A podcast about practical Christianity. Christians live in a culture hostile to righteousness, self-control and God's judgment to come. This podcast is about getting your mind and your heart in line with Jesus' Words and Way because He is the Way, the Truth and the Life! All Scriptures quoted are from the New International Version. You can follow me on Twitter @kingdom_saint. Walk with the Lord and be a blessing! Study the Bible with me: http://pedro-gelabert.worldbibleschool.org/ Support th ...
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The Power of God's Supremacy - Mighty Deeds of God
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In a world cluttered with modern-day idols, ideologies, and narratives that compete for our attention and allegiance, the story of the Ark of the Covenant in the temple of Dagon stands as a timeless testament to God's unmatched sovereignty and power. YT: https://youtu.be/lmpdXGqGECY --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…
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Denominational Doctrines - Newer Denominational Groups
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What, if anything, do the Community Church, True North, and Deliverance have in common? We also will discuss how the absence of religion has much in common with cultish thinking. Without God, people turn to Scientism and spiritualism. We will also discuss the Nones, and Cafeteria Christianity, which has been a trend for some time. YT: https://youtu…
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The Power of God's Regeneration - Mighty Deeds of God
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God's power to regenerate and restore is beyond our understanding or capability. It's by His will and for His glory that we are brought from desolation to life. Find hope in the God who brings life to dead bones, transforming our spiritual wastelands into armies for His glory. YT: https://youtu.be/Fw7CDkN3ZWQ --- Send in a voice message: https://po…
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Denominational Doctrines - Cults: Prosperity Gospel - Scientology - Wokeism
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Pick your poison. They go from bad to worse! Some of them are not even theological doctrines, but certainly behave in a cultish manner, like Wokeism and Christian Nationalism! YT: https://youtu.be/BpPN35F9cz4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c…
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The Power of God's Protection - Mighty Deeds of God
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We can stand together and battle against evil with the armor provided by God as members of the same body. But what about when some of the members of the body fight each other? United we Stand - Divided we Fall. Sometimes, we face opposition from our own hearts, within our ranks, and even our own families. YT: https://youtu.be/Hy9mCCOHa7Q --- Send i…
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Denominational Doctrines - Cults: JW's, Moonies, and Heaven & Earth Ministries
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We will explore what is one of the biggest cults in our society today, and two we imported from Korea. YT: Video Rejected by Heaven and Earth Ministries --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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The Power of God's Guidance - Mighty Deeds of God
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How can I discern God's guidance in my life? How do I know if it is God or my own heart that is leading me? YT: https://youtu.be/0N7lfEj7LI4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Denominational Doctrines - Cults: Latter Day Saints and Christian Science
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What are cults, why are some denominations considered cults, and why are they detrimental to our understanding of the Bible? YT: https://youtu.be/lHm5smU6F1c --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Why do we always have to get our feet dirty? Can we glean some good things through our journeys in this mud-stricken life? YT: https://youtu.be/lEZ4hXfuT2k --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Denominational Doctrines - The Restoration Movement - Restoring the Church of Christ
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How the Protestant Reformation in America found the true and narrow way of the Old Time Gospel. YT: https://youtu.be/D10VTcIj7Ec --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Gateway to Blessing - Sacrifice Leads to the Blessed Life
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Today, we will explore a divine principle deeply rooted in the Scriptures: the gateway to blessing through sacrificial giving. When we engage in acts of sacrificial giving, we not only align ourselves with God's will but also unlock the floodgates of His blessings in our lives. YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/WnVf8BeYcN8?si=Q9LXE909sP0VkvEw&t=2336…
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Gateway to Life - Generosity Defines the Blessed Life
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Often, we think of giving as a sacrifice, a parting of something we own. But what if I told you that the act of giving is not just about letting go but also about receiving? Not receiving material things, but something far more valuable: atonement for sin - guilt-free living, and the immeasurable joy that God promises to cheerful givers. YT: https:…
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Denominational Doctrines - Baptists and SDA
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How the Baptist Church got started, and how The Seventh Day Adventist movement came out of the Baptist church. How does the Bible compare with what these churches teach? YT: https://youtu.be/zgT_-bBlgVY --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…
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Gateway to Growth - Churches Who Give Beyond Their Means
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The churches in Macedonia provide us with a remarkable example of what it means to give beyond one's means, out of love for God and His people. YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/92X6NzDIZzs?si=mxO4nKOLuBo-dErQ&t=2053 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.sp…
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Denominational Doctrines - Quakers - Shakers - Evangelicals
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A mixture of Anglicans, Methodists, and Charismatic influence: the Quakers, the Shakers, and the Evangelicals. YT: https://youtu.be/QLUcS4d4t_w --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Gateway to The Heart - Giving Is Not About an Amount
