The theme for today's fast is decision making. One of the most asked question of pastors is regarding determining God's will.  When it comes to making decisions, it is not enough to make the right dec...  Read More

The theme for today's fast is physical healing. The last phrase of Exodus 15:26 is "For I am the Lord who heals you." He created us and He knows how our bodies work. Jesus is referred to as "the Great...  Read More

The theme for today's fast is spiritual protection. The Lord Jesus taught us to pray, "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." The Christian life is fraught with dangers. M...  Read More

The theme for today's fast is obedience. If you ask Christians if they are being obedient to Christ, most will say they are. However, at least in America, the lives of those professing Christ have inc...  Read More

The purpose of the Christian fast is not to earn righteousness for we are saved "by grace . . . through faith . . . not of works, lest anyone should boast" (Eph 2:8-9).  It is purpose to suppress the ...  Read More

Have you ever had a failure in your Christian walk or ministry that left you second-guessing yourself?In Acts 12, we were introduced to "John, also called Mark" (Acts 12:12). His mother, Mary, had a h...  Read More

One of the major themes of the Book of Acts is to show how the inherently Jewish church had become Gentile. Luke does this by showing that Israel repeatedly confirmed their rejection of the Messiah. T...  Read More

No event is as pivotal to our understanding of the early church in the Book of Acts as those surrounding Cornelius and his household. Although the Lord Jesus had told the apostles to "make disciples o...  Read More

A major theme in the Book of Acts is how the church that started as inherently Jewish not only became Gentile but also essentially outside the fold of Judaism. After Pentecost, the apostles along with...  Read More

Chuck Swindoll begins his book on the life of the Apostle Paul by describing him as a man who, before his conversion, “looks more like a terrorist than a devout follower of Judaism”.  Swindoll is not ...  Read More

The Book of Acts emphasizes the variety of ways by which the gospel is spread. In Acts 8:1-25, we see persecution drive the gospel to a new people group (i.e., Samaria) through corporate witness accom...  Read More

The stoning of Stephen did not pacify the anger of the leadership and the people in Jerusalem. On the contrary, the persecution intensified particularly at the hand of a young man named Saul. Those wh...  Read More