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Es ist die erste Folge nach der Sommerpause 2021 und ich freue mich sehr, dass ich wieder einen spannenden Gast für den Innovation Alchemist Podcast gewinnen konnte. Wir sprechen über viele verschiedene Themen, denn Peter Borchers hat bereits einige interessante Tätigkeiten in seiner beruflichen Laufbahn ausgeübt. Erst hat er zusammen mit der Telekom Gruppe den hub:raum, den ersten Vorreiter unter den deutschen Corporate Start-up Programmen, aufgebaut um anschließend einen globalen Corporate Venture Fund für die Allianz SE aufzubauen und als CEO zu leiten. Parallel dazu war Peter Borchers über mehrere Jahre als Mitglied im Digitalbeirat der Bundesregierung für das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) tätig. Sein umfangreiches Wissen über Corporate Entrepreneurship gibt er mittlerweile als Affiliate Professor an der ESCP Business School weiter. Dort hat er auch die sogenannte U-SCHOOL gegründet. Mit diesem Programm, für das er selbst als Dozent tätig ist, will er Führungskräfte umfassend auf die Herausforderungen der Digitalisierung vorbereiten. Was Peter in der Zeit als Berater für die Bundesregierung gelernt hat, warum er Corporate Entrepreneurship so wichtig findet und wie Angestellte eine breitere Business- und Unternehmerperspektive bekommen, hörst du in dieser Folge des Innovation Alchemist Podcast. Wichtige Links zu dieser Folge ▶ Webseite von Peter Borchers: https://www.pbo.vc ▶ U-SCHOOL Webseite: https://bit.ly/podcast-u-school ▶ Podcast Webseite: https://www.innovation-alchemist.com/ Social Media

A Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity St. Luke 5:1-11 by William Klock This morning Luke introduces us to Simon Peter.  In the previous Chapter Luke shows us Jesus as he begins his ministry, travelling around Galilee preaching and healing.  He was bringing good news to the poor, release to the captives, and sight to the blind.  Everyone “wondered” and “was amazed” by what he did and what he said.  But Jesus didn't pick up any followers.  Just the opposite, in fact.  In his home town the people insisted he stay.  They wanted him to be their own personal miracle-worker.  And when he refused they tried to stone him.  But now in Peter we see the response that Jesus was looking for.  And yet Peter had no idea what he was getting himself into at the time.  As the gospel story plays out we see that he didn't always follow Jesus consistently or whole-heartedly, but he did follow and he's become a model for all of us who now follow Jesus.  One of the things that comes through Luke's portrayal of Peter is just how much he's like us.  He's a sinner, sometimes a doubter, and even once a betrayer.  When I read the Bible and I don't understand I take comfort in Peter; he followed Jesus himself for three years and most of that time he didn't understand either.  Jesus called him to follow, but Peter had no idea what that was going to involve, what Jesus was asking him to do, how he was going to do it, or even how he was going to support himself financially.  But Peter followed anyway and Jesus did amazing things through him. The story begins with Jesus preaching by the sea.  In 5:1-3 Luke writes: On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.  Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land.  And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.   Gennesaret was the local name for the Sea of Galilee.  That part of the lake has a shoreline full of little coves where the fishermen would keep their boats and do their work.  On this occasion Jesus was preaching to a group of people on the beach of one of these coves.  Word got out and the crowd got bigger and bigger, so Jesus had an idea.  These little coves are like natural amphitheatres.  Sound also travels well over water, so Jesus decided to take one of the fishing boats out into the middle of the cove so that he could preach to the crowd and be heard better. Luke says that the boat Jesus chose belonged to Simon Peter.  Peter and Jesus may have known each other already.  Luke doesn't always tell us everything in chronological order, but in Chapter 4 we read about Jesus healing Peter's mother-in-law.  If they already knew each other and if Jesus had already healed Peter's mother-in-law it might explain why Peter, tired from fishing all night, would be willing to row him out into the cove.  It might simply be that Peter had just been listening to Jesus preach for the first time and was impressed with what he was hearing.  No doubt, though, Peter had heard people talk about what Jesus was preaching and doing throughout the region.  At the very least, Peter was probably flattered that this popular preacher was asking for his help. And so Jesus sits in Peter's boat and preaches for a while.  Peter was tired.  He probably just wanted to go home.  But as the crowd leaves, instead of asking Peter to take him back to shore, Jesus tells Peter that it's time to get back to work.  Luke writes: And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”   If this command had come from anyone else it would have been crazy talk.  We hear exasperation in Peter's response. And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing!” (Luke 5:5a) I've read that it's difficult to catch fish during the day on the Sea of Galilee.  Our sources tell us that in Peter's day, most of the fishing was done at night and the fishermen would then take their catches into the towns to sell them during the morning hours.  The nets described here were trammel nets made of linen.  They were useless in the day because the fish could see them and would swim away.  They were designed to be used at night when they would be invisible to the fish.  So Jesus' command to Peter isn't just crazy from the standpoint that they hadn't caught anything all night, these fishermen didn't even have the right equipment to catch fish in the daylight. And, of course, if there's anyone who's particular about his way of doing things, it's a fisherman.  This pole for this kind of fish and that bait for that kind of fishing.  Tell them they're wrong and you might get thrown overboard.  I can't think of any reason why Peter would have been any different.  His livelihood depended on his expertise.  Jesus would have known this too.  And yet even though Peter's tired after a night of catching nothing, Jesus tells him and his colleagues to row back out into the deep water at the wrong time of the day and to cast their nets again even though they're not the right nets for daytime fishing.  But Peter doesn't throw Jesus overboard.  He doesn't even argue with him.  He gets his fellow fishermen together and he says to Jesus: “At your word I will let down the nets.”   Yes, Peter let's Jesus know just how absurd his command is.  And Luke makes sure we know that Peter—the expert on fishing the Sea of Galilee—knew this was absurd and impossible.  And yet Peter addresses him as “Master”, accepts his authority, and obeys.  What Jesus is asking would be absurd coming from anyone else, but the fact that this is Jesus' “word”—a word backed by Jesus' obvious authority—makes all the difference.  This is faith.  Even if it's faith that doesn't know where it's all going to lead, it's faith.  Its's the kind of faith that led Abraham across the desert to a land he'd never known when God called.  It's the kind of faith that moved Mary to say “yes” when the angel came to her.  Mary knew that virgins don't conceive and have children and Peter knew that you don't catch fish in the day when you haven't caught them at night and you certainly don't catch them with the wrong kind of nets.  And yet as Mary submitted to the announcement that she would, as a virgin, bear a son, Peter now submits to Jesus.  He recognised Jesus' authority just as everyone else did, but for Peter it went beyond amazement and wonder; he was ready to obey and to follow.  And so Peter and his friends rowed out and cast their nets. And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.  They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them.  And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. (Luke 5:6-7) Was Peter just humouring Jesus because he was “famous” and commanded respect?  Did he really expect that something miraculous might happen?  It's hard to say, but it seems like he was expecting something.  They might not have caught any fish during the night, but the nets would have been no less full of weeds and debris from the effort.  He and his friends had been cleaning them as Jesus was preaching.  Cleaning the nets was a job in itself and it doesn't seem very likely that Peter would have been willing to foul his nets again if he was just humouring this silly rabbi who obviously knew nothing about fishing.  No, I think Peter was expecting something to happen.  Things happened wherever Jesus went.  And yet even expecting something to happen, Peter still wasn't prepared.  Luke says they caught a “large number of fish”.  That's an understatement.  They caught more fish than they'd ever caught before—more than their nets were designed to catch.  It took the men in two boats to haul in the tearing nets and then the weight of all the fish began to swamp the boats.  And all at the wrong time of day and with the wrong kind of nets. And there in the middle of a mountain of wriggling fish and in a sinking boat, Peter throws himself at Jesus' feet. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”  For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. (Luke 5:8-10a) Peter saw something in Jesus.  Knowing Peter and how he struggled to understand what Jesus said and did, we probably shouldn't read too much into his calling Jesus “Lord” at this point.  I doubt Peter was intentionally making a theological statement about the divinity of Jesus.  But we shouldn't read too little into it either.  In that moment Peter recognised a connection between Jesus and the God of Israel.  The Lord was at work in Jesus.  Her was the Messiah.  And recognising this, Peter responds the way people of true faith have always responded when overwhelmed by the holy.  He prostrates himself, he confesses his sinfulness, and he begs Jesus to go away.  If Peter were like the people of Nazareth or Capernaum he would have been offering Jesus a job.  “Jesus, don't go anywhere.  We need you to join our little fishing company so that we can catch fish like this every day.  Stay with us, Jesus, and we'll be rich in no time!”  But Peter does exactly the opposite.  He recognises that God is at work in Jesus, and faced with that kind of holiness he confesses his sinfulness and begs Jesus to leave. It's not that Peter was suggesting he was a particularly evil or impious man.  He's simply responding to an encounter with the holy the way so many others had done in Israel's long history.  Think of Moses.  Remember God calling to Moses out of the burning bush: “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.  Take off your sandals for you are standing on holy ground.”  And how did Moses respond?  Exodus says that he hid his face because he was afraid to look on God (Exodus 3:5-6).  Or think of Isaiah.  He was confronted with a vision of the Lord sitting on his throne, surrounded by angels and he cried out, “Woe is me!  For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts” (Isaiah 6:5).  Even prophets like Moses and Isaiah were overwhelmed by their sinfulness when confronted by the holy.  And yet Peter's confession of himself as a sinner highlights Jesus' mission.  Jesus came to do battle with sin and death, but that was only good news to those who knew they were subject to sin and death—to those who knew who the true enemy is.  The problem with the people in Nazareth and Capernaum was that they thought the Romans and other Gentiles were the enemy.  They didn't understand the gravity of their own captivity to sin.  And as a result, they only saw Jesus as a cheap miracle worker.  But in Peter we see a man who suddenly understood who the real enemy is and in acknowledging his own sinfulness—his own captivity to that enemy—Peter takes the first step needed to follow Jesus.  He acknowledges that he's exactly the sort of person Jesus has come to redeem.  To admit that you are a sinner is to admit your need; it's to admit that you need God's gracious intervention—the very intervention Jesus came to make.  Peter repents.  He takes the first step of faith.  It won't be the last time he repents.  As Jesus reveals more of Peter's life that needs to be turned around—other sins, his violent political views, his betrayal—Peter will step out in faith and repent again and again.  But it starts here. Again, Peter probably wasn't thinking things through this logically or theologically.  He simply recognised that he was in the presence of someone who was truly holy and in light of that holiness his own sinfulness was revealed for what it was.  Peter suddenly got a taste of what it will be like to stand before God's judgement.  That's a horrible place for a sinner to be and Peter wanted it to stop.  He wanted Jesus to go away.  He didn't want his sinfulness revealed in such a dramatic way.  It didn't occur to him at that point that Jesus might just be the answer to his sinfulness.  But that changes when Jesus responds to Peter's fear.  Look at what follows in verses 10 and 11: And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”  And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.   The answer to Peter's sinfulness is not for Jesus to go away, but for Peter to follow Jesus.  And, of course, to follow Jesus is to trust him.  Again, the theology can come later.  At this point it's enough to trust and to follow.  Peter doesn't know where that will lead, but Jesus gives him a hint.  In fact, Jesus suddenly turns the amazing catch of fish into something prophetic and ties it to Peter's own confession of his sin.  He's spent his life catching dead fish and selling them in the market.  Jesus just showed him how lucrative fishing could potentially be with a personal messiah helping him out, but then Jesus calls Peter to follow him and instead to spend the rest of his life catching people who are dead in their sins and releasing them into Jesus' kingdom.  And if Jesus can bring such an amazing catch when it comes to fish, just imagine what can happen if you fish for people instead. Imagine what the people on the shore were thinking as they watched the fishermen struggling to get the fish into their boats.  And imagine what they were thinking as the saw big, tough Peter out there in the boat kneeling in front of Jesus.  Maybe they could even hear the conversation across the water.  It was a morning full of surprises, but imagine what people thought when Peter and his friends came to shore with Jesus—and with that enormous haul of fish—and simply walked away from it.  Peter and his friends, James and John, had made an investment in their boats and nets.  Fishing was a good livelihood.  They weren't rich, but they were better off than many.  That miraculous haul of fish was worth a lot of money too.  But Luke tells us that when they got to shore, “they left everything and followed him”.  Everything: the boats, the nets, the fish, even their livelihood—their source of income and support.  Brothers and Sisters, that's trust, that's faith.  From that point on, Peter, James, and John would find their fundamental sense of belonging and being as they walked with Jesus and as they did the work of his kingdom. I mentioned earlier Isaiah's response to the holy.  Luke presents this entire scene, I think, in parallel with Isaiah's calling.  In Isaiah 6 we read of the prophet's vision of the Lord: “sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up,” the train of his robe filling the temple and the seraphim singing, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” Isaiah's response, as we've seen, was to cry out “Woe is me!  For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips.”  The holiness of the Lord brought Isaiah to a recognition of his own sins and the sins of his people, but the Lord didn't leave him in the horrible place of condemnation.  Isaiah goes on to tell us that “one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal…from the altar.  And he touched my mouth and said, ‘Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, your sin atoned for.'  It was then that Isaiah heard the voice of the Lord asking, “Whom shall I send, and who shall go for us?”  And now knowing the depth of the sin problem of his people and having been relieved of its weight himself, Isaiah scrambles to respond: “Here am I!  Send me” (Isaiah 6:1-10). This was Peter's experience.  Neither Isaiah nor Peter had any idea what it meant to be sent; they just knew it meant leaving everything and trusting in the Lord.  They had had an encounter with the holy and instead of being condemned, they had been forgiven—their sins were taken away—and they responded to the Lord's call with faith.  Why?  Certainly out of a sense of gratitude, but in both cases there was also a realisation that the rest of the nation—and eventually they'd realise, the rest of humanity—needed to experience the same forgiveness that they had experienced.  They were the poor who had heard the good news; they were the captives suddenly set free; they were the blind who suddenly received their sight and, more than anything else, they wanted to take that good news, that release, that healing to all the people still subject to sin and death.  And they were ready to give up everything else in order to do it.  As time went on, as they followed Jesus in the days and weeks and years after the cross, they were willing to suffer and even to die for the sake of the good news that Jesus is Lord, that he is Creation's true King, and that he has brought forgiveness, restoration, and renewal. In contrast we have a tendency to be far more blasé about our encounter with Jesus.  We need to ask why that is.  Why aren't we as excited as Peter was?  Why aren't we willing to give up everything—or at least to be ready and prepared to give it all up?  Why aren't we bringing in a miraculous catch of people into the kingdom?  Could it be because our response to Jesus hasn't really gone beyond the “amazement” and “wonder” of the people in Nazareth and Capernaum that we read about in the chapter before all of this?  Could it be because we haven't really been confronted with God's holiness and our own sinfulness as Peter was? A lot of people are blasé about the Gospel because they've never been truly confronted by the weight of their sin in light of the truly holy.  For too many people, Jesus comes to give us hugs and to affirm us as we are or maybe to encourage us to be just a little bit better than we are.  But Brothers and Sisters, there's a reason why our liturgy of daily prayer begins with confession—twice a day and even first thing in the morning.  There's a reason why the liturgy of the Lord's Supper focuses our attention so much on our sin.  There's a reason why we recite the Ten Commandments and then ask the Lord for his mercy and then again confess our sins and hear the Lord's absolution.  There's a reason why, after both of those “confessions” we still come to the Table acknowledging that we are not worthy of the Lord's crumbs apart from his gracious mercy.  The liturgy declares the love of God manifest in the Lord Jesus, but at each step it also reminds us that we are sinners unworthy of that love apart from grace.  It reminds us that we deserve death, but that God loves us so much that he became one of us and died in our place.  The liturgy doesn't let us come merely to be affirmed as we are; it reminds us that Jesus died that we might be forgiven and restored and transformed, because, dear Friends, it's only in light of these things that we can begin to plumb the great depths of God's love for us and the enormous costliness of his grace.  And it's as we understand just how amazing his love and grace are and how much they cost our Lord, that the Gospel becomes not some blasé doctrine of comfort and do-gooderism, but a profound and overwhelmingly compelling call to leave everything and to follow Jesus in faith.  It's as we experience our own release from the captivity of sin and death that our blind eyes are opened and we seek to share the good news of Jesus Christ with all those around us that they might be drawn to the kingdom and experience the same wonderful release from captivity that we have. Let us pray: Heavenly Father, thank you for the witness of Peter.  As uncomfortable and even as terrifying as such an experience is, confront our sin with the light of your holiness that we might better grasp the depths of your love and grace.  Stir up in us a fresh love for you and a fresh desire to share your Good News with the world that it might be set free from the sin and death that once enslaved us.  Give us the faith to leave everything and to follow you, trusting you to lead and to equip and to empower.  We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

