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Hearts afire -- Acts 2:14a, 36-41, 1 Peter 1:17-23, Luke 24:13-35 -- Third Sunday of Easter - A -- 2002
The best way to learn about modern culture is to have a teenager; you learn quickly what is valued h
Read the manual -- Acts 2:14a, 36-41, 1 Peter 1:17-23, Luke 24:13-35 -- William H. Shepherd -- Third Sunday of Easter - A
My friend was overwhelmed by his first church convention.

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Paul speaks of a faith... -- 1 Peter 1:17-23 -- Third Sunday of Easter - A -- 1999
Paul speaks of a faith and a hope that rest securely in God's love.
In 1982, a Boeing 737... -- 1 Peter 1:17-23 -- Third Sunday of Easter - A
In 1982, a Boeing 737 crashed into the Potomac River, killing 78 people.
William Willimon tells this story... -- 1 Peter 1:17-23 -- Third Sunday of Easter - A
William Willimon tells this story, which he calls "one of the strangest and most haunting incidents"
A sign of the times... -- 1 Peter 1:17-23 -- Third Sunday of Easter - A
A sign of the times: it is estimated that up to eighty percent of Fortune 500 companies have purchas
In his book, An Agenda... -- 1 Peter 1:17-23 -- Third Sunday of Easter - A
In his book, An Agenda for Biblical People, Jim Wallis writes that modern evangelism is mista
In 1982, a Boeing 737... -- 1 Peter 1:17-23 -- Third Sunday of Easter - A
In 1982, a Boeing 737 crashed into the Potomac River, killing 78 people.
William Willimon tells this story... -- 1 Peter 1:17-23 -- Third Sunday of Easter - A
William Willimon tells this story, which he calls "one of the strangest and most haunting incidents"
A sign of the times... -- 1 Peter 1:17-23 -- Third Sunday of Easter - A
A sign of the times: it is estimated that up to eighty percent of Fortune 500 companies have purchas
In his book, An Agenda... -- 1 Peter 1:17-23 -- Third Sunday of Easter - A
In his book, An Agenda for Biblical People, Jim Wallis writes that modern evangelism is mista
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