Before he returned to his Father, Jesus told his followers to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised Holy Spirit. About a week later, as recorded in Acts 2:1-24, Jesus poured on his Spirit on his people, and they began to proclaim the mighty deeds of God in different languages. After some from the crowd made fun of them, Peter explained that the gift of the Spirit indicated that the last days had arrived!
Although we work for the growth of the kingdom, it grows mysteriously in ways that we cannot understand or control.
In a surprising parable, Jesus taught his disciples to be shrewd in our money management to produce eternal benefits.
A constant problem for the reputation of the church is the presence of persons who claim to be believers but deny the faith with...