The Holy Spirit is literally fusing the horizons of Scripture—from creation to King David and psalms to Jesus and the cross. 

Prayer is not the only thing we do but it is the first thing.

Courage doesn’t mean doing something great or impressive, courage comes from confidence in God.

If we are not learning, relearning, and learning again this storyline of Scripture, we will invariably turn the story of God into a christianized self-help manual.

The gospel puts at least two kinds of people on notice: 1) people who need to be in control, and 2) people who resist change.

Many of us have regrettably reduced the Christian faith to be a support story or a helpful resource to help us work out the big deals of our little lives.

We cannot go any further into the miraculous life of the gospel until we own my responsibility for making the gospel necessary.

The apostles often didn’t see a nameless person defined by their problems, they saw messianic prophecies about to be fulfilled.

Through the Holy Spirit, Jesus is physically present and active in the physical and active presence of his followers.

 PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.  Jesus, I belong to you. I lift up