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Why don't we rebaptize?
People frequently wonder whether they should be rebaptized. Usually, it's for one of two reasons. Either they were baptized as an infant, and they ask if they should be baptized as part of their profession of faith. Or they were baptized before they got serious about following Jesus and, having later committed to serious discipleship, wonder if they should rebatized. In this video, I talk through the issues with Dr. Jonathan Powers (Asbury Seminary). We cover: WHY pastors sho
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Would #PopeFrancis welcome Protestants to the Eucharist?
Pope Francis has developed a reputation for his fresh take on some long-standing Roman Catholic traditions. The debate between Ross...
Matt O'Reilly
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New Podcast: Body of Christ, Bread of Life @StMarkMobile #UMC
http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5402610/url/http%253A%252F%252Fstmarkumc.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fbody-of-christ-bread-of-l...
Matt O'Reilly
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Christmas and Communion (or Incarnation and Eucharist)
My Advent series of sermons this year focuses on the significance of the Eucharist. In preparing for this series, I’ve spent some time...
Matt O'Reilly
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Eucharist and Presence: Embracing Mystery, Finding Joy
I used to spend time wrestling with the different formulations proposed through Church history for how we should understand the nature of...
Matt O'Reilly
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3 Ways Christ is Present in the Eucharist (@KreeftQuotes)
How is Christ present in the sacrament of Holy Communion? Here’s Peter Kreeft in his book Catholic Christianity (paper, Kindle), which is...
Matt O'Reilly
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