Podcasts by URC Learning: Rev. Adam Kaloostian
Reformed Sermons, Discussion Programs
Further podcasts by Rev. Adam Kaloostian
Podcast on the topic Christentum
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Salt&Light for the Kingdom of Heaven | Matthew 5:1-16 from 2010-10-20T17:12:05
What is the “kingdom of heaven”? What characterizes its citizens in the age before it comes in its fullness? How do its citizens enlist other ones? Matthew 5:1-16 http://media.urclearni...
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Matthew 2:13-23–Divinely Protected to Bring Glory from 2010-03-16T00:24:02
To side with baby Jesus was to side with God, to reject Him was to reject God. No matter, as Jesus was divinely protected in order to this time obediently re-live the history of the nation of Israe...
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Matthew 2:1-12–Rejecting or Receiving Jesus from 2010-03-15T21:24:28
“King” Herod and the unbelieving Jewish rulers show us how and why people reject Christ. The mysterious eastern magi are surprisingly brought to Jesus as examples of His grace to us Gen...
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Acts 2:36-39 | Baptism- Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude from 2010-02-25T17:22:08
On the glorious occasion of the baptism of two children in our church, we considered the basic law-and-gospel meaning of baptism. Acts 2:36-39
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Matthew 1:16-24 | An Unusual, Miraculous Conception and Birth from 2010-02-25T16:48:32
Jesus’ conception and birth was magnificent, unusual, miraculous, and extraordinary. It’s no wonder, since His birth is a destiny-of-the-universe-altering event. Isaiah 7:1-16; 8:1-10; ...
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Matthew 4:1-11 | Adam and Israel Failed, But Christ Prevailed from 2010-02-25T16:22:34
Jesus’ temptation ordeal in the wilderness was His triumphant re-living of both Eve and Adam’s Garden of Eden failure, and the Israelites’ wilderness wandering failure. Jesus̵...
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Matthew 1:1-17 | A Monumental Birth from 2010-01-21T04:21:56
Matthew uses the sacred Old Testament genealogical list to introduce the monumental event of Jesus, the Great and Universal King, being born into the world. [please note: I meant to say “sque...
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Psalm 41 | You are blessed if you regard The Weak Man from 2010-01-21T04:15:50
This closing bookend of Book 1 of the Psalms connects clearly to Psalms 1 and 2. We must align ourselves with Jesus in His weakness, because the Lord restores, sustains, and blesses both Jesus and ...
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Psalm 37–Two Paths from 2009-11-13T16:50:18
Psalm 37 talks about two paths and their ultimate destinations. In Christ we are on the first path, and though we should not be surprised or discouraged when we don’t receive the desires of o...
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Psalm 29 | Not Baal, but the LORD from 2009-07-21T19:21:09
The Canaanites were wrong about who was behind the extraordinary autumn storms coming off the Mediterranean Sea. The God of Israel commands the waters under Him and they work fierce destruction, sh...
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Psalm 10 | The Arrogance of the Wicked from 2009-07-21T19:03:24
This song warns us against harboring the kind of human pride and its poisonous fruit that result in the Lord’s sometimes delayed, but always severe, judgement. The song also encourages us whe...
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Psalm 28 | Our Shepherd Forever from 2009-07-21T18:47:08
Psalm 28 It’s the times when we face our most severe trials that we are tempted to lose confidence in the Lord’s ability or willingness to establish us in a confident, peaceful place. I...
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Psalm 4 | He Makes Us Dwell in Safety from 2009-07-21T18:37:04
Because Jesus sang this song before us and for us, God Himself by His Spirit puts this song in our hearts and on our lips. We sing it and the Lord answers us by giving us joy and peace in the midst...
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Psalms 1&2 | The Blessed Man in Whom We Take Refuge from 2009-06-16T19:46:20
Psalms 1 and 2 are together the introduction to the Psalter. Right away we get music that takes us from creation to redemption, from Adam to Christ, from our struggle under the common curse to the ...
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Acts 24 | Paul Before Felix from 2009-05-20T20:48:23
Paul’s defense before Felix is highlighted by his assertion that his conscience is clear, a remarkable stement given that Paul expects to come out of the grave and be judged by his God someda...
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Ready to Die, Ready to Live from 2009-01-22T00:32:57
Paul sounds like His Lord as he resolutely sets out for Jerusalem, expecting death. But he lives on for a while, a symbol of the power of Christ’s resurrection that will be unleashed in Paul&...
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This Paul Inspires Us from 2009-01-21T05:10:05
Pastors and elders, consider the magnitude of the grace of God at work in Paul’s life, and be inspired to imitate him in your ministry of the Word and rule. And all Christians, be inspired to...
