Saint Walter Church in Roselle began this podcast, Coping with Jesus, initially entirely by women for women. This podcast came to fruition after seeing so many of our parishioners and friends having difficulty coping with the pandemic and all the changes that have resulted from it. We started to look at what could help more than listen to other women, some friends and some unknowns, who are using Jesus as their model to help them cope. The first season we began by looking at the 12 examples ...
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Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri is a thriving non-denominational church led by Pastor Brian & Peri Zahnd. We are followers of Jesus seeking to be an authentic expression of the kingdom of Jesus in the twenty-first century. Additional sermon audio and other resources are available on our church website at wolc.com.
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Thanks for listening to Calvary Church! We‘re live every Sunday at 9:30am on our website, Facebook, and YouTube. Visit us at calvary-church.com. You can also join us in person at our Souderton, PA or Quakertown, PA campuses. With programs for adults, kids, students, and families impacted by disability, we’ve got room for everyone. We seek to connect with our community and impact those around us as God connects with us and impacts our lives. We can’t wait to see you soon!
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Why You Should Give Grace | Dave Walters | Calvary Church
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Dave Walters teaches that you should give grace to others because God has given grace to you. Watch this message on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SYjDaQAjtRg BIBLE VERSES IN THIS VIDEO: Acts 9:1-19 NEXT STEPS: Submit a Prayer Request: https://www.calvary-church.com/prayer New to Calvary? Start Here: https://www.calvary-church.com/new Give Financially t…
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The gospel is the divine comedy that begins with a ninety-year-old woman having a baby and concludes with a slain lamb overcoming all the monsters of the abyss. This is the divine comedy we’re invited join by simply believing that Jesus is Lord, and the joke is on the devil.By Brian Zahnd
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How God Meets Your Needs | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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Charles Zimmerman teaches us how God meets all of our needs by encouraging us to compare our needs with our wants. Watch this message on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_rimAmV965I BIBLE VERSES IN THIS VIDEO: Philippians 4:10-20 IN THIS SERIES: We’re studying verses in Philippians that remind us of what’s important. Just like our calendars, to-do lists, …
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In a Voyage and Return story the central character travels out of their familiar, “everyday” surroundings into another world completely cut off from home. This other world is strange, different, exotic, and perhaps at first, exhilarating. But eventually a shadow intrudes. Things begin to change…for the worse. The traveler increasingly feels threate…
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How to Be Content | Carlos Velez | Calvary Church
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Carlos Velez teaches us how to be content, whether life is good or bad, by reminding us that true contentment only comes through Jesus. Watch this message on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yi5bZ29ZXrs BIBLE VERSES IN THIS VIDEO: Philippians 4:10-13 IN THIS SERIES: We’re studying verses in Philippians that remind us of what’s important. Just like our cal…
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"You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in chains. You will find a fortune—though it would not be the fortune you seek. But first, first you must travel—a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril. You shall see things wonderful to tell. You shall see a cow on the roof of a cotton house, and oh, so many startlements. I cannot tell…
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2 Principles for Good Thinking | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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Charles Zimmerman shares two principles for good thinking, reminding us to lean on the Bible for truth and keep one eye focused on Jesus’ return. Watch this message on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KuvNHFq0M08 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 2 Principles for Good Thinking 00:22 Scripture 01:44 Principle 1: Big Truth 12:16 Principle 2: Parallax Truth 15:40 Put In The…
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Rags to riches is the familiar story where we begin with an apparently ordinary, insignificant person, overlooked or even dismissed by everyone else, who suddenly takes center stage and is revealed to be someone quite extraordinary. And the greatest rags to riches story is the gospel story of Jesus of Nazareth.…
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How to Respond to Anxiety | Carlos Velez | Calvary Church
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Carlos Velez teaches us how to respond to anxiety by reminding us to pray to God and express gratitude for how he has provided for us in the past. Watch this message on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RyflDQz4jNA TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:31 Scripture 01:11 3 Sentence Summary 02:22 Celebrate Always 05:58 Don’t Worry 07:23 The Wrong Tone 08:34 Anxiety St…
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The greatest stories, epics, and myths offer a profound insight into the deepest longings of the human heart, for as Ecclesiastes says, “God has placed eternity in their hearts.” In analyzing the great stories we discover that there are seven basic plots: Overcoming the Monster, Rags to Riches, The Quest, Voyage and Return, Comedy, Tragedy, and Reb…
