June 2024 | The Urban Church Antioch
According to archeologists, the population of Jerusalem in Jesus’ time was somewhere between 20,000 and 100,000, with smaller numbers probably more accurate. For a small city, Jerusalem has exerted an influence far out of proportion to its size.I mention this because Acts 1-5 relates how 3,0...Read More
In the New Testament, one of the most common ways of referring to a church community is as a body - where all the parts need one another and no one part can carry out all the tasks on its own. We have different gifts with which to serve each other. God has designed it so that we are inter...Read More
Serving the Community: The Poor and the Marginalised
The Book of Acts covers the work of the Holy Spirit in and through the Disciples of Lord Jesus Christ. The first several chapters reveal the growth of the early Church, as believers were added to the Church. Thus, the early Church community was increasing. In the 6th chapter, we see that there...Read More
Conflict Resolution: Unity Within the Christian Community
“Can’t we all just get along?” You’ve voiced those words in frustration, hoping that the children in the home, the workers at the office, the citizens in the city, or the members in the church would take a deep breath and act civil toward one another. We put the fire out in one place, and it...Read More
Hungry are Fed: The Church’s Commitment to Meet the Practical Needs of its Congregation
Tears streaming from her eyes, Apphia, a Greek widow limped to Philip, clutching her empty plate in her trembling hand. “Am hungry, brother Philip!” she cried, “This is the third day that I didn’t get food in our kitchen.” Moved visibly, Philip broke bread from his plate and liberally...Read More