Apostolic Purpose

In this session in our course on the Spirit’s transforming power, we explore Jesus' description of the Holy Spirit's special ministries, found in John chapters 13–17. We also discussed how we can grow in friendship with the Spirit. We closed with a time of prayer to experience His ministries in these ways. Click here to view or download class notes for his session (PDF) . EXCERPT: The Holy Spirit...

“Life in the Spirit” is a course I designed to help people experience and move in the Holy Spirit's transforming power through teaching and hands-on training. I believe God wants us to walk in daily partnership with the Spirit. It’s a hard thing for us to process, but Jesus actually said it was to our advantage that He left, so that He might send the Spirit. The first Christians enjoyed a sense of...

This is a sermon I brought recently on Hebrews chapter 7, on how Jesus is “a priest forever, "according to the order of Melchizedek.” Melchizedek is a mysterious figure. Indeed, the Bible says almost nothing about him. We meet him only once, way back in Genesis chapter 14, some 1850 years before Christ. There we read how Abraham fought to rescue his troublesome nephew Lot from captivity. When Abra...

Thanks for being a part of our verse-by-verse study in Acts over these last six months! In this final session, we see Paul and his companions surviving shipwreck and arriving in Rome. As the book closes, we see the Gospel being shared boldly and without hindrance. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like,...

This is the next-to-last session in our study in the Book of Acts. (Sorry, I couldn’t bring myself to type “penultimate” today.) In this session, we see Paul making his defense and explaining his calling before the elites of this world. His appeal to Caesar will now send him on his way to Rome itself. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are a...

We’re approaching the end of our study in the Book of Acts. Join us for this session as we see Paul return to Jerusalem, where he is rescued by the Romans and then placed under arrest, beginning a new phase of his life and ministry. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like, you can also watch on my YouTube...

Thanks for hanging with us as we begin to approach the end of the Book of Acts. In this week’s session of our study, we dig into the most fruitful period of Paul’s ministry, as he and his co-workers spread the Gospel in the occult stronghold of Ephesus, one of the Roman Empire’s largest cities. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are availabl...

In this session of our Acts Bible Study, we explore chapters 17 and 18, traveling with Paul and his team through the major cities of Greece: Thessalonica, Athens, and Corinth. Be a Berean and join us! Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like, you can also watch on my YouTube channel . EXCERPT: At Corinth,...

In this week’s session of our Bible study, we discuss the momentous Church Council at Jerusalem, and see the beginning of Paul’s Second Missionary Journey in Acts chapters 15 and 16. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like, you can also watch on my YouTube channel . EXCERPT: The story of Paul and his team...

In this week’s session of our Bible study, we look at Paul’s famous First Missionary Journey in Acts chapters 13 and 14. The Gospel begins to move out farther from its home in Jerusalem, and Gentiles begin to come to faith in large numbers. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like, you can also watch on my...

In this week’s session of our “Acts” Bible study, we see how believers began to deliberately reach out to Gentiles with the Good News for the first time, and Gentile churches began to be planted. We also get our final story focused mainly on Peter, as the emphasis shifts to Paul and his missionary activities. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class not...

In this session of our Bible study in Acts, we see the Gospel going directly to the Gentiles for the first time. See what happened when God opened the door of faith to those who were outside of the family of Israel. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like, you can also watch on my YouTube channel . EXCERP...

We began the second half of our course on the Book of Acts (on a very stormy night that resulted in roads being closed) by looking at Acts chapter 9 and the conversion of Saul on the road to Damascus. Join us as we talk about this major milestone in the history of the Church. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . I...

We conclude the first half of our course on the Book of Acts by examining the ministry of Philip in Samaria and his ministry to an Ethiopian official. We’ll see how the Gospel is beginning to spread now to the ends of the earth, as Jesus said it would. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like, you can also...

This was a brief message followed by a season of prayer during an evening prayer meeting at Harvest Time Church. What preparations do we need to make in order to reap a harvest of souls for God? If you like, you can also watch on my YouTube channel . EXCERPT: Another attack the Devil brought against the Church in Jerusalem was the attack of disunity. One group of saints complained because they fel...

In this week’s Bible study we explore Acts chapter 7 and Stephen’s defense before the council. Does our relationship with God depend on external things, or is it a matter of the heart? Stephen, the first martyr, preached a powerful message that helped pave the way for the Gospel to go to the nations. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are av...

In this week’s session we move into Acts chapter 6 and explore a new assault on the growing Church – an attack on the unity of the believers. In the midst of a powerful outpouring of the Spirit in Jerusalem, we are introduced to the ministry of Stephen, who will become the first Christian martyr. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are availa...

In this session we examine Acts chapter 5 and the enemy’s continued challenges to the young church in Jerusalem, including hypocrisy and persecution. As the church successfully faces these challenges, there is a great release of God’s power. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like, you can also watch on m...

This was the second part of a special Saturday Seminar in which, using the Book of Acts as a guide, we explored the concept of growing in intimacy with the Spirit of God. The first believers could say things like, “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us…” Do we have that kind of relationship with Him?  Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes...

We had a special seminar in our ongoing "Book of Acts" class this past weekend. In this, the first session, we looked into Acts chapter 4 and discussed issues of persecution and peace. How can we face tribulations and guard our hearts in the Lord’s peace at the end of the age? Watch with us, and if you enjoy these teachings, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF ....

In this week's session, explore Acts chapter 3 with us, and the healing of a man who was lame from his mother's womb, healed through the power of Jesus' Name. Watch with us, and if you enjoy these sessions, kindly share them to a friend. See image below, to assist in discussion of the Temple Mount. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like, you can also watch on my YouTube channel . EX...

In this brief video we address a question received in our ongoing class on the Book of Acts. What’s the difference between the indwelling of the Spirit , and the Baptism in the Spirit? Some say there is no difference; others assert strongly that the measure or work of the Spirit we receive when we come to faith in Christ isn’t all that God has for us. Consider with us the three little words with ,...

A sermon about the Wedding at Cana, as our church begins a series on the seven miraculous signs performed by Jesus in the Gospel of John. What does it mean that Jesus manifested His glory? And what is the significance of the sign of changing water into wine? If you like, you can also watch on my YouTube channel . EXCERPT: We said earlier that Jesus’ turning water into wine was prophetic. At Cana,...

In this week's session, we examine the beginnings of the young church in Jerusalem and their vibrant life together. What made this first church so powerful and effective? Watch with us, and if you enjoy these sessions, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like, you can also watch on my YouTube channel . EXCERPT: Verse 46 says that …they ate their food wit...

In this session, we explore Peter's sermon on the Day of Pentecost. What proofs did Peter put forward to make his claim that Jesus was Lord and Messiah? What was the significance of the titles "Son of Man" and "Son of God" for Peter's audience? Watch with us, and if you enjoy these sessions, kindly share them to a friend. Class notes are available here as a PDF . If you like, you can also watch on...