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BE THE NEW

Winter Reading Guide

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8

and you will be my witnesses

and you will be my witnesses

Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness

Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness The three types of witness

Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness The three types of witness 1. legal

Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness The three types of witness 1. legal We know how easy it is for us to let our study of God get separated from the way we live. Eugene Peterson Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places

Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness The three types of witness 1. legal 2. historical

What’s your story?

your story matters

your story is evolving

your story is evolving SO patience!

She seems to me full of good will, but she would go faster than grace She seems to me full of good will, but she would go faster than grace. One does not become holy all at once. Brother Lawrence Practicing the Presence of God

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Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness The three types of witness 1. legal 2. historical

Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness The three types of witness 1. legal 2. historical 3. witness or martyr

Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.” Jesus Luke 9:23-24

AND BECOME THE NEW

Will you take the Acts reading challenge? Call to Faith Will you take the Acts reading challenge?

AND BECOME THE NEW