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My Journey To Following Jesus
3 Jun 2023 at 9:33pm
by pastor.eva
As a child, I had aunts and uncles that were believers. So, I was exposed to Christianity throughout the years, as I spent time with them during the summer. In my immediate family, we weren?t regular church goers, but attended services from time to time. I can remember being drawn to God and even responding
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God Saved Me On April Fools? Day 1 Apr 2023 at 11:16am by pastor.rocklyn Last Updated on April 1, 2023 by pastor.rocklyn God Saved Me On April Fool?s Day! April Fools’ Day is special for me! It was on that day in 1979 that I began following Jesus! I was sitting in my MIT dormitory room in MacGregor House G Entry 4th floor looking out at the Charles River
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Discipled Through Real-Time Engagement 29 Jul 2022 at 11:30am by pastor.rocklyn Last Updated on July 29, 2022 by pastor.rocklyn On July 29, 2022, “Discipled Through Real-Time Engagement” – YouTube (01:04:21) ,my interview by Brandt and Charlotte Gillespie appeared on the PrayTV YouTube channel of Congregation Leon de Judea in Boston. In the interview I discussed material covered in our discipleship curriculum: Following Jesus – Life Church You
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Adventures in Teaching the Gospel: A Workshop on Discipleship 29 Jul 2022 at 10:54am by pastor.rocklyn Last Updated on July 29, 2022 by pastor.rocklyn On February 24, 2022 I conducted “Adventures in Teaching the Gospel: A Workshop on Discipleship“ (01:02:18) for the Black Scholars and Professionals (BSAP) ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF). It builds on material covered in our discipleship curriculum: Following Jesus – Life Church You can watch the video below:
What To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July? 4 Jul 2022 at 8:12pm by pastor.rocklyn Last Updated on July 5, 2022 by pastor.rocklyn On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech at a meeting organized by the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society at Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York. It has generally come to be known as “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”. In it, the great
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If Manasseh Can Get Saved ? Anyone Can Get Saved! 13 May 2022 at 9:13pm by pastor.rocklyn Last Updated on May 14, 2022 by pastor.rocklyn Do you have difficulty facing God because of some major wrongdoing on your part? Genuine repentance (changing your mind, turning around) makes a difference! Check out the story of Manasseh in 2 Chronicles 33 (the version in 2 Kings 21 doesn’t tell the whole story). Even if
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Valentine?s Day ? I?m Still A Fan! 7 May 2022 at 4:45pm by pastor.rocklyn Last Updated on May 7, 2022 by pastor.rocklyn I was recently asked for my thoughts about a video that was posted on Facebook. The video makes the claim that true Christians don’t celebrate Valentines Day. I disagree! The Video Here is the video that I was asked to comment on: The Speaker The speaker, Daniel
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We're Blessed! 10 Jul 2018 at 6:28pm by pastor.eva Hi Life Church Family: I hope you were built up by the message "Berakah-Blessed" this past Sunday. I just want to encourage you. As followers of Jesus, we are God's children. As God's children, we have a birthright. Because we have a birthright, we inherit the Lord's blessing. We are blessed!! We have the Holy
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He?s Adjusting My Vision 1 Oct 2016 at 2:50pm by pastor.rocklyn Last Updated on October 1, 2016 by pastor.rocklyn Guest speaker Bishop Marvin L. Sapp preached a powerful word entitled “He’s Adjusting My Vision” at the 2016 Jubilee Convention Wednesday (9/28/2016) evening service at Jubilee Christian Church. The link above is to the video of the entire service (also embedded below). Jubilee Senior Pastor Matthew Thompson introduces Bishop Sapp
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N. T. Wright: The Kingdom and The Gospel 19 Jun 2015 at 2:49pm by pastor.rocklyn Last Updated on July 4, 2015 by pastor.rocklyn N. T. Wright, the former Bishop of Durham for the Church of England, is a devoted pastor, a renowned biblical scholar, and a prolific author. Over the past year or so the following books of his have given me a much better understanding of God’s Kingdom and of
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Vision 9:38 8 Feb 2014 at 9:40pm by pastor.rocklyn On Sunday April 28, 2013 we had a chance to hear from Byron Johnson, a long-time friend and mentor to our brother Carl Miller. Byron described a ministry he recently launched to support African-americans who want to get involved in missions work. The ministry is called Vision 938 and you can learn more about it
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Look Back and See God 26 Jan 2014 at 8:24pm by Valerie Copeland As I look back I see You; I see your hand, your hand that has guided me through, disappointment and pain, heart ache and shame, darkness and disdain. As I look back I hear you; I hear your voice, your voice calling me back to you, talking me through disappointment and pain, heart ache and
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Life Group Discussion Material ? New Blog Policy 7 Jun 2013 at 3:21pm by pastor.rocklyn Use Sermon Notes As many of you know, we have posted life group discussion material on this blog for several years now. Since this same material is also available in our sermon notes, we have decided to streamline our processing of Sunday sermons by directing you to use the sermon notes for life group discussion
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My Spouse is Falling Short 6 May 2013 at 11:00am by Valerie Copeland Why aren't we better prepared for the disappointment we?ll experience in our marital partner? It seems to me it should be part of the discussion in premarital counseling. I am certain that I have disappointed my husband in many ways. Some of them he has freely expressed to me, others I strongly suspect. You see, disappointment
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Introducing: The Life Church Men's Chorus 10 Apr 2013 at 4:14pm by pastor.rocklyn On Easter Sunday (April 7, 2013) the Life Church Men's Chorus made its debut under the direction of Bil Mooney-McCoy. Checkout the video:
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