Go Therefore and Make Disciples
It was a group of young people who made the connection. While serving on a summer mission trip, a youth mission team met a young mom and her children near
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Area B Mission Celebration
A very special thank you to the choir, staff and pastors of Peace Lutheran Church Hurst and the Choir of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dallas for all the work they
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“What hinders me from being baptized?”
The story of Philip’s encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch recorded in Acts 8:26-40 is familiar to most of us: 1. Philip called by God to go down the road from
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Sealy “After Dark”
Sealy “After Dark” A little more than 2 years ago Pastor Jonathan Brandenburg accepted a call to LifeBridge Church in Sealy, Texas. At the time, LifeBridge, launched by three laymen
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Darkness to Light
Reaching Arabic People with the Gospel The LCMS Texas District in 1973 was focused on increasing the number of Hispanic congregations. There was good reason to do so since the Hispanic population was the fastest growing population in the
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Hope On The Outside
It was the place where followers of Christ were first called “Christians.” The name was rooted not in the Hebrew culture, but in a Greek expression. Outsiders who trusted in
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Headlines and studies continue to tell us that it is nearly impossible to reach Millennials with the Gospel. But, as the Scriptures say, “The word of God is living and
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What Prevents Me From Being Baptized?
That’s what the Ethiopian asked Philip the deacon and evangelist in Acts 8:36. The Good News of Jesus created a craving for the fullness of God’s gifts. The same craving
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