Ministry of Jesus

According to Craig Van Gelder, writer of “The Ministry of the Missional Church, “The book of Acts is a natural starting point for gaining insight into the ministry of the Spirit. Acts 2:33 tells us “exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.” The entrance of the Holy Spirit brings about some very powerful and profound things, when the believe allows the Ministry of the Spirit to operate in their…

Introduction The concept of “church” was started as the tabanacle where the Ark of Covenent was placed (Old Testament). Then it was transferred into the “Temple building” where people experienced God’s presence. When Jesus came to dwell among people, He was the Temple instead of the building. He confirmed it; “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days” (John 2:19 NIV). When the Holy Spirit came upon His people, every individual became a “Temple of God”. “You are God’s temple…

Believing in the words of Jesus the disciples united in prayer and on the day of the Hebrew celebration called Pentecost, the fulfilled promised came forth when the Holy Spirit fell on them and gave them the power they would need to begin the great church and minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The impact and effect of the Holy Spirit on the lives of the disciples of Jesus was immediate and persuasive. The Holy Spirit gave them the ability to speak in foreign languages to spread and proclaim…

Why did Jesus perform miracles? The New Testament contains many inspiring examples of miracles performed by Jesus during his human life on earth. While these deeds provide insight into the historical era of Christ's life, they also fill the important role of inviting, and then strengthening, belief. Jesus Performed miracles to, add credibility to his teaching, to signify the beginning and ending of his public teaching, and to show us that all are welcome in his kingdom.…

In the Gospel of Matthew Jesus is portrayed as the teacher. To Matthew Jesus is a teacher who is far greater than Moses or anyone ever was. Matthews Gospel was written and intended for the audience of other Jewish people since he was a Jew himself. This could be the main point that differentiates Mathew from the other Gospels because his audience was so heavily Jewish based. This Gospel is the beginning of the New Testament that sets up the other gospels that will follow even though much of…

Summary: Jesus main point of teaching was to teach about the concept of the Kingdom. Staples points out that Kingdom is not referring to a territory of land, but rather what God rules. Staples splits the kingdom into three tenses or parts: past, present, and future. Past reality refers to God’s reign through Jesus. Everything God did in the beginning was to “set the stage” for Jesus and his deeds. The Holy Spirit represent the Kingdom’s present reality. The Kingdom’s future reality refers to the…

and its entirety. The greatest commandment, Jesus himself, lived and taught as an example for everyone to live by. He teaches it to exemplify the importance of loving God with the fullness of every functional part of one’s body. Likewise, the commandment should venture to include others as well. It is at this point, one can commence the ideal servanthood for the ministry. God has an intentional purpose for everything and everyone involve in ministries to local community. His word is the…

empower, and encourage people to share Jesus with passion and confidence through 40 stand-alone articles designed for daily devotional usage. 2. About the Author Author Dave Earley’s ministry focuses on equipping leader and church planters to make an impact upon those whom they lead. Earley and his wife, Cathy, planted a church of 12 people in their basement in Columbus, Ohio; the church grew to almost 2,000 in attendance. His practical approach to ministry and his passion for equipping leaders…

Jesus and Muhammad are two very inspirational religious leaders. So many people have followed both of them solely believing in what they teach. Even though Muhammad wasn’t born until hundreds of years after Jesus they have both impacted numerous lives and altered religious past times for years to come. There are numerous ways in which Jesus and Muhammad are similar and different. But before getting into them I’m going to dive into who Jesus and Muhammad are and how they came to be. Jesus’ life…

separate times told me these two young men never pick a man for their buddy. I took that to heart and prayer and in writing the first part of this paper the answer came to me, these young men were picking the presence of Jesus in me not me. It is humbling to be given the opportunity to be Jesus presence to others and a great joy. Kyle was confined to a wheelchair, his father was one of the coaches and he helped him bat. I pushed him around the bases and helped him play third base. The biggest…