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Christine's Blog – October 2016 Archive (11)

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