What does it mean to truly belong to the Church, the Body of Christ?  Most of us have a sense of belonging in terms of relationships and most churches have […]

In this last message of the series we consider the fact that Jesus visibly ascended from the earth to return to His Father.  Jesus had told his disciples several times […]

In 1 Corinthians 15, the Apostle Paul had to remind the church what was at stake with respect to the doctrine of the resurrection.  Some in the church were actually […]

John 11 is a dramatic chapter in which Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead.  While not a resurrection in the same way Jesus would be resurrected, it was a miracle […]

As we continue the story of God bringing life out of death, we learn that praise is an important part of our new life.  As God raises us to new […]

The glorious story of death turned to life continues with a special vision given to the prophet Ezekiel.  In it, a valley full of dry bones are brought to life […]

While Jesus’ resurrection from death is the ultimate from death to life story there are several resurrection stories in the Bible. We are currently looking at a few of these […]

When sin entered the world, death came along with it. Fortunately, that’s not the end of the story. Long before Jesus walked the earth, the Scriptures show us that God […]

The final church we meet in this series was found in the city of Laodicea.  This is a church that received a very challenging message from Jesus.  Like the city […]

The next church Jesus addressed was in the city of Philadelphia.  According to Jesus, this church had suffered and was in a state of weakness, at least from an earthly […]