Men must choose between the good places and the best places to invest their energy. When a man is at work he is thinking: “man, I wish I could be more present in the lives of my wife and kids.” When a man is at home he is thinking, “man, I should be working to […]
Sunday we celebrate Pentecost! Pentecost was one of the “must attend” festivals of the Jews. During this time they came from wherever they lived back to Jerusalem, bringing their tithes and celebrating the harvest! As with the other Jewish festivals there were certain celebrations and sacrifices and offerings which were prescribed in the Law for […]
Sunday we observe and celebrate the ascension of Jesus! Moments prior to Jesus being ascended into heaven Jesus tells the disciples what they were going to be… (Acts 1:8) “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” We have the picture of the disciples standing open […]
Between Jesus Ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) was a period of “waiting”it did not mean the disciples were being punished, nor did it mean that it took time for Jesus to get to heaven and have a 10 day meeting with the Holy Spirit before he could send him, rather they […]
After Jesus was resurrected He appeared to more than 500 people before he ascended into heaven. Overall I believe the people that knew Jesus were convinced that life would be very different with Jesus “gone”. In John chapter 14 (prior to Jesus crucifixion) Jesus prepared his disciples for His leaving and how things would be […]
After Peter had denied Jesus not once, not twice but three times he wondered if Jesus still had a place for him in his circle of friends. After serving the guys an awesome breakfast on the shore Jesus asked Peter the same question three times: Do you love me more than these? A terrible storm […]