Acts: the Holy Spirit advances the gospel

Jesus lived, Jesus died, Jesus rose, Jesus ascended into heaven. Acts tells us what happens next. Acts tells us how the Holy Spirit came upon the church, and how the gospel spreads from Jerusalem to Rome. The book picks up where the Gospels (four accounts of...

The Gospel of Luke: Jesus in detail

Luke is the story of Jesus Christ—exactly as it happened. It’s written by Luke, the physician. Luke is the third Gospel (an account of Jesus’ life and ministry) in the New Testament. Luke tells Jesus’ story in extensive detail, more so than any...
Judges: a cycle of sin and deliverance

Judges: a cycle of sin and deliverance

Judges is the account of how Israel behaves between the death of Joshua and the leadership of a king. Instead of remaining loyal to God and following His laws, these generations of Israelites wander in their faith, worshiping idols, indulging in violence, and...

Joshua: seizing the promised land

Overview of Joshua The nation of Israel has followed Moses for 40 years. God has delivered them from slavery in Egypt, disciplined them in the wilderness, and brought them to the land He promised their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But now Moses is dead, and...