by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Upon reaching Acts 2:14, it’s time for Peter to explain what is taking place and in doing so, we witness the first sermon of the church age as he explains what has happened on this particular day of Pentecost straight from the OT Scriptures. More specifically,...
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...
