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The Pentecost Today USA podcast is about bringing people closer God through the work of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. For 50+ years Pentecost Today USA (...
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Weekly sermons from Grace Lutheran Church, 195 Alvarado Avenue, Pittsburg, California, 94565
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Pentecost Today Podcast - Fr. Jorge Alvarado
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19:26In this special episode of the Pentecost Today USA Podcast, Bill Snyder talks with Fr. Jorge Alvarado, CC the Director of the Catholic Charismatic Center in Houston, TX about the upcoming Holy Spirit 2025 Conference. To register for the Holy Spirit 2025 Conference click the link below: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/90f4e6a4-a3b5-41c5-8ac9-5…
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Pentecost Today Podcast - John Michael Talbot
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25:14In this special episode of the Pentecost Today USA Podcast, Bill Snyder talks with John Michael Talbot, Founder and Spiritual Father of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity. To register for the Holy Spirit 2025 Conference click the link below: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/90f4e6a4-a3b5-41c5-8ac9-585e52f445bf #CatholicCharismaticRenewal #Joh…
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Pentecost Today Podcast: A Special Panel Discussion (Part 3)
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17:37In this special episode of the Pentecost Today USA Podcast, Alicia Hartle and Bill Snyder talk with Board Members Fr. John Gordon, Fr. Killian Locke, OSB and Sr. Michael Marie Truong, DLJC. For full bio's of our guests visit: https://www.pentecosttodayusa.org/our-team/ Join Pentecost Today USA for Holy Spirit 2025: Hope Reborn in Houston, TX from O…
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Pentecost Today Podcast: A Special Panel Discussion (Part 2)
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29:00In this special episode of the Pentecost Today USA Podcast, Alicia Hartle and Bill Snyder talk with Board Members Fr. John Gordon, Fr. Killian Locke, OSB and Sr. Michael Marie Truong, DLJC. For full bio's of our guests visit: https://www.pentecosttodayusa.org/our-team/ We are on countdown to Pentecost Sunday -9 days to go! Sign up here to share you…
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Pentecost Today Podcast: A Special Panel Discussion (Part 1)
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29:00In this special episode of the Pentecost Today USA Podcast, Alicia Hartle and Bill Snyder talk with Board Members Fr. John Gordon, Fr. Killian Locke, OSB and Sr. Michael Marie Truong, DLJC. For full bio's of our guests visit: https://www.pentecosttodayusa.org/our-team/ We are on countdown to Pentecost Sunday -18 days to go! Sign up here to share yo…
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Pentecost Today Podcast: Deacon Ralph Poyo
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27:47In this special episode of the Pentecost Today USA Podcast, Alicia Hartle and Bill Snyder talk with Deacon Ralph Poyo, Board Member for Pentecost Today USA. Deacon Ralph Poyo is the founder of New Evangelization Ministries, assisting pastors in training their parish leadership in evangelization. He has traveled extensively around the country servin…
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Pentecost Today Podcast - Episode with Renee & David Marazon
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28:11In this episode, Bill Snyder talks with Renee Marazon, Council Member for Pentecost Today USA, and her husband David Marazon. Renee serves as President of the Diocese of Venice in Florida English Catholic Charismatic Renewal Commission. She is an active member St. Katherine Drexel Parish in Cape Coral, FL where she serves in many ministries. Renee …
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The Pentecost Today Podcast- Episode with Dr. Bob Sawyer
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29:35On this special episode of the Pentecost Today Podcast, special host Bill Snyder talks with Dr. Bob Sawyer, a retired surgeon and co-founder of Miracle Healing Ministry (https://miracle-healing-ministry.org/). This video was recorded on-location at the Holy Spirit 2024 National Leaders and Ministries Conference in St. Paul, MN. Visit our Website: h…
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The Pentecost Today Podcast- Episode with Dr Mark Giszczak
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26:09In this special episode of the Pentecost Today USA Podcast, Bill Snyder talks with Dr. Mark Giszczak, Council Member for Pentecost Today USA. Dr. Giszczak is an Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology. He has a passion for Scripture and loves helping Catholics read, pray, and understand the Bib…
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The Pentecost Today Podcast- Episode with John Beaulieu
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17:34In this special episode of the Pentecost Today Podcast, Bill Snyder talks with John Beaulieu. John is a Board Member for Pentecost Today USA. He has been sharing the love of Christ and witnessing about the power and person of the Holy Spirit with youth and adults for the past thirty-six years. He was a missionary with NET ministries, spent more tha…
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The Pentecost Today Podcast- Episode with Dr Fidelis D’Cunha
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20:12In this special episode of the Pentecost Today Podcast, Bill Snyder talks with Dr. Fidelis D'Cunha. Dr. Fidelis D'Cunha is a National Diversity Council certified Diversity Executive. She is currently the District Provost for Diversity Equity and Inclusion at Wayne County Community College District. She has a doctorate in higher education from the U…
