The Herod we meet in today’s passage is Herod Agrippa. His grandfather was Herod the Great. His uncle was Herod Antipas. This Herodian dynasty was a moral disaster! The frightening reality is: We’re all capable of being a Herod. And while Herod’s opportunity for repentance is over, ours is not! Acts 12:18-24
Our God delights in using the ordinary! Ordinary men. Ordinary women. Ordinary churches. Ordinary prayer meetings. These ordinary means are the tools that God has entrusted to us to TRANSFORM the WORLD! Acts 12:1-17
In today’s passage, we see God purposefully providing for, sustaining and governing His church. Acts 11:1-30
Who are you? The way that you answer that question will shape everything about you. Which is why, in our passage this morning, the Apostle Paul is determined to make sure that we answer that question correctly. Ephesians 2:1-10
In today’s passage we see that Jesus knows how to prepare and position his people for what’s next. That’s the big idea in this passage, but there are also some wonderful little lessons that we will learn along the way. Acts 9:32-43
Our passage this morning takes place five days after the Palm Sunday celebrations. The roar of celebration has subsided, and a new roar – a roar of hatred and violence – is about to erupt. In our text today, King Jesus will be put on trial. Luke 22:63-23:25
Before Jesus would fix his gaze on Calvary and before he would step into our suffering – before the resolve of Good Friday – we find the distressed prayer of maundy Thursday. Luke 22:39-46
What does greatness look like? What is the standard by which you would measure it? In our passage this morning, the disciples are wrestling with these questions. Luke 22:24-30
Our passage this morning describes the institution of the Lord’s Supper – a meal that took place on the night that Jesus was betrayed. Luke 22:7-23