The Work of the Holy Spirit “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware” (1 Corinthians 12:1. NASB unless otherwise noted). By Ernie Kuenzli One vital topic discussed by the Apostle Paul in First Corinthians was the work of the holy Spirit in the church. This work was crucial to establish the church in the beginning of the Gospel Age, both individually and collectively. “By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body … Jews or […]
Bringing the Breath of Life to Israel “Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, ‘Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life’” (Ezekiel 37:5, all scriptures from the New American Standard Bible). by Ernie Kuenzli The valley of dry bones prophecy actually contains two related but separateprophecies regarding the recovery of Israel. The first prophecy concerns re-assembling the bones, causing sinews to join them, flesh to grow upon them, and then skin to cover them […]
Haggai “Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land. I will shake all the nations” (Haggai 2:6,7. All scriptures are from the NASB). by Ernie Kuenzli Listen to audio Eighteen years after Israel’s return from Babylonian captivity, the temple still had not been rebuilt.1 Even though Cyrus, king of Persia, had issued a proclamation to rebuild the temple and the foundation had been laid with much rejoicing, the effort had […]
Salvation in Jesus Listen to the audio: “Rulers and elders of the people! If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed, then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. He is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which […]