January 7, 2020
by Peter Fuentes
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Paul chose to put aside his freedom for the sake of having favor with believing and non believing Jews. We should live the same way and not use our freedom in Christ as a stumbling block to a fellow brother. ...
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December 10, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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We should love and seek our Lord Jesus seeking to be blessed in joy and freedom by giving, because it is more blessed to give than to receive. ...
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November 12, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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Elders are called to pay attention to themselves first and then to the flock, in order to shepherd the people they’re responsible for. ...
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October 29, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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Paul’s admonition to the church leaders of Ephesus gives us a model for church leaders and every Christian, as we are called to servanthood, transparency, humility and sound doctrine. ...
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October 18, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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The Holy Spirit calls people from the world and its culture, causing them to change their practices, often bringing persecution as well. ...
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October 1, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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The three major points that we see in today’s passage are evangelism, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the ongoing teaching of sound doctrine, which overall produces more evangelism. ...
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September 17, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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There are three major realities in Paul’s missionary trip to Corinth that we can relate to. First, every Christian goes through trials. Second, in all of them the Lord is faithful. Third, we are called to be faithful servants of our Lord....
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September 5, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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Why is it that Paul continues to preach the gospel regardless of the culture’s hatred and opposition? Paul knew that some would be saved by the gospel, or in other words, he would discover the elect.
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August 21, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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For every human being in the world today, there is no question more important than the one posed by the jailer in this passage, "What must I do in order to be saved?" There’s only one answer, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved."...
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August 6, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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It is through baptism that we who have come to faith in Jesus dramatize what has taken place in our hearts. Baptism portrays the work of the Holy Spirit himself uniting us spiritually with Jesus and his atoning death on the cross. It also portrays our new spiritual life and our future resurrection life. ...
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July 23, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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Luke tells us about a sharp disagreement between Barnabas and Paul that led to the disintegration of their close working relationship together as teachers and preachers. Even though they separated, Paul kept and had respect for Barnabas’ work and eventually found Mark useful for ministry. ...
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July 9, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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Unity that compromises the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone is destructive....
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June 25, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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Paul urged the people of Lystra to turn away from vain sacrifices to gods and turn to the true living God. He knew his audience and spoke to them about God’s common grace in their lives. ...
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June 11, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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In Paul’s first recorded sermon we see his worldview and his gospel which comes with two foundational truths. The first is that God’s sovereignty shines through all human history. The second is that everything that has been written about Israel's history was leading up to the coming of Jesus in order to save sinners through His life and resurrection. ...
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June 4, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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Luke establishes Paul’s authority as an apostle and gives proof to his legitimacy by recording one of Paul’s signs and wonders, the blinding of the Jewish magician Bar-Jesus. ...
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May 14, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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God created the universe for His glory, and those who oppose His glory by lifting themselves up, in the end will lose. ...
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April 30, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. His exhortation to remain faithful to the Lord, steadfast in purpose, instructs us to be like him....
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April 16, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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One of the major parts of living the Christian life is having the Lord constantly change our views, theologies, sinful feelings, or cultural givens because he is changing us from one degree of glory to another....
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March 26, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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The larger message of Peter’s vision was that he, as a Jew, is not to look at non-Jews as unclean or unworthy of having the gospel preached to them. ...
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March 12, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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This psalm shows us David’s childlike trust in the Lord and his exhortation to trust in the Lord....
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February 26, 2019
by Peter Fuentes
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Luke summarizes the core of Paul’s preaching, which is 1) Jesus is the Son of God and 2) Jesus is the messiah that was promised in the Hebrew scriptures....
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