Spirit, Lead Us!
Explore Philip’s story in Acts 8 and discover how love moves us to respond to the Holy Spirit with courage, obedience, and readiness to share the love of Jesus.
Tag: baptism
Expanding God’s Kingdom Among the Nations
Explore Matthew 28 and the call to go and make disciples. Discover how Jesus sends imperfect people to share the Gospel with His authority and His presence.
May Your Kingdom Come
What if we prayed for God’s Kingdom every day for five years? Discover a Spirit-led vision for gathering, growing, and going in God’s mission.
The Resurrected King
Who is the man on the middle cross? Walk through Good Friday, Saturday, and Easter Sunday and wrestle with the question everyone must answer about Jesus Christ.
This Is My Beloved Son
The Question Behind Every Confession of Faith I remember when I made my confession of faith. It was September 24, 1989, in Montgomery, Alabama. My father baptized my sister and…
Dead Man Walking
Easter Sunday It’s Sunday morning. Did you hear the news? Did you hear what happened? Someone said they saw a dead man walking. Frank, Jack and the Rest of Us…
Something Has to Rise
What Happens When You Rise? In baptism something has to die. Baptism is a burial. It is a watery grave. It’s not magic. It’s sacred, spiritual, and it is real…
Something Has to Die
Have You Died? Some of you may have more questions than answers when it comes to baptism. I get that. Some of you grew up thinking one way about baptism…
Eternal Life Here and Now and Forever
Do I Have To? Do you have to be baptized to go to heaven? This is one of the MOST common questions people ask me. And I understand the question. I’m not sure…
Crossing the River: Israel’s Baptism
Baptism Questions “There is no story but God’s; no God but the Father, Son, and Spirit; and no life but the baptized life.” – Robert Webber, The Divine Embrace: Recovering…