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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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Mission Possible – Acts 3:1-11
In today’s passage we look at how God uses Peter and John on one (of many) impossible missions. And although we see that it has a physical miraculous element, the most miraculous element is the spiritual transformation that it brings to the people involved. We are to be on mission with God every day. That’s […]
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A New Community of God – Acts 2:41-47
In this passage we find the birth of God’s new community, the church. God’s community is distinctive and unique. It has distinctive God-given characteristics that are evident. Identifying and understanding them will help us be the community of God we are intended to be.
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Promised Fulfilled – Acts 2:1-11
In this passage we learn about the fulfilled promise that the Father promised to send, the coming of the Holy Spirit. We have the same Spirit of God in us. Often, we quench the Spirit, dulling it with our disobedient lives. We need to let Him fill us up so He can use us. It […]
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Waiting for the Father’s Promise – Acts 1:12-26
God’s promises are reliable. There are approximately 5,467 promises in the Bible. God’s promises are irrevocable because he is a God who does not lie (Numbers 23:11) that does not change, (Ps. 110: 4) and that has all the power to fulfill them (Isaiah 55:11). He is worthy of all our trust. We see it […]
<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> Acts, Acts 1, God's Promises, prayer, prayers
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Preparing to be Witnesses – Acts 1:1-14
A group of 120 people, most of them without much education or social status. Followers of Christ, many of them saw and heard the Lord Jesus Christ. This group of people formed the first “assembly” or church of Christ. These were called to carry the message of the Good News to the whole world. And […]
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Spiritual Goals – Philippians 3
Many people have resolutions. Maybe you do. Many years ago, I started teaching about spiritual goals based on a well-known passage in Scripture. These are worth our time and effort the whole year. St. Paul in Philippians gives us five of them. These goals are not temporary, they are goals for the entire duration […]
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Keeping Christmas Well
Christmas Eve service. Sermon, “Keeping Christmas Well”.
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The Virgin Mary: A Young Woman Chosen and Blessed by God Luke 1:26-56; Matthew 1:22-23
There was a young woman of approximately 14 or 15 years old not very well educated (apart from the Scripture she had memorized), poor and from a town no one cared since it was a place where those who were of mixed races. She really had not “bright” future or possibilities for advancement. Her only […]
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Volviendo a casa
Es difícil creer que hace 43 años tomé un autobús con mi mamá y tres de mis hermanas y me fui de El Salvador. No tenía ni idea de a dónde íbamos. Pensando en retrospectiva, no recuerdo haber tenido equipaje, pero probablemente teníamos alguna muda de ropa. No teníamos posesiones reales que llevar. No tenía […]
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