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The Pentecost Today Podcast - Episode with Walter and Claire Matthews
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30:57On this special episode of the Pentecost Today USA Podcast, Bill Snyder talks with Walter Matthews, former Executive Director of the NSC (now Pentecost Today USA) and his wife Claire. This video was recorded on-site at the Holy Spirit 2024 National Leaders Meeting & Conference in St. Paul, MN. Visit our Website: https://www.pentecosttodayusa.org/ L…
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The Pentecost Today Podcast - Episode 18 - David Peterman
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39:13In this week we interview David Peterman. David has been active in the Charismatic Renewal for fifty years when he, as a teenager, was a founding member of the Christian Community of God’s Delight. CCGD is a predominately Catholic Charismatic Covenant Community in Dallas Texas that celebrated its 50th anniversary on March 24th, 2023. David has been…
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"The Face of God" - Luke 2:22-40 - (December 29, 2024 - Christmas 1)
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18:58Today the last two prophets, Simeon and Anna, see the baby Jesus, and prophecy now ceases. They were ready to see Him. Are you?
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"Why NOW?" - Galatians 4:4 - (December 24, 2024 - Christmas Eve)
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21:44Have you ever wondered about God's timing? Of all the times in human history when God could have, might have, sent His Son into the world was it 2000+ years ago? What motivated or moved God to prepare for that night?
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Pentecost Today USA Podcast: Bishop Peter Smith
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18:18On this special episode of the Pentecost Today USA Podcast, special host Bill Snyder talks with Bishop Peter Smith, Auxiliary Bishop of Portland Oregon and the Episcopal Advisor to CHARIS International. This episode was recorded on-location at the Holy Spirit 2024 National Leaders and Ministries Conference in St. Paul, MN.…
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The Pentecost Today Podcast- Episode with Bishop Peter Smith
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18:18On this special episode of the Pentecost Today Podcast, special host Bill Snyder talks with Bishop Peter Smith, Auxiliary Bishop of Portland Oregon and the Episcopal Advisor to CHARIS International. This video was recorded on-location at the Holy Spirit 2024 National Leaders and Ministries Conference in St. Paul, MN. Visit our Website: https://www.…
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"Which Messenger is Which?" - Malachi 3:1-7 - (December 8, 2024 - Advent 2)
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19:40Today we have three messengers to deal with in our text from Malachi. How do you distinguish between these three is important, for only one is the messenger of the covenant who will be born on December 25th. Why is Malachi's prophecy so important in helping us know who to follow and when?
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"The Sky Is Falling!" - Mark 13:24-37 - (November 24, 2024 - Christ the King Sunday)
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38:15Wow. What an election year. The legacy news and social media alike brewing and breeding fear across the nation. FEAR! "Be afraid for whoever wins will destroy your world!" I swear, it's as if the sky were falling in on all of us. What should you do?
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"Strange Fruit" - Luke 13:1-9/Isaiah 5:1-7 - (November 17, 2024 - Pentecost 25)
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19:26The 4 last Sundays of the Curch year, before Advent begins, are difficult texts to deal with. They talk about the Lord God's return to the final judgment in which those who believe in Him will go to eternal life with Him, but those who do not will face their judgment. To that end, Jesus tells the parable of the Fig Tree, providing one last chance f…
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"Signed, Sealed, Delivered" - Revelation 7:2-17 - (November 3, 2024 - All Saints' Day)
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17:44All Saints' Day is the day we Christians remember those who have passed from this world into their eternal rest, having confessed Christ as their Savior. An old hymn refrain sings, "How I want to be in that number." But "want" seems to imply that there might be some doubt that you will be numbered with the saints. Scripture offers you tokens to cla…
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"Just Call Out My Name" - Luke 11:1-13 - (October 13, 2024 - Pentecost 21)
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18:52We know the parable as the importune or badgering neighbor. Is it about the neighbor? Or is it about his neighbor whom he wakes up at midnight for a loaf of bread? How does this relate anything to the Lord's Prayer? Middle Eastern context gives us clues as to what Jesus was getting at, and it has nothing to do about persistence or badgering.…
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"I Do Believe in Angels, I Do. I Do." - Luke 10:17-20 - (September 29, 2024 - St. Michael and All Angels)
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19:08This 19th Sunday in Pentecost is dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels. September 29 is the Archangel Michael's time to shine along with all the angels who protect Christians daily in their walk through life. What is YOUR angle on angels? Listen up.
