Encroaching Light (Part 5)

When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us. So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the […]

Letting God Transform You

Paul resisted the Spirit’s leading and sought to destroy the early church. However, a powerful encounter with Jesus transformed him into a fervent follower. This illustrates how God’s new work may require a change in our lives. Are we open to God’s transformative power when he leads us in a new direction?

The Miracle Standing Before Them

How do you respond to people who reject Jesus one day, then suddenly become a Christian the next day? Do you receive the news with skepticism or with celebration? Do you believe in the power of Jesus to miraculously transform a life to follow Him? In Acts 21, Paul is in Jerusalem in the temple […]

A Living Witness for Christ

In Mark 5, we see the powerful witness of a man once consumed by evil transformed by an encounter with Jesus. People are astounded when they see a man once inhabited by a legion of demons now proclaiming how Jesus changed his life. It is how people react today when Jesus Christ transforms someone from […]

Fearing Transformation

There he stands in your doorway, the man who had been threatening you and your friends now wants to join your group. Would you trust him and take him in? This is the situation the disciples of Jesus faced when Saul of Tarsus appeared at their doorstep. His reputation of making murderous threats against the […]

Prayer Journey — Transformation

This morning dear Lord I think of those who once knew the peace of Jesus Christ, but have since strayed from that peace. I pray the tension, the uneasiness , the stress they feel today would be transformed into a longing for you dear Jesus. May the scales fall from their eyes. May the truth […]