Gospel of Thomas

October 1981 with two Southwest Theological students; Mike Myers and Johnny Bucker. They were out at had an opportunity to share coffee, donuts and the Gospel with some homeless men who were sleeping in of the Fort Worth Water Gardens. This was only the beginning of the what was to come. Myers and Buckner continued feeding and sharing the gospel with hundreds of homeless until 1985. They soon realized the homeless they were serving needed a church of their own. That same year a location on East…

The King Jesus Gospel gets right to the point, we live in a salvation culture world. We need the Gospel culture to return. The true Gospel is Jesus, His story, which is every story. The story of the Bible and Scripture does not exist without Jesus. The story of Israel is completed in Jesus. In the beginning was God, He made a temple, we call it Earth. He made mankind to govern this temple, we failed. The first Adam fell, he was unable to fulfill his purpose. Throughout history many others…

He has given these gifts to be used for His glory. God desires the gifts to be used to edify the body as you have been called to minister the word in proclaiming the gospel of Jesus to the world and the gift will profit all. It was said by Hoyt, “The impartation of spiritual gifts is intended to qualify for service. Christ gave gifts unto men, but not for the sake of the gift itself, nor for the sake of the men upon…

We have studied many different topics, however the two topics that resonated with me were the “Gospel and the Sin Nature.” I was raised with Christian values and coming into this course, I felt I had a good grasp of what these topics meant, but I was mistaken. The topic I chose is about two men and the consequences they suffered as a result of their actions. “Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man’s disobedience many were…

Antipas is a member of the elite social class in Rome. He currently lives in Pergamum after brief stays in Caesarea and Tyre. Antipas utilizes his servant, Stachys, to deliver correspondence between Pergamum and Ephesus. Luke is the author of the Gospel of Luke and Acts.…

They believe that God’s good news for the whole world is the Gospel. More than 150 nations were involved in the International Congress of World Evangelization. They proclaim that they are “deeply stirred by what God is doing in our day, moved to penitence by our failures and challenged by the unfinished task of evangelization”. By reading the introduction of The Lausanne Covenant you notice how they are determined to spread the Gospel to everyone in the world. The author then goes on to explain…

Title: Seriously, Reaching the Ends of the Earth The Apostles had preached the Gospel to Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaritans. Now, the church, partially through the ministry of Paul, whom Acts provides plenty of evidence, is going to emphatically proclaim the inclusive Gospel to the Gentiles. Beginning with the church’s commission over Paul’s foreign mission to revisiting the churches that he had established, the Gospel was reaching the ends of the Earth. A man, Timothy, who was half Greek, also…

The impact of the Babylonian Exile occurred when Cyrus of Persia entered Babylon on October 30th, 539 B.C. Due to his entrance in Babylon, the Jewish captives were released to go home and rebuild their community and lives. The city that was being rebuilt by the Jews was nothing too spectacular and most of the returners were citizens of another nation. The nation tended to lack multiple national boundaries which resulted in making the social boundaries stronger. They acquired more of a…

The presidential election in the United States this year has clearly showed us how divided this country is. Hundreds if not thousands are concerned with the uncertainty we will have over the next four years with a new president. As a result of the election results people are concerned, troubled, and living in fear because of all the threats the president elect made on the campaign trail. They are worried his threats may one day become a reality. Over the next four years we are living in days…

According to Flemings’’ he asserts “The experience of the early church in the book of Acts might serve as a crucial paradigm for the process of contextualization.” (Flemmings’, p.25). In essence, the process of contextualization was a necessary component within first century missionary church. The book of Acts provides many interesting events that revolved and involved early Christian experiences within the church. Flemmings’ noted that “Acts is a cultural product in that participate in the…