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The Pentecost Today USA Podcast- Episode 33 - Pat Schroyer (Part 2)
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29:05In this week's episode, we have the second part of the interview with Pat Shroyer. Pat and his wife Cheryl were founding members and core team leaders at the Christ the King Prayer Group. They also lead the City Wide Praise and Adoration Ministry for the Renewal. Pat is once again serving as the Chairman of the Pastoral Board of the Columbus Charis…
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The Pentecost Today Podcast - Episode 33 - Pat Shroyer (Part 2)
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29:05In this week's episode, we have the second part of the interview with Pat Shroyer. Pat and his wife Cheryl were founding members and core team leaders at the Christ the King Prayer Group. They also lead the City Wide Praise and Adoration Ministry for the Renewal. Pat is once again serving as the Chairman of the Pastoral Board of the Columbus Charis…
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"Hear, Comes the Judge!" - Luke 18:1-14 - (September 1, 2024 - Pentecost 15)
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16:36In the 1960s, I believe it was comedian Flip Wilson who coined the phrase, "Here comes the judge!" He used it often in his routines. Today, in Jesus' parable, a widow seeks justice against her adversaries from a judge but barely finds it. The Lord promises that justice will come quick when he returns to the earth. Will God's children be spared? Wil…
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"Stuff, Stuff and more Stuff?" - Luke 12:13-21 / Eccl 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-26 - (August 25, 2024 - Pentecost 13)
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19:09Decades ago, George Carlin had a comedy sketch about "stuff". The accumulation of "stuff", the storage of "stuff", etc. why do we have so much "stuff" AND what are we going to do with it? Jesus parable answers that question.
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The Pentecost Today Podcast - Episode 32 - Pat Shroyer (Part 1)
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31:48In this week's episode, Alicia interviews Pat Shroyer. Pat and his wife Cheryl were founding members and core team leaders at the Christ the King Prayer Group. They also lead the City-Wide Praise and Adoration Ministry for the Renewal. Pat is once again serving as the Chairman of the Pastoral Board of the Columbus Charismatic Renewal. Visit our Web…
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"Cry As You Might" - Luke 18:1-17 - (August 18, 2024 - Pentecost 13)
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19:16Are you a baby? Do you cry all the time? Why?
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"The Better Samaritan" - Luke 10:25-37 - (June 30, 2024 - Pentecost 6)
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18:40We all know the story of the Good Samaritan. But who is the Good Samaritan? Do you want to be like him, rather than the priest and the Levite who pass by the injured man on the road? Well, you can't, and you never will. Here's why...
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"Prodigiously Prodigal!" - Luke 15:1-32 - (June 23, 2024 - Pentecost 3)
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21:02We all know the parable of the Prodigal Son, but what is the final outcome of the older brother. The parable leaves us hanging without a conclusion. The question is WHY? Jesus knew what He was doing when he did this. This parable is the last of three parables Jesus tells in succession, and the punch line is the key in the Prodigal Son. Listen why.…
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"Banquet Kibosh" - Luke 7:36-50 - (June 9, 2024 - Pentecost 3)
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16:00This begins a series on parables found only in the Gospel of Luke. Today, the Pharisee, Jesus and the sinful woman are at a banquet feast. Things don't go as planned for the Pharisee when a prostitute enters the room. What will Jesus' reaction be to this banquet gone awry?
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"I'm Really Into God" - Genesis 18 - (May 26, 2024 - Trinity Sunday)
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19:14Are you "into God?" Christians say we were baptized in the name of the Triune God. Do we merely carry His name upon us as believers? This Trinity Sunday, we explore the riches of the what if means to believe in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit by taking a look at St. Patrick and Shakespeare.
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"God's Testimonial" - 1 John 5:1-21 - (May 12, 2024 - Pentecost 7)
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18:00If you get Christ right, you get the right Christ. It's simple. When you hear God's own testimony concerning His som you avoid the pitfalls of falling into traps of false prophets telling to do this or that in order to be a Christian. Do you get Christ?
