God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 1st Corinthians 15:14 NIV Two boys went to the same school. They played together and sat near each other in class. One had dreams of being a preacher. The other did not. They both studied the Bible,... Continue Reading →
Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. Acts 25:19 (NIV) Points of dispute are numerous. We find them bombarding our lives all the time. But our lives do not center on dispute. Our emphasis for all... Continue Reading →
" 'Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish, for I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.' " Acts 13:41 (NIV) The thought of Jesus is difficult for many people to swallow. The powers that be would not let everyone accept Christ readily. Some... Continue Reading →
He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called the believers and the widows and presented her to them alive. Acts 9:41 (NIV) A good disciple dies. God sends another powerful friend of His to the funeral. But the outcome is unexpected. Peter sends the weeping out. He... Continue Reading →
After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. Acts 1:9 (NIV) His work in the flesh is finished. He has gone to the grave for us and came back. Now Jesus is suddenly is lifted up. He is taken up into... Continue Reading →
He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. Acts 1:7 (NIV) Jesus has paid for our chosen distance and separation from God. He has risen from the grip of death. Now He gives His last vital instructions and... Continue Reading →
Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her. John 20:18 (NIV) Jesus has risen. He shows Himself to Mary. He asks her to share the news of the marvelous movements of God. He asks her to go... Continue Reading →
(They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) John 20:9 (NIV) They are struggling to believe that the body of Jesus is no longer in the grave where He had been placed. They are committed enough followers to have come running to check on the news. They go... Continue Reading →
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" Luke 24:31-32 (NIV) After the Son of God had fulfilled what was written should come... Continue Reading →
As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him. Luke 24:15-16 (NIV) People are saying that Jesus has risen. Is it hard to believe? We have had to walk through some amazing discoveries in our faith as we... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 