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BE THE NEW
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Winter Reading Guide
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“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
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and you will be my witnesses
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and you will be my witnesses
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Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness
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Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness
The three types of witness
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Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness
The three types of witness 1. legal
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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
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Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness
The three types of witness 1. legal 2. historical
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What’s your story?
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your story matters
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your story is evolving
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your story is evolving SO patience!
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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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Patience is the very shape of love
Patience is the very shape of love. Without it, religion is merely about enforcing laws and requirements. Without an (evolving) worldview, Christianity does not really understand, much less foster, growth or change. Fr. Richard Rohr
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Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness
The three types of witness 1. legal 2. historical
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Martus (mar’-toos) = A Witness
The three types of witness 1. legal 2. historical 3. witness or martyr
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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
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AND BECOME THE NEW
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Will you take the Acts reading challenge?
Call to Faith Will you take the Acts reading challenge?
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AND BECOME THE NEW
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