Last week one of our ACT (Aids Combat Team) Men in Western Tanzania was robbed at gun point. Emmanual Bosco was travelling to perform video evangelism on his motor bike when he was stopped by several men holding guns and demanding payment. All of his money, his mobile phone, and his laptop were stolen. The robbers also slashed his tires and smashed the lights
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Ouch!!!!!
I broke my foot! I’m just getting back in the swing of things and I ran into a little bit of a speed bump. I played basketball this week with some friends and ended up with a broken foot. An incredibly embarrassing experience because it was with a group of people, many of whom I was meeting for the first time and also my
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Well I am back in Uganda and I am finally getting down to writing another blog post. It is the short rain season here and we arrived just in time for the daily afternoon thunderstorm. Which is pretty nice because it cools things down quite a bit. Fundraising for this trip took a long time and I can’t say thank you enough to
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Resurrection, Ascension, and The Throne – 1 COR 15
Intro: The Biblical account of Christ’s bodily resurrection is not a stand-alone event in history; yet all to often we only think of it in terms of Easter and the astounding events associated with that first Easter morning. The purpose of this lesson is to confirm that Jesus’ bodily resurrection has far greater implications than we ever imagined. We will show you the inter-connectivity
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Resurrection and the Coming Kingdom
The Resurrection of Jesus and Life after Death Intro: Easter is the ancient celebration of an empty tomb in Jerusalem. The two angels standing outside the tomb declared to the women “why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, he is risen.” Luke 24:5 Today the true meaning and impact of a risen Jesus is almost lost on modern
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In 2015, BWM Country Director, Willert Delgone planted a church in the Sironko District in Eastern Uganda. Willert even helped to fund much of the church construction out of his own pocket. His efforts have resulted in a growing church and the Lord is moving in this community. Using the discipleship training he has received from Barry Wood Ministries, Willert has been able to
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The Word of The Cross – Part 2
The Word of the Cross Part Two 1st Corinthians 1:17-18 “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, that the cross of Christ should not be made void. Vs 18- For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is the power
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The “Word of the Cross” God’s message to humanity 1st Cor 1:17.18 “The Word of the Cross is foolishness…” Introduction: Years ago, a University student asked me the question,” what does the death of a 1st Century Jewish carpenter have to do with me living in the 21st Century? That’s a worthy question. Even the disciples of Jesus had difficulty understanding what
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Making Use of the Name of Jesus
Acts 3-5 Making Use of the Name of Jesus Intro: The Book of Acts reveals an intermediate, developing Theology in many areas. Luke was a reporter, not an eye-witness, so his account of the early days of the Church are empirical in nature. Each new event seems to add layers to the awareness of the Apostles and others of the powerful presence of Christ
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Last year a team from New Beginnings Baptist Church in Longview, TX brought a team to Butare to work with George and his father Ezechias. This is a very economically poor area with few employment opportunities available and on this trip they were able to plant a new church and raise up a pastor to minister to this village on the side of a
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