Category Archives: Church

The World’s First Megachurch

Posted on October 31, 2018 by russellmckinney

(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #8) A megachurch is generally defined as being any Christian congregation that has a sustained weekly attendance of 2,000 people or more in its worship services. With that definition in mind, we can … Continue reading →

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Tongues as a Prayer Language?

Posted on October 29, 2018 by russellmckinney

(Series “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #7) In my previous post, I explained that Acts 2:1-13 teaches that the Biblical definition of speaking in tongues is speaking in a known foreign language that you have never learned. Furthermore, I … Continue reading →

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4 Basic Questions About Speaking in Tongues

Posted on October 26, 2018 by russellmckinney

(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #6) We’re in a series on the early church of Jerusalem, and we’ve now reached a place where I’m going to devote a couple of posts to the issue of speaking in tongues. … Continue reading →

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Rightly Understanding Peter’s Answer

Posted on October 23, 2018 by russellmckinney

(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #4) Peter’s Pentecost sermon, which was the first sermon of the church age, caused his listeners to ask, “What shall we do?” (Acts 2:37). His answer was, “Repent, and be baptized, every one … Continue reading →

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The First Sermon of the Church Age

Posted on October 17, 2018 by russellmckinney

(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #2) The “church age” began in grand style. One Sunday, the Jewish feast day known as Pentecost (Acts 2:1), approximately 120 of Christ’s followers were gathered together in a room in Jerusalem (Acts … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of the Church Age

Posted on October 15, 2018 by russellmckinney

(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #1) What we call the “church age” began on the Jewish feast day known as Pentecost that is described in Acts chapter 2. It was on that day that God the Holy Spirit … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Power

Posted on October 5, 2018 by russellmckinney

Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiphas, and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him. But they said, “Not during the … Continue reading →

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The People Had a Mind to Work

Posted on October 3, 2018 by russellmckinney

So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. (Nehemiah 4:6, N.K.J.V.) The book of Nehemiah tells the story of a Jew named Nehemiah. … Continue reading →

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What I Didn’t Know Back Then

Posted on August 20, 2018 by russellmckinney

I was 27 years old when I accepted what is commonly referred to as “the call to preach.” 32 years have passed now. And what have I learned in those years? I’ve learned what I didn’t know back then. What … Continue reading →

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Is It Time for You to Make a Change?

Posted on August 13, 2018 by russellmckinney

People often fall into one of two erroneous camps in regards to making changes. One camp holds that change is never good, while the other camp holds that it is always good. But the truth is that sometimes change is of God … Continue reading →

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