The Apostle Paul was privileged to not only serve Christ as His apostle but was also given special revelations and visions, including the unique experience of being transported to Paradise. This incredible privilege could have led Paul to be proud and feel invincible. God protected Paul from this potential pitfall by humbling him with […]

A simple command of Jesus frustrated Simon for it went against everything he knew and wanted to do at that time. A long wasted night of fishing had finally come to an end with the rising sun. As Simon and the others were at the shore tending their nets, the Lord ordered Simon to […]

When the Jews returned to Jerusalem from captivity, they set out to rebuild the temple but quickly abandoned the effort. They instead rebuilt their own homes and lived in comfort saying that the time had not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house. The prophet Haggai rebuked them for their misplaced priorities and shamed […]

The plan of salvation existed in the mind of God at the dawn of time. When man sinned, God immediately began executing His plan to redeem the fallen. Though it is not until the New Testament age that God’s wisdom in Christ was fully revealed, His plan can be seen in its unfolding stages […]

The management of an establishment or organization determines its success or failure. The same thing is true with our lives. In conversion, one becomes a new creation in Christ. In this broadcast of Let the Bible Speak: What occurs when Jesus takes over as Lord of our heart and life?

The bible paints a historical picture of the church which Jesus established. Is the depiction of the church in New Testament relevant to the church today? Does the church under the immediate oversight of the living apostles serve as a model for the modern congregation in belief, worship, organization, government, and work? In this […]

The church is not only a spiritual relationship of all saved people, it has a practical purpose for existing and a mission to pursue. Why do congregations of the Lord’s church exist? What is their divine mandate? In this broadcast of Let the Bible Speak, we continue the series on The New Testament Church by […]

Is there anything in a name? In part six of the New Testament Church series, we look at the bible’s descriptions of the early congregations. We learn that there was a name given to the followers of Christ, His church.

One of the usages of the word “church” in the New Testament refers to the physical assembly of believers in a locality. The church described in the bible came together regularly and frequently to worship God and serve one another. What did these gatherings include and what can we learn from the divine record […]

What did the church described in the New Testament believe? The bible says the early disciples “continued in the apostles doctrine”, but how was this teaching received? As we continue our series concerning the New Testament church, we look at how the doctrines held to by the first century believers were derived and what […]