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! […]

Luke 18:18-30. This man asked “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”. But if we are not saved by works, or keeping the law, why did Jesus answer him the way he did? And what is the purpose of the law? or motive for doing good works then? And then how do we actually […]

Luke 18:9-17. This timeless parable helps answer the all-important question of how a man can be Justified before God. Is it by works that we are saved? Or by faith? And if it’s by believing only, then what is the purpose of the Law?

Acts 1:1-14. What is the “counting of the Omer”? How is it significant to us as Christians? How are the feasts fulfilled in Christ? What is the “Menorah Psalm” and how does it relate to Pentecost, the Holy Spirit or the Great Commission? Let us count our blessings, waiting, praying for fresh manna and the […]

Luke 18:1-8. In troublesome times, as we watch the world stage in the last days, what should we be sure to do? Jesus gives this simple parable to teach us that “men ought always to pray and not to faint”.