My understanding is that "Paul" means something like "humble" or "small." Is that the idea? That this character goes from being the powerful persecutor Saul to the small and humble little Paul? Or is it more likely that there was some vague historical memory of a Paul who played into Jewish or Christian communities, and the memory of Simon Magus was grafted in some way onto that actual Saul/Paul? What you think of the Elton John/Bernie Chapin song “Levon,” appearing on the classic album “Madman Across the Water”? John 8:44 uses the phrase "You are from the Father of the Devil." Might this be a play on Romans 8:29 which says Perhaps the author is portraying the people that Jesus is addressing as the brothers of the Devil by claiming that they are from the Father of the Devil? Where Jesus cries out "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" If Jesus was God, why is he asking himself why he is being abandoned? Was Peter real or mythical and why do you feel that way? Please explain about local text variants and textual families. A while ago, you were discussing Lamech, son of Methuselah, married to Ada and Zillah, indicating that the implication was that “lamech has wives from A to Z.” Does this translates into Hebrew with their different alphabet? In Acts 15, why did food sacrificed to idols, blood, and strangled steak make the cut of laws that Gentile Christians needed to follow? Why these things and not the more morality-based laws? Was the long ending of Mark used for candidates for baptism as it is a cento? of Jesus's narrative/used in scenes in the synoptic gospels. Do you think the sayings in Thomas that parallel Synoptic sayings had a similar source by oral tradition? Were the Gnostic Thomas sayings older?

Andrew and Ryan talk about the most well known disciple Peter. Was Peter the greatest failure Jesus ever called? or was he the greatest leader that he ever called? Let me know your answer by emailing us at Andrew@Pentecastpodcast.com. We're glad you're hereClick the link below to watch this episode on YouTube!https://youtu.be/Ly9QKW98s3k

