Q Zone: How Can We Discern…
Last Sunday’s message from Acts 1:12-26 (“What Waiting Means”) prompted someone to voice a question we all have asked at one time or another: How can we discern when it’s time to wait and when it’s time to act? Before I address the question, I … Read More
Q Zone: Is it Possible…
Great time in Acts 1 last week as we dove headfirst into Christ’s “going up” and the disciples “going out!” One of the questions that came in Sunday during the teaching but didn’t get addressed in the gathering was this: “Is it possible that, although … Read More
Hurry Up and Wait!
For me, waiting is hard. Difficult. It seems useless. Why wait, right? How can anything get accomplished by waiting? I bet you ask the same thing, don’t you? You probably have the same hatred of waiting. I tend to think we are born with an … Read More
The Divine Pursuit: A Metaphor
Picture yourself in an empty, doorless and windowless room – a vault-like box – that is increasingly closing in. Darkness not only surrounds you, it seems to be encompassing you. Worst of all, because you are tightly chained to the floor with unbreakable bands of … Read More
Acts: The “Coming to Life” of Jesus’ Words
In reading through Acts several times lately in preparation for our current series, I’ve come to this personal conclusion: Acts – Luke’s volume #2 – is really the “coming to life” of Jesus’ promise in Matthew 16:18 when he assured Peter, “I will build my church.” I … Read More
Q Zone: How do I …
The “little k” and “Big K” application from Sunday generated some good feedback from our faith family, one being this question: How do I personally measure “little k’s” vs. the “Big K’s” in my life? (To understand the context of this question, listen to the message here.) Here are two … Read More