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By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Mary was already full of the Old Testament Scriptures when Gabriel visited her. Her parents must have started her memorizing from the time she could talk. Nazareth was on a trade route, and the arrival of a caravan was about the biggest event that took place in sleepy Nazareth. Some […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So, the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35-36; John 1:29, 36). King David is the prophet who foretold the Heavenly Father has a Son (Psalm […]
BY: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The highest drama and at the same time the most profound instruction by the Master Teacher mark the last week of Jesus’ life before His crucifixion. Known as Passion Week, the story portrays the rawest pain of rejection and betrayal, and the cruelest depths of persecution and suffering. It also […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. This is the first time I have given specific study to the meaning of grace. Looking back over the years I guess I took the message of God’s grace for granted. This study has proven to be a rewarding effort for me even though this surely is not an exhaustive […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. “On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice [krazo], “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” 39 By […]
(Galatians 5:1-6:3) BY: Frank Tunstall. D. Min. Circumcision held a near stranglehold on the people of Israel. This brutal chocking was the big issue Paul had to overcome in his ministry to the Galatian believers. The Holy Spirit guided and empowered Paul so that the stronghold could be broken and the church could be born. […]
“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 […]