Acts1:1-11. The Opening Chapter of Acts prepares us for the transition from Christ’s earthly ministry to His continuing work through the Church, empowered by the Holy Spirit. As Jesus ascends back to heaven, the disciples are left with a mission as His witnesses to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. 

Acts 2:1-4. Since the giving of the Law, the feast of Pentecost was typical or prophetic in that it looked ahead to the coming of the Holy Spirit. But why were there 2 loaves in the offering? Why were they made with leaven? Why did they include oil? What does it all represent? May our […]

The Jewish feast of Shavuot (or Pentecost) looked back to the giving of the Law and the birth of Israel as a nation. For us as Christians, we look back to the giving of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church. We are rejoicing in the new covenant and God’s spirit in us! […]