What if within the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings is where the power of his resurrection becomes the most real and the most powerful?
Spreading the kingdom of God means taking risks, crossing into enemy territory, and being bold and courageous.
We cannot get from shame to grace without going through the cross.
Jesus knew that the time had finally come—the hour when the Son of Man would be glorified.
The Pharisees tried to seize Jesus, as it seemed he was claiming to be divine and daring to speak of his own authority concerning the Law.
As seasoned fishermen, Jesus’ disciples knew enough to be afraid. But where was Jesus?
Secure in our knowledge of the coming Kingdom, we can live as light in the darkness of today.
How society has taught us to categorize, limit, and relate to one another must have no force among those who are “in Christ.”
Paul worked hard to preserve the unity of the church without sacrificing the truth of the gospel.
Dying with Christ, we die to the world’s power to order our lives. We are free to become fully God’s new creation.
Christ has not accomplished the full purpose of his death for us until he has come alive within us and through us by the Holy Spirit.