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“Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” - John 14:1-7 - (May 11, 2024 - Doris Evans Memorial)
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13:34A celebration of life for Doris Evans, 93 years old called to Jesus side.
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"The Name's Thomas....Doubting Thomas" - John 20:19-31 - (May 5, 2024 - Easter 6)
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20:57Rev. Greg Klotz accepts the invitation from Resurrection Lutheran Church in Brentwood, California, to today's sermon on a familiar post-Easter text: Doubting Thomas.
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"The Good Shepherd" - John 10:11-18 (April 21, 2024 - EASTER 4
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33:38Rev. Andrew Mundinger of Holy Cross Lutheran in Concord, California, preaches on one of the "I Am" texts in the the Gospel of John. "I am the Good Shepherd" is the theme of this Sunday's worship.
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The Pentecost Today Podcast - Episode 31 - Fr. Diogo
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33:27Fr Diogo speaks about the impact of a prophetic word on his vocation and how the Lord led him into receiving and sharing a healing ministry.By Pentecost Today
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The Pentecost Today Podcast - Episode 30 - Sr. Nancy
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48:24This week we Alicia interviews Sister Nancy. Sr. Nancy has been involved in the charismatic movement for many decades and in this episode, she shares many of her experiences as part of her lifelong journey of faith.By Pentecost Today
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"Short-changing the Resurrection?" - Mark 16:1-8 - (April 14, 2024 - Easter 3)
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19:24The original ending to MARk's Gospel probably ended at verse 8. Mark 16:9-20f may have been added by Mark at a future date. Earliest manuscripts indicate the shorter reading...why would Mark end his Gospel with the fear and bewilderment of the women who came to the tomb? AND...nobody saw Jesus. We explore how this shorter ending fits into Mark's ov…
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"Undoubting Thomas" - John 20:24-31 0 (April 7, 2024 - Easter 2)
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20:22Pastor Mundinger preaches on the story of Thomas who doubting wants to see Jesus in the flesh before believing in His resurrection. But, did Thomas doubt? Or, was Thomas requesting to confirm and affirm what He knew to be true by faith; namely, what He has to look forward to in the end.
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The Pentecost Today Podcast - Episode 29 - CeCe Beauchamp
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1:00:52This week we interview CeCe Beauchamp. CeCe is one of the board members for Pentecost Today USA. She became active in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal while serving a year with NET Ministries in 1989, and has been passionate about sharing the joy of life in the Spirit ever since. In this episode, she talks about her experience in baptism in the Hol…
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"Time to Sleep; Time to Wake Up!" - 1 Peter 1:3-9 - (March 31, 2024 - Easter Sunday)
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17:24Today is the last Sunday Grace Lutheran Church will be worshipping in this building. In 1931, when Grac eLutheran Church began, nobody thought they would go to sleep, and wake up to the last Sunday they would be in their church building. On Good Friday, Jesus went to "sleep" and "woke up" on Easter Sunday replacing death with life, sin ridden bodie…
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"Heading Home ... Forgiven, More Forgiving" - 1 Peter 3:18-22 - (March 29, 2024 - Good Friday)
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"Heading Home ... Loving All the Way" - 1 Peter 4:7-11 - (March 28, 2024 - Maundy Thursday)
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The Pentecost Today Podcast - Episode 28 - Lauretta Froelich
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52:19In this week's episode we talk with Lauretta Froelich. Lauretta is a retired prosecutor, litigator and lawyer. She is currently a member of the Pentecost Today USA Board and is very active in the charismatic movement. Lauretta discusses her over 35-years working with the charismatic movement and as a result is very active in leading various prayer …
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"A Nation of Sheep" - Mark 14-15 - (March 24, 2024 PALM SUNDAY)
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17:40Palm Sunday and Jesus rides into Jerusalem. “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” (John 12:13). Wow, the crowds were ecstatic! But today is also called the “Sunday of the Passion,” because by the end of the week the crowds are shouting, “Crucify him!” (Mark 15:14). Have you ever wondered why the crowd …
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The Pentecost Today Podcast - Episode 27 - Pete Faix
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40:30Pete is the former Director of Operations at Pentecost Today USA. In this episode, Pete relays his personal experience in baptism in the Holy Spirit and it is a powerful testimony! In addition, Pete stay very connected to various events such as retreats and conferences in support of the charismatic movement. This is a very lively and entertaining d…
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