I sit on my couch and look out the window. That says everything. God designed the heart of a boy to be adventurous, take risks, climb trees, fight creatures, and more. If you give a boy a stick, he’ll act like a soldier warrior man. Yet, when the life and…
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Acts Chapter 7 – A Testimony Worth Dying For
Stephen was not just picked by the disciples, then approved by the Apostles; but was probably one of the 70 disciples sent by Jesus in Luke 9:1-6. Stephen was “full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.” Even when threatened, Stephen’s response was peace filled,…
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Acts Chapter 6 – A Solution Called Deacons
In every Bible study there is a time of growth and then there is problem solving. Most of the time these are not huge doctrine issues, these are misunderstandings, things that didn’t work out or things that were completely lost. You know, stuff that falls through the cracks of life.…
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Acts Chapter 4:23-5:11 – Boldness, Blessing & Bologna
OK. What about the BOLOGNA?It is the best days of the early church. Everyone was of one heart and that oneness carried over into every area of their daily co-living lives. This was a honeymoon of the congregation. 5,000+ Believers; there was a victory in the courts to acknowledge the…
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WELCOME to Friday Morning Chapel with Pastor Justin – guest speaker Bryan Cluck
Pastor Justin and Mrs. Soto are on a birthday weekend break, so today we have a special guest and a real treat. Bryan Cluck originally from the Emerald City – Seattle. I have known him and his family before he went to West Coast Bible College. Bryan Cluck presents in…
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Acts Chapter 4 – They Had Been With Jesus
There is an amazing thing that happens when you are with a great friend who will encourage you, teach you, nurture and correct you in a very loving way. This is gentile coaching gives you an unusual strength in your life, so much so, that you feel like you can…
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Acts Chapter 3 …But You Had The Corner Market on Evangelism
2,000 years before Christ, Abraham was sent to be an ambassador-missionary to all the peoples of the world. He didn’t do a perfect job of it. Isaac? Jacob? No, they were no so good at that evangelism task too. In fact, Israel was most successful at the task of sharing…
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Acts Chapter 2 – Now That The Passover Is Over…
You just joined a mob mentality, falsely executed the innocent Christ; and then find this same Jesus is the Eternal God of Glory. Christ meets you and other Believers and then he ascends to heaven to sit next to the Almighty Father. After 50 days of waiting, 120 disciples come…
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Acts Chapter 2 – Bilingual Because of Belief, Believers and Being Blessed
The history of the New Testament church goes into full swing with the Jewish day of Pentecost. 120 disciples were praying together and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. The immediate response was to go and proclaim the Gospel – in a new language so that all nationalities may…
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Acts Chapter 1 – Watching, Willing & Waiting
If I were to pin my hopes on the Messiah for ME, I would expect great things. Yet, my Jesus was crucified in Matt.27. I would feel bummed-out and confused at best. Then MY Messiah shows up in Matt. 28 and tells me that I am supposed to be the…