Bible Study With Jairus - ACTS 11 Acts 11 tells three stories. In the first, Peter takes six fellow believers to Cornelius's home to bring salvation to Cornelius and all his household. He also baptized them with the Holy Spirit. The second story talks about the advancement of the Gospel by those who were suffering because of the persecution that arose over Stephen. Barnabas also went to Tarsus to find Paul and bring him to Antioch. In the third story, a prophet named Agabus foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over the entire Roman world. Our focus today is that we should pay attention to the working of the Holy Spirit, especially the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We also need to pay attention to the ways that the Holy Spirit communicates with us, including visions, dreams, trances, and so on. Before we talk about this, I want to provide a personal point of reference for this discussion. Let me start by explaining how our Bible study group operates in hopes that it will be a help to others who lead Bible Studies. Our Bible study is usually led by a man or woman who gives a brief summary of the Scripture in the beginning. Everyone takes a turn leading in order to achieve a better understanding of the Scripture as well as to give everyone a chance to practice speaking for God. Leading a Scripture reading session causes the leader to prepare for sharing in two ways. The first is summarizing the background and the basic information of the Scripture to share with the group. The leader may also add some thoughts that they learned from other Bible teachers. This step is very helpful for both the new believers who do not have much Bible knowledge and for those who wish to grow in their knowledge of the Bible. Those who wish to grow can learn to lead a Bible study and share what they have learned from this chapter. Their sharing will help those who are new to the Bible. This also helps those who are sharing to realize they need more understanding. The second step in preparation, which is a more advanced aspect, is to pray for the leading of the Holy Spirit to give you new understanding and thoughts about the Scripture. The unfolding of God's words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. (Psalm 119:130) In other words, I try to help the group leaders to grow in their understanding of the Bible and receive Rhema words from the Holy Spirit. [“A rhema word is a specific word which the Holy Spirit quickens in our hearts and minds at a specific time and for a specific purpose. We receive a rhema word from God when the Holy Spirit specifically reminds us of a particular Bible verse or promise, and drops that “word” into our heart.”- Kenny Gatlin] I often show them an example of how to do this. We often get timely Rhema words from the Holy Spirit in our reading sessions. Providing a Scripture summary in the first step gives newcomers a good introduction to the Bible. And in the second step, the illumination of the Holy Spirit is a fresh bread of life for mature Christians who may find that a basic introduction of the Bible is not enough for their spiritual growth. Most of them have heard the same Bible stories many times already. After the beginning part led by a man or a woman, we will start to discuss our weekly Bible reading with a Q & A session. Sometimes the leader provides a topic and we write down our thoughts based on the topic; otherwise, we write down questions and discuss them together. The following question is a question that was asked by a new believer. He asked, “Why were the disciples first called Christians in Antioch?” It seems like a simple question- the answer is that the word “Christian” had a negative meaning in that time. This question did not contain any inspiration from the Holy Spirit at that moment. It was just about historical knowledge. Since the new believers did not have that knowledge, we explained a bit. We have discussed many questions at this level to help the new believers gain more Bible knowledge. The next question is why does it say Barnabas “was” a good man. (Acts 11:24) My answer is this. The Bible does not tell what happened to Barnabas after he had a disagreement with Paul. Luke, the author of Acts, was one of Paul's disciples. Arguments between Christian leaders will often have a strong impact on their followers. It is true today and it was true in Bible times. It is my suspicion that Luke might have known more about Barnabas's weaknesses than he wrote about here. The Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is kind; He does not want to mention man's weaknesses unless they are helpful to later generations. (God recorded various sins as lessons to believers, such as Moses hitting the rock a second time and David's sin with Bathsheba). I mentioned in another Bible study that Barnabas' calling was to help Paul and to bring him center stage. The Bible mentions that only Barnabas accepted Paul when he was converted (Acts 9). It was also Barnabas who went to Tarsus to find Paul and bring him to Antioch (Acts 11:25-26). Kindness is also one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. If we look closely, we can see that many things were dealt with in the same way in the Bible. I don't think Barnabas made a huge mistake when he had a disagreement with Paul. But it was his time to leave the stage and let Paul become the leading apostle. God used Barnabas as a transition and his duty had been fulfilled. Another example is John the Baptist ushering in the ministry of Jesus; when Jesus started his ministry, John's mission was fulfilled. When this second question was asked, I tried to share some inspiration I received from the Holy Spirit instead of just presenting knowledge. However, it was the last question asked that is the main focus and inspiration we got from this Bible study. The question was “Was [Peter's] trance a soul out of body experience or a spirit out of body experience in verse 5?” We were reading the Chinese version of the Bible during our Bible study. The version we used renders the word “trance” as a “soul out of body experience” and it is how “trance” was commonly translated into Chinese. However, this brother saw some comments online in Chinese that this should be translated as a “spirit out of body experience.” Let me give you another example to illustrate this question better. I heard Pat Robertson answer a question on his program the 700 Club. One listener asked if our soul will go to heaven as well. Pat answered that our soul will not be in heaven as we are a spiritual man. Pat is a respected man of God. However, I don't agree with his view on this. Our soul is valuable and will enter into heaven. Our soul is so precious that Jesus gave up his soul life to save our souls' lives. If our soul will not go to heaven, why bother paying such a high price to save our souls? Yes, we are a spirit and we have eternal life in our spirit. But our soul will be transformed just as our body will one day be transfigured. We will become a new tripartite being once we are in Heaven. I understand this is a controversial topic in American Christianity. But as an example, let me present the value of our souls in dreams and visions. I think we have to use both our spirits and souls to receive revelations through trances, dreams, and visions. Why do I say this? Let's talk about the difference between dreams and visions. The book of Daniel says dreams are night visions (Daniel 7:2). Visions include internal visions, or the images from inside your head, and external visions that can be seen by your eyes. I have never experienced external visions, but I experienced internal vision once during the day. In 2013, my wife had new job opportunities open up in different cities. We were seeking God's guidance on whether we should leave Maryland. One day, we were driving to New York to visit a traditional Chinese medical center. My wife was not able to conceive during that time. On the way to New York, I suddenly saw a flow of water come out from between us and rise in a spiral up to the sky. It was like a tornado. I felt it was God telling us to stay. He later told me that there would be a revival in Maryland and that this revival would spread out from us in the future. I have also had more prophetic dreams, or night visions. I will give two examples. In one of the prophetic dreams, I took my wife to look for her father in a strange place. We went to a place that looked like a Chinese style temple. The people there were very welcoming. My wife walked inside to look for her father and left me outside talking to an elderly lady at the entrance. I asked the lady where I was: was this place a pagan temple where people worshipped idols or a church type of building? She showed me she was studying a large print Chinese Bible. My father-in-law died from a cerebral hemorrhage suddenly when my wife was in college. I never met him. My wife had some arguments with him before he died. She was not a believer at that time. His sudden passing was very traumatic for her and she worried her father would be in hell. This prophetic dream brought much healing to her heart. I remembered all the details in the dream after I woke up so I wrote them down. Interestingly, my wife dreamed of her father on the same night. She was so happy to see him in the dream, even though she did not remember other details. I had another prophetic dream in which a couple from my Bible Study group and I were taken by the Holy Spirit to Heaven. The wife had a big house there. The house was surrounded by grape trees and every tree was fruitful. A grape vine grew on the wall and became one with the wall. We picked some fruit while the wife was showing me around her home. There was a music box on the wall besides the main door that could play beautiful music. I later told this woman of how I was taken to Heaven in this prophetic dream to see her house there. She told me she saw the Lord in one of her dreams around the same time, but she did not see the details I described to her. As I was telling her what I saw in my dream, I told her that this was possibly a dream about Heaven. The house was her house in Heaven, but not in the world. She was very encouraged. She loves music and listens to music every day. Like my wife, she does not remember any other details from her own dreams, but was encouraged by the details in mine.   