Book Review Of 'Peter And Jesus'

After arriving in Tennessee, my parents were very adamant about getting plugged into a church. I was raised in church but up until then, I went because I was told to. Usually I had to count ceiling lights or people in pews to keep from falling asleep during sermons. We attended countless services, but it wasn’t until one special Sunday that we found Sand Ridge Baptist Church. Unbeknownst to me, it would change my life.

While we were approaching, I could hear them singing. I was so excited, my heart rated so fast. We went there. No cross, just a plain building and above the door a sign in big white letters “City Church Chicago”. We went in. I was speechless and I couldn’t keep my mouth closed. There were kids, young people, old people, colored people, white people. Everybody was there and everybody was accepted the way he/she is. That was my first time in a different church. They sang a song. It was mind blowing. I was holding my tears. After the song, pastor started preaching. I loved that the pastor was explaining bible quotes on real life situations, it was like an motivational speech. He ask us to stand up and sing a song with him. I didn’t know the lyrics, but that’s not the problem. They have karaoke! So we sang, it was amazing. I really enjoyed

Everyday we walked to different churches. These walks were long and unique. Every time the children saw us they would come running towards us and grab our hands. As soon as we arrived at the church we would set up the puppet theater and tables with provisions. We first welcomed the people through songs and a puppet show and then we had them stand in line to receive donations. The puppet show filled the air with laughter and our tables with provisions filled empty stomachs. Days before it was time to leave my pastor asked to speak to me. She gave the opportunity to preach to the people of the church we were rebuilding. I could not believe it! For the next couple of days I spent the night thinking and writing about everything I wanted to share with the people. Sunday arrived and I stood in front of the church and shared how blessed I felt to be there and meet them.

As I sat on the back bench of a 12 passenger van with a coffee in my hand and my head on the back of the seat in front of me, I realized I had nothing left to give. All of energy was gone. I had come to the end of myself. We were driving down a bumpy road to an apartment complex filled with new faces from far away countries. As we drove I realized how much we had been doing every day and the weight of the things we had seen started to sink in. The refugees of Clarkson, Georgia had been through so much and I was getting a small glimpse into their lives during this week. However, it was Thursday afternoon and I was tired. We had been helping kids in the school all morning, then explored and ate at an international market, and my stomach was starting to turn from the ethnic food we had eaten. As we drove along and our leader described the after school program we would be working with I realized how physically exhausted I was. I began to pray for strength from God, and I told him that anything that

The pastor prayed for the congregation then everyone went to someone and greeted each other. This experience was unique for me. In the church I usually attend people do not greet each other rather. The choir of the church then sang songs and the congregation sang with them. The choir sang for about 15 minutes; the people were clapping their

I am a part of the Wesleyan Singers at North Carolina Wesleyan College. Our group performs Christian culture music and it was my first time I ever sang for church. I had a wonderful privilege to learn about Christian culture after I became a part of this group. This small group consists of fifteen people and I am one of the two tenors. Every year we have been doing lots of performance inside college but singing in a church, in front of large number of spiritual people was my first time. we performed at Wilson, North Carolina. It was at the Wesleyan Singers Director’s church named First United Methodist Church. There were lots of people but none of them were teenagers, we could only see old spiritual people and a very few children. This was my first time ever being inside a church and being a part of the choir that was going to perform felt like a great privilege.

I have looked into their eyes and felt their devastation. I have encountered their pain, their lack and their fear. Now, it is time to bring hope and the everlasting love of Christ in a greater way! I am excited to announce to you that God has called me to be a full-time missionary and I am answering the call!

