Acts 2 is a notable chapter in the early history of Christianity. In this chapter, we read about the coming Holy Spirit and the resulting expansion of the Church. We also read some of what the early believers did when they gathered. Verse 42 summarizes some of this activity. It…

Visual arts can be a powerful tool for worship, but we must incorporate them with great care and consideration as with any corporate worship element. We need to keep in mind the purposes for why we come together and keep everything centered therein. Our worship services are primarily a place…

Every Sunday morning, Christians all over the world gather to worship together. While the gathering experiences have varied, this has happened in some form for two thousand years. Some met in homes, while others met in ornate dedicated facilities. Some met openly, while others met in secret. Because every cultural…

There are two primary reasons for discord in the church related to musical style. One is simply preference, while the other is concern for proper theological worship. The problem with the two reasons is that while they are clearly different, they are often confused with one another. For instance, one…

On the day before Christ was crucified, Jesus celebrated the Passover feast with His disciples. This was to be the last meal that he ate with them before being arrested, tortured and crucified. He was preparing to give himself up for the sake of the world; His body was about…

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Gen 1:1) And after God had created the earth, He “created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”(1:27) He commanded Adam and Eve to multiply and fill the…

Prior to the coming of the Holy Spirit, it was believed that the presence of God dwelt only in the temple. However, in the prophet Ezekiel’s vision, we see that due to the Israelites continued defiance, “the glory of the Lord went out from the threshold of the house.” (Ez…

Growing up Baptist, I never understood the significance of the Christian calendar that was used by Roman Catholic and liturgical churches. Other than Easter and Christmas, we didn’t even acknowledge it. …

God cannot be fully understood outside of the trinity, for He is one God in three persons. The fullness of God exists only in the fullness of the trinity, and if a full knowledge of God requires knowledge of not only the Father, but also the Son and Spirit, then…