Unlike the experiences of my wife and this woman, my prophetic dreams (night visions) always come with many details. Apart from praying that God would speak to me through dreams before I sleep every night, I also train myself to wake up and record the dreams immediately once I have them. I sometimes get up a few times to record my dreams because people normally forget dreams in five minutes. The fact that my wife and this woman did not remember much of their dreams does not mean their dreams weren't prophetic. As I saw in my dreams, they were taken to those places with me. God may allow me to remember these details but sealed the specifics for them. Job 33:14-18 says, “For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds, then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings, that he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man; he keeps back his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword.” It is possible that many have dreams but don't remember and understand them. This happened to both Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar. Many times people just forget their dreams because they did not write them down immediately. They could also just sleep too deeply to remember what God has been telling them in their dreams. Personally, I have been practicing to keep alert while sleeping and trying to record all the dreams. Many of our prophetic dreams can be spiritual encounters that are happening in spiritual realms. If our soul is not participating in our dreams, we will not be able to remember anything. The Bible tells us that we were chosen before we were born. This means that our spirit already existed before our soul and body were even created. The Bible also tells us that we have been raised to Heaven with Christ and seated with Him in the heavenly places (‎Ephesians 2:6). But why do most of us not feel that we are seated with Christ Jesus in the heavenly places? Most Christians do not have experiences of seeing themselves seated together with Jesus in the heavens, though some have prophesied that it is so. It is because God has not activated our prophetic gift to see this in our spirit. But also our soul is not allowed to remember these experiences even if we experienced them in the spirit. My point is that we must involve both our spirit and our soul to experience what happens in our spiritual encounters. Joel chapter 2 says the Lord will pour out the Holy Spirit on all flesh, old men shall dream dreams, and young men shall see visions. Our sleep can be seen as another form of “death.” God took out Adam's rib to create Eve while he was in a deep sleep. God also spoke to Abraham while he was in a deep sleep. God told him that his descendants would be enslaved for four hundred years in Egypt. Our dreams can be happening in a junction of soul and spirit, as well as in the spiritual and physical worlds. We need both our spirit and souls to remember the dream. We may have experiences in the spiritual realm, but we need dreams to remember them. Why does God speak to us through dreams? One of the reasons is that we are over occupied during day time and there is interference from the world so that we are not able to hear God clearly. The other reason is that we have worldly responsibilities such as our work. For instance, if God speaks to you or shows you a vision while you are driving, it may cause trouble. Some Christians in the Charismatic church often practice waiting on the Lord. They wait to hear from God through worshiping, praising, and praying in tongues to exclude external interference so that they are able to see visions. I heard a testimony from an American prophetic teacher when I was taking a prophetic course. He said he often saw visions while waiting on the Lord and became half awake. One assignment that our teachers gave us during the prophetic course was praying in a quiet place and using our imaginations to see a treasure box that was full of God's gifts. We were to describe what gifts were in there. I was saved in the Local Church Movement where the focus was more on growing as a Christian and study of the Scriptures. What I learned at this prophetic course was too new for me to understand at first. I was not able to see the box from God at all the first few times I tried. It was during a holiday, but since I was under the pressure of the due date, I decided to kneel down and pray again. After a while, I saw a bed sheet come from Heaven and someone passed me a sword. I recorded this initial vision for my assignment. My teacher was a prophet who advised that the bed sheet represented rest and peace and the sword represented war. She believed that God's Word for me was to rest in Him; He would give me the weapons I needed to win the spiritual battle. The reason I am sharing this experience with you is to prove that we are able to connect with the spiritual world, and to show that we can get to know more about the spiritual world through certain prophetic practices. With the prophetic class I took and the help of the Holy Spirit, I gradually opened up more to the spiritual world. Since taking the prophetic classes, I have seen angels and evil spirits, had encounters with Jesus in heaven, and so on. I personally think some of them are real experiences that happened in spiritual realms. They are not only dreams. What does this have to do with the book of Acts? Many people have a tendency to focus on the chronicles of Paul or other stories related to evangelism when they read the book of Acts. However, this book also contains miracles, visions, angels, prophecies, and healing which are not discussed at many traditional churches.  However, they play important roles in this book too. A woman said she could not fully understand most of the context of Acts. For instance, Jesus's disciples seem weak in the Gospels but they accomplish such great things in the book of Acts. The focal point in the book of Acts is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit can really change a person. As we all know, God formed man of dust from the ground. He breathed into his nostrils the breath of God, and the man became a living soul. The word “breath” can also be translated as “spirit.” Therefore, we can also call our soul the mixture of the spirit of God (or the breath of God) and our flesh. Our first breath was given by God in creation of us, and our second breath will be given by the Holy Spirit when we receive him in our regeneration. The Holy Spirit comes into our lives and changes our inner self when we become Christians. And the third breath is the experience of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which is not talked about much at some churches. Most of the disciples in the book of Acts have experienced the baptism of the Holy Spirit. This experience does give us another level of the breath of God. Our soul is a form that connects our spirit and our body, so our souls are affected by both our spirit and body. For example, if someone falls down when sick, the physical body affects the soul. Our soul also experiences changes and transformation when our spiritual men are regenerated. Our souls get damaged or even demonized by attacks from evil spirits.  However, there is another kind of change in our soul when we are baptized in the Holy Spirit. Many churches nowadays are not discussing much about these changes. But there are several examples in the Old Testament, such as Saul who had a life change by the empowering of the Holy Spirit. The Bible says Saul had a new heart and became a different man after the Holy Spirit was upon him. Since this was in the Old Testament, it was not the Holy Spirit in his heart (1 Samuel 10:9). It was the Holy Spirit coming upon him. I was part of a church that traditionally focused on the growth of our spiritual life. These traditions teach the believers to overcome sin and self through the power of the cross. However, they do not talk about or promote the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I was zealous to pursue spiritual growth and overcome all my sins and weakness through denying myself and practicing bearing my cross. However, I found that many people, including myself, could not overcome certain weaknesses no matter how hard we tried. Later I realized that this was not an area only related to my sins or flesh, but also to the strongholds set up by evil spirits. For example, many Chinese families traditionally worship idols, which brings generational curses to our family lines. In my church background, we did not talk much about deliverance ministries. However, when I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, I found myself delivered from some of these strongholds or generational curses by the sovereignty of God. Another story from Randy Clark will also help to illustrate this point. He said he had some sexual sins when he was a young believer. He later repented and regretted his behavior. However, he did not realize he had a need to be delivered from evil spirits until the day he met some deliverance ministers who helped to cast out some demons from him. He then realized it was NOT ONLY his personal weakness in the flesh, but a generational curse or the work of the evil spirits who worked in his family line. He found that many in the past few generations of his family had this similar sexual sin. Once the evil spirits were cast out from him and he went through the deliverance ministries, this generational curse was removed from his family line. He testified that his son and daughters no longer repeat the sins he and his previous family members had committed. When I reflected on my own experiences, I had much failure in overcoming certain weaknesses or my flesh when I was practicing bearing the cross in my previous denomination. I found myself and many others saying the words, “I was crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live but it is Christ who lives in me” (Galatians 2:20) but in reality, we still could not overcome certain issues in our souls. You get to know each other very well once you have been in a local church long enough. You will know many people have never overcome certain issues in their life though they try very hard to bear their crosses. Through my own experiences in both the Local Church Movement and Charismatic churches, I found that both aspects (bearing the cross and the baptism of the Holy Spirit) are needed. As He lives in us, The Holy Spirit can work within us to lead us to experience the cross internally. However, we cannot overlook the fact that the empowering of the Holy Spirit can help us to be free from demons and strongholds when we receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We need both the inner working of the Holy Spirit in us and also the empowering of the Holy Spirit upon us. The Holy Spirit will empower us to overcome more of our weaknesses or flesh if we are baptized in the Holy Spirit. It is not as many people think- that it only empowers us with gifts of the Holy Spirit outwardly to do miraculous things. You simply cannot leave the Holy Spirit out when you read the book of Acts. You cannot ignore the fact of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. You cannot downplay the visions and dreams recorded in the book of Acts. One third of the Bible is about visions and dreams. Many traditional churches do not give room to talk about visions and dreams or the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Teachings and doctrines control the podium instead. This will eventually suffocate the church from having the supernatural experiences recorded in the book of Acts, and even hinder people from growing spiritually in the Lord. Today, churches are separated by how much they know about the Holy Spirit and how much they are willing to allow the work of the Holy Spirit. We need to give room to the operation of the Holy Spirit and heed the ways that the Holy Spirit uses to convey his message to us. Visions, dreams, and trances are great tools God can use to talk with us. It involves both our spiritual man and our soul to receive this message.

