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“Lord
Is Bringing Emancipation Everyday Redeeming All Those In Oppression Now!”
By Ramesh
C.Reddy
Pittsburgh Standard
August 11,
2008
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SCRIPTURE:
"He
then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and
be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and
that he must be killed and after three days rise again. He spoke plainly
about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But when
Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. "Get behind
me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the things of God, but the
things of men." (Mark 8:31-33, NIV)
OBSERVATION:
I asked myself what can I learn about Peter from
this passage?
1. Peter took Jesus aside and began to
rebuke Jesus.
2. Peter was rebuked by Jesus.
3. Peter heard Jesus say, "Get behind me, Satan"
"You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."
INTERPRETATION:
I asked myself the significance of Jesus'
interaction with Peter?
Jesus did not rebuke Peter because Peter was open with Jesus but because
Peter was leaning on to his own understanding. Jesus was trying to
prepare them for what lies ahead but Peter though He knew that Jesus is
the Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah, He was putting Jesus in a box to
make Jesus what he wanted Him to be.
Peter could not stand Jesus saying
that He will be killed and must not have even actively heard Jesus
saying, 'after three days I will rise again'. If Peter had actively
listened to that part he would have actively asked Jesus
'what do you
mean Jesus that you will rise again in three days?' No, Peter may have
been upset that if Jesus were going to be killed then how could Jesus be
the Messiah, the Anointed One to deliver them from the oppression of
Rome, etc as Peter claimed Jesus was. It seemed like Peter was so
focused on liberation that he missed the big picture.
Jesus calls him on that very
strongly by saying, "Get behind me, Satan, you do not have in mind the
things of God but the things of men"
Those are very strong and
powerful words by Jesus because Jesus was commanding Satan to get behind
Jesus by rebuking Peter. In other words, Jesus saw that Satan was
blinding Peter to the Truth and what Jesus' true purpose was. So, Jesus
intervened to give Light to Peter by rebuking Peter and Satan who was deceiving him. By
having the things of men in mind instead of the things of God, Peter
gave an opening for Satan to work.
Satan would have loved nothing
better than Jesus forcefully liberating Jews from the hands of the
Romans using hate speech, inciting riots, or just using His commands to
see the fall of Rome and its citizens. And that is what Satan wanted
Peter and the other disciples to focus on.
Remember that Jesus rebuked
Peter in front of the other disciples including Judas Iscariot, who
later betrayed Jesus. I believe Peter started to focus on Christ after
Jesus gave the command for Satan to get behind Him.
INTERPRETATION:
I asked myself the significance of Jesus
saying to Peter,
'Get behind me, Satan'?
Jesus' command is very significant because Jesus is letting Peter
and the disciples know that as long as they focus on the things of men
than the things of God, they are giving their allegiance to Satan and
his ways. When Satan is given allegiance over God, than of course
humanity will focus on the things of men instead of the things of God.
By making the command, 'Get behind me Satan', Jesus is not only
rebuking Peter but Satan's work in Peter's life. Peter may
have been focused on liberation-theology but Jesus wanted Peter to focus
on Him and Him alone. Now if Jesus told Satan to get behind Jesus, it is
to also show Peter and the disciples to focus their minds on Christ and
Him alone. Even in this passage, Jesus alludes to being God and tells
them as long as they are focused on Him, they will be focused on the
things of God because He is God.
(To be
continued)
IMPLICATIONS:
I saw important implications for my own life. I cannot put Jesus
in a box and want Jesus to be what I want Jesus to be. Jesus is who
Jesus is. He is the Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah! Jesus is Lord
and He is God of the Universe so I must give my allegiance to God and
Him alone. For that to happen, I cannot lean on to my own understanding
of what I think Jesus should be or do.
That was Peter's problem because Peter's rebuke of Jesus was focused on
Jesus telling them that He would
be killed. Oh no, if Jesus is killed who will liberate us from the
tyranny of Rome may have been going through Peter's mind. Yet, Jesus
calls Peter on that and uses a strong command for Satan to get behind
Jesus. Jesus is delivering Peter first here even though Peter wanted
deliverance from Rome.
