Paul the Agitator

“But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord; and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and […]

How to Grow the Church

John Cripps asked an elder in the US why the church where he was a member was growing. He replied, “When we stopped pounding the pulpit on the issues we started to grow.” The elder also said that the elders were divided on the subject of divorce and remarriage, so they don’t teach on that. […]

Seeking After Loaves and Fishes

The setting for John 5 was Judaea but the setting for John 6 was “on the other side of the sea of Galilee” (6:1). Great multitudes followed Jesus there because they had witnessed many of His miracles. As the day of preaching went on, the disciples approached Jesus and said, “The place is desert, and […]