How does the gospel of John end? Did Lord Jesus continue to appear to His disciples? Was Peter restored by Lord Jesus after denying that he knew Him? What does the restoration of Peter have to do with forgiveness and vocation? Tune in to find out the answers to theses questions!

Hello, and welcome to Lechem Panim. It's so good to have you with us as we continue to embark on our journey together through the book of Acts. The Meaning of Life— Today's topic is on the meaning of life. Now that may seem a little too ambitious of a topic to cover in such a short radio segment. But actually for the Christian, the question of the meaning of life is not all that complicated. In fact, you can sum up the meaning of life in three very simple statements. 1) To know and receive God's love for you made available through Christ Jesus, 2) to allow that love to enable you to love Him with all of who you are through the Holy Spirit, and 3) to join with God in His work (which on earth is focused primarily on making disciples of all nations). Those three elements constitute the meaning of life. And note that God is foundational to all three of those. He's not just one of many categories. No, all the things we consider dear to us (friends, family, personal fulfillment, our sexuality, our future) all fit under and are rooted in one or more of those categories: Receiving God's love for us through Christ, loving Him wholeheartedly in return in the Holy Spirit, and joining His work (which on earth involves making disciples of all nations). Building On Each Other— But notice how each of these builds upon the other. You cannot have a heart broken for the world until you have a heart like Christ's. And you cannot have a heart like Christ's until you love Him with all of who you are. And you cannot love Him with all of who you are without first recognizing and receiving His own love for you. And so knowing God's love for you; that's the starting point. And that is where Peter begins here in his first sermon here in Acts chapter 2; he begins with the death of Jesus at the hands of the very people that he's preaching to. Christ died for them and (even though they killed Him) Peter promises a path of forgiveness which must have sounded unthinkable; that God would ever forgive us for killing His Son. But Peter promises that not only will God forgive, but will also pour out His Spirit on those who receive Christ. It says in… Acts 2:38-39 (ESV)— 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”  Is Our Love Enfleshed?— And so the first step of salvation is receiving the love and forgiveness of God made available to us in Christ Jesus. That is the starting point of salvation. Because once we receive His love for us and the Holy Spirit enters into our lives, then the Holy Spirit can enable us to love God with all of who we are. And if we then love God with all of who we are, then out of that relationship with God will also come a love for others that will drive us to share the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them, so that they too might experience the love of God and the transformation He can bring to their lives. But if there is no evangelistic drive in our hearts, then there is something wrong in one of those three areas, even if you might feel that deep down you really do care about the lost. Because a true love for God will always work itself out in loving and ministering to others. There cannot be an inward work without producing external fruit. That is why when Jesus washed the feet of the disciples, He met with such resistance from Peter. Was Peter too humble to have Jesus wash his feet? Is that why he said, “Lord, you will never wash my feet.”? Maybe. But what is more likely is that Peter recognized the power and the implications of what was happening to him. And Jesus points this out. He says… John 13:14-15 (ESV)— 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Does Love Move Us Into Mission?— And so we see that our service, our love, and our mission of evangelism is the outflow of what Christ first did for us. It says in… 1 John 4:19 (ESV)— 19 We love because he first loved us.  Compassion Enfleshed— We are called to make disciples of all nations because Christ first loved us enough to make us disciples of Him. We are to be shepherds of other peoples' souls because He first shepherd our souls. So the question is “have we (in our own lives) experienced God's transforming love in such a way so as to move us into joining with Him in making disciples of all nations? Are we moved? Is our love and compassion an active love and compassion?” Just as Jesus had to become enfleshed in order to become God's instrument of love in our lives, so also our love and compassion need to become enfleshed by what we actually say and do. Because it is in-so-far as our love is enfleshed and lived out that it really becomes real. Screwtape's Concentric Circles—  Now Satan doesn't want our love to become real; He wants to keep it in the realm of our feelings; in our minds. C.S. Lewis stresses this so strongly in his book The Screwtape Letters. In it he describes a Christian as being a set of three circles; each inside the other. The innermost circle is our will (our actions), the next circle out being the intellect/mind, and then the outer circle as our imagination (or fantasy). Now what Satan's strategy is is not to eliminate our love and compassion, but merely to paralyze them. Lewis says that while there is always going to be kindness in a Christian's soul no matter what he does, he says that what Satan does is he tries to get us to move that kindness from our immediate neighbors whom we meet every day and to push our kindness out to groups of people in general (in a non-personal sense), and then eventually into the realm of fantasy. And Lewis is right on point here; and he masterfully points out that it is only in so far as the virtues in our life reach the will and are there embodied in habits that they actually become a threat to Satan. Loving Mankind But Not Liking Men— You know, someone once pointed out how [a philanthropist {(a person who seeks the welfare of others)} may give money and/or time to help humanity but then treat individual men and women like dirt, loving mankind but not liking {individual} men {or women}. Charles Dickens paints a picture of such a person in Mrs. Jellyby, one of his memorable characters in Bleak House. Mrs. Jellyby is working on starting a philanthropic project at "Borrioboola-Gha, on the left bank of the Niger {River}.” And this engages her attention to the extent that, in her first scene in the book, one of her children gets his head caught in a railing and another tumbles down the stairs — yet she never notices. Dickens says her eyes seem "to look a long way off. As if . . . they could see nothing nearer than Africa!" {Now there's nothing wrong with missions to Africa. That's not his point. His point was that} She loves the idea of serving mankind corporately, but she fails to serve even her own children individually.] Fantasy Love— Now I say all of this because many Christians (myself included); we love the idea of ministry and missions generally or corporately, but not individually; with our hands and our feet (which is what we see here in this early fellowship (koinonia) of the early Church. For many Christians today, it's all in the mind. But it needs to get to the hands and the feet. But it can't do that without first going through the heart. Until your heart is united with Christ, it will never be broken for the lost as His heart was broken for you. It is having the heart of Christ that moves us to reach a dying world. God Loved Us With His Will— God doesn't love you corporately or in a general sense. No, He loved (and still loves you) individually. Seeing you redeemed was more than a nice idea in His head. No, His love became enfleshed. He entered into our sickness; into our death; He washed our feet; He touched our wounds; and He even allowed Himself to be executed on our behalf in order to pay for our sins. God's love for us was enfleshed in the provision of Jesus for our sins! Isaiah 53:5 (ESV)— 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. Are We Desperate— And so the question is, what about our love. Is our love enfleshed in the lives of those around us? If it is Godly love, then it has to be. Are we desperate enough to see those around us find Christ? Are we willing enough to change our environment; to change our profession; to leave our worldly dreams behind in order to become instruments of salvation in another person's life? John 1:14 (ESV)— 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Not Ritual, But Heart Change— It is so interesting how often, when I am talking with a person about their faith, when I ask about their relationship with Christ, how they will tell me how often they go to Church; or how they grew up in the Church; or when or where they were baptized. And you know, that bothers me because that is Pharisee talk; that is “Hey, I've got the temple; I've done the rituals; I am impervious to the judgment of God.” When It Becomes Real— Let me tell you, while all those things are important, they will not do you one whit of good if you have not allowed God to touch you in the realm of your heart. It is when He touches your heart that everything becomes real; when you come to realize His love for you. Because then that love moves you to love Him with all of who you are (with a united; whole; complete heart); and then finally that love for Him moves you to seek to join with Him in His work. It all starts with the heart. The question is, has the Gospel truly reached our hearts? Because when it does, living out the Great Commission becomes as natural as breathing; because we will not be able to contain the love we have found in Christ Jesus. The question is "Are we there yet? What circle does our love fall into? Has your inner circle been touched by the Holy Spirit?  Change Me— I want to encourage you today, if you have not yet experienced the kind of transformation we've been talking about, ask for the Holy Spirit to apply (or to apply anew) the death and resurrection of Christ to your life. Tell the Holy Spirit that you (now, in this moment) want to give full control of your life to Him. Ask Him to make you altogether new. If you receive that work of grace in your life today, every corner of your life will be forever changed and there will be no telling the lives that will be touched for the Kingdom of God. Please do so. Amen.

To properly understand the history of the Baptists, we must get to know a little bit about those who attacked and persecuted the Baptist people for over 1500 years. We entitle this portion of Baptist History - "The Rise of the Roman Catholic church". Did the "RCC" really start with Peter? Was Peter really the first pope? When did the Catholic church truly come into existence? And so, so much more. Tune in for a brief overview of the religion that arose to prominence but has many things that would shock its very followers. Visit our website: https://sandycreekstirrings.com/ Contact us or submit a question for our Q&A: https://sandycreekstirrings.com/contact/

Is cremation Biblical? Was Peter the First Pope as the Catholic Church claims? Why are the Jews still look for the Messiah?

