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One for the Road – “We are the Clay”
When the clay forms the Potter. That’s when man forms God into his own image. This is idolatry at its worst. Here are some examples. The God of accommodation…when people imagine a God who adjusts his requirements to fit their desires. The God of convenience…when people give God the time and service that fits their schedule. The God of good feelings…when people imagine God…
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One for the Road – “Stain Resistors”
Stain resistors. They’re used to prevent soiling. How about your soul? Remember Lot? “…that righteous man…was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard…” So it was in Sodom and Gomorrah. And…so it is with you. The mockery of righteousness. The ridicule of divine authority. And…the blasphemy of what is holy. It’s what you face day by day. So…you need…
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One for the Road – “Downward Spiral”
Sometimes…things spin out of control. What starts as an insignificant difference of opinion…escalates into an all-out battle. And people get hurt. This downward spiral is illustrated in Samson’s statement: “I merely did to them what they did to me.” Back and forth…each argument more heated than the former. What is needed is for someone to halt the downward spiral — someone to speak of…
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A Lukan Paradigm of Witness: Community as a Form of Witness (Part II), AJPS
A Lukan Paradigm of Witness: Community as a Form of Witness Part II by Lora Angeline B. Embudo Exegetical Analysis of Acts 2:42-47 and Acts 4:32-35 Acts 2:42 Acts 2:1-41 narrates the first episode of the outpouring of the Spirit (Pentecost…
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A Lukan Paradigm of Witness: Community as a Form of Witness (Part I), AJPS
A Lukan Paradigm of Witness: Community as a Form of Witness Part I by Lora Angeline B. Embudo Introduction This paper on a Lukan paradigm of witness is divided into two parts. Part I will first present a survey…
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Luke’s Understanding of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit: A Pentecostal Perspective
By Robert Menzies – Not long ago a Chinese house church leader commented, “When Chinese believers read the book of Acts, we see in it our own experience; when foreign Christians read the book of Acts, they see in it inspiring stories.” My Chinese friend’s point was clear: their experience of opposition and persecution impacts how they read Luke’s narrative….
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