We’ve looked at the teachings and miracles of Jesus the Messiah, and last week we mentioned that we’d examine more in depth ...

After that, the living Jesus spent time with the apostles and promised to send the Holy Spirit to them, and ascended back into heaven. Pentecost is the day for Christians to remember the coming of ...

‘Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retained are retained.’” (John 20:19-23) Jesus is speaking to the apostles, the priests of the new covenan ...

Luke uses this prophetic statement as an outline for Acts. Once the apostles are "baptized with the Holy Spirit" (1:5) at Pentecost (2), they evangelize the people in Jerusalem (1-7). Soon they ...

Israel markets itself as “the land of creation” — and for good reason. Israel is home to the Holy Land, to a plethora of ...

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Furthermore, He promised that the Holy Spirit would guide the apostles into all truth. John 16:13 says, "But when He, the ...

In the verses we looked at last week, Matthew 16:13-20, Peter has an insight inspired by the holy spirit and declares that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the son of the living God. For that he is ...

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. There are many myths about the holy apostles Peter and Paul. For example concerning the apostle Peter, it is said that he founded the ...

In my previous article we began a new series that speaks directly—but not exhaustively—to the work of the Holy Spirit. Our text is from the gospel of John 16:4b-15. To set this in context, I’ll remind ...

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended to ...