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Learning Christ
Eph. 4:20 — “That is not the way you learned Christ.” There IS a way to learn Christ. We are taught in him. As I am reflecting over this passage for a class I am teaching, I am reminded of many people who taught me in Christ. Some were personal. Others through books and other media. My parents taught me…
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Developing Thoughts
Following up on my earlier thoughts about Acts 19, I have some other thoughts I want to put down and see if they can be developed. I would LOVE a conversation developed as well. My thoughts come from Acts 19 and then Ephesians 3:2-13. Both deal with the Ephesian church, ironically. In Ephesians 3 there is the powerful knowledge that…
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The Gospel Impacts an Economy
The gospel in Ephesus (Acts 19) impacted the economy. The silver trade felt the loss of those turning to Christ. Sales were down. The economy shifted. What kind of impact would a true move of God have in your community?
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Do we know the forces with which we deal?
The scariest words I may NEVER want to hear in my own life come from Acts 19:15. It is the episode of the seven sons of Sceva. They are trying to cast out a demon in the name of Jesus who Paul preaches. The demon’s response: “Jesus I know, Paul I know, but who are you?” GULP. We don’t go…
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His Great Love
I am fairly sure we do not understand the great love of God. Currently I am teaching through Ephesians in one of my college classes. The first 3 chapters swept me away years ago when I was at the absolute bottom of my life. Those three chapters soaked into my spirit. (I spent an entire year just in Ephesians, so…
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Paul and the Athenian Experience
As I have prepared for the college class I teach on the Book of Acts, I am re-examining Paul’s ministry in Athens. I have never been comfortable with Paul in Athens. I personally think it didn’t go well. However, when I was in college the huge thing in that day was “apologetics.” The insistence was on learning how to debate…
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Yawning at the Word
Mark Galli has an excellent piece at Christianitytoday.com. We are so easily BORED with the Word these days. What is our problem? This paragraph is challenging to me: Whenever the Bible is read, a hush should come over us. We should be inching toward the edge of our seats, leaning forward, turning our best ear toward the speaker, fearful we’ll…
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What Happens When We Dwell?
Colossians 3:16,17: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. When we…
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Let the Word of Christ Dwell…
I understand this verse from Col. 3:16 means more than the Bible. I fully understand that. My question is this: When it comes to the Word of God, how do YOU “dwell?” How do you get this Word into your spirit? I’d love to hear!
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The Heavenly Experiment — Realizing Our New DNA
I can completely understand the temptation to spend the majority of our Christian lives in the epistles. They are straight to the point, we have little in the way of cultural barriers, and we can go easily to application. Since I am teaching Prison Epistles this semester, I am immersed in some the greatest doctrine of the Early Church. I…
Category: Bible Study
