“Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.” Ephesians 4:11 Apostles Beyond the Twelve It seems from the beginning there were apostles besides the Twelve (see Acts 14:14, 1 Corinthians 15:3-7; 1 Thess 2:7, Galatians 1:19). Who are these apostles? Are there apostles today? Paul, writing somewhere between 60 and 80 AD, lets the Ephesians know God has given gifts to His church – apostles, prophets, evangelists,...

"And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled." Luke 14:23. A Dream to Bring the Word to Tampa Yolima Sanabria Cobos has a dream to bring the Word of the Lord to everyone in Tampa. Yolima did not grow up in Florida. Her early years were spent in the country of Colombia during a time of terrible unrest. Her father and mother, saints committed to serving Jesus, raised their children in the love of the Lord....

After this, I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. - Revelation 7:9 “Hallowed be Thy name” Millions of us pray “Hallowed be Thy name” every week. I wonder if we thought about what we were praying – specifically, what does it mean to “hallow”? Dr. Martin Luther thought about it. Rev. Zerit Yohannes, a...