Wait for your turn
Paul’s first letter to the believers in Corinth (Part 5): 1 Corinthians 14–16 The meetings in Corinth sound like they were a …
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Sharing the Lord’s supper
Paul’s first letter to the believers in Corinth (Part 4): 1 Corinthians 11:2–13:13 The so-called Lord’s Supper is now celebrated with a …
Missing out to keep others from sin
Paul’s first letter to the believers in Corinth (Part 3): 1 Corinthians 8–11:1 Yes, we are our brothers’ keeper. And yes, …
The kingdom of God comes with power
Paul’s first letter to the believers in Corinth (Part 2): 1 Corinthians 4–7 It takes more than fancy speeches and smooth …
The cross: nonsense or power and wisdom?
Paul’s first letter to the believers in Corinth (Part 1): 1 Corinthians 1–3 Paul explained: it’s all about the cross (the sacrifice of Jesus), …
Be encouraged: You weren’t left behind
Paul’s second letter to the believers in Thessaloníca; Paul leaves Corinth for Antioch, Apollos then Paul teach at Ephesus: 2 Thessalonians 1–3; …
Be encouraged: God chose to save us
Paul’s first letter to the believers in Thessaloníca: 1 Thessalonians 1–5 Paul had only a few weeks in Thessalonica before the local religious leaders …
Saved by undeserved grace
The circumcision question is resolved in a meeting in Jerusalem; Barnabas goes to Cyprus, and Paul goes to Syria and …
It’s grace, not ritual
Paul’s letter to the Galatians (Part 2): Galatians 4–6 Paul invested some effort into explaining to the Gentile believers that …
We’re all believers: Jews, Gentiles, everyone
Paul’s letter to the Galatians (Part 1): Galatians 1–3 Opening the gospel to Gentiles as well as Jews wasn’t easy: there …
Left for dead, left the next day
James is killed, but an angel leads Peter out of gaol before Herod can kill him too; Herod dies after …
Two visions bring salvation to everyone
God shows Peter in a vision that he can eat anything, clean and unclean, then sends him to the house …
From violent enforcer to missionary of grace
Most of the believers, other than the Apostles, leave Jerusalem from fear of Saul and other authorities, nut this just spreads the …
Stoned for a vision
Administration needs grow with the number of believers; Stephen is arrested, gives the High Council a history lesson before telling …
It won’t last if it’s not God
Judas is replaced; the believers wait in Jerusalem, get filled with the Holy Spirit, start preaching and healing people, which …
Jesus ascends without a restored Israel
The resurrected Jesus goes to heaven (the Ascension): Mark 16:19–20; Luke 24:50–53; Acts 1:1-11 So Jesus was alive. Did that …
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