Many Christians today are recognizing Pentecost Sunday, this day is often attributed to what occurred on Pentecost in the New Testament Church after Jesus ascended. However, we must realize the origins of Pentecost which come from the Old Testament. Pentecost is one of the three required feasts that we see the Jews celebrating in the…
Category: Baptism of Holy Spirit
Hold Fast to the Word of God
According to the Oxford dictionary, hold fast means to remain tightly secured. Are you tightly secured to the Word of God in your daily life? Philippians 2:14-16 (NKJV) tells us, “Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked…
Tongues Explained with Caution
This is a post I wrote last year that I have updated and am reposting. The gift of tongues is a widely debated subject in the church, and it needs addressed. If we only study the Gift of Tongues from the Book of Acts then we will not get the full picture, along with important…
Acts 19:21-41: Determining in Your Spirit
Introduction In my previous blog post, we looked at Acts 19:1-20, so if you have not read that post yet be sure to check it out first! We previously saw some great revival take place in the first part of Acts chapter 19. We also looked at some great revelation regarding the gift of tongues…
Acts 19:1-20
Acts 19:1-7: Paul in Ephesus In the first seven verses of Acts chapter 19, we see that Paul is in Ephesus and the disciples in that area only knew the baptism of John. Paul does correct them on their doctrine, and they all become converted and are then baptized with water and then receive the…
Being Led By the Spirit
In this post, I am going to talk about the importance of being led by the Holy Spirit. You should let Him lead you and not your flesh. Romans 8:14 (NKJV) tells us, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.”. If we want to truly be…
Acts 12:1-17 — The Power of Prayer
Another Reminder of the Persecuted Church In this blog post, we’re going to look at two incidents that take place with Herod and two of the Apostles. It has been a few weeks since I addressed the issue of the persecuted church. This blog post is another reminder to continually pray for those in persecution….
Acts 10: Peter and Cornelius
In this blog post, I am going to go over chapter ten from the Book of Acts. I will be doing a good bit of paraphrasing in this post, but I will include scripture links for reference. About Cornelius Let’s start by looking at Acts 10:1-2 (NKJV) which says, “There was a certain man in…
The Ministry of Saul
In my previous blog post, we looked at the amazing change that took place in Saul’s life. He went from being a persecutor of the early church to a follower of Jesus Christ. In this blog post, I would like to look at another portion of the ninth chapter in the Book of Acts regarding…
Acts Ch. 8: Persecution from Saul
In this teaching, we are going to look at the persecution that Saul did against the early church. When I was working on this teaching, I was hoping to cover both chapters eight and nine, but I decided to cover each chapter individually. As always, I do encourage you to take some time and read…