Last summer I was given the phenomenal opportunity to go to the nation of Puerto Rico with One To The Other Ministries. I left that island changed. I was able to see The Gospel in action; God’s Truth shown to those who craved it. My friends, Jesus worked miracles on that island. The crippled were healed, the thirsty were given water. Hundreds were saved through Christ’s power! Can I get an Amen?? ;)

The leader’s who prayed for and saw spiritual revival were praying with an expectation. Reading through the amazing accounts has lit a fire inside of me with a real expectation. It starts with God using me as a leader to get others to call on His name whole heartedly. What lit this fire inside of me to expect a revival? It was dwelling on history of God’s faithfulness to those who pray sincerely. I have personally purposed to not let a month go by that I do not read and seek out a testimony to God’s faithfulness to prayer.

After a while, Peter's sister Sophia became leader, and Peter was exiled and forced to live with his mother again.

On Monday the 22nd, I went to the local Crossroads Baptist Church, located close to home at in Leesburg, VA. This was my first time experience as I am Hindu and my parents never exposed me to any churches. Dr. Kenneth K. Baldwin was the pastor at the time I went. Luckily, I got the chance to speak with him after the service. After our discussion, I realized that he had a great vision for his church and is doing a great job leading it to in the right path. I sensed his passion for preaching as they were evident during the service through his tone and demeanor. Despite this being my first visit to a church, I learned a lot of interesting things about churches and Christianity.

If there is any one person in the New Testament that can be defined by the word inspiring its the apostle Peter. Out of all the apostles Peter is the one that we hear the most about. From a life of a simple fisherman to a devoted follower of Jesus, Peter continued to be an example of how we should live our lives. It's encouraging to know that Peter was no one special by himself, until he met Jesus. In fact Peter is often times a great example of how we are: loud mouthed, quick to judge, and cowardly. Peter not was only referred to as Satan by Jesus himself but also denied Jesus not once but three times. Even after all of that Jesus still looked at Peter and said through you, a messed up fisherman, I will build my Church. Peter went on to do

Therefore, once the night session was winding down, I asked my neighbor could she stay after, so we could talk. I explained to her that the Lord told me to talk to her, I do not know why, but I am sure she knows. She began to tear up, and said thank you for your obedience. She began to say, how she had felt alone on this trip, and no one had asked her to hang out or even to lunch. My heart began to melt, because now I understood, why I had to experience the melt down with the Minister that morning, so I could be prepared to talk to her that night. So as I ministered to her, she immediately felt the Lord’s comfort, and I told her if we did anything tonight I would invite her. As we continued to talk, two other women joined our conversation, and we just had a good time

When we have conflicts in our lives, you will show and present what you think about God. If you want to show him that you love him, “with all your heart and with all your soul and will all your mind” (Matthew 22:37 NIV), then ask him to help you trust, obey, imitate, and acknowledge him, especially when it is difficult to do so. This behavior honors God and shows others how worthy he is of your devotion and praise” (Sande, p.33). This principle was presented in Apostle Peter’s life when he dealt with conflict against God. The story about Peter denying Jesus three times is found in John chapter 18. While having dinner at the last supper Jesus told Peter that before the rooster crows he would deny and disown him three tiems. Peter could not

I decided to join an elective called Outreach (our first Outreach in Middle School) this year and one of the field trips we went to was at Dino Papavero Senior Center. I asked an elderly lady there if she believed in Jesus and she said yes and I shared my testimony with the people there as well. I felt very nervous to do these things, but I did them with the power of God only. We also did 2 skits called, the “Unexpected Letter,” which was about Jesus conquering death and how mighty His power is, and “It’s All about Me,” which was about how we use to think it was all about us, but once Jesus died for us we had a change of heart. At school I would feel a pulling of the Holy Spirit to help others when they were down. One of them was Erika and when people were bullying her at school the Lord told me to shoot her an email that had a song called Greater. Another person was my buddy Joseph and when He was going through some things I would let him know that I would be praying for him. At Activate I have a friend in our small groups whose name is Evan and I would ask him how his walk with the Lord was going and he would say, “it's alright,” and would ask me the same question and I told him it was good. I feel that this year I have been able to communicate my faith in different ways without being scared and it is all by God’s astonishing power and