Continuing the series: Where the Roman Catholic Church Went Wrong: Tracking where church leaders strayed from the Gospel Truth Today answer the question, "Was Peter the Pope?" Peter first heard about Jesus from his brother Andrew, who heard about Him from John the Baptist. Even so, it wasn’t until Jesus performed a miracle involving fish that caught Peter's attention and urged Him to respond.... Continue in my blog where there is a video, "Was Peter the Pope?" I'm no Bible Scholar, however, I did find one that explains why Peter IS NOT the first Pope and why Peter, himself, would not want to be thought as the head of the church. It's done in the fashion of an interview using Peter's own words from the Book of Acts, the Gospels and his letters..... There's also a video on the the journey of the Apostles after the Book of Acts. They're both relatively short. Must watch.... If you want to reap all the benefits of salvation including the 1-way, non-stop ticket to Heaven then… Believe. Repent. Be Baptized. Receive the Holy Spirit. Pray this prayer humbly and wholeheartedly… “Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I believe You died for my sins. Please forgive me. Right now, I turn from my sins and open the door of my heart and my life to you. I confess You as my personal Lord and Savior. I surrender my whole life to you and I will follow you for the rest of my life. Thank You, Jesus, for saving me. In Jesus' name, Amen.” Jesus Christ is coming back soon! Are you ready? Soli Deo Gloria — To God Alone Be the Glory! This is a daily podcast, published each evening. Hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out! And please share this with your friends. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seek-the-truth/message

it is easier to learn from other people's failure than from our own. So let's learn from Peter. One moment he is swinging his sword and the next he is following at a distance, then sitting, then denying Jesus. For Jesus, Peter's denial is a huge social taboo. Was Peter trying to satay alive at all costs- Will you stand up before men at the risk of you life in order to own Jesus- Peter's failure began with over-confidence. Temptation cam as a surprise and his confidence was damaged. Like people who neglect the means of grace. He became focused on the wrong things. Jesus warned Peter, and by extension, me and you, but Peter did not take that warning seriously. have you become over-confident and started fallowing further behind- You have sent yourself up for failure. You have an opportunity now to come back to Christ.

Heart, Rose, Bachelor baby Ep.5 Out on a Limb Six men who watch the Bachelor are not afraid to go on camera and talk about a top show in the world. The Bachelor/Bachlorette. Who was our favorite? Least favorite? Was Peter cool? Find out of this out and more in a unique episode of Out on a Limb! Sorry this was not out earlier! Technical difficulties! When I was editing it with my editor the process took longer than expected. So when I was uploading it on here, I accidentally unplugged my external hard drive and now I have to re upload it! Lethal Panda who will still help with some edits, could not continue uploading these long pieces, because of equipment issues. He is still a great friend of mine and I thank him for helping me in the beginning. He will be on future episodes on here and will still edit small things. Send Sachin (Lethal Panda love) https://www.instagram.com/lethal.panda1/ https://www.instagram.com/sachin_patel9/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUDNNrZ-lZ-xcF5to2xfoA You met him already in episode 4, Charlie is helping me out with editing now! Send him some love! https://www.instagram.com/crk_iii/ Recurring members on here follow them! Cam Angust https://instagram.com/camaungst27?igshid=1bltw802016p5 Darian Herncane https://instagram.com/darian_herncane?igshid=eueaek1lgqis Armon Zolghadr https://instagram.com/armonzolghadr?igshid=1x4nezypbxwgb Dylan Mehl https://instagram.com/dmehl17?igshid=562uaizzkfv7 Dom Yannuzzi https://instagram.com/domyannuzzi?igshid=r9e920d65a8y Dylan and Dom have a Youtube channel known as Stay Humble Sports go show them love https://www.instagram.com/stayhumblesports/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf-WDSFiXenaE3kJunq76CQ Adam Michalesko (Host) https://instagram.com/adammichalesko?igshid=7lt47e859wqb Whats good and welcome to the podcast that is taking the world by storm... Eventually... Make sure to subscribe, like, comment who you want to see on this podcast. Hit the post bell notification for all the latest content. Buy my merch (even though there is none yet.) Follow me on social media @adammichalesko https://instagram.com/adammichalesko?igshid=8us9z7x87tjg @adammichalesko- Instagram, twitter, facebook Follow this postcast social media! https://www.instagram.com/out_on_a_limbooal/ https://twitter.com/OOALBP https://www.facebook.com/OutonaLimbOOALBP/?view_public_for=101267304878448 Out on a Limb tik tok https://vm.tiktok.com/nxP5CB/ Adam Michalesko's Tik tok https://vm.tiktok.com/nxq38e/ Links for the podcast on the go! All streaming platforms and soon Apple Music! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWJ03N-1RZyPMrHarlonp7g https://open.spotify.com/show/3695XkEXOgKQS7J9NcAoRG https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xYTEzOWQ2Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== https://www.breaker.audio/lssj https://radiopublic.com/lssj-GAdVLK https://pca.st/6pprmu85 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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The seven church letters given by the resurrected Christ prophetically spelled-out exactly what would take place in Church history!  It is amazing!  Coming to His fourth letter, to the church at Thyatira, we find the longest letter and it represents the period from approximately A.D. 600 to 1500.  It was when Romanism (an ungodly mixture of paganism, Judaism, and Christianity) dominated Christendom.  It was the time commonly called "The Dark Ages". We discuss many very serious matters in this lesson.  Was Peter the first pope, as Catholicism claims?   Was the Catholic church the first church, from which most of Christendom "broke off"?Who is represented by the false prophetess of this letter named Jezebel?  What was she saying that worked to seduce the church to commit "fornication" with paganism?  Why did Jesus refer to Himself as "the Son of God" to the church at Thyatira, which represents the stage of Church history that made Jesus very popular as the Son of Mary?  Oh, did you know this?  Prior to being called "Thyatira," the city was name "Semiramis" (wife of Nimrod of the Tower of Babel fame), who was worshipped as "the queen of Heaven".  Why is "Thyatira," which in Greek means "continual sacrifice," an appropriate name for this representative time in Church history, when the Mass and the unbiblical teaching of Transubstantiation developed?

Was Peter's confidence flawed? Can we learn something about our own confidence from Peter's story?

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons break down all of the juicy drama from fantasy suite week on The Bachelor and they ride hard for Madison and the way she handled things this week. Was she the one? Was it an ultimatum? Was it out of line? Was Peter completely nuts for screwing things up?

SCRIPTURE REFERENCESActs 1:12-26 NASBOUTLINESo Far So Good… (v. 1:12-14)Right Decision or Wrong Direction? (v. 1:15-22)They Did What? (v. 1:23-26) QUESTIONSAll of the Bible is equally true but not all of the Bible is equally clear. Acts is descriptive of what happened, not prescriptive of how things should be. What do you do with unclear parts of the Bible? (v. 1:12-26)We tend to idealize the early church as though it was perfect. When we idealize the past we will always criticize the present. How does it help you to know that God has always uses imperfect people to write His perfect story? (v. 1:12-14)Was Peter right to lead in picking a replacement or was he wrong? How does it encourage you to know that God is able to work everything together for good and bend everything to fit His will? How could this set us free from the pressure, stress and anxiety of leading?Acts isn’t about awesome saints, it’s about an awesome Savior who is unstoppable. Where is your story more about you than Him?*For more info, visit hillsidefellowship.orgSupport the show (https://hillsidefellowship.org/give/)

Episode 4! In Pedals & Thorns, we discuss the tragic death of Bachelorette contestant Tyler G. Then, former Bachelor Colton is writing a book! Will we read it? We get into his controversial past, and debate if his book will contain anything that will be damaging to his brand. To end, we get closer to determining the reason for the rift between the Rodgers family Next we recap episode 3 including: -Champagnegate ends, and the torch is passed to Alayah. -Victoria P is Clark Kent. Is Peter equipped to handle what she reveals? -Demi’s Extreme Fight Club -Tammy was robbed! Alayah and Sydney steal the show, but who really won the match? -Alayah reminds Sydney of a girl... that she... once knew... -Jed’s impact on this season. -Was Peter right in throwing Sydney under the bus? -Peter’s Pool Hoodie -The ripple effects of Sydney vs Alayah -Victoria P drops a bombshell. -Justice for Jasmine and Alexa. (Sorry for the inconsistent audio! Working out the kinks) As always, presented by @dayonespodcast Follow on ig: Captainsavearosepod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ben and Ashley break down all the drama from the 3rd episode of Pilot Pete’s season, down TO the last champagne bubble. Was Peter right to send Alayah home?? Ashley looks at both sides and tries to understand Peter’s choice. We hear the REAL story about the Bachelor mansion “pool parties” and Ashley reveals one of her biggest mistakes from her time with Chris Soules Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Pfarrerin Julia Schnizlein im Gespräch mit Podcast Host Daniela Zeller. Eigentlich kam die gebürtige Deutsche für zwei Jahre nach Wien, um als Journalistin zu arbeiten. Dann ist sie hiergeblieben, hat eine Familie gegründet und schließlich auch ihre Liebe zur (evangelischen) Kirche wiederentdeckt. Also hat sie kurzerhand den Reporter-Job aufgegeben und ist nun am besten Weg Pfarrerin zu werden. Warum sie diesen Schritt wagte, was der Glaube in ihrem Leben bewirkt (gerade bei enorm schwierigen Herausforderungen) und warum Beten eigentlich wie Meditieren ist, verrät sie uns im Podcast.“ Ihr Lebensmotto lautet: „Was Peter über Paul sagt, sagt mehr über Peter als über Paul.“

