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The Christ Apostolic Church Vineyard
of Comfort in Arlington
Texas will be hosting Dr. Brown from Friday
to Sunday (April 10-12, 2009) in an Easter
program. Pastor Isaac Abiara is the host
clergyman.
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"Success is not the opposite of failure; it is the scorn of failure. ...Always dare to fail, but never fail to dare!"
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IF MY PEOPLE ...
"Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;" (Romans 12:12).
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AUDIO MESSAGE CENTER: NEW TEACHINGS FROM DR. BROWN. |
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LogoRhema Snippets
Wednesday, April 8, 2009.
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The Man Called Breakthrough.
"And it came to pass, when she
travailed, that the one put out his hand: and
the midwife took and bound his hand a scarlet
thread, saying, This came first. And it came
to pass, as he drew back his hand, that
behold, his brother came out: and she said,
How hast thou broken forth? this breach be
upon thee: therefore his name was called
Pharez. And afterward came out his
brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his
hand: and his name was called Zarah."
(Genesis 38: 28-30)
In many cultures, it is usually the
circumstances surrounding a person's birth
that determines the individual's name. It is
very rare for the child itself to determine
what their own names should be. However, in
the Genesis 38 account, Pharez determined his
own name by his act.
These twins: Pharez and Zarah, came
into the
world with characteristics that would
permanently determine their future, and
affect the generations after them!
Life is full of struggles, challenges,
competitions and contentions. These two boys
competed with millions of other sperm cells
to fertilize just one egg cell within their
mother. After fertilization, the result was a
set of twin boys. There was therefore a dire
need to determine who would be senior between
the two to prevent any further controversies
bordering on inheritance and privileges.
Unlike the way it is in certain cultures
(especially in Africa), where the second born
in a set of twins is regarded as the senior;
in the Jewish culture, the first born is
always the elder.
In our text, the boy who was coming
first,
and already marked to be the elder (the
first, foremost or chief in the Hebrew
tongue) decided he wasn't coming first again,
and went back!
Why did this boy who was already
lined up,
and set to be the first born and heir to his
father's heritage draw back after he made
first contact with the world? Why? Why? Why?
(...to be continued...)
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