Pentecost is an event that most Christain churches celebrate, but why was this particular event so important to the early church? For Drew's devotional tonight, he talks about the events surrounding the Pentecost feast in the first century AD and the deep symbolism that was displayed on that day. In Pentecost, we celebrate the furthering of Christ's church and with it the message of love that is brought to all people in all places.
"Therefor if anyone is in the messiah, he is a new creation...". These words for the basis for Colton's devotional tonight. He explored several facets of what a new creation looks like and how they will demonstrate God's love to those around you.
The days following the death of Jesus were full of fear and confusion for his followers, but we know that all the remaining disciples would go on to lead lives full of faith even to their deaths. So, what changed? For Matt's devotional tonight he talked about what turns fear into faith. Faith in Jesus is built upon the resurrection, and we can be assured that just as Jesus revealed himself to his followers in their greatest moment of doubt, he can also reveal himself to us in whatever state of faith we are in.
Our God is the God of hope, but what does hope mean anyway? For David's devotional tonight he talks about the meaning, purpose and importance of hope and how we can experience hope in our lives today as well as having hope of greater things to come.
The Hebrew language has several different and unique words for praise. For Kevin’s devotional tonight he talked about seven of these words of praise and how they offer us invaluable lessons for our lives today.