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Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Tells Your Story?
A popular musical ended with a song which asked, “Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Tells Your Story?” Today we examine the life, death, and witness of Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Stephen, whose name means crown was a Greek Christian who was appointed by the Church as a deacon to take care of the…
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The Blessings of Every Sunday Communion
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42). After the Holy Spirit entered the hearts of those listening to Peter’s sermon on Pentecost, about 3,000 people were baptized. This became the jumpstart of the church. Acts 2:42 discusses how the earliest church…
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Table Talk
“But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel” (Luke 24:21). There is a deep irony as the two disciples on the road to Emmaus lament to Jesus that Jesus failed in His task of redeeming Israel. As the rest of the story goes, Jesus would take the trip to explain Scripture…