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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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How God Drew Me To Himself
Jesus said in John 6:44: “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.” I recall how at an early age God started to draw me to Himself. My son recently visited El Salvador and took this pictureof the place […]
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Rome at Last – Acts 28
After two years, our class has finally finished the book of Acts. It has been a life-changing experience for me. I am grateful for the opportunity to have such a great group of people who love the Lord. All of the audio is found here, you can go to my Itunes podcast and download or just […]
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Answered Prayer, Relying on God’s Wisdom and Timing
God answers prayer. He doesn’t answer the way we think or the way we want Him to answer but He answers. Our calling is to submit to His will. I am reminded when Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane: “And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, […]
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Voyage Rome – Acts 27
Here is the audio recording for Acts 27 taught during our Sunday School hour at Village Bible Church. The last two chapters of Acts deal with Paul going to Rome. In Acts 19:21 Paul expressed his desire to go to Rome and in this chapter this journey begins. The Lord has promised he would witness for Him in […]
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Giving Testimony of the Hope of the Promise – Acts 26
Paul gives his “defense” before Agrippa. It is a hearing called by Festus in order for King Agrippa to hear Paul’s case. It is not a formal trial. In any case, Paul defends himself against baseless charges but his focus is on how Jesus has transformed him and how He is the one who he […]
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Resurrected Bodies – 1 Corinthians 15:35-58
Resurrected Bodies – 1 Corinthians 15:35-58 Our life here on earth is a rehearsal for eternity. We as believers know that when we die, our bodies go to the grave (or wherever else) but our spirit or soul […]
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Defense Before Rulers and Kings Acts 25
Here is the audio recording for Acts 25 taught during our Sunday School hour at Village Bible Church. This chapter sets the stage for Paul’s witness to King Agrippa. Here he is accused before the new governor Festus and then presented before Agrippa. Paul appeals to Caesar and his journey Rome will follow (chapter 27-28). “The narrator’s characterization […]
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Standing Firm on the Way – Acts 24
Paul has been brought to Caesarea where he awaits trial for the alleged accusations. In this section we see how Paul defends his faith in God “according to the Way” before the governor Felix and his accusers. He focuses on the resurrection of the dead and the judgment of God upon the righteous and unrighteous. […]
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Jesus, The Gospel & The Church
What is the Gospel and what is the Church’s role in it? Jesus, after resurrecting from the dead, clearly delineated what the Gospel involves. There are approximately 7.3 billion in the world today. Of these, about 2.84 billion, or 41.1% of the total are unreached. They may have Christians (about .04%) but the vast majority […]
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What I Learned From McFarland USA
Last weekend we watched McFarland USA and we enjoyed the movie (my 11 year old son who runs with me everyday couldn’t stop talking about it). It is based on a true story and though it has some departures from the real events it stays close to real events. The plot is simple but it […]
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