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Prayer for US colleges and God’s special timing
The outpouring of the Spirit at Asbury’s campus that started on Feb. 8, 2023, was humanly unplanned, but…
You’re not paranoid if everybody really IS against you—Jeremiah
As a prophet telling people what they didn’t want to hear, Jeremiah was not very popular. See my…
“100,000 Index Cards” – Bible Backgrounds S1E2
Who is Craig Keener? How does a new convert to Christianity become one of the most prolific New…
Mission and martyrdom–Mark 6.1-29 (44 min)
Jesus sends out disciples to multiply his mission, while his own forerunner in the mission, John the Baptist,…
Mark 9.30-10.12 (advanced level; 2 hr, 40 min)
Lecture/discussion with advanced students (used with their permission):
A Humbling Message for the Elite Regarding Spiritual Revival
When Peter, filled with the Spirit (Acts 4:8), confronts Jerusalem’s elite in Acts 4:8-12, the latter observe that…
Empowered for a Missional Reading of Scripture
Jesus’s promise of the Spirit for Pentecost was a promise of empowerment for mission (Luke 24:48-49; Acts 1:8).…
The Empowerment of All Jesus’s Followers for Prophecy
Although building on what came before, Pentecost ushered in something new. The experience of Pentecost in Acts 2…
Two kinds of leaders–Mark 10:42-45 (16 minutes)
Some biblical theology of leadership, provided by Jesus. One of the two models is that of Jesus’s own…