„ Was Peter über Paul sagt, sagt mehr über Peter aus als über Paul „ !  Was hat es mit diesem Satz auf sich ?  Was hat es mit dir zu tun ?  Wenn du andere Menschen bewertest, bewertest du dich selbst . Wenn andere dich bewerten, bewerten sie nur sich selbst .    Hä , wieso ?  Wäre  doch cool oder ?  Ich verrate dir was ,  Es ist cool! Denn genauso ist es .   Dann kannst du den ganzen Bewertungsmist bestenfalls sein lassen oder gelassen nehmen.  Kaum zu glauben oder ?  Lass dich überzeugen .  Spiegel dich selbst und lass dich spiegeln.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRtjce_ucDA

Liturgical Seasons Transfiguration Why is this the “entry point”/transition in to Lent? Divinity gazing at humanity gazing at divinity (Mutual gaze of humanity and divinity) Was Peter an idiot? OR a genius? Ash Wednesday Why ashes? Why the forehead? Why is it an “imposition of ashes”? Who does it? What is said? Focused on sin or focused on humility and mortality? Lent Many associations, which to focus on? 40-days in the wilderness or 40-years in the exodus? Fasting as refraining from, or clearing time and appetite to be able to engage with?

Der Podcast wird geboren. Hurra! Da freut sich nicht nur Peter, sondern hoffentlich auch du! Was Peter macht, wer er ist und wo er hin will erfährst du jetzt. Schön, dass du hier bist! Los gehts!

What did Jesus say about Peter in Matthew 16:18-20? What is its connection with Isaiah 22:20-25? Was Peter really the first pope? Find out now!

In this episode of the Gospel Centered Podcast Josh and Mike finish up their conversation on Acts Chapter 2. They discuss the back half of the chapter and get into Peter's sermon. Was Peter preaching an aggresive sermon of condemnation or was he preaching a freeing sermon of providence? Or maybe it's a little bit of both. There's also some really interesting conversation about the nature of the early church and what motivated them to give a lot of their belongings away. One Cool Thing: or two cool things just one from each person. :) Mike: Apple Airpods Josh: Read Scripture App Next Week's Episode: Next week we shake up the format a little bit and discuss chapter 3-5. It's a deeper look at this "everything in common" conversation. We also discuss Ananias and Sapphira. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gospelcenteredpodcast/support

Was Peter worth listening to? Was his message valid and the words he spoke worthy of his audiences’ attention? Peter is not above falling back on his credentials as a disciple of Jesus and supporting his credibility with proof of his one-of-a-kind relationship with the Messiah. In 2 Peter 1:16-21, he reminds those to whom he is writing that he was an intimate follower of Jesus, having spent more than three years in His presence as a disciple. Not only that, he had been privileged to be counted part of Jesus’ inner circle. And one day, he, James and John, had been invited by Jesus to join Him on a mountaintop where something incredible took place: The transfiguration of Jesus and the appearances of Moses and Elijah. Not only that, Peter and his companions had heard the audible voice of God, saying, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to Him.” Jesus had been transfigured right before their eyes and God had spoken to them – out loud. This once-in-a-lifetime experience had left the disciples stunned and convinced them that Jesus was exactly who He claimed to be – the Son of God and the Savior of the world. And God confirmed for Peter, James and John, that every word that came out of Jesus’ mouth was worth listening to. And Peter reminds his audience that what he and the disciples were sharing was nothing more than the teachings of Jesus. They said what they heard Him say. They taught what He had taught them. They spoke of the Kingdom, just as He had. And the Father still expected the words of His Son to be heard and heeded.       

Matthew 16:13-20 - What's the deal with the Pope? Why don't Protestants find him to be authoritative? Was Peter established as the first Pope? In this sermon, Pastor Collin examines Matthew 16: 13-20 and explains why, in honor of the 500th year anniversary of the Reformation, Protestants continue to protest the Papacy. Website: http://www.livingwateralamosa.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lwbfalamosa YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs0GuaHLwY2ZP_rBvw8Ep7g Subscribe to our Podcast: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons/id1294034914 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ipbuu6siddg57clx4kinggfjuxm Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=153528&refid=stpr If this message impacted you in any way, feel free to call us at 719-589-6351 or email info@livingwateralamosa.org Thank you for watching!

In Folge 016 erzählt dir Peter Schindlmeier von Casavi wie sie Hausverwaltungen digitalisieren und wie sie ihre eigenen Prozesse dank Automatisierung besser im Griff haben. Show Notes: 00:38 - Vorstellung von Peter Schindlmeier      01:47 - Was casavi macht     03:03 - Wer die casavi Kunden sind           04:17 - Wie sie Vertrieb machen     07:13 - Wie sie Partnervertrieb machen    11:21 - Was ihr Produkt für Vorteile bietet     13:38 - Über ihr Pricing und Geschäftsmodell      15:20 - Wie sie Kunden überzeugen       16:31 - Wer ihre Zielgruppen sind  17:30 - Auf welche Zielgruppen sie fokussieren  21:19 - Ihr aktueller Status Quo     22:00 - Wo man mehr über casavi erfahren kann        23:39 - Was Peter anders machen würde, wenn er nochmal starten könnte    26:59 - Peters Curriculum für angehende Gründer  29:10 - Ihr Tool Setup           32:26 - Wie sie automatisieren       33:20 - Peters Blogempfehlungen   34:59 - Peters letzter Tipp für die Zuhörer    Blogempfehlung: close.io Blog Interkom Blog Zendesk Blog Pipedrive Blog   Tool Setup: CRM: Pipedrive Entwicklung: jira und confluence Kommunikation: Slack    Mehr Infos: Email schreiben an peter@casavi.de casavi Webseite   Bewertung des Podcasts: Wenn dir der Podcast gefällt, dann bewerte ihn bitte. Das hilft ungemein dabei, damit auch andere Startup-Enthusiasten auf ihn aufmerksam werden und du bekommst Karma Punkte ohne Ende. Zur Podcast Bewertung

Did three thousand souls get added to the church because Peter was so special: Was Peter chosen by God above others Did God have something for Peter that He didn't have for others?

Were any of the disciples married? Was Peter married? Was Paul married? Does being married hinder the work of the ministry?

Was Saint Peter the first pope? Was Peter the supreme authority over the other Apostles? Was Peter the founder of the Roman Catholic Church?

Was Peter told it was permissible to eat pork, shrimp, and a host of other creatures now that the New Covenant was in effect? Learn how we should always examine Scripture before giving an answer or response to someone who presents a teaching to us.