The Word for Everyday Disciples with Dave DeSelm is a weekly podcast bringing biblical teaching to everyday people in ways they can understand and put into practice.
This Christmas, there is a lot of talk about who is in control. A new president, world leaders, billionaires, and politicians vie for dominance and power.
The first Christmas was no different. Two rulers thought they were in control: Caesar Augustus, who called himself “the son of God,” and Herod, who called himself “the King of the Jews.” But who was really in control… then and now?
Join us this holiday season and be reminded that there is only one Lord – Jesus, the King of kings.
The city of Philadelphia (Turkey, not Pennsylvania) was considered the gateway to the whole central plateau of Asia Minor. Jesus used this strategic point of geography to give the church there this spiritual challenge: “I have placed before you an open door.”
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Read MoreJesus introduces Himself to the Church at Smyrna as “the First and Last, the one who died and came to life again. I know your afflictions and your poverty.”
Read MoreWe begin at the end. You’re dead. Now what? There are several popular beliefs about what happens when you die, but what does the Bible say?
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