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Why, God?

Why, God? Acts 5.1-11

God is not afraid of our questions—I think he rather likes them. Sometimes I like to ask ‘Why?’ Particularly when reading scripture.

In case you have not noticed,…

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Added by Christine on November 1, 2016 at 7:59am — No Comments

Filled with the Holy Spirit … are you?

Filled with the Holy Spirit … are you? Acts 1 – 4.

The more I think, the more I wonder; and the more I wonder, the more I seek answers to my wondering … okay, and also answers to questions others ask me! The more I study, the more I realize there is to learn and know. But I am convinced that the greatest way to understand God is to experience him for ourselves; otherwise, all learning about God is academic. It is just head knowledge, book…

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Added by Christine on October 28, 2016 at 6:38am — No Comments

Wait, you want me to pray with other people?

Wait, you want me to pray with other people? Acts 4.32-37

“Pray out loud? Seriously? Oh, I could never do that! Of course I pray on my own—but certainly not out loud with other people!” I hear it…

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Added by Christine on October 26, 2016 at 8:40am — No Comments

Courage strikes a chord.

Courage strikes a chord. Acts 4.23-31

“THESE are the times that try men's souls.”1 It is undeniable that the presidential election has stirred up much emotion, including fear for the future and the…

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Added by Christine on October 24, 2016 at 6:30am — No Comments

Courage! Courage! Get Some Here!

Courage! Courage! Get Some Here! Read Acts 4.1-22

Noah trusted God when in obedience to God he built an ark when there had never been a recorded flood.

Abraham showed great courage when he…

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Added by Christine on October 21, 2016 at 7:53am — No Comments

Do you have Courage?

Do you have Courage? Acts 4.1-22

Rosa Parks. Martin Luther King Jr. Anne Frank. Mother Teresa.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Winston Churchill. Joan of Arc.

Helen Keller – heroes in…

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Added by Christine on October 20, 2016 at 9:30am — No Comments

A great way to start your day!

A great way to start your day! Acts 3.12-26

Thinking you might be a little bit pregnant?

This follows up “Because you can’t be a little bit pregnant,”

morning briefing from this Friday last…

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Added by Christine on October 18, 2016 at 8:12am — No Comments

You Can't Be A Little Bit Pregnant

You can’t be a little bit pregnant. Acts 3.12b – 26

You do not want to miss this; but first, let’s set the scene:

The lights come up on the set of Acts chapter 3, highlighting two passionate, emotion-packed scenes, starring ‘you know who’ . . . of course, Peter! The first was when the crippled beggar asked for money outside of the temple, and Peter responded with, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name…

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Added by Christine on October 14, 2016 at 9:46am — No Comments

When you get more than you ask for

When you get more than you ask for. Acts 3.1-11

“Alms. Alms for the poor.”1 The Jews got it. The guy had no other way to make a living, so he asked for charity in order to feed himself. For the Jewish people, giving was part of being faithful to G-d. A few years back while I was in Crown Heights – a very orthodox section of Brooklyn, New York, I walked past a fellow with his arm extended, small metal box in his hand, ‘Alms, alms for the poor,’ he begged, in front of 770 Eastern…

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Added by Christine on October 12, 2016 at 7:57am — No Comments

When Everybody Doesn''t Know Your Name

When Everybody Doesn’t Know Your Name. Acts 2.42-47

When I was a girl, I grew up in a huge Colonial Revival home—more than a hundred years old. I loved grabbing a pillow and lying next to the heater; it seemed the safest,…

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Added by Christine on October 10, 2016 at 8:43am — No Comments

Where Everyone Knows Your Name

Where everyone knows your name. Acts 2.42-47

The new ones came,

The old ones came . . .

Seems they couldn’t get enough of this thing that was growing; it was vital, stimulating, welcoming,…

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Added by Christine on October 6, 2016 at 8:18am — No Comments

The first Christian sermon

The first Christian sermon. Acts 2.14-41

Good Day.

It has been said that public speaking is one of people's greatest fears. Each week at Women of Passion1, I invite a different woman to…

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Added by Christine on October 3, 2016 at 6:00am — No Comments

Changed by the Holy Spirit

Changed by the Holy Spirit. Acts 2.

~We all know people who were crippled with worry and fear, and then they began to rest in God and trust him. >Mental peace.

~We all know people who lived…

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Added by Christine on September 30, 2016 at 8:14am — No Comments

Oy! What got into Peter?

Oy! What got into Peter? Acts 2.14-41

The guys are looking at him, and then back and forth at each other . . . Andrew, Thaddaeus, Bartholomew … and one apostle says to the other, ‘Oy! What got into…

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Added by Christine on September 28, 2016 at 6:00am — No Comments

Have you felt the wind?

Have you felt the wind? Acts 2.1-13

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. It is true – what happened to and in the believers that day changed everything for Christ followers from that day forward. "Lord, open our…

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Added by Christine on September 26, 2016 at 10:10pm — No Comments

Waiting is the hardest part

Waiting is the hardest part. Acts 1.1-8.

Greetings.

Maybe Tom Petty was right—waiting is the hardest part. “Every day you see one more card--you take it on faith, you take it to the heart. The waiting is the hardest…

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Added by Christine on September 21, 2016 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

“Wait here . . . I’ve got a gift for you.”

“Wait here . . . I’ve got a gift for you.” Acts 1.1-11

Good Day!

When someone tells you they have a gift for you, there is something a little exciting about it, something that produces expectation within us. Just…

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Added by Christine on September 19, 2016 at 6:00am — No Comments

Because I Am … Go!

Because I Am … Go! Matthew 28.16-20

33. Knowing I was to finish the gospel of Matthew this day, with the Messiah ascending from the mountain and into the Heavens, I was thinking about Jesus, just 33 years of age. Who do you know who is 33 years old? Huh, I have a 33-year-old son and it is easy to see mental snapshots of him at various ages—riding his little bike, dribbling a basketball, singing or dancing to the radio, almost always quick to…

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Added by Christine on September 14, 2016 at 9:26am — No Comments

Uh-huh, He did it!

Uh-huh, He did it! Matthew 28.1-10

God, give us new eyes, new ears to glean the miraculous, and its implications for us!

“Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene…

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Added by Christine on September 12, 2016 at 6:34am — No Comments

Please Remain Seated

Please Remain Seated. Matthew 27.61

It'll change your life ... remaining seated a while, I mean.

But Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained sitting there, facing the…

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Added by Christine on September 8, 2016 at 7:56am — No Comments