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“Born by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Galatians 4:28-31). By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. “Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit” (Galatians 4:28-29). ‘Dysfunction’ in a word describes the Old Testament account […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. God sent His Son to make us sons and heirs. Can you believe it? It’s almost too good to be true, but it is true! (Galatians 4:4-7). “When the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. A fundamental part of the ministry of the Holy Spirit was for the apostles and prophets to interpret the Old Testament Scriptures through the lens of Jesus’ death and resurrection. In this study Paul reached back to the Gospel in the Old Testament, revealed in the founding father of Israel. […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. “You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you?” Paul asked (Galatians 3:1). Paul was writing to the church he had established in Galatia. Some who had accepted the Gospel and experienced the infilling of the Holy Spirit were walking away from the Holy Spirit. Paul’s words to them were sharp. “You […]
Galatians can be described as the Magna Carta of spiritual freedom in the New Covenant. This epistle written by the Apostle Paul is all about discovering how to be at peace with God, and it comes solely by grace through faith. Nobody can do enough good works to earn salvation; 1500 years of Moses Law […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The transfiguration of Jesus is a premier revelation that shows life after death for the people of God. Ah! Of this I am sure – what is ahead for us as God’s children is better than the best of anything in our past. Jesus took Peter, James, and John with […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Peter broke Jewish law, but not God’s law, when he walked into the home of this Roman centurion. “As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence; but Peter would have none of it. ‘Stand up,’ he told the officer, ‘I am only a […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. An angel met Cornelius and told him to send messengers to Joppa and bring the Apostle Peter back to Caesarea. Cornelius chose two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants. He told them everything the angel had said and sent them to Joppa. Peter […]
Acts 10:1 – 11:18 By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Cornelius was a Roman centurion in the Italian Regiment. He commanded a military force of about 100 men garrisoned in Caesarea, the Roman capital in the Middle East. “He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The Holy Spirit led Peter to leave Jerusalem and begin an itinerant ministry (Acts 9:32-43). He obeyed, traveling west in a journey that ultimately climaxed in Caesarea on the coast of the Mediterranean. Abraham is the first notable example of an itinerant. God told him to leave Ur of the […]