by Jim Baumgaertel | Oct 14, 2006 | Are We Like Christ?, Gospel for West Africa, Steve Phillips, THE STORM BREAKS - Chapter 4
FELICITAS c.164 AD A Christian widow at Rome along with her seven sons and the church that met in their home, were used of the Lord to convert many to Christ. Full of fury, the pagan priests raised complaint to the Emperor and caused them to be brought before Publius,...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Sep 26, 2006 | Gospel for West Africa, Steve Phillips
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves From all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, Perfecting holiness in the fear of God [2 Cor.7:1] Purity & the Will of God It is God’s will that you be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Sep 16, 2006 | Gospel for West Africa, Steve Phillips, West African Update
Steve & Patricia Phillips Dear Brethren, Eight foot tall elephant grass provides a swaying corridor on narrow footpaths, as we trek to interior villages in the blackness of the African night. A hapless snake never reached its destination as it succumbed to a blow...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Aug 31, 2006 | Gospel for West Africa, Out of the Depths - The Mystery of Suffering, Steve Phillips
JOSEPH WAS SOLD AS A SLAVE. THEY AFFLICTED HIS FEET…IN IRONS [Ps.105:17, 18] Beloved Joseph, favored and blessed by his father, was yet jealously despised by his brothers [Gen.37:3, 4]. Loved by a father, hated by brethren. It is a grievous burden to bear. Daily...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Aug 18, 2006 | Are We Like Christ?, Gospel for West Africa, Steve Phillips, THE STORM BREAKS - Chapter 4
Following are some accounts of various faithful martyrs who testified the good confession. They endured as seeing Him who is unseen, not accepting their release, that they might obtain a better resurrection. In the face of unspeakable horrors, they joined in suffering...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Aug 15, 2006 | Are We Like Christ?, Gospel for West Africa, Steve Phillips, THE STORM BREAKS - Chapter 4
Yet the Catacombs, a maze of underground burial tunnels beneath Rome, preach their silent testimony of the triumph of the gospel. Though skeletons of the saints have heads cut off, ribs and shoulder blades broken, or bones blackened by fire, nevertheless, the...