Jesus' purpose was not to come
to liberate the Jews from the Romans as they expected Him to do. No,
Jesus had a higher purpose than they could understand until Jesus was
killed and came back to life on the third day. More than anything Jesus
wanted the disciples to see that true liberation only comes from Him and
Him alone.
I ask you now dear friends,
whose liberation theology do you follow in life?
Dear friend, we see the interaction between Peter and Jesus. Peter could
not stand Jesus telling them that He would be killed so Peter rebuked
Jesus. By doing that Peter showed Jesus that he had the things of men in
mind more than the things of God. And the things of men in this
situation would have been the liberation of the Jews from the Romans
instead of the liberation Jesus came to give which is focused on the
things of God.
Friend, this has a ripple
effect to this day when we follow after the things of men instead of the
things of God. Sadly, certain preachers and speakers have twisted why
Jesus came to this earth by focusing on the things of men instead of the
things of God.
This is what Reverend Jeremiah
Wright, priest Pfleger, and minister Louis Farrakhan have focused on.
These three including the new pastor of Trinity United Church where
Barack Obama was a member of for 20 years, have been preaching the
things of men instead of the things of God when you look into the way
they preach 'black liberation theology'.
It is nothing more than mostly
hate speech against our brothers and sisters in Christ who are white.
The black liberation theology is about the black man doing whatever he
can to overthrow the white man for all his oppression, etc. It focuses
on riots, putting down the white man, etc. This is what our Democratic
presidential nominee Barack Obama has been exposed to and studied under.
Now, regardless of what Obama says, he had been focused on the
liberation theology of Jeremiah Wright, priest Pfleger, minister
Farakkan, etc than the liberation theology of Christ Jesus our Lord.
Their church basically became
a place to hate whites and hate America because of their perceived
feeling of oppression from the white man as they call it. They have been
using the pulpit for this hate speech and the sad thing is Obama has
only distanced himself now after everything is brought out to the open
by investigative reporters and the media.
The source for this 'black
liberation theology' as mentioned above with extensive evidence
including YouTube.com videos can be found online at
http://obama.blogspot.com and
the #1 New York Times Best Seller, 'The Obama Nation'
There is a reason Jesus
rebuked Peter by saying 'Get behind me, Satan'. It is because Peter
allowed Satan to let him focus on the things of men including deliverance from the oppression of Rome, etc in the same way
preachers like Wright are making many people from the black community
focus on hate instead of love towards those they perceived as
oppressors.
Obama knows he cannot win with
just minority votes so now once again he puts out a face that he truly
is not. Here we see he is focused on the things of men to win an
election. Otherwise, he could have rebuked Wright, Farakkhan, etc long
time ago.
We have a choice who we will
follow whether it is the liberation theology of Wright whose speeches
are filled with hate or the liberation theology of Christ
who wants to truly deliver all of us from the clutches of Satan, whether
we are black, white, brown, yellow, etc.
Jesus did not come to give
Judas Iscariot, Peter, Simon the Zealot or other disciples what they
wanted but Jesus came to give them what they needed. They and we all
need liberation from sin. The root of the problem was not the Romans or
even the 'white man' as Wright and others like to use but the root of
the problem is sin.
It is this deadly virus known
as sin that separates us from the things of God and makes us focus on the
things of men. We have allowed this virus to spread and Satan's work to
continue because we are so self-focused on what man can do to turn
things around without the intervention of God Almighty.
God already knew no matter
what man does, man cannot reach God or truly be liberated without His
intervention
so God in His love for humanity did the unthinkable when He came as
Jesus Christ, God-incarnate into this world being born of a virgin, grew
up, and began His mission of liberating the people not necessarily from
Rome but from the issues of the heart and the deadly virus known as sin.
To combat sin in our lives and
liberate us from Satan and his ways, Jesus Christ took upon Himself the
sins of humanity as only He could because He is and was the perfect
sacrificial Lamb of God without sin.
He who
had no sin became sin for us that we might become the righteousness of
God.
Jesus was killed when He went to the cross as spikes
of thorns went through his head, nails were pounded into His hands and
feet so that the reddest antidote could flow to cleanse us from all our
sins and liberate us with freedom in Christ.
