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GroveCast Episode 0086: Pastor Christian Andrews: The Three Crosses

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  GroveCast Episode 0086: Pastor Christian Andrews: The Three Crosses  Please invite others to listen.41 Minutes. This message is from 2024-08-04 and was given in the Great Auditorium at Ocean Grove, NJ, USA. Bible Reference:Luke 23:39–43 Speaker:Christian Andrews grew up in Middletown, New Jersey, where he spent summers at the Jersey Shore. He was a skater and a surfer, and though he loved youth group, he never dreamed he would become a pastor some day. In college, he studied physics, but before going off to graduate school he served as a ministry intern in Philadelphia for one year. Working as a teacher’s aid, he was pushed into the position of Bible teacher for the 8th grade students. The experience was a first step toward God’s call for him. He became a youth pastor the following year, and went off to Princeton Theological Seminary to become prepared for a new path. Christian currently serves as the Lead Pastor of Renaissance Church, in Springfield NJ. He lives in Summit...

GroveCast Episode 0085: Chaplain Black: Facing Life’s Storms Like Jesus

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GroveCast Episode 0085: Chaplain Black: Facing Life’s Storms Like Jesus   Please invite others to listen.50 Minutes. This message is from 2024-07-14 and was given in the Great Auditorium at Ocean Grove, NJ, USA. Bible Reference:Philippians 4:4-8 Speaker: Senate Chaplain, Barry Black: On June 27, 2003, Rear Admiral Barry C. Black (Ret.) was elected the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate. He began working in the Senate on July 7, 2003. Prior to coming to Capitol Hill, Chaplain Black served in the U.S. Navy for over twenty-seven years, ending his distinguished career as the Chief of Navy Chaplains. The Senate elected its first chaplain in 1789. Chaplain Black is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and an alumnus of Oakwood College, Andrews University, North Carolina Central University, Eastern Baptist Seminary, Salve Regina University, and United States International University. In addition to earning master of arts degrees in divinity, counseling, and management, he has re...

GroveCast Episode 0084: Tim Lucas: Jesus & Politics

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  GroveCast Episode 0084: Tim Lucas: Jesus & Politics  Please invite others to listen.57 Minutes. This message ia from 2024-09-01 and was given in the Great Auditorium at Ocean Grove, NJ, USA. Bible Reference: Mark 12:13-17 Tim Lucas is the founder and lead pastor of Liquid Church, regularly spotlighted as one of America’s Top 100 Fastest-Growing Churches by Outreach magazine. Since launching in 2007, Liquid has rapidly grown to seven campuses across New Jersey reaching thousands with the Gospel and baptizing over 3,100 new believers in Jesus’ Name. Tim is the author of Liquid Church: 6 Powerful Currents to Saturate Your City for Christ (Zondervan), named 2020 Leadership Book of the Year by Outreach magazine. A dynamic communicator, Tim is a national conference speaker known for creatively communicating the Bible with cultural insight, heart, and humor. Liquid’s innovative approach to multi-generational ministry has been spotlighted by NPR, CNN, Fox News, The Today Show ...

GroveCast Episode 0083: Dr. Vince Vitale: Don’t be a "Committed’ Christian"

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   GroveCast Episode 0083: Dr. Vince Vitale: Don’t be a "Committed’ Christian"  Please invite others to listen.51 Minutes. This message from 2024-08-11 and was given in the Great Auditorium at Ocean Grove, NJ, USA. Bible Reference: Mark 1:16-20 Dr. Vince Vitale was educated at Princeton University and the University of Oxford, and he taught philosophy and theology as a faculty member briefly at Princeton and then for several years at Oxford. It was during his undergraduate studies at Princeton that Vince was challenged to read the Bible by two soccer teammates and took an unexpected journey from skeptic to evangelist. He then completed master’s and PhD studies at Oxford. Alongside his work with Kardia, Dr. Vitale serves as Faculty Scholar at CEO Forum and as a host of the Unbelievable? podcast. Previously, he served as RZIM’s Regional Director for the Americas and before that as Team Director of The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. Dr. Vitale has commended the Chr...

GroveCast Episode 0082: Chad Bird: Jacob Part 6

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GroveCast Episode 0082: Chad Bird: Jacob Part 6 Please invite others to listen.37 Minutes. This message from 2024-07-13 Bible Reference: Genesis 32 and continuing. Jacob wrestles. Please provide us your feedback by going to http://www.oceangrove.org/podcast and clicking on the feedback link there. Chad Bird's Biography is available at https://help.1517.org/knowledge/who-is-chad-bird and https://www.1517.org/contributors/chad-bird Ocean Grove is known as God's Square Mile at the Jersey Shore. This message was given in the Bishop James Tabernacle at Ocean Grove, NJ, USA. We invite you to join us live in Ocean Grove (or online) and also invite others to join us. You can listen to and watch this and other messages at oceangrove.org/watch Note: upcoming events can be found at www.oceangrove.org - come join us! This podcast is provided by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a non-profit. We invite you to visit oceangrove.org to find more information about our organizat...

GroveCast Episode 0081: Chad Bird: Jacob Part 5

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  GroveCast Episode 0081: Chad Bird: Jacob Part 5 Please invite others to listen.32 Minutes. This message from 2024-07-12 Bible Reference: Genesis 32 and continuing. Jacob wrestles. Please provide us your feedback by going to http://www.oceangrove.org/podcast and clicking on the feedback link there. Chad Bird's Biography is available at https://help.1517.org/knowledge/who-is-chad-bird and https://www.1517.org/contributors/chad-bird Ocean Grove is known as God's Square Mile at the Jersey Shore. This message was given in the Bishop James Tabernacle at Ocean Grove, NJ, USA. We invite you to join us live in Ocean Grove (or online) and also invite others to join us. You can listen to and watch this and other messages at oceangrove.org/watch Note: upcoming events can be found at www.oceangrove.org - come join us! This podcast is provided by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a non-profit. We invite you to visit oceangrove.org to find more information about our organiz...

GroveCast Episode 0080: Chad Bird: Jacob Part 4

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  GroveCast Episode 0080: Chad Bird: Jacob Part 4 Please invite others to listen.48 Minutes. This message from 2024-07-11 Bible Reference: Genesis 32 and continuing. Jacob wrestles. Please provide us your feedback by going to http://www.oceangrove.org/podcast and clicking on the feedback link there. Chad Bird's Biography is available at https://help.1517.org/knowledge/who-is-chad-bird and https://www.1517.org/contributors/chad-bird Ocean Grove is known as God's Square Mile at the Jersey Shore. This message was given in the Bishop James Tabernacle at Ocean Grove, NJ, USA. We invite you to join us live in Ocean Grove (or online) and also invite others to join us. You can listen to and watch this and other messages at oceangrove.org/watch Note: upcoming events can be found at www.oceangrove.org - come join us! This podcast is provided by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a non-profit. We invite you to visit oceangrove.org to find more information about our organiz...