Real Food

by Steve Cordle Healthy groups which build strong disciples base their lesson on the Bible. I like to tell new people that they do not need to know anything about the Bible to come to the meeting, but that we will open the Bible at every meeting of the group. Why?...

Cell Lessons Based on God’s Word

[I, Joel Comiskey, want to present Angel Manuel Hernádez Gutiérrez, the founder and lead pastor of the Misión Moderna, a cell based church in the Canary Islands (part of Spain). He is also vice-president of the Assemblies of God in the Canary Islands, Spain. With...

The Bible is Our Authority

by Jeff Tunnell Refresh your spirit with these verses: Ephesians 4:11-16 NKJV And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of...

The Cell Lesson

by Joel Comiskey Last week I talked with two pastors who questioned me about the cell lesson. One asked, “What topics should I cover?” The other said, “How do I prepare a cell lesson?” Their questions jogged my thinking about the central place...

Honor and Shame in the First Century

by Mario Vega The social sciences have contributed important elements in the understanding of Scriptures. We now know that a fundamental aspect of social relations among the early Christians was the concept of honor and shame. Honor was considered by Mediterranean...