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Death and Life at Troas from 2009-01-21T04:42:57
Leaving Ephesus, Paul continues his remarkable apostolic journey, eventually coming to Troas to display Christ’s great resurrection power. Acts 20:1-11
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Gospel Triumph and Gentile Persecution from 2008-12-29T16:05:39
As the apostle-missionaries enjoy success but face persecution in the form of blasphemy, personal attacks, and jealousy of religious and political leaders, their humility and resolve inspires us to...
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Acts 12:1-24 | Another Obstacle Overcome from 2008-12-12T16:39:13
Another Herod becomes another obstacle to the existence and success of the church. This Herod is shamed by God exercising His power to execute him after miraculously releasing Peter from prison.
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Acts 9:19-31 | Everything Changed from 2008-05-14T03:21:30
The Lord changed Saul’s life. The Lord changed Saul’s message. And through those radical changes, the Lord has also changed us. Acts 9:19-31
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Acts 8:25-39 | Whom is the prophet talking about? from 2008-03-19T23:19:24
The many strange details in this story point to the strange and wonderful truth that people of every unexpected nation and stripe have been brought near to the Christ of Whom the ancient Jewish pro...
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Acts 8:4-25 | Magician Meets Creator from 2008-03-03T19:49:33
The power of Christ breaks through into Samaria in a way that even Simon, the arrogant money-grubbing illusionist, must recognize. Be encouraged that the grace and power of Christ are at work in yo...
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Acts 7:57 – 8:8 | Great Persecution Breaks Out from 2008-02-29T04:53:17
The great persecution breaking out against the church in Jerusalem is the occasion for us to be inspired by Stephen and instructed about the power of Christ at work through the preaching of His Wor...
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Acts 6 and 7 | Suffering and glory from 2007-12-07T04:02:23
(44:04) The persecution against the early church again intensifies as Stephen, one of the recently appointed deacons, becomes the center of the controversy. His martrydom becomes a clear example of...
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Belgic Confession Article 13 | How to Have Unspeakable Consolation from 2007-10-19T18:50:16
(37:21) Far from an abstract, irrelevant philosophical concept, the Bible’s teaching about the extent of God’s control is not only true but the only sure basis for any comfort in this t...
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Acts 5:14-42 | They Kept Right On Preaching Christ from 2007-10-19T18:35:51
(46:36) The apostles are arrested again, and this time they come close to receiving the death penalty. But Christ stamps out this attack on the advancement of His glorious gospel through an unlikel...
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Genesis 1:1-2 | Belgic Confession Article 12 | The Creation from 2007-10-12T22:30:55
(35:07) Our magnificent God and Father created everything out of nothing as an arena to display His glorious majesty. Indeed, the King established and occupied His throne, the heavens and the earth...
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Acts 4:32 – 5:14 | Great Fear Seized the Church from 2007-10-12T22:18:57
(34:11) The Lord strikes Ananias and Sapphira dead in a terrifying, immediate act of church discipline carried out by the Lord of Glory. This is the same God we worship today, though often times we...
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Acts 4:1-31 | Courage, confidence, boldness from 2007-05-12T03:25:16
(32:42) There’s no good reason for the political-religious temple establishment to oppose the gracious power of Christ at work through the apostles. But they do, so there’s no reason wh...
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Belgic Confession, Article 10 | Jesus, true and eternal God from 2007-04-27T04:52:44
(27:40) As the author to the Hebrews explains, a priest who is holy and eternal is required to truly fulfill his office. If Jesus is indeed the great High Priest, then He must be holy and eternal. ...
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Acts 3:1-26 | Walking and jumping and praising God from 2007-04-27T04:48:26
(36:21) We see ourselves as the miserable, pathetic crippled beggar and as the rebellious, covenant-breaking, apostate generation of Israelites. We see the Lord as the One who gives us the opposite...
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Acts 2:42-47 | Portrait of the Church, part 2 from 2007-03-30T02:51:39
(32:43) The last two aspects of Luke’s prescriptive portrait of the early church regard the regular celebration of the Lord’s Supper and participation in “the prayers”. Serm...
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Belgic Confession Articles 8-9 | The Trinity from 2007-03-30T02:45:37
(36:12) The Scripture is clear about this magnificent and in some senses incomprehensible doctrine. To reject the teaching of the Trinity is to reject God Himself. Sermon text: Belgic Confession, A...
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The Sufficiency of Scripture from 2007-02-22T05:08:13
(37:49) Please note: The last five minutes of the sermon were mistakenly deleted from this sermon. Challenges against the completeness of God’s Word arise in many different forms. A series of...
