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Homothumadon

Homothumadon is the combination of two Greek words, homo (same) and thumas (strong emotion, surging with energy, breathing hard).  It speaks of having a unity of heart and mind and purpose.  It is a passionate, consensual,…
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Koinonia

Our culture sees independence and individualism as signs of strength.  This illusion doubles as a delusion, manifested as self-indulgence and isolationism.  People really do need each other.  We are engineered to touch each other’s lives…
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Ekklesia

In the first century, ekklesia was the term used for a gathering of citizens called out of their homes and into a public place.  The purpose for the assembly was for a political discussion, a…
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Proseuche

Following the ascension of Christ and the events of Pentecost, believers were referred to by the culture around them as “the Way.” They were distinguished by their way of life rather than an organization or…
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Logos

In the gospel of John we are introduced to Jesus Christ as being the Word (Logos). Early in the first chapter we see the pre-existence of the Word in fellowship with the Father in a…
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Soteria

Mention salvation, and nearly all Western Christians assume that you mean going to heaven when you die. They also hold to the assumption that their salvation is wholly about their own personal “relationship with God.” …
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Baptizo

Let us begin by immersing ourselves into a definition or description of baptism (baptizo) as given by Kenneth Wuest, a Greek scholar.  He states that baptism is “the introduction or placing of a person into…
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Martureo

“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched – this we proclaim concerning the Word of…
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Dunamis

The Greek word dunamis is used 120 times in the New Testament.  Usually it refers to having strength, power, or ability.  More specifically dunamis references the “inherent power that resides in someone or something by…
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Pneuma

The church today desperately needs to rediscover the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit has been misinterpreted, misrepresented, insulted, dishonored, and slandered.  He is not an impersonal force for ecstatic energy.  He…
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