The Book of Colossians has some striking parallels with the Book of Ephesians, which we have previously examined. While Ephesians focuses upon the “Church of Christ” (that is, the Church as the Body of Christ), the Book of Colossians focuses upon the “Christ of the Church” (that is, Christ as

On his Second Missionary Journey, after visiting all of the churches in Asia Minor that he had planted on his First Journey, Paul wanted to venture northward spreading the Gospel into Bithynia, but as Luke recorded in the Book of Acts, “the Spirit of God forbade him to do so.”

It wasn’t until the end of his Second Journey that the Apostle Paul visited Ephesus. He had spent over a year in Corinth (Macedonia), planting and strengthening the church there, and then on his return trip to Antioch (home base for his missionary journeys), he decided to stop in Ephesus.

The Apostle Paul traveled in the Roman Province of Galatia on all three of his missionary journeys. During this time, he planted a number of churches, and on this occasion, he felt it necessary to address all of them in one letter, and that’s what we find in the Book

As was noted last week, Paul established the church in Corinth during his Second Missionary Journey after leaving Asia Minor and setting foot in Europe for the first time. The Book of Acts traces Paul’s steps as he entered Greece, with his first stop in Philippi, then west to Thessalonica

Let me begin with a quick review of what I mentioned last week, as you will not fully understand the letters of Paul without some background. The Apostle Paul traveled throughout much of the Roman Empire sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ and establishing churches and church leaders from

As you are probably aware, the Apostle Paul (formerly Saul the self-righteous Pharisee and persecutor of Christians) traveled throughout much of the Roman Empire sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ and establishing churches and church leaders from those who believed the Gospel. From his “home church” in Antioch in

The Book of Acts follows the four gospel accounts of Jesus’ life and ministry. The Book has been formally called “The Acts of the Apostles,” which is true, but it’s actually the continuing work of Jesus through His Apostles as they were empowered by the Holy Spirit for life and

The Gospel of John is the fourth, and last, of the Gospels in the New Testament. You might recall that John was one of the first disciples whom Jesus called to follow Him. It all began on the shores of the Sea of Galilee as Jesus was teaching the crowds

The Gospel of Luke is the third Gospel in our Bibles. If you recall, the word for “gospel” comes from the Greek word which means “good news,” and each of the gospels present Jesus as the One who not only is the “Good News,” but who is also the One