by Matthew Borgstrom | Oct 29, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study
In Acts 2:36, Peter makes the resounding statement that God has declared this Jesus who was crucified to be both Christ and Lord. So is what you have made Jesus in your life the same as what God has made him—Lord/Master? Here’s how we know—Luke 6:46 “Why do you call...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Oct 22, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study
Why does Peter leave vv.19-20 of Acts 2 in his quotation of Joel 2 if those things were to happen off in the future? It’s to demonstrate that this outpouring of the Spirit points to the coming of the great and terrible Day of the Lord in which God will judge the...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Oct 15, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Dependence, Prayer
In Acts 1:14, Luke records that this gathering of believers was devoted to prayer. In light of the consistency of the practice of and instruction for prayer in the NT, why might it be lacking in our lives? There are only a few reasons: 1) Self-reliance; 2)...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Oct 8, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Dependence, Equipping the Saints, Spiritual Alertness
At the beginning of the book of Acts, the promise of the Spirit is highlighted again with regards to the disciples. I thought it would be helpful to think about how those texts in John 14-16, regarding the Spirit, apply to all believers. The specific wording leads...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Oct 2, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Biblical Fruit, Child-like Dependence, Dependence, Expository Preaching, Humility, Involvement, Obedience, Pleasing Christ, Resurrection, Servant Mindset, Spiritual Readiness, True Greatness
By the end of John 20, all of the disciples have believed in the Risen Christ and were thus fully assured that he had resurrected from the dead. But were they ready to carry on Jesus’ mission? In other words, could Acts 1 have followed John 20 instead of John...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Sep 25, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Discipleship, Faith, Fear, Following Christ, Obedience, Resurrection, Trust, Unbelief
While John’s response in John 20 is better than seeing the empty tomb and disbelieving in Christ’s resurrection and even probably better than Mary’s assumption of foul play with Jesus’ body, yet it is not a true faith because if John’s faith is only able to operate...
