At this point Jesus is revealed publicly as “the Christ ... give the Spirit to the Twelve. “…I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the ...

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First in John's Gospel, Jesus said: "Truly, truly, I say to you ... Spirit (i.e. baptized), he cannot enter the kingdom of God." [John 3:5; RSV] In Mark's Gospel just before Christ ascended into ...

Many people do not realize that all of their thoughts, words and deeds are being recorded in Heaven ... through Jesus Christ" (Romans 2:16). If you are a follower of Christ, the Holy Spirit ...

Greetings one and all in the name of the risen Christ! This past Sunday, June 2, we celebrated Ascension Day (which was actually Thursday, May 30). This is the day when Jesus, after having been ...

On Thursday, May 13, the church celebrates the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, His coronation as King of Heaven. It is a celebration that marks for us that the Second Person of the Holy ...