My Seed Faith

Peter writes to the churches who established themselves after the resurrection of Jesus as people devoted to the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  That gospel, Peter writes, is based on: new hope (1 Peter 1:3) new life (1 Peter 1:3) and God’s great mercy (1 Peter 1:3).  Because Jesus sacrificed his life and then…

In Ephesians 3 Paul is writing to the Ephesian church and wants to encourage them in their faith: God’s marvelous plan: Grace. Paul at the time was a prisoner of the Roman government because the Jewish religious ruling class had accused him of inciting a rebellion and being a leader of terrorists (Acts 21:37-38). This was because…

After Jesus dies and reveals himself after his resurrection to his disciples, Peter and other disciples and later Paul begin meeting with assemblies of believers who organized themselves into churches. But what is the church? Revelation 19:7 says that the church is the bride of Christ and Colossians 1:24 and Ephesians 1:18-23 says that the church is the body of Christ. …

“When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the…

After Jesus died, seven of his disciples were by the sea of Galilee, likely reminiscing about the day Jesus had called them to follow him. It was Peter, James, John, Nathanael, Thomas and John 21:2 says, ‘two other disciples’.  Peter is done sulking about losing the light of his life and says, I’m going to go back…

“Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1) To build faith in God you have to be confident that he exists even if you can’t see him. When you are confident in the existence of God, that is faith. Then you can believe what the…

“So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law? Or by your believing what you heard? Abraham ‘believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness’ (Genesis 15:6). Understand then that those who have faith are children of Abraham.  Scripture foresaw that…

Jesus comes to Jerusalem as king.  “As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, ‘Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever…

“In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.  The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and…