Sermon Outline on Lk. 1:26-38 by Wayne Dobratz Trinity Lutheran Church, Hampton, Iowa USA Martin Franzmann has written: "If Matthews Gospel is the most austere and compelling of all the Gospels, if Marks is the most vivid and dramatic recital of the deeds of Christ, Lukes is the warmest and most winning story of them […]
From: Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Deborah: God thinks she's OK as leader, but many males today wouldn't agree… Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 00:48:58 GMT Darren R Middleton wrote: >Gordon Coleman wrote in message <36F0>… >>Darren, >> >>I agree and disagree with you here. >> >>Darren R Middleton wrote: >>> >>> Rowland Croucher wrote in […]
From: (Andrew Bromage) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Mark 16 disputed verses Date: 29 Mar 1999 13:58:54 GMT G'day all. (Able) writes: >Would anybody like to explain to me why the last 12 verses of Mark 16 >are in dispute? Basically, the argument goes as follows. – The passage does not appear in some of the […]
From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion,aus.religion.christian,nz.soc.religion Subject: Re: Spong issues challenges to biblical lore / Episcopal bishop seeking new way to talk about how people experience Jesus, God Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 02:22:46 GMT On Fri, 26 Mar 1999 09:03:42 GMT, (John Fulton) wrote: >Spong is one of the few Christians that I have […]
I am Jew, right? For over 4000 years we have been in the minority. When other cultures asked how could we be right when we worship an invisible G-d when the rest of the world worshipped trees and beetles, we said we knew we were right because it made more sense. There is a wonderful […]
by John Rallison Last Sunday was Easter Sunday, the most encouraging holiday of the year. On Easter, God not only proved his love for us, but his power to give us what he promises, by raising Jesus from the dead. Many people think that the Bible is a downer book. Nothing could be further from […]
From: Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Deborah: God thinks she's OK as leader, but many males today wouldn't agree… Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 05:29:41 GMT G'day Darren, Gordon, and others… “Darren R Middleton” <> wrote: >Gordon Coleman wrote in message <36F5D11F.40>… >>I agree that it would be easy to misapply OT passages – but is […]
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12). One of the main reasons I fumbled and failed in my early days of ministering to people in bondage was […]
In immoral world, Vines says, believers should walk like Enoch By Cory J. Hailey FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)–In a time of moral decay, Christians can walk with God if they learn a few lessons from a man who never died, said Jerry Vines, co-pastor of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fla. Drawing from the life of […]
Grace is God’s call to us to be in a personal relationship with him. Grace means that we are fully known and loved by God in all our humanity. It enables us to feel accepted, affirmed, loved, and it helps us to mature as Christians in our walk with God. In response to God’s invitation […]