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Being Light – The Message of Isaiah and Acts

The book of Isaiah is a call to the nation of Israel to be a city on a hill that brings light to the world.  The Book of Acts is the record of the expansion of the church to fulfill that vision of Isaiah.  Over the next few weeks we will connect the dots between [...]

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What Would Jesus Say to Anne Rice?

Anne Rice grew up a Catholic, rejected church and belief in God as a teen, and in the midst of a successful career, embraced Christ and the Catholic Faith at 57.  She authored a few books of Jesus and faith, only to renounce her association with Christianity this July.  She stated: “Today I quit being [...]

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Good Followers Give Their Lives for Jesus

Luke 9 is a powerful passage on discipleship. In this teaching, Jesus once again lays out the stakes for identification with Him. We are pretty used to living in a semi-Christian climate, with general acceptance of our views of Jesus. But the call upon His followers extends not only to the persecuted, but to every [...]

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Following Jesus part 3

“Good Followers aren’t ruled by peer pressure.” Following Jesus sets us apart from the crowd. As the Lord called the nation of Israel to be set apart from other nations, He calls us to be distinctive as well. If you are following the 365revolutions reading, you will encounter Moses and the nation camped before the Lord [...]

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