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How to Persevere | Josh Butala | Calvary Church
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Josh Butala reminds us how to persevere by challenging us to forget our past mistakes and make our faith our own. Watch this message on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oi_qg_6z7ng BIBLE VERSES IN THIS EPISODE: Philippians 3:10-14 IN THIS SERIES: We’re studying verses in Philippians that remind us of what’s important. Just like our calendars, to-do lists,…
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The gospel is first and foremost a story—it’s the story of Israel, the story of Jesus, the story of God saving the world. And this story is what all the great stories in one way or another point to—because, indeed, Jesus Christ is Lord of the Story.By Brian Zahnd
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How to Get Right with God | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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Charles Zimmerman reminds us that Jesus is the only credential that gets us right with God and challenges us to let go of our righteousness resume and take hold of Jesus alone. Watch this message on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l1infvoPgKM TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Credentials Get You In 02:05 Philippians 3:1-11 04:18 You Need to Let Go 05:35 Watch Out for Th…
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The unique way Christians talk about God is found in ancient language. We say God is a Holy Trinity. We believe the one true living God, the creator God, the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob has been revealed in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe in one God, one divine essence and substance in three persons…
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What You Need to Know About Jesus | Carlos Velez | Calvary Church
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Carlos Velez gives you three reminders that tell you what you need to know about Jesus. Watch this message on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V2vqVDV4b2o TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 The Source of Reminders Matter 02:34 Philippians 2:9-11 03:43 What Does it Mean? 06:42 Reminder 1: Jesus is Lord 10:52 The Absolutes of Christianity 13:25 Reminder 2: Everyone will Ack…
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The church born on Pentecost -- the very first church -- devoted itself to four things: 1. The Apostles' Teaching (Didache) 2. The Fellowship (Koinonia) 3. The Breaking of Bread (Eucharist) 4. The Prayers (Liturgy)By Brian Zahnd
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How to Put Others First | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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In this message, Charles Zimmerman teaches us how to put others first by explaining Paul’s key ingredients for community and reminding us that a preference is not a hill worth dying on. 00:00 Intro 00:51 Scripture 01:38 Ingredients of Community 02:34 Certainty 06:52 Unity 11:07 Humility 13:46 Priority 16:19 Habits of Harmony 17:15 Absolutes 17:49 C…
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Tanakh is a Hebrew acronym for the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings/Psalms. After his resurrection Jesus told his disciples, "Everything written about me in the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms had to be fulfilled." Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. If we want our minds to be opened to understand the Scriptures, there’s o…
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Lowly Servants, Holy Saints | David Lamb | Calvary Church
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In this message, David Lamb reminds us what we as Christians should do for people around us as he explains Paul’s words to the Philippians. 5 Things Christians as Lowly Servants & Holy Saints Should Do: 08:06 - Challenge #1: Visit someone you care about to encourage them. 09:36 - Challenge #2: Email/Message someone in need to pray for them. 10:57 -…
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The Apostle Paul speaks often of the mystery of Christ as the supreme revelation of God, but this in not a mystery we can place under our control. In his poem The Magi, William Butler Yeats aptly describes the incarnate Word born at Bethlehem as "the uncontrollable mystery on the bestial floor."By Brian Zahnd
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God is Not Done With You | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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In this message, Charles Zimmerman reminds us that, like an architect, God sees the finished product when looking at the work in progress, teaching us that we can trust God will finish the work he started in us. In this series, we’re studying verses in Philippians that remind us of what’s important. Just like our calendars, to-do lists, and notific…
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The landscape of our current culture seems to be filled with fury and it has left the condition of our souls vexed with anxiety. If we trust and follow Jesus, the one who cares for our soul, he will lead us, as the Good Shepherd, out of the landscape of fury and into pastures of peace.By Jacob Taylor
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How Struggle Makes You Strong | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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In this message, Charles Zimmerman reminds us that struggles make us stronger when we keep Jesus at the center of our lives. In this series, we’re studying verses in Philippians that remind us of what’s important. Just like our calendars, to-do lists, and notifications, Philippians keeps us on track with who we are, who Jesus is, and how we should …