The reddest antidote was made
available on the cross and when Jesus came back to life on the third day
as He prophesized, Jesus was providing this antidote to all humanity to
save them only if they would receive the antidote.
Jesus became the
donor for us to liberate us from Satan and his deadly virus that holds us
prisoner. Now when Jesus died on the cross and absorbed the sins of
humanity, at that very moment Jesus made it possible for us to receive
Him when we turn and call upon Him because then we will be covered by
the precious blood of the Lamb of God.
Friend, this is true
liberation theology focused on the things of God to deliver humanity
than the things of men. Once we are liberated from this sin that so
captivates us we are able to yield to Christ who becomes the focus of our
lives. When Jesus becomes the focal point than His Way, His Life, and
His Truth will be what we strive for to liberate us. When all humanity
seeks Christ and His deliverance, transformation of lives will occur and
this is what will get rid of racism, sexism, pride, hatred, etc but it
starts with Jesus Christ and Him alone and not with the liberation
theology of hate that is many times preached from the pulpit of where
Obama was married and baptized.
To those that were oppressed,
Jesus said He came because the Spirit of the Lord is upon Him to deliver
them. Yet, throughout Scripture we see Christ's deliverance in people's
lives started with their own human condition than with outside forces.
Jesus did not start His deliverance by delivering the Jews from Rome.
The deliverance from Rome
slowly started as Romans started to be converted to Christ and His ways.
Eventually that did spread and people though persecuted held on and gave
their allegiance to Christ instead of Caesar.
Friend, our allegiance should
be to Christ knowing He liberated us from the bondage of sin when we
turned to Him.
No, not one is good. Yes, all
have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
The wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Yes, friend our redemption and
liberation begins when we follow the liberation theology of Jesus and to follow
the liberation theology f Jesus we need to believe the Bible is the Word of God,
not the Bible contains the Word of God, or becomes the Word of God. When
we hold to the other views, we substitute what we think Jesus will be
about, and make our decisions, teachings, and even hateful speech on
that our perception of the Bible.
The Word of God gives us how
you and I can truly be liberated. It starts with the teachings of Christ
and allowing Christ's work to manifest in our lives including the power
of His resurrection that we may gain Christ and His righteousness as we
bury sin by the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross for us.
Liberation does not start or
end with man-made teachings. Those who follow man-made teachings
become a danger to society and a nation than when they follow God-made
teachings and His ways.
Right now, no candidate is
perfect and we have to choose the lesser of the evil ways. Obama has
distorted God's Word in his speeches and allowed his pastors to direct
his path with their liberation theology instead of Christ and His ways
so when Obama speaks about religion, it is not a personal relationship
with Christ but statements like, 'we are not just a Christian or a
Jewish nation, etc' or that 'the Sermon on the Mount actually endorses
Gay Marriage'.
Sadly, Obama forgets to read the history of how our laws
came about because most of them came from the Torah and our values have
been based on Jesus Christ. Psychologist James Dobson from 'Focus on the
Family' has explored these issues too.
This is not to say that
power-hungry people did not use Christianity shamefully for their own
gain, for sadly that has happened. Once again it is because instead of
allowing Jesus Christ to transform lives to liberate them from sin, they
have allowed sin to liberate them to do their own things.
So, friend, may you and I
learn that true liberation only comes in Christ alone and not through any
man-made means. Christ needs to be at the center of our lives to be
liberated and live for Him. May you come to desire to follow the
liberation of Christ than any human being such as Wright, Farakkan,
Moss, Flegar, Obama, etc.
"Lord Is
Bringing Emancipation Everyday Redeeming All Those In Oppression
Now!"/"Whose L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N theology do you follow in life?"
Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, I love you so much. Help me to show my love to you by
the fruit I produce that comes only from you working in my life through
the transformation power of the Holy Spirit. Thanks so much Jesus. Oh
Lord, thank you for teaching Peter that true liberation only comes from
you when we turn to you and have the things of God than the things of
men. Oh Lord, after you rebuked Peter, commanding, 'Get behind me Satan'
you were telling Him to focus on you and you alone. You also alluded to
being God here again. Oh Lord Jesus, I love you. You alone offer
humanity and us liberation. No human being can offer the liberation all
humanity needs which only comes from you. Lord Jesus, thank you for
bringing emancipation everyday redeeming all those in oppression now.
