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Getting Started: if God’s presence is in a place, that place is holy. Jacob understood that, for after his dream of the ladder stretching between heaven and earth (Genesis 28.12-15) he awoke and declared, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven”... Continue Reading →

Getting Started: when God first told Moses that Israel was to make Him “a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst” He also demanded that it be constructed “exactly as I show you” (Exodus 25.8-9). To insure that His sanctuary was constructed exactly to His specifications, the Lord “called by name Bezalel the son... Continue Reading →

Getting Started: in earlier lessons we noted the importance of God having a sanctuary where He could dwell with His people (Exodus 25.8). While in the wilderness Israel built a tabernacle and the glory of the Lord filled it (Exodus 40.34); God placed His Spirit among Israel (Isaiah 63.11). Solomon then built a permanent house... Continue Reading →

Getting Started: Acts 13.13-52 records how Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel in Antioch of Pisidia. The Jews of the city rejected the gospel and thus judged themselves “unworthy of eternal life” (vs. 46). However, the Gentiles heard them gladly and even though Paul and Barnabas had to leave the city under duress, “the disciples... Continue Reading →

Getting Started: the apostle John had heard, seen and touched Jesus while He was on the earth (1John 1.1-2), and John’s knowledge of Jesus was the basis of his teaching: “that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship... Continue Reading →

Getting started: It is Scriptural to say that we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2.38). Not only is it Scriptural to say we receive the Spirit, but receiving the Spirit is the culmination of God’s plan to redeem man! We who were created in the image of God (Genesis 1.26-27) can now,... Continue Reading →

We’ve noted the Scriptural truth that God’s Presence (i.e. the Holy Spirit) and the Word are tied together. The Holy Spirit revealed the Word of God to the apostles (John 14.26-27; 16.13) and when we follow the Word we receive the Spirit (Acts 2.38; 2John 9). We still have more to discuss and learn about... Continue Reading →

By Steve Patton | May 2025 The role of miraculous spiritual gifts in church history is more extensive than many realize. Among these gifts—prophecy, healing, and tongue speaking—the latter has perhaps seen the widest and most persistent belief across centuries. This article offers a cursory examination of the historical presence of tongue speaking, while occasionally... Continue Reading →

Christians, those who have been baptized for the remission of their sins, have received the promised Spirit; we’ve been born of both water and Spirit (Ezekiel 36.25-27; John 3.5; Acts 2.38). We should have no problem saying that because the New Testament Scriptures make it abundantly clear that the Spirit does in fact dwell in... Continue Reading →