First Apostolic Church

Nehemiah did not come down from the wall because he was doing a great work. He could not come down until the work was finished. Likewise in the New Testament Jesus could not come down from the cross until the work was finished because he was doing a great work.

In the Old Testament there is an unsettling tension between the demands for justice by Joab against Absalom and the longings of love by David, his father. David's mourning was affecting the celebration of victory. We are left with this tension because David just does as requested but against what he wanted. His plea to Absalom's death was the answer that would come thousands of years later... woul...

Daniel - Part 14c: Time gaps have existed in other places of prophetic scripture besides here in Daniel. The last week of the seventy will begin when the Abrahamic covenant which concerns land is confirm. Whoever confirms the covenant is the prince that shall come... the antichrist. Three and one half years into the last seven he will cause sacrifices and offerings to cease in the temple. This tel...

While often considered an ancient concept the subject of betrothal has a modern day application in the life of every Christian. There lies a strong parallel between the Jewish model of betrothal and our life in Jesus Christ. We are His bride, He is our Bridegroom, and we are betrothed to Him. Now we await the marriage ceremony...

Though it is an amazing concept, we sometimes are guilty of limiting God. The Psalmist even recorded that the children of Israel "limited the Holy One of Israel."

The timeline begins with the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem. Sixty-nine weeks are fulfilled from then until Messiah the Prince or the public proclamation of the Messiah. After these sixty-nine weeks Messiah will be crucified and Jerusalem and the Temple will be destroyed prior to the start of the last week (7 year period).

Spotlight Service: This service provides a place for men feeling out the ministry to function in the pulpit. We are reminded that we can build our faith just as one can naturally build their bodies. Ways that we build our faith is by prayer, Bible reading, fasting, and talking about God (TAG).

Accommodations tend to adapt and bend toward where someone is but expectations set a goal for where you want someone to be. The lame man had been accommodated for above forty years with people giving alms but when Peter and John set the expectation for him to rise and walk, the miraculous happened.

Daniel - Part 14a: The seventy weeks in Daniel are explained in the last four verses of Daniel 9. The word "weeks" actually means "units of seven". We understand by the context that the unit is years... a total of 490 years. Scripture shares six things that will happen within that period of time. These verses really are a key or legend to future events.

"And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us." - 1 John 3:24 "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." - Acts 2:4

Daniel - Part 13: Daniel responded to prophecy with prayer. The Apostle Paul knowing the terror of the Lord felt compelled to persuade men. Prayer and persuading others to the truth are two dynamic responses to prophecy. Take the knowledge you have and share it!

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Daniel - Part 12b: Consideration is given to the little horn seen coming out of the Grecian Empire. A dual fulfillment and prefiguring is looked at with Antiochus Epiphanes and the coming antichrist.

There is not a place or path that God sends us on that he does not plan on coming himself. He sends us ahead to a fully furnished place to make preparations for when he comes. If we will go, He will come.

In the end times, idolatry often shifts from objects made by humans to the human himself. However, genuine love for God shatters humanism.

The contribution and involvement that we have on any scale is important. Even those that are deemed small in our eyes or the eyes of others in reality may materialize as being something quite large. Do not despise the day of small things or little beginnings!

The "one flesh" aspect of marriage is considered along with the ever common topic of commitment in marriage.

Ladies' Meeting: We cannot even begin to imagine the depth of love that God has for us. It is the same love He had for Israel and that Hosea had for Gomer. We need to give in to His love so we can give up fear! Fear of disappointment, death, want, etc. And once we have embraced true love, we can give love to others.

Daniel - Part 12a: We consider Daniel's second vision that involves the Medo-Persian and Grecian Empires as they relate to Israel. The scripture is very explicit in the interpretation of these two domesticate animals -the ram and the goat.

Daniel - Part 11: In this lesson we are tying up the loose ends of chapter 7. We are investigating this term "saints" and looking toward the everlasting kingdom to come.

The design God ordained for marriage is so important because he would use that model for the relationship between him and his church.

Daniel - Part 10: The characteristics of the fourth beast were considered. We looked at the little horn (antichrist). We studied what the bible said this horn will do. Among them is that he will think to change times and laws. His spirit is already at work and revealed in the fact that entities that exist already have and continue to attempt to change laws.

Moses at times occupied a thankless role of ministering to the people around him. He dealt with multiple complaints. He was involved in a lot of work in order to consecrate Aaron and his sons. Even some of them voided the purpose they were consecrated for. But while Moses ministered to them, he couldn't help being ministered to himself. That is the blessing in the ministry.

Psalms 87 expresses that God has an affinity toward the gates of Zion. While that may suggest a love for the church and a love for the sons of Korah in spite of their father's mistake, it may also be that he loves those places that were once inhabited by our enemy. He loves those areas deemed as unable to be overcome yet are overcame. He conquers those then cherishes them.