You have done that for me and so many that came to you. You liberated me
by your precious cleansing blood that I can live my life for you as I
yield to you. Help me Lord to never let go and hold on to you. Thank you
for dying for my sin and coming back to life on the third day to save
me. Help us to be so focused on you that we give your Way, your Life,
and your Truth to others. I pray for the one that does not know you and
facing oppression that you would deliver them and bring them to you Oh
Lord that they may experience the power of your resurrection and find it
is through your grace and nothing they have done that they can be
redeemed and saved. Thanks so much Jesus. Thank you for hearing our
prayers and answering us. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!
Jesus has been working in my life
to transform and change me. Jesus will do that for you too no matter
where you are. So, please come to Him as you are and allow Him to work in your
life and transform you. Pray this prayer to the Lord and mean it in your
heart to be saved.
Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you so much that you came for hardened hearts to
soften them and transform them. I know Lord you continue to do that in
my life. Thank you Lord I did not choose you first but you chose me when
you came into this world to die for those around you and those that
would be born so their wickedness can be taken away when they turn to
you. You have provided so many ways for people to come to know you as
their Lord and Personal Savior. I thank you Lord for that but you will
not force yourself into our lives unless we open the door of our heart.
You stand at the door and knock and since you are knocking we thank you
that you have chosen us. Now Oh Lord help us to choose you always
knowing you are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the
Father except through you. Thank you for working in my life and giving
me an opportunity to come to you. Help me to always remember the price
you paid to set me free and give me new life. You paid it with your own
blood for me so my heart does not have to stay hardened. Oh Lord Jesus,
God of our Salvation please help us so we do not get hardened. We know
when we take our mind of you, it will happen. But we thank you too that
when we came to you, you saved us for eternity and you who began a good
work in us will continue to do that . Thank you that we always have your
blood covering over us. When we go our own way and sin we do that
because we do not focus on you but on ourselves. Thank you when we turn
to you, you forgive us. We give our life to you and ask you to be Lord
and Savior of our lives. Thank you Jesus! Please come into my heart and
make my heart your home. Live in me Jesus and I will live for you and
serve you the rest of the days of my life. Thank you Jesus for being my
Lord and Personal Savior. Thank you Jesus you have heard my prayer and
answered me. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!!
Friend, if you have prayed this
prayer and meant it in your heart, you are a new creation in Christ and
all old things are passed away and everything has become new! You may
feel something or may not but don’t base it on feelings but base your
new life in Christ on the promises of our Savior who will never leave
you nor forsake you! Amen!
Spend time in His word and let the Lord
speak to you! Start out in the Gospel of John! You can also check out
the Gospel of Mark which are the devotionals I have been going through.
Learn from Jesus through study and prayer. Also find yourself a church
fellowship and a college fellowship you can be part of where you can be
part of a community of believers to supplement your own walk with the
Lord. Let it be a Bible-believing and Bible-breathing church! Believe in
Bible Live Eternally!
Feel free to email me at
reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com if you want to meet to study the Bible,
pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My
number is 412-720-4579
"This is my
work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work
within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)
Love in Christ,
Ramesh
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(May 07, 08, 10:07 a.m.)
Mark 5:35-42:
"What place do you give G.O.D.S W.I.L.L in your life?"
(May 08, 08, 9:33 a.m.)
CHAPTER 6:
Mark 6:1-2:"Where
do you seek W.I.S.D.O.M for your life?"
(May 09, 08, 10:31 a.m.)
Mark 6:2-3:"What do you do with your C.A.L.L.I.N.G in life?"
(May 10, 08, 9:43 a.m.)
Mark 6:2-3:
"Who/Where is your
I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y found in?"
(May 12, 08, 8:45 a.m.)
Mark 6:4:
"When do you feel
A.C.C.E.P.T.E.D in your life"
(May 13, 08, 8:21 a.m.)
Mark 6:4-6:
"How is your F.A.I.T.H in
the Lord?"
(May 14, 08, 8:01 a.m.)
