Search Our Blog Posts
Blog Article Tags
We love building relationships. Subscribe to our blog to receive weekly encouragement in your email inbox.
- Details
Written by Wendy Neill
Does the idea of sharing your faith with a friend cause you to break out into a sweat? Sometimes, I feel that way. What do I say? Where do I begin?
1 Corinthians 15 is a great place to turn. In verses 1 through 8, Paul gives us the gospel in a nutshell. It is of “first importance”.
• Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures (it was foretold)
• He was buried
• He was raised, according to the scriptures
• He appeared to Peter, to the Twelve, to more than 500 brothers, to James, to all the apostles and to Paul himself.
There you go. Simple, yet so profound. Succinct, yet life-altering. If you have a friend who thinks Christianity is just a myth or a conspiracy, that last bullet point is especially important. If people made this up, they wouldn’t have mentioned that many witnesses of the resurrection, especially witnesses that were still living at the time and could verify the facts. Many of those witnesses died for their faith. They wouldn’t have been willing to die if it was all a lie.
So remember 1 Corinthians 15. It will help you focus on what is important, and it is strong evidence for the truth of the resurrection.
- Details
I always wanted to be a fly on the wall of the early church. Okay, not really a fly on the wall, but rather a young woman who grew up experiencing and living out what Luke describes in Acts 2.
Acts 2:42-47
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Throughout my life, I have been blessed to experience this same spirit in a number of congregations. When I see this in action, I notice a few key elements, as we see described in the text, that are vital to reliving and reviving the spirit of the early church.