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Be A Prophet: Pentecost

by revfritz
05/24/2015

Prophesy

Acts 2: 1-21

What does “prophesy” mean? We tend to use it to mean “predict the future.” But actually that’s not what it means at all. The ancient prophets sometimes got their predictions wrong. Remember the story of Jonah? He predicts “Yet thirty days, and Nineveh will be destroyed.” He gets angry because in the end God doesn’t do what was predicted. Why? Because the people of Nineveh repented of their evil and turned to God, and so God showed them mercy.Be A Prophet: Pentecost

Adopted by God

by revfritz
05/17/201508/12/2018

Adopted by God Ascension Sunday May 17,2015 Acts 1: 1-11 Jesus’ ascension to heaven is His crowning moment. It’s the ultimate moment, the proof of Jesus’ resurrection , but also the reason that He was… Adopted by God

Good Religion

by sarah
04/22/2012

Good Religion Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Acts 3: 1-10 April 22, 2012 Political and cultural columnist Russ Douthat of the New York Times has written a book called “Bad Religion,” about the decline… Good Religion