Mark 6:6-7:"What
do you T.E.A.C.H by your life?"
(May 15, 08, 10:34 a.m.)
Mark 6:6-7:"Who
are you S.E.N.T by?"
(May 16, 08, 6:49 a.m.)
Mark 6:7-11:"Where
are you S.T.A.Y.I.N.G in your life?"
(May 17, 08, 8:38 a.m.)
Mark 6:12-13:
"How is your spiritual
H.E.A.L.T.H in your life?"
(May 20, 08, 7:41 a.m.)
Mark 6:12-14:
"What have people H.E.A.R.D
about Jesus through you?"
(May 21, 08, 8:36 a.m.)
Mark 6:14-16:
"What do you T.H.I.N.K about
Jesus?"
(May 22, 08, 10:02 a.m.)
Mark 6:16-17:
"How do you handle
D.O.U.B.T.S in your life?"
(May 23, 08, 9:05 a.m.)
Mark 6:17-20:
"When do you
S.P.E.A.K out?"
(May 24, 08, 9:32 a.m.)
Philippians 4:9:
"What kind of
S.O.L.D.I.E.R will you be?"
(May 26, 08, 9:55 a.m.)
Mark 6:21-25:
"What has the
T.O.N.G.U.E done in your life?"
(May 27, 08, 8:27 a.m.)
Mark 6:25-29:
"What has P.R.I.D.E
done in your life?"
(May 28, 08, 8:25 a.m.)
Mark 6:30:
"What is your
M.I.S.S.I.O.N you have been called to?"
(May 29, 08, 8:19 a.m.)
Mark 6:31-32:
"Where do you find
R.E.S.T in your life?"
(May 30, 08, 8:04 a.m.)
Mark 6:33-34:
"Who have you made
the S.H.E.P.H.E.R.D of your life?"
(May 31, 08, 8:37 a.m.)
Mark
6:35-44:
"What kind of
B.R.E.A.D do you eat?"
(June 02, 08, 8:34 a.m.)
Mark 6:45:
"Whose C.A.R.E are
you really in?"
(June 03, 08, 9:32 a.m.)
Mark 6:46:
"When do you P.R.A.Y
in your life?"
(June 03, 08, 9:32 a.m.)
Mark 6:46-48b:"What
T.R.O.U.B.L.E are you facing in your life?"
(June 05, 08, 9:53 a.m.)
Mark 6:48-50:
"What is the F.E.A.R
you are facing in life?"
(June 06, 08, 9:23 a.m.)
Mark
6:51-52:
"How have you
H.A.R.D.E.N.E.D your heart?"
(June 07, 08, 9:09 a.m.)
Mark 6:53-54:
"What are you
R.E.C.O.G.N.I.Z.E.D for in your life?"
(June 09, 08, 9:37 a.m.)
Mark 6:55-56:
"Who do you
I.N.T.R.O.D.U.C.E to Jesus in your life?"
(June 10, 08, 10:50 a.m.)
CHAPTER 7:
Mark 7:1-8:
"How do you view
H.Y.P.O.C.R.I.S.Y in your life?"
(June 11, 08, 6:11 a.m.)
Mark 7:1-8:
"How does the Lord
view your W.O.R.S.H.I.P in life?"
(June 12, 08, 9:24 a.m.)
Mark 7:1-8:
"Whose T.E.A.C.H.I.N.G.S
do you follow in life?"
(June 13, 08, 8:12 a.m.)
Mark 7:9-13:
"How do you honor
your P.A.R.E.N.T.S in life?"
(June 14, 08, 9:16 a.m.)
Philippians 4:20-23:
"What
have you done for your F.A.T.H.E.R in life?"
(June 15, 08,
5:40 p.m.)
Mark 7:14-19:
"How do you C.L.E.A.N your life?" (June 17,
08, 9:26 p.m.)
Mark 7:20-23:
"When are you getting a H.E.A.R.T transplant?" (June 18,
08, 7:36 a.m.)
Mark 7:24:
"Why not take the C.R.E.D.I.T offered to you in life?" (June 19,
08, 10:12 a.m.)
Mark 7:25-26:
"How often do you ask Jesus to S.A.V.E your loved ones in life?" (June
20,
08, 9:45 a.m.)
