Tag: acts
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Apocalypse 8 – Martyrs + the saints cry out
“How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who live on the earth?” Revelation 6:10b NASB – the cry of the martyrs from beneath the altar Martyrs UNANSWERED Questions of those who died for their faith in Jesus Christ: Where is JUSTICE for those who…
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Return Journey of a Church from Prison to Paradise
We began from a dream of beloved relationship in a sinless paradise. But then our security met with unexpected interruption when our eyes opened to a scene east of Eden. There we discovered dependence on prayer and seeking the Lord’s direction. What if there is no escape from this misdirected chaotic place, even from a…
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Rumors of Life & Death
Reporters of News And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about. Gospel of Luke 7:17 – KJV Sojourners become clarions of news to uninformed ears in new places from the places where they have witnessed life. The ‘rumour‘ to which the Gospel-writer Luke refers (above) is…
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Crucifixion! – Scripture Fulfilled
Crucifixion! – The Spirit of Grace .. this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death. Acts 2:23And how is this the Spirit of Grace? For God so loved the world, that he gave his only…
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Amos – Not immune from judgment
We interrupt the Good News of John for an urgent warning from the Prophet Amos. “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth Amos 9:8a NASB We are NOT IMMUNE to the #pandemic of sin! A familiar forgotten history Even…
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WE Have Been Here Before – in Awe of JESUS
We show no awe of Jesus in our no-salt ‘christian’ lives. Oh, perhaps in a stanza of singing, a sentence of sermon or a moment of compassion in our encounter with another; but for the most part we Christians fail to show any awe of Jesus in our worship or daily lives. Our church and…
