While attending a meal with religious leaders in Luke 14:1-24, Jesus broke with social norms and caused multiple disruptions. His goal was not to offend but to instruct, first about the use of the Sabbath day and then about the kingdom of God, which he compared to a great banquet. At the end of the parable, the invitation is still going out, so let’s enter while there is room.
In John 2, Jesus began his public ministry with two incidents that started the countdown toward what he called “my hour.” Turning water into...
In our worship service today, we received new members and baptized new believers, two of whom told their stories of becoming Christians. In Romans...
Although faith in Christ has become more and more of an individual matter in the West, those who became Christians in the New Testament...