These blogs are short Scriptural teachings and are othen devotional in nature.
“Work like it all depends on you. Pray like it all depends on God.” Unknown One of the questions that Annie and I have been asked as we have been back in the US preparing to move back to Brazil is “Why Brazil?” The simple answer is that we feel called to go. Calling is […]
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“So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him.” How much different would the story of the Prodigal Son be if we took the element of grace out
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Annie and I are still waiting to hear back from the Brazilian Consulate on our visa. We are expecting and hoping to hear something soon. As soon as we get the visa, we will talk to our pastors about setting a Launch Date. In the meantime, both Annie and I are working full-time and raising what money
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“If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect and guard you…’” The last temptation that Jesus faced during His time in the wilderness was, in some ways, the most difficult. The Devil took Him to the highest point of the Temple in Jerusalem
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“I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them…I will give it all to you if you will worship me.” The second temptation that Jesus faced (at least according to Luke) was for the Devil to offer Jesus all the kingdoms of the world, “and authority over them.” What a deal!
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“If you are the Son of God, change these stones into loaves of bread.” After a forty day fast, that probably sounded like a pretty good idea. After not eating for forty days, the stones might even have started to look like loaves of bread! The temptation here was for Jesus to quench a natural need in
How to Turn Rocks into Bread or Being Fed by Angels? Read More »
“The Spirit then compelled Jesus to go into the wilderness, where he was tempted by Satan for forty days.” Was Jesus really tempted in every area that we are? The temptation in the wilderness shows three specific areas in which He was tempted. Were these things really temptations for Jesus or were they just for
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Even though Annie and I are back in the US for a little while, we are staying in close contact with our friends in Brazil. We Skype and message with Pastors Ronald and Chris in C3 Curitiba and Pastors Fabio and Dani at C3 Santos almost every week. Both churches are growing and healthy and poised
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If you are looking for a great book to jump-start your 2013, Seth Barnes’ Kingdom Journeys: Rediscovering the Lost Spiritual Discipline is an excellent choice. Seth started an organization called Adventures in Missions in 1989, and since then, has been responsible for equipping and sending over 100,000 missionaries into the world. Some of these have been
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In Part One of this post, we talked about the fact that we are going to encounter storms/trials/problems in life. How we respond to them determines whether or not we are damaged or strengthened by the experience. We mentioned that the Bible provides three ways for responding to life’s storms. The first one that we
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