Thursday, January 25, 2024
Passage: Philippians 3:1-5
Series: Philippians (2022)
Duration: 1 hr 10 mins 59 secs
What is the new circumcision the Apostle Paul discusses? Listen to this message to learn that Paul is talking about a non-physical circumcision and its spiritual meaning. Hear fourteen facts of what the Bible teaches about circumcision beginning with the Abrahamic Covenant. Find out why only males are circumcised. See that it is only a circumcised heart where someone trusts in Christ that has meaning.
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Passage: Acts 14:21-15:4
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 24 secs
Paul's first missionary journey ignites an explosion of new believers in Jesus Christ across Asia Minor. Not willing to leave these converts in their "diapers", he and Barnabas face extreme danger as they go back and teach doctrine to start these "baby" believers on the road to maturity. Meanwhile, some Pharisee believers insist that the Gentile believers must be circumcised. Listen to this lesson to see how Paul demonstrates the role of a pastor and how circumcision was not just a religious ritual but was an act of patriotism to the Jews. Find out what the political landscape was like in the 1st century and follow the dynamic timeline of the early church.