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Why Complaining is Bad | Carlos Velez | Calvary Church
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In this message, Carlos Velez calls us to do everything without complaining and reminds us that complaining can negatively impact our worldview and relationship with God. Because what we feel on the inside is revealed on the outside, and what’s revealed on the outside affects how others feel on the inside. In this series, we’re studying verses in P…
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How to Find Joy | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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In this message, Charles Zimmerman introduces us to the Church in Philippi, showing us how we can find joy by learning from their example. In this series, we’re studying verses in Philippians that remind us of what’s important. Just like our calendars, to-do lists, and notifications, Philippians keeps us on track with who we are, who Jesus is, and …
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Freed from the Chains of the Fear of Death
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Do you believe in ghosts? The disciples may have. Upon seeing the resurrected Jesus, they wrongly assumed he was a ghost. This opens the door for Jesus to assure them(and us) that he has risen indeed. If Jesus has been raised, then death has been defeated, and we need not fear. Therefore, Jesus continues to ask "Why are you frightened?".…
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One way to think about the resurrection is to see it as Jesus’ first step towards ascension. Another way is to think of the resurrection of Jesus like a wormhole, a tunnel through time and space. From this perspective, Jesus went into death creating a passageway from this broken down world into God’s new world where all things are new again. In ste…
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The True Story of Easter | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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In this message, Charles Zimmerman examines the true full story of Easter, showing us how Jesus became our substitute so that we could be with God forever. Thanks for celebrating Easter with us. Joy is hard to find, but Jesus changes everything! Watch this message on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GuskA2XuKck Bible Verses in This Episode: Philippians 2:…
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The Wood Between the Worlds: The Center That Holds
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Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. -W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming In him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, The firstborn from the dead. -St. Paul, Colossians 1:17–18…
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BZ Basement Tapes - Episode 8 - The Harrowing of Hell
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ABOUT THIS PODCAST Brian Zahnd, Cole Novak, and Jacob Taylor discuss The Harrowing of Hell in this special Good Friday episode. This is the last episode of conversations based on Brian's new book The Wood Between The Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross. We hope you have enjoyed this series and invite you to subscribe for future related content. …
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The Wood Between the Worlds: God Revealed In Death
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Jesus Christ—the Logos made flesh—is the true icon of the living God. The world has at last truly seen God. And what is the climactic, definitive moment of God’s self-revelation in Christ? It’s the central event in the gospel story—the crucifixion. The cross is the pinnacle of divine self-disclosure.…
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BZ Basement Tapes - Episode 7 - One Ring to Rule Them All
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ABOUT THIS PODCAST Brian Zahnd, Cole Novak, and Jacob Taylor explore themes from the Lord of the Rings epic by J.R. Tolkien and more specifically how power should be handled by those who follow Christ. This episode continues conversation based on Brian's new book The Wood Between The Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross. Follow for more episodes …
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How to Forgive Someone Who Hurt You | Carlos Velez | Calvary Church
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In this message, Carlos Velez walks us through one of Jesus’ prayers on the cross to show us how to forgive those who hurt us. In this series, we’re witnessing different conversations with God in the Bible to discover how to grow our understanding of prayer and have more impactful conversations with him today. Watch this message on YouTube: https:/…
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BZ Basement Tapes - Episode 6 - The Lamb upon the Throne
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ABOUT THIS PODCAST Brian Zahnd, Cole Novak, and Derek Vreeland discuss the wild images and stunning message of the book of Revelation. This episode continues conversation based on Brian's new book The Wood Between The Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross. Follow for more episodes each Thursday in Lent. GET THE BOOK - The Wood Between the Worlds b…
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How to Focus on God & Not Your Problems | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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Are you problem-centered or Jesus-centered? In this message, Charles Zimmerman shows us how to praise in the midst of pain by repeating truth in order to remember God’s faithfulness. In this series, we’re witnessing different conversations with God in the Bible to discover how to grow our understanding of prayer and have more impactful conversation…
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BZ Basement Tapes - Episode 5 - Three Tress on the Low Sky
