by Steve Gannon | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Christian life is an enigma. We are well-aware that the Holy one who chose us is full of power, life, forgiveness, and love; but we are not. We are tempted to blame the world, ourselves, and even God himself, but ultimately the enigma is intended! We groan, along...
by Steve Gannon | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the previous chapters, we learned the apostles devoted themselves to four activities: the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer (Acts 2:42). Prayer was not a casual, haphazard, religious activity attached to their busy careers, but a...
by Steve Gannon | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Communion, also known as the Breaking of Bread, or the Lord’s Supper, is the third activity to which the early church in Acts 2 “devoted” itself. According to the dictionary, “devoted” means loyal, faithful, true, staunch, steadfast, constant, committed, dedicated,...
by Steve Gannon | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Fellowship with others in the body of Christ is a function of our fellowship with God. Our fellowship is with the Father, and as we walk in the light, we have fellowship with one another. We are saved as individuals, but we are saved only as we are joined to Christ,...
by Steve Gannon | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
People may spend hours in the Word of God, in fellowship with Christians, in the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, and even in prayer without experiencing the life of God. Spiritual life begins in the heart, but it is lived from the inside out. “They devoted...
by Steve Gannon | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Though Martin Luther lived an exemplary life as a monk, inside he felt he could never live up to God’s requirement of righteousness. God’s righteous judgment proclaimed in the gospel seemed cause for despair until he realized that the righteousness offered in the...
