In ad the early church father Polycarp was threatened with death by fire for his faith in Christ He replied ldquo For eighty and six years I have been his servant and he has done me no wrong And how can I now blaspheme my king who saved me rdquo Polycarp rsquo s response can be an inspiration for us when we face extreme trial because of our faith in Jesus our King Just hours before Jesus rsquo death Peter boldly pledged His allegiance to Christ ldquo I will lay down my life for you rdquo John Jesus who knew [... more]

Some of us are in prisons made by others or even ourselves How could God possibly sustain us in our prisons In Acts Peter was in jail about to be executed In this message we unlock three lessons from Peter's prison experience God's sovereignty His triumph and His power God will be glorified even in our darkest dungeons This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Twenty-four karat gold is percent gold with no impurities But that percentage is difficult to achieve Refiners most commonly use one of two methods for the purification process The Miller method is the quickest and least expensive but the resulting gold is only about percent pure The Wohlwill process takes a little more time and costs more but the gold produced is percent pure In Bible times refiners used fire as a gold purifier Fire caused impurities to rise to the surface for easier removal In his first letter to Christians throughout Asia Minor northern Turkey the apostle Peter used [... more]