The church's teaching and preaching of the Word was successful because a handful of ordinary church members accepted the responsibility to share in ministry.

Pastor Bowling preaches the 2019 graduation sermon at Illinois Baptist College and reviews Peter's interaction with Jesus.

In this narrative section, Luke continues the history of the apostles' struggle with the Sanhedrin Council and in the process shows us six marks of effective evangelism.

Paul commands Timothy to suffer for Christ, reminds him of his calling in Christ and gives an example of confidence in Christ.

A church of people who have utterly abandoned every selfish ambition for the sake of Jesus Christ is a church that lives in harmony, not hypocrisy.

Paul reminds Timothy to fan the flame of his spiritual gift by seeing how God divinely prepared him for ministry by giving him a Faithful Mentor, a Faithful Mother and a Faithful Master.

Faced with persecution for boldly proclaiming the Gospel, the church gathers to pray for persistence appealing to the Sovereign Lord of Creation, Revelation and Motivation.

Paul writes this letter while awaiting execution to encourage Timothy to come quickly and - in case he doesn't get there in time - to continue as a faithful minister of God's Word.

The Name of Jesus has the power to save and, even in the face of persecution, the Name of Jesus cannot be stopped, cannot be ignored, cannot be equaled and cannot be silenced.