Help! My Church is Splitting! Help! My Church is Splitting! Johan asked…. An assistant pastor from our church is leaving to start a new church close by. I don’t know all the reasons why, but it feels really awkward at our church. It seems like there will be a church split, and I don’t know…
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17) People long for transformation. It’s easy to see on media of all kinds the story of someone become someone or something new. The flabby become fit, the plain become beautiful,…
Sua Leve Aflição Pois os nossos sofrimentos leves e momentâneos estão produzindo para nós uma glória eterna que pesa mais do que todos eles. (2 Coríntios 4:17) Jun Sato, 25 anos, não conseguia encontrar trabalho no centro de Tóquio, então criou seu próprio emprego. Vestido com roupas de proteção, ele deixava que as pessoas na…
Can the Devil Read Our Minds? Why does Jesus say the gates of Hell will not prevail against the church, since gates are defensive structures? The modern interpretations of the meaning of the second half of Matthew 16:18 confuse me. Gates are defensive structures, so isn’t the church the one doing the attacking against hell?…
A tradução da Bíblia mais lida Vocês mesmos são a nossa carta, escrita em nosso coração, conhecida e lida por todos. Vocês demonstram que são uma carta de Cristo, resultado do nosso ministério, escrita não com tinta, mas com o Espírito do Deus vivo; não em tábuas de pedra, mas em tábuas de corações humanos….
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. (2 Corinthians 4:17) Jun Sato, 25, couldn’t find work in downtown Tokyo, so he created his own job. Dressed in protective padding, he let people on the street put on boxing gloves…
Can We Ask God to Forgive Someone Else? Can We Pray for God to Forgive Others? From Alex via email: Hi pastor Guzik. One thing I wanted to know- and you could answer this in your Q&A video if you want. Can you pray for God to forgive someone else? Like when Jesus said, “Forgive…
Nosso Triunfo em Jesus Cristo Mas graças a Deus, que sempre nos conduz vitoriosamente em Cristo e por nosso intermédio exala em todo lugar a fragrância do seu conhecimento. (2 Coríntios 2:14) Paulo lidou com as críticas dos cristãos de Corinto, que disseram que ele não era confiável e era inconstante porque seus planos de…
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. (2 Corinthians 3:2-3) The…
Should We Pray for the Dead? Should We Pray for the Dead? From Ramona via Facebook – Should we still pray for someone who passed away who did not know the Lord, or who did but did not seek Him intentionally throughout his life? Is someone’s fate done, decided once they pass way? Going through…
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. (2 Corinthians 2:14) Paul dealt with criticism from the Corinthian Christians, who said he was unreliable and fickle because his travel plans had unexpectedly changed. Earlier, Paul carefully explained himself…
Uma Abundância Dupla Porque, como as aflições de Cristo são abundantes em nós, assim também é abundante a nossa consolação por meio de Cristo. (2 Coríntios 1:5 ACF) Muitas pessoas acham que precisam exagerar em suas dificuldades. Para elas, nada de pequeno acontece; cada inconveniência é uma cruz pesada a ser carregada, e elas supõem…