear One Another’s BurdensIn Galatians 5, the Apostle Paul gave instructions on how to live in Christian liberty as a result of being justified by faith and not by the Law. So, he told t...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Walk in the Spirit
January 20th, 2023
Law! Sin! Legalism! Licentiousness! The solution, the only solution, for the believer to please God is to “walk by the Spirit.”...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Love Fulfills the Whole Law
January 13th, 2023
Galatians 5:1-15 — Christian Liberty: Free to Love After making a loud and clear call to make a stand in Christian liberty (Galatians 5:1), the Apostle Paul gave a sharp warning against the danger of ...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Stand Firm in Christian Liberty
January 6th, 2023
Galatians 5:1-15 — Christian Liberty: Free from Law & SinFree from LawHaving defended the authenticity of the gospel and his apostleship in chapters 1-2 and the superiority of the gospel and the doctr...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
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