Mark 7:27-30:
"What A.D.V.E.R.S.I.T.Y are you facing in life?" (June
21,
08, 10:38 a.m.)
Mark 7:31-32:"Who do you B.R.I.N.G to Jesus?" (June
23,
08, 9:50 a.m.)
Mark 7:33-34:
"Where do you want the Lord to W.O.R.K in your life?" (June
24,
08, 10:12 a.m.)
Mark 7:35-36:
"What do you need W.E.L.L done in your life?" (June
25, 08, 10:10 a.m.)
CHAPTER 8
Mark 8:1a:"Where do you G.A.T.H.E.R in life?" (June
26, 08, 10:11 a.m.)
Mark 8:1b-3:"Who needs your C.O.M.P.A.S.S.I.O.N this week?" (June
27, 08, 10:16 a.m.)
Mark 8:1b-3:
"What place do you give a R.E.T.R.E.A.T in your life?" (June
30, 08, 10:24 a.m.)
Mark 8:1b-3:
"What do you E.A.T in life?" (July 01, 08, 10:27 a.m.)
Mark 8:1b-3:
"What are you H.U.N.G.R.Y for in life?" (July 02, 08,
10:15 a.m.)
Mark 8:1b-3:
"What D.I.S.T.A.N.C.E will you go to meet Jesus?" (July 03, 08,
10:06 a.m.)
Mark 8:4:
"What do you F.O.R.G.E.T in life?" (July 07,
08, 11:04 a.m.)
Mark 8:4-7:
"How do you handle P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S in your life?" (July 08,
08, 10:14 a.m.)
Mark 8:8a:
"What are you T.H.A.N.K.F.U.L for in your life?" (July 09,
08, 10:05 a.m.)
Mark 8:8b:
"What has being G.E.N.E.R.O.U.S done to you?" (July
12,
08, 9:05 a.m.)
Mark 8:9-10:
"Where has the Lord placed you to C.A.R.E in life?" (July
15,
08, 11:29 a.m.)
Mark 8:9-10:
"Who do you let M.O.L.D your life?" (July
16,
08, 11:19 a.m.)
Mark 8:11-13:
"Who have you T.E.S.T.E.D in life?" (July
21,
08, 11:04 a.m.)
Mark 8:11-13:
"What does J.E.S.U.S mean to you?" (July
22,
08, 10:59 a.m.)
Mark 8:14-15:
"Who do you W.A.S.T.E your time with?" (July
23,
08, 9:49 a.m.).
Mark 8:14-16:
"Where is your F.O.C.U.S in life?" (July
24,
08, 10:12 a.m.)
Mark 8:14-16:
"What is Jesus A.W.A.R.E of in your life?" (July
26,
08, 9:05 a.m.)
Mark 8:16-17:
"What do you M.I.S.S to see in your life?" (July
28,
08, 9:52 a.m.)
Mark 8:16-21:
"When have you H.A.R.D.E.N.E.D your heart?" (July
29,
08, 10:45 a.m.)
Mark 8:16-21:
"What do you fail to S.E.E or H.E.A.R in life?" (July
30,
08, 8:44 a.m.)
Mark 8:16-21:
"What do you R.E.M.E.M.B.E.R in life?" (July
31,
08, 7:53 a.m.)
AUGUST 2008
Mark 8:22-26:
"Who do you B.R.I.N.G to Jesus?" (August 01,
08, 9:07 a.m.)
Mark 8:22-26:
"Whose life are you I.N.V.O.L.V.E.D in?" (August
02,
08, 9:48 a.m.)
Mark 8:22-26:
"Should you take M.E.D.I.C.I.N.E in life?" (August
04,
08, 8:49 a.m.)
Mark 8:22-26:
"What does R.E.S.T.O.R.A.T.I.O.N make you do?" (August
05,
08, 9:43 a.m.)
Mark 8:27-30:
"Who do you say Jesus is P.E.R.S.O.N.A.L.L.Y to you?" (August
06,
08, 9:48 a.m.)
Mark 8:31-33:
"Who are you O.P.E.N with in life?" (August
08,
08, 9:50 a.m.)
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