Acts 2:1-13 NIV 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated… Read More »Acts Part 3: Filled with the Holy Spirit
Acts 1:12-26 NIV 12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and… Read More »Acts Part 2: Preparation for Pentecost
EAGER TO WRITE: Jude 1:1-3 “Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. Dear friends, although… Read More »Contending for the Faith
Acts 1:1-11 NIV 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them… Read More »Acts Part 1: You Will Be Baptized in the Holy Spirit
John 17:20-26 NIV 20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us… Read More »John 17:20-26: That They May Be One
John 17:6-19 NIV 6 “I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8 For I gave them the… Read More »John 17:6-19: Not of the World
John 17:1-5 NIV 17 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is… Read More »John 17:1-5: This is Eternal Life
John 16:16-33 NIV 16 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” 17 At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while… Read More »John 16:16-33: Your Grief Will Turn Will Turn to Joy
John 15:26-16:15 NIV 26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. 27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. 16 “All this I have told you so… Read More »John 15:26-16:15: The Spirit of Truth Part 2
John 15:18-25 NIV 18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.… Read More »John 15:18-25: If the World Hates You