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The Rich Man and Lazarus

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This month the church in Recife’s western suburb of Camaragibe celebrated their 26th anniversary. They had a special worship assembly Sunday night to commemorate. There were 112 in attendance overflowing their small building, which is home to about forty members. They had sixty chairs set out which filled their small auditorium. Many had to participate […]

The apostles called him Barnabas, a name that means “one who encourages others.”

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One of the best-known TV and radio speakers in our brotherhood in Brazil is named Antenor Gonsalves. God has gifted him with the ability to effectively preach and teach His word. When he is not ministering to the Itu, Sao Paulo congregation, he is encouraging a group somewhere around Brazil. He graciously accepted our invitation […]

Watching them grow (Teen Camp 2012)

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If you have ever been in a house with a lot of teens then you probably know how noise things can get. Well, imagine 80 of them together – how active things can get! Every July for the past 12 years we organize our Teen Camp, and this year we had eighty teens coming together […]

As iron sharpens iron

Luke Bible Study Group

One of the reasons Jesus established His Body on earth as local communities of disciples is so we would have opportunity to develop our God-given gifts and help one another develop theirs. The local church is an essential part of God’s plan to save the world through Christ. Jesus built it “…to equip his people […]