After arguing with God, Ananias comes and, in a tangible way, expresses the love of God to Saul.

Saul literally changes the course of human history. And you may not know him as Saul, but you are familiar with his new name…Paul, who becomes the greatest missionary in the history of the world.

God has given you your background and personality to be used for His glory. You are part of the plan God has to change the world, even through the life of one unlikely person like Saul. 

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

One of the most remarkable human interest stories in the Bible is the story of Saul, whom God uses in a fascinating way.

Saul has been confronted by Jesus himself while Saul was on his way to throw Christians in jail; he is left blind and disoriented. 

God desires to involve us in His mission in the world to rescue and restore everyone, everywhere.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

After Jesus’ death, Peter and John used the power of the Holy Spirit to preach His message.

God orchestrates events to grow our courage in His limitless power. Courageous compassion gives credibility to courageous words.

Do you want to see God move through your life like He did through the Christ followers in the first century?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

For Week 7 of our New Testament Challenge, we’ll be focusing on the beginning of the church.

Acts 1 and 2 are a study in contrasts. In Acts 1, Jesus ascends into heaven and vanishes before people’s eyes. He has 120 followers who are weak, defeated, and overwhelmed. But in Acts 2, we find them empowered, courageous, and strong. 

Do you need a new beginning? Do you yearn for a fresh start? 

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Based on what we've shared about the resurrection in our episodes this week, here are some questions to ponder: 

When did you believe in the events of the resurrection? When did you accept the events of the resurrection? When did you share the events of the resurrection?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

This week has been dedicated to exploring the historical and present impact of the resurrection of Jesus. The resurrection is an event that happened and changed our world. It's how God worked in history to restore the relationship with broken people like us. 

What you believe about Jesus matters. Would you declare your belief in prayer for the first or hundredth time today? 

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

The resurrection of Jesus has been scrutinized by more historians and scholars than any other event in the history of humanity. 

Thomas had evidence, but what do we have? There have been many attempts for people to try to explain away the resurrection through the centuries, and people have come up with all sorts of concocted ideas in order to explain away what really happened.

We hope the reality of this event will permeate lives and interactions.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

We’re exploring what may be the most important event in human history: the resurrection of Jesus. Today we’ll look at it through Thomas’ point of view. He’s known as doubting Thomas, but he didn’t stay doubting.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

For Week 6 of our New Testament Challenge, we’ll be focusing on the resurrection of Jesus, the crux of Christianity. 

The Christian faith is not based on a feeling or some sort of philosophy; it's based on a verifiable historical event, and it changed the world. 

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

This week we have been deeply pondering the last week of Jesus in our New Testament Challenge. 

Jesus paid the price so we could be forgiven and stand blameless before God on the merits of the lamb of God who paid the price for us. Have you received that payment? If you've received the payment, have you forgiven yourself?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.