I have contemplated the direction that we will take on Sunday mornings and realized that the life and ministry of Jesus doesn’t stop with the gospels. The book of Acts begins with these words:
“In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.” (Acts 1:1-2)
The ministry of Jesus continues on through the early church and has remained constant in and through us as His followers. I have put together a tentative schedule for most of the rest of this year that will take us through the book of Acts, highlighting the missionary journeys and letters written by the Apostle Paul that make up a majority of our New Testament. While I attended Bethel Seminary, I had the privilege of sitting under Dr. Mark Strauss, a man who taught with such creativity that you couldn’t help but remember the material because it was exciting. I will be borrowing quite a bit from Dr. Strauss as we take this journey together. I invite you to come along on a journey in the first century church with me.
Pastor Jason Oakes
