Holy Grail

request of forgiveness was praising the Lord. Likewise, the events following hymn during the liturgy of the Word and the Eucharist maintained the notion of expressing gratitude and faith in the God and Lord Jesus Christ through the use of hymns (Holy, Holy, Holy) and prayers (Nicene Creed and Apostles’ Creed, Invitation to Prayer, Preface Dialogue). The people and the…

power of the Holy Spirit in their lives, under the influence of God’s word and in a manner that is supportive of the accountability ideas of the entire community. The authors seek to elucidate to the masses the concepts of God’s hope,…

because God would give up on none of his children. In a quick, whimsical moment, the night sky seemed to become brighter than ever as the stars all came out and a voice began to fill the chilling air. The voice claimed to be the Holy Spirit and it came for Brent. A part of the Holy Trinity had come all the way down from Heaven to help a man with a good heart find his way home. The starry dove spoke softly, but with great purpose. He explained the situation to Brent and ensured him that God did…

Moses defines the timing and requirements that God imparted to him. Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Festival of Weeks (Pentecost), Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement, and finally The Feast of Tabernacles make up these required holy observances. These occasions look back to memorize past events and forward symbolically. Of these, Jesus uses the Feast of Tabernacles to reveal symbols of Himself embedded in its practices. An evaluation of the key rituals of the…

He struggled with greed and gluttony. He never knew when to stop drinking or partying. The Sacrament that St Francis of Assisi is connected to most is Confirmation. After he found God, he looked toward the Holy Spirit and the fruits of the Holy Spirit to guide him going on in his preachings. There were three fruits, especially, that Francis chose to act out in his Christian life. They were charity, goodness, and faithfulness. He would perform charity and goodness by helping…

over again. The Word is Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ is God. So it is there that our relationship with God starts. If God revealed through His Word moves us to confess Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we can then know God on another level as the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:11). Through this relationship we get a deeper expression of God’s glory and power to carry us through until that day when we will reside in eternity in the presence of God in all His glory and power (Revelation 21). But that is…

Christ. In fact, worship is not about the human but the divine. Christian worship is “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord” (Ephesians 2:20-21 NASB). Therefore, worship is vital to fulfilling the spirit of God. Since religion is essential to the will of God, as a Christian, it is also crucial to find the place of worship applicable to meet you…

Through reading the book, Delighting in the Trinity, I discovered how God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are all connected and how that affects my life today. I learned what God desires for his people and how He wishes for us to live a full and flourishing life. As I continue my journey at Taylor University I see how God wants us to live together in fellowship and love one another with the same love God has for us. Reading Michael Reeves book has helped me see the love God has for me. I…

Religion can play a big role in society, belief that allows individual traditional heritage religion passed down to another. Religion is a form of symbol that is freedom to save your soul to be at peace with the leader of your belief. Religion can branch out to numerous belief believe, such as non-denominational Christian church that is not part of larger denominations; and Pentecostal church is traditional holiness movement baptism. For example, Non-denominational Christian believes in a wide…

confidence to someone who has never met? The book of Romans, written from Corinth by the Apostle Paul to the Roman church in 56-57 A.D. is considered one of the best expositions of the Gospel (Hindson & Towns 2016). This exposition, inspired by the Holy Spirit, strengthen the faith of the Roman believers, and strengthen the worldview through which they endured fierce persecution, and is able to sharpen the Christian worldview of believers through all time: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel,…