The Church

This reflection draws on Acts 2:42-47, as we continue with our study on the Book of Acts, They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in […]

Pentecost Power

This reflection is the second in our study of the book of Acts. You need to review, God’s Power, My Purpose, God’s Plan, which was the first article in this series.  Read Acts 2: 1-13, which is the foundation for this reflection.  Let me point out that the book of Acts has two major parts: […]

God’s Power, My Purpose, and God’s Plan

This reflection series is based on the book of Acts. That means for the next weeks, we will be learning the book of Acts, and how what we learn can help us be the kind of Christians God wants us to be.  In this specific article, we will use Acts 1 as our foundation. Read […]

Sent Forth Into the World

The vitality of all our communities of faith lies in the understanding that Church is who we all are Monday through Saturday, and beyond our Church building walls.  When you read the four gospels, which are the primary sources of what we need to know about Jesus’ life and ministry, nowhere did the Son of […]

Called to Share the Story

There are a ton of books out there talking about how to share the story of our faith. A common word is “witness.”  Scholars, preachers, and speakers, all talk about this subject. A lot of thinkers say that the decline of our Churches resides in the inability of our Church people to witness their faith.  […]

Called to Care

Part of our calling as people born of water and the Spirit is to care for others!  That’s in addition to being God’s servants, and Christian leaders. Review my previous reflections:  You’re baptized, then you are God’s servant.  You are called to lead.  Before delving into today’s reflection, read the following words from our Lord, […]

Called to Lead

Every Christian, born of water and the Spirit, not only is she/he a servant of God but is also called to lead!  That’s kind of redundant, one would think. Isn’t it?  Of course, how can you be a servant of God without becoming a leader? And, how can you be born of water and the […]

You’re Baptized, then You Are God’s Servant

If you’re baptized, then you are God’s servant!  In other words, all Christians, born of water and the Spirit, are servants of the living God, just as Peter, Paul, James, and all the others, were.  This reflection is the first of the four-part sermon series. What we will do, however, in the next lines is […]

Easter: The Revelation of Who God Is

Easter is the revelation of Who God is!  The disciples, based on all four Gospels in the New Testament, would see Jesus as God only after the resurrection.  Throughout the three years, they had spent with Him before His crucifixion, they referred to Him primarily as Rabbi (Teacher).  It was after His resurrection, Thomas would […]

We Are God’s Witnesses

In this article, we look at the third implication of what it means to be a member of God’s big family.  Previously, we talked about two levels of significance that come with why God, the Father, had to let His Son, Jesus Christ, die for us:  We are members of Christ’s Body.  We are a […]