by Matthew Borgstrom | May 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
We have seen in this opening section of Acts 2 how God made the Spirit’s work manifest to the 1st Christians and all who were present in Jerusalem. Likewise, God has given all Christians the gift of the Holy Spirit to accomplish his own purposes. These purposes...
by Matthew Borgstrom | May 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
So in light of the examples in the book of Acts and the repeated mandate for the practice of prayer in the NT epistles, why might it be lacking in our lives? There are a few reasons: 1) Self-reliance; 2) Self-righteousness; 3) Self-deception. Self-reliance can easily...
by Matthew Borgstrom | May 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Spirit’s role in all believers is instrumental for a proper waiting on God. For one, the Spirit provides insight to the believer through the illumination or understanding of the Scriptures. The obvious difference is that the Spirit does not work through believers...
by Matthew Borgstrom | May 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
There are so many ways that the Lord’s work is identified as occurring in our modern era, but it’s hard to readily find this biblical identification commonly pointed to, namely the word of God spreading with noticeably, spiritual effects. It seems that the reason is...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Apr 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Whenever we embark on a study about church leadership, some might say: “I don’t have any plans to become a deacon, so why do I need to hear these things?” There are several reasons it is necessary for the entire church to hear teaching about church leadership: First,...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Apr 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Peter probably got the wind knocked out of him during Christ’s prediction regarding his death in v.18 and was thinking—“That doesn’t sound ideal.” And then he turns around and sees John in tow and asks Christ: “What about that guy? What’s going to happen to...
