Jun2018
Filled with the Spirit
Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in… Read more
Jun2018
What do I do?
Then they prayed, ‘Lord, you know the thoughts of everyone, so show us which of these two you have chosen to serve as an apostle m the place of Judas, who left to go to the place where he belongs.’ Then they drew lots to choose between the two men, and the one chosen was… Read more
Jun2018
They were waiting
When the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him, ‘Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom back to Israel?’ Jesus said to them, ‘The times and occasions are set by my Father’s own authority, and it is not for you to know when they will be. But when the Holy Spirit comes… Read more
Jun2018
Gardeners for God
Jesus went on to say, ‘The Kingdom of God is like this. A man scatters seed in his paddock. He sleeps at night, is up and about during the day, and all the while the seeds are sprouting and growing. Yet he does not know how it happens. The soil itself makes the plants grow… Read more
Jun2018
Flourishing
The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like the cedars of Lebanon. They are like trees planted in the house of the LORD, that flourish in the Temple of our God, that still bear fruit in old age and are always green and strong. (verses 12-14) Read Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 ‘The righteous… Read more
Jun2018
Ghosts
While the two were telling them this, suddenly the Lord himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ They were terrified, thinking that they were seeing a ghost. But he said to them, ‘Why are you alarmed? Why are these doubts coming up in your minds? Look at my hands and… Read more
Jun2018
Seeing and believing
Then Jesus said to them, ‘How foolish you are, how slow you are to believe everything the prophets said! Was it not necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and then to enter his glory?’ And Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures, beginning with the books of… Read more
Jun2018
Full of fear
Full of fear, the women bowed to the ground, as the men said to them, ‘Why are you looking among the dead for one who is alive? He is not here; he has been raised. Remember what he said to you while he was in Galilee: “The Son of Man must be handed over to… Read more
Jun2018
I am the way
It was about twelve o’clock when the sun stopped shining and darkness covered the whole country until three o’clock; and the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two. Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Father! In your hands I place my spirit!’ He said this and died. (verses 44-46) Read Luke 23: 44-46… Read more
Jun2018
Just desserts
The other one, however, rebuked him, saying, ‘Don’t you fear God? You received the same sentence he did. Ours, however, is only right, because we are getting what we deserve for what we did; but he has done no wrong.’ And he said to Jesus, ‘Remember me, Jesus, when you come as King!’ Jesus said… Read more