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Acts 2:40-47 | Portrait of the Church, part 1 from 2007-02-22T05:06:39
(42:08) Luke breaks up his reporting of the dramatic, redemptive-historical events of the early part of Acts with this the first in a series of prescriptive portraits of the early church’s ac...
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The Written Word of God from 2007-01-26T00:52:33
The foundation of our beloved confession is that the Scripture is the very Word of God written. In fact, the foundation laid in article three is the basis for all of what the confession says about ...
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Going Forward as a Commission-Driven Reformed Church from 2007-01-26T00:52:08
This sermon is part one of the 2007 “Commission-Driven Reformed Church” series preached at the Ontario United Reformed Church. We must believe and live out these six ideas in order to b...
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Why So Unpleasant? from 2006-12-11T01:16:35
Doesn’t Luke know better than to start the triumphant tale of the early church’s expansion with the disheartening story of a suicidal reprobate? Apparently he knows this unpleasant stor...
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God Reveals Himself from 2006-12-11T01:16:30
The true God reveals Himself in two ways: indirectly through the world He has made, and directly through His Word. Knowledge of God is not arbitrary but bound by His own revelation, and therefore t...
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The Time In-Between from 2006-12-04T18:58:25
Jesus exercises His power and authority as He extends the multinational New Covenant church in Luke’s second volume, Acts. Christ’s instructions to the disciples prepare them and us for...
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We All Believe with the Heart and Confess with the Mouth from 2006-11-21T01:51:10
The beginning of our series on this preeminent expression of the Bible’s basic teachings considers the meaning and implications of its first line: “We all believe with the heart and con...
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Joy, Amazement, and the Future from 2006-11-15T02:40:33
The conclusion to Luke’s first volume leaves us with Christ’s disciples amazed at what has happened. Christ has secured the glorification for them by His life, death, and resurrection. ...
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Jesus Is Alive from 2006-10-31T12:13:32
The angels asked the women coming to Jesus’ grave, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?”, in other words, “Why do you think and act like Jesus is dead, when He is...
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Guilt and Shame from 2006-10-23T02:37:36
Guilt and shame can eat people alive, and many attempts to deal with this problem just make things worse. In this story, the mercy of Christ in His atoning death extends to a man who acknowledges t...
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Rogue Kings, True King from 2006-10-17T14:27:47
Pilate, Herod, and the Sanhedrin unite to convict the true King of crimes He didn’t commit. This true King allows Himself to be identified with the criminal released in His place in a grand d...
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The Athanasian Creed from 2006-10-17T14:27:36
Believe it or not, people might confess the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed and still deny the truth about who Jesus is. The Athanasian Creed answers recurring, cancerous heresies pertai...
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How Do You Relate to the Cross? from 2006-10-11T13:36:58
The various people and groups of people in Luke 22 all relate differently to Jesus as His death on the cross unmistakably nears. Where do you fit into the story? Luke 22
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Two Apocalyptic Events from 2006-10-06T12:21:58
Jesus warns the disciples about the pending destruction of Jerusalem and its temple. He also teaches them to expect a delay between that event and His final return to judge the living and dead and ...
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The Sadducees Take Their Shot from 2006-09-26T01:36:56
The Pharisees couldn’t discredit Jesus’ authority, nor could they make Him out to be a blasphemer, nor could they arouse the anger of the Roman government against Him. So, trying someho...
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The Magnificent Apostles’ Creed from 2006-09-19T15:47:22
There are many reasons why the Apostle’s Creed has always been so popular. One is that its content is the apostolic doctrine itself, which Paul and the others were passionate about proclaimin...
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They Cannot Kill Him from 2006-09-19T15:46:07
Only Jesus will decide when it is time for Him to lay down His life for His sheep. In this story, He averts the traps set by the Sanhedrin to discredit His authority and to present Him as a threat ...
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Christ’s Sufferings&Our Sufferings from 2006-09-12T12:47:56
Christ’s sufferings spilled over into the lives of His apostles. We who hear and believe the apostolic message have Christ’s sufferings spill over into our lives, too. These sufferings ...
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Like Israel and Not Like Israel from 2006-09-12T12:46:44
As we hear about Jesus crying over Jerusalem and angrily driving the hucksters out of the temple, we are called to identify ourselves with ancient Israel in one sense, but certainly not in another ...
