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Tag Archives: Damascus
June 23 – That Seeing They Might Believe
Mark 6:30-56; 2 Samuel 16; Daniel 10 Many years ago there was a fad where you would be shown a picture that seemed to be a design of some kind. You would then be told “There’s an elephant in that … Continue reading
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Tagged Damascus, Daniel, dreams, evangelism, God, Jesus, love, Muslims, not hate, optical illusions, Paul, persecution, prayer, roadblocks, visions
May 20 – Faith Leads to Works
Acts 26:19-32; 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10; Psalm 49 Rosaria Butterfield was a tenured professor at Syracuse University. She was opposed to Christian beliefs as an atheist and was working on a book to “expose” the Christian right from her viewpoint. As … Continue reading
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Tagged atheist, best witness for Christ, Bible, call from God, Christian beliefs, Christianity, conversion, daily walk with God, Damascus, deeds, faith should change life, fire insurance, Gentiles, God speaks, Jerusalem, Jesus, Judea, King Agrippa, life changing experience, ministry, Paul, Presbyterian, Repentance, Roman law, Rome, Rosaria Butterfield, sins, Syracuse University, Unlikely Convert
May 19 – There’s No Such Thing as “Too Bad”
Acts 26:1-18; Ruth 3-4; Psalm 48 One of the most frustrating things I deal with when talking with people about Jesus is that they try to tell me that they’re “not good enough” to follow Jesus. There are things in … Continue reading
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Tagged apostle to the Gentiles, arrest followers of Jesus, Damascus, deep dark secret sins, Forgiveness, God, God forgives, God won't forgive, good news, Grace, imprison, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, letters of Paul, mercy, murderer, New Testament, not good enough, Paul, persecutor, prison, Repentance, Saul, Son of God
April 23 – The Key to Growth
Acts 9:26-43; Joshua 5:2-6:27; Job 23 In the early 1930’s Japan’s civilian government gave way to a militaristic one. The military government furthered Japan’s ambition to be the major economic power in the Asian Pacific region. In the process, years … Continue reading
April 22 – Hard to Reconcile
Acts 9:1-25; Joshua 3:1-5:1; Job 22 In April of 1994 one of the most horrific modern examples of genocide began in Rwanda. During a 100 day period members of the Hutu tribe systematically killed members of the Tutsi tribe, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Ananias, Christians, Damascus, fear, Forgiveness, Genocide, Holy Spirit, Hutu, Jabiro, Jerusalem, Jesus, meet Jesus, mercy, ministry of reconciliation, overcoming fear, Paul, persecuted church, persecution, preaching Jesus, road to damascus, Rwanda, Saul, trust. reconciliation, Tutsi
June 5 – Switching Teams
1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30; Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17 Free agency has caused some strange situations in sports. None of those situations are stranger than those cases where a player switches from one rival team to another. The star, once … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, Damascus, fans, followers of christ, Free agency, God, Jesus, Jesus paid it all, moral depravity, Paul, persecution, Pharisees, Relationship with God, rivals, separation from God, sports
