Posts with the category “easter-season-2026”

We prefer momentum. We prefer plans. We prefer something we can point to and say, “See? It’s working.” Waiting feels unproductive. Prayer feels intangible. Dependence can feel like weakness.   Read More

The early church did not receive the Spirit to dominate Rome. They received the Spirit to bear witness under the reign of Christ. There is a difference.  Read More

I've always like this scripture - it says - don't give up! But easy for Him to say....right. Yet, We spend time on reconciliation for a reason.  Read More

If resurrection is only something that happened to Jesus two thousand years ago, then it is inspiring but distant. But Paul says the Spirit who raised Jesus now dwells in you. That changes things.  Read More

The story that began in a garden now unfolds in community. The God who once walked with humanity now dwells within it.  Read More

Thursday — Three Thousand AddedNew Testament Scripture - Acts 2:41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.Old Testament Scripture - Isaiah 60:1–3“Arise, shine, for your light has come,    and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.2 See, darkness covers the earth    and thick darkness is over the peoples,but the Lord rises upon you  ...  Read More

Wednesday — Cut to the HeartNew Testament Scripture - Acts 2:37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”Old Testament Scripture - Jeremiah 31:33“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel    after that time,” declares the Lord.“I will put my law in their minds    and write it on their hearts.I will...  Read More

Pentecost wasn’t a private spiritual experience. It happened in a city crowded with accents, histories, and long-standing tensions.  Read More

Luke begins with unity before he describes power. They are together. That detail matters more than we often notice.  Read More

Deuteronomy called Israel to embed God’s words into daily life — in home, in conversation, in memory. Pentecost forms a community that lives that rhythm together.  Read More

When we look at Ezekiel we see he promised more than forgiveness. He promised replacement. A heart of stone removed. A heart of flesh given.  Read More

Psalm 96 commanded Israel to declare God’s glory among the nations. Pentecost shows that declaration breaking open linguistic boundaries.  Read More

At Pentecost, presence multiplies. Fire does not fall on a building. It rests on people. Each one. The significance cannot be overstated.  Read More

The disciples had walked with Jesus. They had witnessed resurrection. They had received instruction. But without the Spirit, they were bones in waiting — structured, but not animated.  Read More

That word can make us nervous. Power has a way of exposing people. Give someone influence too early and it usually reveals what was already unstable.  Read More

Pentecost is coming. The church will grow. Thousands will respond. Languages will be spoken. Barriers will fall.  Read More

Before anything public happens — before sermons, before miracles, before thousands respond — there is a room full of people who know they cannot manufacture what comes next.  Read More

The disciples were in that kind of season. The promise had been spoken. The Spirit was coming. The mission would expand.  Read More

If resurrection is victory and ascension is coronation, then this is the first directive from the enthroned King. And it is not “Go.” It is “Remain.”  Read More

Revelation gives us the end of the story. Not one culture taking over. Not uniformity. But a multitude.   Read More

He doesn’t say, “Win authority.” He already has it. ANd that takes the pressure off. We’re not trying to make Jesus king - He is King.  Read More

Even after the resurrection, the disciples ask: “Is now the time?” Translation: “Is this when we finally win?”  Read More

Jesus wasn’t trying to conquer Rome. He was conquering sin, death, and pride. His throne becomes a cross. His crown is thorns. His victory is self-giving love.  Read More

Now we have to talk about something that makes most of us a little uncomfortable — the Kingdom.  Read More

In Christ, we are not spiritual immigrants on probation. We are sons and daughters at the table.  Read More

You cannot claim reconciliation with God while cultivating contempt for your brother or sister.  Read More

The church is not a coalition of reconciled factions learning to tolerate one another. It is the beginning of a renewed human family.  Read More

The cross does not merely soften hostility - It kills it. The cross judges the pride of every tribe.   Read More

Here’s to a productive, successful, and rewarding week ahead. Even if we do get off to an icky topic… blood!  Read More

When Jesus shows them His hands and side, recognition dawns. This is not a vision. Not a rumor. Not wishful thinking. The crucified one stands alive before them.  Read More

He does not knock. He does not wait for courage. He stands among them and speaks His first word: “Peace.”  Read More

For generations, Israel carried that promise without fully seeing how it would unfold. At the cross, the Servant bears sin  Read More

Mary Magdalene encounters the risen Jesus in a garden and mistakes Him for the gardener. It is an understandable error through tears.   Read More

From the earliest days of the church, the apostles preached Easter as a turning point in history. Death had been confronted and overcome.  Read More