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When Will Jesus Return? from 2006-09-05T21:05:51
Find out the truth about the timing of Christ’s return. See what events you should expect will signal the end of the world as we know it. Luke 17:20-37 OT supporting text: Isaiah 52:1-10
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Why The Incarnation Matters from 2006-09-05T21:04:38
Jesus the Son becoming the God-man has real implications for everyone living after that awe-striking event. Heidelberg Catechism Q & A 35-36 Hebrews 2
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While I Am Gone, Do What I Say from 2006-08-29T20:31:45
As he approaches Jerusalem and the crowds anticipate immediate glorification, Jesus stops to correct their timeline. He focuses them and us who live in the delay between His first and second coming...
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Stop Justifying Your Greed and Open Your Wallet from 2006-08-03T12:11:36
Part 2 of a two-part series on church plants and giving. Christians are tempted to be stingy in their financial support of the church. Church pastors are tempted to be greedy money-lovers. Our grat...
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Surprising Grace in the Macedonian Churches from 2006-08-03T12:07:38
Part 1 of a two-part series on church plants and giving. The apostle Paul writes to the Corinthian church, challenging them to imitate the unexpected financial generosity expressed by the believers...
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White-Hot, Cutting-Edge, Spirit-Filled Worship from 2006-08-02T01:39:42
http://www.start.urclearning.org/audio/AMK_White_Hot_Worship.mp3 Here’s the skinny on all the latest worship techniques that will set your congregation ablaze and grow your church into the th...
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Is God in Control, or Not? from 2006-07-12T19:10:53
We as human creatures like to rebel against the idea that our Creator is the One who personally directs everything that happens in the world. When we do this, we rob God of His glory, and we have n...
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What Do You Want Jesus to Do for You? from 2006-07-12T19:08:18
You may be surprised to hear that Jesus is fine with you asking Him to make you happy and comfortable and rich. But He will only answer that prayer for certain kinds of people. And the happiness an...
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Will Jesus Find Faith on the Earth? from 2006-07-06T12:07:06
Having told His disciples that His final return would be unmistakable and unexpected, Jesus makes very clear who in that day will receive glorification, and who will be left dejected. Luke 18:1-27
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Increase Our Faith from 2006-06-28T12:47:44
In Luke 17, Jesus moves from instructing the beliefs and lives of His disciples in general, to addressing their responsibilities as apostles and church officers in particular. He also tells them wh...
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True God and True and Righteous Man from 2006-06-19T23:25:47
Why was it necessary for our salvation that Jesus be true, 100% God; and true, 100% man? Heidelberg Catechism Q & A 16 – 19
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The Unjust Manager from 2006-06-12T12:08:22
In Luke 16, Jesus uses an odd story to teach His disciples to understand and use their money in a way unlike the self-righteous, immoral Pharisees. Of course, He needs to tell His disciples (us) th...
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The Claims of God’s Justice Must Be Satisfied from 2006-06-12T12:04:22
What do you mean when you say that “Jesus died on the cross for my sins?” You’d better have the right answer to this question, since many different answers have been offered and o...
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The Prodigal Son from 2006-06-06T01:35:50
In Luke chapter 15, Jesus masterfully weaves together three parables as one, challenging the Old Testament religious scholars who oppose Him to acknowledge their own lost condition and rejoice that...
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The Three Sons of God: Adam, Israel, Jesus from 2006-05-22T01:22:59
The Three Sons of God: Adam, Israel, Jesus – The first two fail, the third does not
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The Humble Coming of the Lord of Glory from 2006-05-22T01:21:08
The humble coming of the Lord of Glory – God himself as an infant
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Jesus Came in Fulfillment of the Old Testament from 2006-05-22T01:12:57
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To All Who Believe – In What? from 2006-05-22T00:52:28
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None Who Is Righteous, Except One from 2006-05-22T00:48:27
None Who Is Righteous, Except One – Christ Alone
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What the Law Says from 2006-05-22T00:45:17
What the Law Says – We all stand condemned, and happily so
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God Gave Them over from 2006-05-22T00:39:45
God gave them over – God allows some humans to remain as they choose, in their own damnation
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Righteousness Revealed, Wrath Revealed from 2006-05-22T00:30:37
Righteousness Revealed, Wrath Revealed – God displays both his righteousness and his wrath in Christ
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The Gospel For Everyone Who Believes from 2006-05-22T00:22:58
The Gospel For Everyone Who Believes – An open invitation to Christ and his benefits
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Paul’s Gospel, Your Gospel from 2006-05-22T00:17:28
Paul’s Gospel, You Gospel – The Gospel explained
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Introducing Romans from 2006-05-22T00:14:15
Introducing Romans – Why Paul writes; what is it about?
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Go away from me Lord, I am a sinful man. from 2006-05-12T20:44:52
A riveting exploration of Peter’s response to Christ’s calling. Why would Peter try to resist the call of God?
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