Well I am back in Uganda and I am finally getting down to writing another blog post. It is the short rain season here and we arrived just in time for the daily afternoon thunderstorm. Which is pretty nice because it cools things down quite a bit. Fundraising for this trip took a long time and I can’t say thank you enough to
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Resurrection, Ascension, and The Throne – 1 COR 15
Intro: The Biblical account of Christ’s bodily resurrection is not a stand-alone event in history; yet all to often we only think of it in terms of Easter and the astounding events associated with that first Easter morning. The purpose of this lesson is to confirm that Jesus’ bodily resurrection has far greater implications than we ever imagined. We will show you the inter-connectivity
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Resurrection and the Coming Kingdom
The Resurrection of Jesus and Life after Death Intro: Easter is the ancient celebration of an empty tomb in Jerusalem. The two angels standing outside the tomb declared to the women “why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, he is risen.” Luke 24:5 Today the true meaning and impact of a risen Jesus is almost lost on modern
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In 2015, BWM Country Director, Willert Delgone planted a church in the Sironko District in Eastern Uganda. Willert even helped to fund much of the church construction out of his own pocket. His efforts have resulted in a growing church and the Lord is moving in this community. Using the discipleship training he has received from Barry Wood Ministries, Willert has been able to
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The Word of The Cross – Part 2
The Word of the Cross Part Two 1st Corinthians 1:17-18 “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, that the cross of Christ should not be made void. Vs 18- For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is the power
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The “Word of the Cross” God’s message to humanity 1st Cor 1:17.18 “The Word of the Cross is foolishness…” Introduction: Years ago, a University student asked me the question,” what does the death of a 1st Century Jewish carpenter have to do with me living in the 21st Century? That’s a worthy question. Even the disciples of Jesus had difficulty understanding what
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Making Use of the Name of Jesus
Acts 3-5 Making Use of the Name of Jesus Intro: The Book of Acts reveals an intermediate, developing Theology in many areas. Luke was a reporter, not an eye-witness, so his account of the early days of the Church are empirical in nature. Each new event seems to add layers to the awareness of the Apostles and others of the powerful presence of Christ
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Last year a team from New Beginnings Baptist Church in Longview, TX brought a team to Butare to work with George and his father Ezechias. This is a very economically poor area with few employment opportunities available and on this trip they were able to plant a new church and raise up a pastor to minister to this village on the side of a
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ACT Leader Moses Natabona and his Timothy’s have been very busy in the area around Mbarara in southwestern Uganda. This is a beautiful mountainous area with lush rolling green hills covered banana trees and small terraced farms. Moses and his Timothy’s work with 11 different local pastors to reach the people of this area for Christ. In other areas, Moses has different Timothy’s working in
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Who are we and what do we do? Barry Wood Ministries is a non-denominational disciple making and evangelism ministry. That all sounds great and when we talk with people about it they usually get pretty excited, however, it is often difficult for people who have never been to Africa to picture what that really means. Pictured here is Charles, one of our ACT men.
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