It is our privilege to move from the shadows to participate in the reality of what the actions of Jesus mean in our life. By Glen A Weber, Regional Support Team, Central U.S. Ten days after Jesus’ ascension, the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the church. For the next two (plus) decades, the church … Continue reading "Growing from Shadows to Reality" Read the article
One of the greatest characteristics of a leader is to have a teachable spirit. Full disclosure: I love to be right, and I love to have the answers for people. No surprise to anyone: I am often wrong and am sometimes too quick with an answer. This is why I continually pray for a teachable … Continue reading "The Blessing of Being Teachable" Read the article
“For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us…” This quote, from Acts 15, gives us a good biblical example of working as a team toward good decision making. Full transparency, I used to be better at asking the Holy Spirit to bless what I was doing than to listen and watch to … Continue reading "The Holy Spirit and Your Team" Read the article
Participating in the Love Avenue doesn’t make us right with God—it shows we already are. I spent most of my life studying the Bible in an effort to get right with God. I studied the Old Testament so I could be faithful to some of the law, statutes, and judgments. I studied the New Testament … Continue reading "Faith is Not Enough" Read the article
What is it, and what does it have to do with me? When Greg Williams asked me to start focusing on the Christian worship calendar in Equipper, I thought, “Sure, that will be good for a couple articles. What else?” I had no idea of the depth of meaning and purpose we find in the … Continue reading "Ordinary Time" Read the article
Pentecost is much more than the beginning of the New Testament church. It’s a day of change that includes reversals, firsts, fulfilled prophecy and promises, identification, affirmation, and power. I’m one of those odd persons that loves change. Not all changes, mind you, but I love the challenge of moving forward, trying something new, doing … Continue reading "Pentecost – What the Day Fulfilled and Looks Forward To" Read the article
The ascension represents the completion of God’s work in Christ incarnate and the completion of Christ’s work in us. It’s easy to gloss over the Ascension as we move through the 50 days of Easter toward our celebration of Pentecost, but we should not do so. The Ascension represents a fulfillment of prophecy and explains … Continue reading "Jesus’ Ascension – An End, A Beginning, and An End" Read the article
The journey through Holy Week and beyond helps us with our unbelief. The disciples had been through a lot with Jesus; they’d seen multitudes fed, demons rebuked, people healed, and the dead brought back to life. There was still confusion in their minds about who Jesus really was, but some were starting to believe he … Continue reading "We Believe; Help Our Unbelief" Read the article
As we focus on the Love Avenue and our theme, Compelled by Love, there are three questions each one of us needs to address. There is a lot of enthusiasm in GCI as we focus on the Love Avenue and reaching out to our neighbors and friends, but there are also a lot of questions. … Continue reading "Three Questions We Must Answer" Read the article
For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost. Editor’s Note: For years I struggled with the word “lost” when referring to people who don’t know Jesus. It seemed such an ominous term – almost permanent, as if there was no hope for those who are “lost.” Yet the term is used … Continue reading "What it Means to be Lost" Read the article
