SERMON: Pushing Back Against Death (Acts 9:32-43)

In this special episode, Dave Lester shares a sermon he preached at Central Kitsap Presbyterian Church on July 28, 2024. The passage was Acts 9:32-43 which has Peter healing Aeneas and Dorcas and an early church community pushing back against death.

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Sources for this episode:

*New Testament Commentary: Acts by Simon J. Kistemaker

*"Stifled Grief: How the West Has it Wrong". by Michelle Steinke-Baumgard. Huffington Post. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stifled-grief-how-the-wes_b_10243026

*Film: About Schmidt. Directed by Alexander Payne. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257360/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_About%2520Schm

*Song: "Further On Up the Road" Performed by Johnny Cash. Written by Bruce Springsteen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKpqRbxk4Yk

Opening Music: Struttin With Some Barbeque by Louis Armstrong