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ABOUT THIS PODCAST Brian Zahnd, Cole Novak, and Derek Vreeland explore topics ranging from the betrayal by Judas to the Protestant presumption that there can be no salvific work after the moment of death. This episode continues conversation based on Brian's new book The Wood Between The Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross. Follow for more episod…
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How to Be Faithful | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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Do you want to be comfortable or bold? In this message, Carlos Velez shares stories of persecution in the early Christian Church and teaches you how to pray for bold faith in the midst of fear. In this series, we’re witnessing different conversations with God in the Bible to discover how to grow our understanding of prayer and have more impactful c…
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BZ Basement Tapes - Episode 4 - A Grotesque Beauty
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Brian Zahnd, Cole Novak, and Jacob Taylor discuss the role of beauty in the Christian faith. This conversation continues to discuss themes from Brian's new book The Wood Between The Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross. Follow for more episodes each Thursday in Lent. Watch this episode on at Youtube.com/wolctv. FIND US ON SOCIA…
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How to Be Bold When You're Afraid | Carlos Velez | Calvary Church
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Do you want to be comfortable or bold? In this message, Carlos Velez shares stories of persecution in the early Christian Church and teaches you how to pray for bold faith in the midst of fear. In this series, we’re witnessing different conversations with God in the Bible to discover how to grow our understanding of prayer and have more impactful c…
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The Wood Between the Worlds: A Grotesque Beauty
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"Beauty demands to be noticed; it speaks to us directly like the voice of an intimate friend. If there are people who are indifferent to beauty, then it surely because they do not perceive it." - Roger Scruton, BeautyBy Brian Zahnd
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BZ Basement Tapes - Episode 3 - God on the Gallows
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ABOUT THIS PODCAST - Brian Zahnd, Cole Novak, and Jacob Taylor sit down for a conversation about theodicy and centered on the idea that only the suffering God can help. This conversation continues to explore themes from Brian's new book The Wood Between The Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross. Follow for more episodes each Thursday in Lent. GET …
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You Can’t Do This Alone: A Prayer Template | Paul Miller | Calvary Church
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In this message, Paul Miller walks you through prayer as the powertrain of the Church, helping you understand what happens when you pray and how it equips you for life. In this series, we’re witnessing different conversations with God in the Bible to discover how to grow our understanding of prayer and have more impactful conversations with him tod…
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Once a symbol of imperial terror, the cross has become the eternal symbol of divine love. When we look upon the cross today, we don’t see an instrument of torture and death; we see the supreme demonstration of God’s love. We see the lengths to which God will go to save the world.By Brian Zahnd
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BZ Basement Tapes - Episode 2 - God Revealed in Death
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Brian Zahnd, Cole Novak, and Derek Vreeland explore the paradox of God revealed in the crucifixion of Christ on the cross. This conversation continues to explore themes from Brian's new book The Wood Between The Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross. Follow for more episodes each Thursday in Lent.By Brian Zahnd, Cole Novak, Derek Vreeland
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How to Trust God with Every Need | Carlos Velez | Calvary Church
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Do you approach God when it’s convenient or depend on him daily? In this message, Carlos Velez teaches you how to trust God with your every need by studying the Lord’s Prayer in The Gospel of Matthew. In this series, we’re witnessing different conversations with God in the Bible to discover how to grow our understanding of prayer and have more impa…
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The cross of Christ is the wood between the worlds. There is the world that was and the world to come, and in between those two worlds, is the wood upon which the Son of God was hung.By Brian Zahnd
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BZ Basement Tapes - Episode 1 - The Wood Between The Worlds
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It's nearly impossible to comprehend how shocking Jesus' call to "take up your cross and follow me" was to a first century audience. It would not have been heard as a call to a pious spirituality. It could only be understood as a call to martyrdom. And what could be more shocking than that?By Brian Zahnd
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Why God Tests You | Charles Zimmerman | Calvary Church
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Life can feel like a series of tests that we don’t always pass. In this message, Charles Zimmerman reveals the truth about why God tests you and encourages you to view the test as an opportunity for growth. In this series, we’re witnessing different conversations with God in the Bible to discover how to grow our understanding of prayer and have mor…
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