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God is not interested in our things but in our heart. We put way too much value on things and sometimes not enough in relationships. YT: https://youtu.be/uquRJVMWsTM --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Denominational Doctrines - Holiness - Charismatics - Pentecostals
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We are discussing the many flavors of the Charismatic Movement in the last 100 years. YT: https://youtu.be/qpmdaysdpi0 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support
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Gateway to Faith - Building Faith in Challenging Times
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We find ourselves amid challenges that test our faith and beliefs. It's easy to let doubt and fear consume us, but God has given us the tools to rise above these obstacles. YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/tuEboELwg3M?si=9RmESHkwC9JpWTwg&t=1474 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this p…
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Denominational Doctrine - Methodism and The Salvation Army
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In this episode, we will discuss how Methodism emerged from the Episcopal Church and developed through the Wesley brothers. We will also see the evolution of The Salvation Army and how it morphed into something else due to the Holiness Agitation Movement. YT: https://youtu.be/8I6tGivxWDk --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p…
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Denominational Doctrine - The Episcopal Church and Transcendentalism
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In this episode, we trace the development of several of the major denominations that came from the Protestant Reformation, including how the Anglican church turned into the Episcopal Church and how other fringe movements began around the same time. YT: https://youtu.be/BVhuUQfQcHY --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…
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Denominational Doctrine - Anglicanism and Presbyterianism
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In this episode, we discuss the origins and doctrine of The Church of England and something John Calvin and John Knox did in Scotland that gave the Reformation new theology. How in line are these with the Word of God? Listen in! YT: https://youtu.be/25y0n4qLhK0 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/mess…
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Denominational Doctrine - Lutheranism - Anabaptists - Universalists
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Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation came in full swing. Also briefly mentioned are Anabaptists, Moravian Brethren, and Universalists. YT: https://youtu.be/O-0_44YXDps --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/suppor…
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Joy is not something found outside of you - it is an attitude, a decision you make about how you see the world. This is why the Holy Spirit can tell us to rejoice! He's saying, refocus! Be still and quiet! Don't listen to the siren song of the world and its ways - you won't find joy there. YT: https://youtu.be/xV1ynWfHfZg --- Send in a voice messag…
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When you are assaulted by evil, what do you do? When your enemy attacks you, how should you deal with it? If you feel manhandled, victimized, oppressed, and humiliated by evil, what response should we have as God's people? Whether that evil is coming from within us, or from around us, bullying and coercing us to conform to it, how do we get up from…
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Denominational Doctrine - Eastern Orthodox Church
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Examining the origin and history of the Eastern Orthodox Church and why they separated from the Catholic Church long ago. YT: https://youtu.be/yuVqFSnq3E4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Part 2 of "Hope that Does Not Disappoint" How does this hope work in us? I've claimed it, I am a Christian; now what? YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/Ga5f52KoeTE?si=t_Unlu3g2Tdzw6mn&t=2961 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-g…
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Part 1 Nothing in this world is designed to help you overcome failure, dejection, hopelessness, and emptiness. Only God's hope can help you overcome everything that is against you in this life. YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/Ga5f52KoeTE?si=t_Unlu3g2Tdzw6mn&t=2961 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/…
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Examining the origin, history, and doctrine of the Catholic Church, the oldest denomination. The first fruit of apostasy. YT: https://youtu.be/2qfyELSykZ8 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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With the Indwelling Presence of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, we as believers are set up to conquer any evil rising from within or without. YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/h-PYucg_-bA?feature=share&t=2086 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.s…
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Denominational Doctrine - Standard of Truth and Authority
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We will examine What defines something as true, the characteristics of truth, the standard of truth and biblical authority, and the concept of denominationalism and ecumenism. YT: https://youtu.be/qXQ3hF7UzPo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c…
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The Church Age - The Christian Generations
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How God views human involvement in history. How should I view my involvement in what God wants to accomplish? YT: https://youtu.be/GEqZsC2wDGM --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Why should I believe in God and believe the Bible is His Word? YT: https://youtu.be/Q7Ty89RVyl4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support
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We are discussing the New Testament Predictions that false prophets would arise from within the church, turning people away from the truth revealed in the New Testament. We will also take a quick walk through some of the early history of apostasy until the early 20th century. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedr…
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Small But Mighty - Building Significant Faith Amidst Feelings of Insignificance
