This program is a rebroadcast from GUEST PASTOR JAMES COATES co-author God vs GovernmentPersecution imprisonment and murder of Christians is nothing new The gospels recount the crucifixion of Christ and the book of Acts chronicles the threats beatings jailings and stonings of first century Christians Today is no different for believers in Communist China or North Korea where Christians defy government edicts and gather secretly In some Islamic countries Christians are jailed and martyred for refusing to keep silent about the gospel In countries like the United States Britain Canada Australia and New Zealand that were founded on Christian values [... more]

GUEST PASTOR JAMES COATES co-author God vs GovernmentPersecution imprisonment and murder of Christians is nothing new The gospels recount the crucifixion of Christ and the book of Acts chronicles the threats beatings jailings and stonings of first century Christians Today is no different for believers in Communist China or North Korea where Christians defy government edicts and gather secretly In some Islamic countries Christians are jailed and martyred for refusing to keep silent about the gospel In countries like the United States Britain Canada Australia and New Zealand that were founded on Christian values with guaranteed individual liberties the state [... more]

In British actor David Suchet was filming the final TV episodes as Agatha Christie rsquo s beloved Belgium detective Hercule Poirot mdash and also starring in a stage play mdash when he took on ldquo the biggest role in my life rdquo Between those projects he recorded an audio version of the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation mdash words over two hundred hours Suchet who converted to Christianity after reading the book of Romans in a hotel Bible called the project the fulfillment of ldquo a -year-long ambition I felt totally driven I did so much research on every [... more]

God has an agenda for you a master plan that is more wonderful and more amazing then you could ever imagine But in order to understand God's agenda for YOU you have to go back in time to discover the incredible connection between first century Christians and our modern church Chip begins this series by exploring that fascinating connection and showing you where you fit into the bigger picture [... more]

The th century witnessed many advances but it was also the bloodiest century in history Today W Robert Godfrey introduces opportunities and problems that the church faced during this period Get the 'A Survey of Church History Part A D - ' DVD with W Robert Godfrey for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org survey-church-history-part- Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

The Apostles taught first-century Christians to be obedient to and pray for their Roman rulers unless a law required disobedience to God They were to live according to God's standard in a truly dark culture demonstrating their commitment to the Lord by being good citizens Today we are also called to submit to authorities graciously obey the law and shine our light in the world In other words let's live up to the name we wear Christian [... more]