Acts 15 presents a pivotal moment in the history of Christianity. How is a person saved? God led the Jerusalem Council to see and proclaim that salvation comes by faith apart from the Law.
Paul and Barnabas encouraged the churches that going through hardships was a necessity in life. But another certainty they could cling to—God would be with them through it all and bring them to an eternal victory.
Even though we can be hard to love, Jesus knocked down that barrier by dying for us and paying for our sins. We are unconditionally, unbelievably loved by our God!
When you leave campus (temporarily or for good), your life is bound to change. Over time, you are bound to change as a person too! But our greatest comfort as we go through our changing lives is having an unchanging God on our side.
Even after Jesus rose, fear filled the hearts of his disciples. Jesus broke their fears by appearing to them and then to Thomas and reassuring them of his love.
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Weekly sermons from the campus ministry of Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel in Madison, Wisconsin (USA)