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God uses the ordinary and the overlooked to accomplish the extraordinary. YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/13T_E03vHZM?feature=share&t=2950 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Soul Nurturing - Cultivating Love in a Self-Care Society
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Take care of yourself - Put on your oxygen mask first! The upside-down kingdom logic vs. dark logic on LOVE. YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/58gTef3CK8Y?feature=share&t=1630 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Denominational Doctrines - The Pattern of the Church
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What does the New Testament say about the church? Is there a distinct pattern that can be traced? Did God leave us guessing what the church should be or what it does? There's a lot of leeway in how the church operates, and there is a distinctive pattern that can be discerned for the organization and purpose of the church. --- Send in a voice messag…
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Acts 27 - Grace Under Pressure - Navigating Storms with Dignity and Resilience
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Drawing parallels between the storm and shipwreck Paul endured in Acts 27 and the challenges we face. YT: https://youtu.be/oHFoKMf9ZIk --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Acts 26 - Breaking Chains - Paul's Defense Before Agrippa
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Paul's testimony in Acts 26:12-23 provides a powerful example of the transformation that can take place in a person's life through faith in Jesus Christ. Just as Paul's life was transformed, we too can experience deliverance from darkness by repentance, conversion by turning to God's power, and vibrant, saving faith in the risen Christ. YT: https:/…
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Denominational Doctrines - Patters and Symbols in the Bible
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God left many hints throughout the Bible to indicate when something happening is of his doing as opposed to the doing of man. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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In this series, we aim to delve into the teachings of different denominations. Our goal is to gain insight into how God perceives denominational beliefs by examining scriptural references. Additionally, we will explore the history of denominational doctrine and identify the distinctions between various present-day denominations. --- Send in a voice…
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Acts 25 - Paul's Defense Before Festus - "How do We Stack up as Disciples in our Community"?
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Throughout the book of Acts, we have witnessed Paul's unwavering commitment to his mission, spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. During his ministry, he faced numerous trials and false accusations. One such occasion was before Festus, where Paul boldly defended himself against the charges of sinning against the Law, the Temple, and Caesar. We will…
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Acts 23 - Reassurance and Hope During Trials
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Where do you get hope from? What kind of reassurance is effective? As we examine Paul's experience we learn along with him how to thrive amidst trials. YT: https://youtu.be/0ZtQr3jiJHc --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabe…
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We have already heard Luke's account of Paul's conversion in Acts 9. Now we get to hear it from Paul's own mouth. The subtle variations in the two accounts show Paul's diplomacy on this occasion - he wanted to become all things to all men. YT: https://youtu.be/eRr0wwgrc2U --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-ge…
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Freedom is a precious gift, but it is essential to remember that true freedom comes from within. It is not about compromising our values, but rather embracing them and trusting the Spirit to open the doors. YT: https://youtu.be/tMLTWSQ6x0M --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcas…
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Acts 19 - Paul in Ephesus - Of Baptism and Persuasion
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We learn from Paul's meeting with these Ephesian disciples that baptism is integral to salvation and faith. YT - https://youtu.be/Cv37AqFJIXI --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…
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Acts 16 continues to detail the second missionary journey by Paul and Silas. Luke and Timothy join them on this trip. Paul receives a call, not via phone or any other electronic means, but by the Holy Spirit. He understands he needs to go through the region of Macedonia. That is where Lydia is met with and baptized, as well as the Philippian Jailer…
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Acts 15 - How to Handle Disputes In Acts 15, we come across two disputes, a major one that is resolved for the time being and a minor one that goes unresolved for a while. We'll focus mainly on the major one. YT - https://youtu.be/IgnhY1ThXuw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/messageSupport this pod…
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Acts 13 - Paul’s First Missionary Journey
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Many Bible commentators feel that chapter 13 marks a distinct break in the Book of Acts. Some even go so far as to call it Volume II of Acts. The Apostle Paul has now definitely come into the place of prominence, and Antioch in Syria becomes the center from which the gospel radiates to the Gentiles. YT: https://youtu.be/vdg0-ZQ3LBY --- Send in a vo…
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Acts 12 - The Prisoner Rescued; The King Condemned
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This chapter of Acts shows God's Divine Providence in action, contrasted with His miraculous powers. We can usually identify a miracle in the bible because we know those things don't happen today. The way Peter was rescued shows God's power working miraculously. Herod's death, though caused by an angel of the Lord (Acts 12:23), did not exhibit the …
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Perhaps no other case of conversion in the Bible receives as much attention as Cornelius, aside from Paul's own conversion. There are many things the Spirit wants us to learn by this example in this chapter and the next. We know in chapter 2 many prophecies were fulfilled upon the pouring out of the Holy Spirit. It was a promise fulfilled. Some say…
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