Luke details the events of Christ’s resurrection in the 24th chapter of his letter. According to Luke, the women that had followed Jesus rose early the morning after the Sabbath and went to Jesus’ grave to prepare His body for burial. The approached His tomb as mourners, but after an encounter with angels, and seeing the evidence of the...
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Hebrews Bible Study: 2:1-9 A Firm Grasp . . . So We Don’t Drift Away
Our most recent class on the book of Hebrews covers 2:1-9. The author of the letter stops for just a moment in his exaltation of Jesus as greater than the angels and implores the readers to examine their hearts and be sure that they are giving their full attention to the person and gospel of...
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April Prayer Focus Now Online
Each week at City of Refuge Fellowship we are given a prayer focus with specific needs to uphold but also with very focused points of prayer, fasting and lifestyle. The most important and productive part of this tool is that with each focus we are given Scriptures to use in prayer and in meditation. These Scriptures...
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Tempted For Our Worship
In Matthew 4, the third and final temptation that Satan attacked Jesus with was an all out effort to destroy Him. Satan took Jesus to a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory and then said: “All these things I will give You if You will fall down...
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Book of Hebrews Study, Wednesday, April 4th, 7:00 PM
For the rest of 2012 we will be studying the book of Hebrews, verse by verse. Our next class will be Wednesday, April 4th and we will be covering chapter 2, Jesus bringing many sons to glory. The class will meet every other Wednesday night from 7:00 to 8:15 at the Kulynych’s home at 945 Bordentown Rd. in Burlington....
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Burlington City Community Resurrection Day Sunrise Service, April 8th, 6:30 AM
We have been invited to join with Broad Street United Methodist Church, St. Mary Street United Methodist Church and other local congregations for the annual Resurrection Day Sunrise Service on April 8th at 6:30 AM. The service is held at the Riverfront Promenade in Burlington, Abie has been asked to preach the sermon at this...
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Tempted to Prove Our Protection
Satan’s second temptation of Jesus in the wilderness was not far off from the first. Satan had tempted Jesus to provide for Himself, to turn stones to bread because He was hungry. Jesus refused this temptation making it very clear that the desires of His flesh were not greater than His desires for the will and...
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Hebrews Bible Study: 1:4-1:14 Jesus is exalted above the angels
We just completed our second class on the book of Hebrews. In this class we studied 1:4-1:14, Jesus is exalted above the angels. In this passage of Scripture the author of Hebrews begins to show us a bit of his style and belief as he quotes from the Old Testament 7 different times in only...
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Book of Hebrews Study, Wednesday, March 21st, 7:00 PM
For the rest of 2012 we will be studying the book of Hebrews, verse by verse. Our next class will be Wednesday, March 21st and we will be covering 1:5-1:14, Jesus is greater than the angels. The class will meet every other Wednesday night from 7:00 to 8:15 at the Kulynych’s home at 945 Bordentown...
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Tempted for our Gratitude and Intimacy
In I Thessalonians 5, the Apostle Paul wrote that we are to “Give thanks in all circumstances”. He goes on to write that this is the will of God for us in Christ Jesus. It is amazing how clear the Scriptures are about the importance of gratitude and yet how prone we are to murmuring and complaining. When...