Acts 6:7

Over the past 10+ years of training and coaching pastors and church leaders, there's one common barrier that I’ve seen limit growth and impact—that barrier is when a leader doesn't empower the team. When we don’t delegate and empower well, we put a lid over our churches growth potential. These few v…

1. Acts 2 vs. 41-Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. After Peter preached the first sermon, three thou……

In the previous article, we explored the nature and promise of the gospel. The nature of the gospel is found in its power to save those who are lost (Romans 1:16) and actively causes spiritual and numerical growth (Colossians 1:6-7). The promise of the gospel is that Christ has already defeated death and hell on the cross. Now, we live in an “already but not yet” reality. Although written around 62-64 A.D, the book of Acts speaks directly into the life of the church today. The pattern through……

The early church was insanely diverse. The rich socialized freely with the poor. The old and the young were equally valued (1st Timothy 4:12, 1st Timothy 5:1-2). Slaves were sometimes the spiritual……

Saving faith is a divine gift, not a human work. But that doesn’t mean true faith is passive or unaccompanied by good works. The faith God graciously supplies produces both the volition and the ability to comply with His will (cf.Philippians 2:13: “God . . . is at work in you, both to will and …

Summaries about revival from Flashpoints of Revival and Revival Fires Also used as teaching resources, eg. you can use these in PowerPoint Jesus’ last promise – Acts 1:8 ——You shall receive power (……

The Model for Church Growth (Ephesians 4:13) … till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ … (Ephesians 4:13) My brother is an architect, and several years ago, the …

Disciple-Makers by Mark Setch Rev Dr Mark Setch adapted this article from his research for his Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary titled “Developing Disciple-Makers: Reclaimin……

It is not the hearers of the Law who are just. Some people of other religions will be saved, for God will reveal the secrets of men’s hearts.…

It is not the hearers of the Law who are just. Some people of other religions will be saved, for God will reveal the secrets of men’s hearts.…