The day of Pentecost marked the beginning of the Church age. There are a few things that we can learn from this event and what it meant for the birth of the Church. What a blessed thing to know that the Holy Spirit has been active in the Church since that special day!

Diotrephes is a good example of a bad example. Too often we blame everything and everyone else for our sins, but at the end of the day it's a problem of pride and wanting to be first. Let's ask God again to humble us before Him!

Jesus says that He does nothing unless He sees the Father doing it. This is perfect submission and obedience. At the same time, He says the Father loves the Son and has given all authority to Him. We know the Father because we know the Son. Do you know God because you know Jesus?

Something that we often overlook is the ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It marked an end to His earthly ministry, but there is a lot more to it that we neglect to think more deeply about. Let's have a look at some things we can learn from this glorious event!

Jesus identified with the Father by identifying His work with that of the Father. What we see here is a perfect demonstration of humility and submission. May we too be faithful servants of God by doing His work!

The Bible teaches us to respect and obey our earthly authorities (where they do not contradict Scripture). This includes voting when we are called upon to vote. However, we also have a mandate to vote for capable and righteous people. Let's have a look at a few issues that should be important to believers when voting!

John gives a wonderful compliment to Gaius: he is faithful in whatever work he does. Whether we are pastors and leaders in the ministry, or we are part of the technical or cooking crew, let us support one another and be faithful fellow workers with the Truth!

The Jews now take issue with Jesus who apparently instructed the healed man to break the Sabbath by carrying his mat. They weren't interested that a man was healed; they were offended because their laws were broken. When we are not made spiritually well, we can make God's Word mean anything we want it to mean.

When all is said and done, Jesus strikes Peter at his heart with this question: "do you love me?" We are all faced with this question: do we really love Jesus? The command to Peter is simple: "follow me!" May we all examine our hearts in light of this question and be spurred to take action and follow Him!

Good health is a good thing, but it's not the most important thing. The most important thing is a healthy soul. What a wonderful joy we share together in knowing that we are walking in the truth!