The Gospel House

James ends his letter to the twelve tribes of Israel scattered abroad with a reminder of the very important issue we all face of dropping our anchor. Do we anchor in the things of this world or do we anchor outside of this world in Jesus Christ?

The fourth chapter of James hits heavy yet again, but the encouragement we get on the other side, while coming from an unlikely source, is beyond anything we could imagine!

In the third chapter of James, we get the incredibly difficult call to tame our tongue, but with it the promise that in doing so, we will tame the entire body as well. And in the midst of it all is a secret to the gospel that will help us conquer any and every thing in this walk with Jesus.

In chapter two, James deploys a familiar tactic he saw from his big (half) Brother, Jesus, the art of storytelling. And James uses these stories to dive deeper into the way our walk of faith SHOULD look, if we have faith God's way

A little history, a little introduction, and a little setting the tone for the book of James in chapter one.

Today, Nolan Dill tackles the powerful, sometimes confusing, topic of prayer. The secret of which being all about our focus heading into our prayers.

In Acts 10, Peter is instrumental in bringing the Gospel to the gentiles and inviting them into God's family, but the biggest hurdle come in Acts 11, when Peter has to convince the Church of God's new plan.

In Acts 10, we see God expand His Church beyond the Jewish nation and into the Gentiles. But as with most things, HOW God does it is just as, if not more, important as what God does.

In acts 9, we see Saul, the persecutor of God's church, receive a little cosmic comeuppance. But the just desserts aren't nearly what we would hope for such a persecutor showing now little WE truly understand God's grace to us!

Continuing on in Acts 8, we see Philip, scattered by persecution, but carrying the Gospel with him, obeying the Holy Spirit, and changing everyone he comes in contact with.

Up to this point, the only "sermons" have come from Peter. But here in Acts 8, we see Stephen fill the role of guest preacher, and he does such a great job, they stone him for it. So what can we learn from Stephen's first and last trip to the pulpit?

Acts 6 is a beautiful picture of the early Church operating as the Body of Christ. But it also takes an interesting turn at the and and teaches us a valuable lesson on loyalty.

Even those who say they are walking with Jesus can find themselves fighting against God; especially when God’s plan doesn’t make sense to us. In those moments, do we make following God what WE think is best, or do we surrender to the One we call Lord and do what He says?

What does the story of Ananias and Sapphira have to do with temples? The connection takes us back to a very similar story in Joshua and teaches us a valuable lesson.

Acts 4 sees more promises of Jesus fulfilled as the Holy Spirit continues to move through the obedience of His people.

A man born without the ability to walk. A bold command from Peter filled with the Spirit. Another sermon which leads to a night in jail. Just another day in the life of the apostles while the walk in the Spirt.

We left off in Acts 2 with 3,000 people giving their lives to Jesus and responding for salvation… so what does the Church do now?

The wait is over. The Holy Spirit is here! But are we giving Him everything and walking with Him in the miraculous AND the mundane?

The resurrected Jesus, right before he ascended into Heaven told his disciples to wait for the power of the Holy Spirit. And how these 120 disciples waited can teach us a lot about how we can wait on the Spirt today.

Jesus' farewell words, though not "ta ta for now", remind us to focus on God's kingdom, wait on the Spirit and disciple with others as the Spirit disciples with us.

In three different sections, Jesus gives His disciples three different commissions. Then, to top it all off, He gives us a not so secret power to accomplish any mission He could ever send us.

To be ( a disciple) or not to be ( a disciple), that is the question.

A look at the teachings of the resurrected Jesus forces us to take a look at the ugly truth that faces us in the mirror of the Gospel, but that truth also exposes the radical grace of our Lord and Savior.

As we look at the teachings of the resurrected Jesus, there is a balance of imbalance we must come to terms with.

Do you LIVE like the resurrection is an actual reality or just a feel good story?