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I am enjoying this book and agreeing with it (like "yes!", "write on"...laughing that Jesus wouldn't get hired because he was single...silly but prob would be true). There are some parts that uses particular language to describe leadersh...
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In His Steps – Acts 7:51-60
Last time we looked at how Stephen showed in his character that he followed Jesus in His Footsteps. Our Lord walked the path of death. He died and rose again. We are called to follow Him in His footsteps. His steps may include giving our lives to the Lord, to whom he gave everything for […]
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My Childhood in El Salvador
Last November, after 43 years, I made the trek back to my birth country El Salvador. For months I thought about how it would be to go back. Would I be disappointed? Would I find the place I grew up the first ten years of my life? Would I find by best friend? I wrote […]
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The Characteristics of a Disciple of Jesus – Acts 6:8-7:15
What distinguishes a disciple, a true follower of Christ? What characteristics does he or she have? Stephen was a disciple of Christ. We don’t know when he believed (he hadn’t known Him more than two years ago), but we know from the above passage that He was chosen to wait tables. His life is an […]
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Encounter with God – Exodus 34
Today we find that many Christians don’t have time to have a daily encounter with God. We all have excuses from saying we are too busy to just plainly living our lives in our own effort. In the Bible we have an example of someone who had an encounter with God. His name is Moses. […]
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What the resurrected Jesus says to us – Revelation 1:12-18; 22:7, 12-17
What would Jesus say to us now right here? What would He want us to know? We don’t have to wonder. The Lord Jesus told John the Apostle in the book of Revelation words that He wants us to know about Him, about the future and what we should do. John saw a vision of […]
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Serving in multiethnic church – Acts 6:1-7
During the dispersion, many Jews had inhabited places far from Jerusalem, learning and speaking the Greek language and culture. Many of them believed in the gospel and became part of the Church. The church was one. She was united in Christ. But growth brought a problem. In this passage we look at how this problem […]
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The Gospel is Invincible – Acts 5:17-42
In this passage, we look at how the Apostles, Peter, and John are persecuted once again for preaching the gospel (culminating in Saul’s persecution of the church), how God rescues them, commands them to preach, and how they obey Him. We also see how the gospel bears fruit because the gospel is invincible. Nothing can […]
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I am not a Good Parent
There is so much written out there about how to be a good parent. This assumes that we all need to be better parents or that we aren’t good enough. In the Bible I find the words of Jesus fascinating: “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how […]
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The Church Purified – Acts 5:1-16
In this passage, we see that Satan attacks through infiltration. He uses people who claim to be Christians and even confess his name to infiltrate the church. Since the beginning of creation, the enemy, Satan, The Old Serpent has opposed God’s plan. He knows he can’t stop God’s sovereign purpose, yet he continues to try. […]
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