The Ascension

by | May 10, 2018 | Devotion

“It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.” (Acts 1:7) As we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, we are reminded that the Lord Jesus has promised to come back and establish his Kingdom on earth forever. We need to...

One Church.

by | May 9, 2018 | Devotion

“So Peter opened his mouth and said: ‘Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.'” (Acts 10:34-35) The 10th chapter of the Book of Acts is one of the most...

A New Commandment.

by | May 7, 2018 | Devotion

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.” (John 15:13-14) On the night of the Last Supper Jesus instituted the new covenant based on a new commandment. It was not...

Test the Spirits.

by | May 4, 2018 | Devotion

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from...

Preach the gospel.

by | May 2, 2018 | Devotion

“Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians,...

Abiding is a group activity.

by | Apr 30, 2018 | Devotion

“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5 ESV) In the Old Testament, Israel was known as the vineyard of the Lord (Isaiah 5:1-7). Yet Israel proved...