Jeff Cavins

And one of the things that people will find when they read the epistles of Paul, which Paul wrote more books, Luke has more territory in his writing. But when you read those epistles, Father, you're going to, as you know, see that that early church did experience the power of the Holy Spirit and the expansion of the church, but they also had problems.

And the problems typically were departing from the ways of the world and Roman customs in their temples and so forth. And so when you read the epistles of Paul, he's going to teach you theology. He's going to show you how Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament. But then at times, he's going to say, hey, guys, we got a problem here.

And the problems typically were departing from the ways of the world and Roman customs in their temples and so forth. And so when you read the epistles of Paul, he's going to teach you theology. He's going to show you how Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament. But then at times, he's going to say, hey, guys, we got a problem here.

And the problems typically were departing from the ways of the world and Roman customs in their temples and so forth. And so when you read the epistles of Paul, he's going to teach you theology. He's going to show you how Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament. But then at times, he's going to say, hey, guys, we got a problem here.

And we got to deal with this if we're going to keep moving forward. And so I think it's key for people to read that in a twofold way. One is the mission. The other is, what about us as the church? Are we getting along? Are these stones in the temple causing problems? Right.

And we got to deal with this if we're going to keep moving forward. And so I think it's key for people to read that in a twofold way. One is the mission. The other is, what about us as the church? Are we getting along? Are these stones in the temple causing problems? Right.

And we got to deal with this if we're going to keep moving forward. And so I think it's key for people to read that in a twofold way. One is the mission. The other is, what about us as the church? Are we getting along? Are these stones in the temple causing problems? Right.

Right. You mentioned in context, and that is very important, particularly with Paul's writings, because four of his writings he wrote not from the beach with a iced tea. He wrote them from prison. And when you're reading an epistle from Paul, knowing that he's in prison, knowing that his life is on the line, and then you read what he wrote, that's life-changing.

Right. You mentioned in context, and that is very important, particularly with Paul's writings, because four of his writings he wrote not from the beach with a iced tea. He wrote them from prison. And when you're reading an epistle from Paul, knowing that he's in prison, knowing that his life is on the line, and then you read what he wrote, that's life-changing.

Right. You mentioned in context, and that is very important, particularly with Paul's writings, because four of his writings he wrote not from the beach with a iced tea. He wrote them from prison. And when you're reading an epistle from Paul, knowing that he's in prison, knowing that his life is on the line, and then you read what he wrote, that's life-changing.

He wrote Philippians, Ephesians, and Colossians, and Philemon. Those are called the prison epistles. And for anybody who feels like, I'm in prison, whether it's in a relationship, at work, financially, whatever it might be, Pay close attention to those prison epistles because they're going to teach you an awful lot. We have a number of writers in the New Testament.

He wrote Philippians, Ephesians, and Colossians, and Philemon. Those are called the prison epistles. And for anybody who feels like, I'm in prison, whether it's in a relationship, at work, financially, whatever it might be, Pay close attention to those prison epistles because they're going to teach you an awful lot. We have a number of writers in the New Testament.

He wrote Philippians, Ephesians, and Colossians, and Philemon. Those are called the prison epistles. And for anybody who feels like, I'm in prison, whether it's in a relationship, at work, financially, whatever it might be, Pay close attention to those prison epistles because they're going to teach you an awful lot. We have a number of writers in the New Testament.

You have Paul, we have Peter, we have John, we have Timothy. You know, there's different authors who are telling you about their experience in teaching people as this gospel explodes. And I oftentimes think to myself, wouldn't it have been great to be back then? Yeah. and to experience this. Paul's coming to Minneapolis, the Xcel Energy Center. Wouldn't that have been really, really great?

You have Paul, we have Peter, we have John, we have Timothy. You know, there's different authors who are telling you about their experience in teaching people as this gospel explodes. And I oftentimes think to myself, wouldn't it have been great to be back then? Yeah. and to experience this. Paul's coming to Minneapolis, the Xcel Energy Center. Wouldn't that have been really, really great?

You have Paul, we have Peter, we have John, we have Timothy. You know, there's different authors who are telling you about their experience in teaching people as this gospel explodes. And I oftentimes think to myself, wouldn't it have been great to be back then? Yeah. and to experience this. Paul's coming to Minneapolis, the Xcel Energy Center. Wouldn't that have been really, really great?

But the truth of the matter is, we're in that period right now. You are the one. And I say you, those of you that are listening to this right now, And you're on the stage now. You're on the stage now. It's your turn to take this mission and continue to grow it, learning from Peter and Paul, learning from the early church and what Jesus taught them. And this is a time of expansion as well.

But the truth of the matter is, we're in that period right now. You are the one. And I say you, those of you that are listening to this right now, And you're on the stage now. You're on the stage now. It's your turn to take this mission and continue to grow it, learning from Peter and Paul, learning from the early church and what Jesus taught them. And this is a time of expansion as well.

But the truth of the matter is, we're in that period right now. You are the one. And I say you, those of you that are listening to this right now, And you're on the stage now. You're on the stage now. It's your turn to take this mission and continue to grow it, learning from Peter and Paul, learning from the early church and what Jesus taught them. And this is a time of expansion as well.

Exactly. People will look at Peter and Paul as they're listening to you read and they'll say, well, yeah, they're super apostles. And that's Paul, that's Peter, but I'm so-and-so from Omaha. I'm so-and-so from Pittsburgh. And you gotta remember, Paul was not aware that he was Paul.