E R Potter

THESE THINGS WERE WRITTEN for Us Today

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//////////A bi-lingual podcast with all episodes published in English and Portuguese. ////////// E R (Ed) Potter graduated with a B.A. in Biblical Studies from John Brown University in 1968. He and his wife, Abbie, worked for 44 years as pioneer missionaries in Brazil and Portugal, and during this time he has studied a dozen languages, 5 of which he speaks. The story of their missionary experiences is the subject of a separate podcast, Give Me This Mountain. Besides his extensive speaking experience of nearly 50 years as a pastor, and 15 years as an English teacher, Ed's linguistic abilities e...

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7-E - Hamas is in the Bible 24.10.2023 8:58

Hamas is everywhere in the news, but I found it in the Bible this week. Acknowledgment: As I was making the final revisions to this text and checking my linguistic sources, I came across a couple of articles that corroborated and amplified my point. After reading The Flood, the Tower and the Battle against Hamas by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, I inserted the references to Genesis 6.11 and 13 in the clos...

6-P "Shalom" para Nosso Tempo, e o Tempo Todo - Isaías 26.3 02.07.2023 40:47

Quando o Primeiro-Ministro Neville Chamberlain voltou de Munique em 1938, depois de celebrar um Acordo com Adolf Hitler, ele proclamou que ele trazia " Paz para o nosso tempo ". A próxima década mostrou quão enganado ele foi. Geralmente pensamos que a paz é "a ausência de conflito", mesmo que nos sintamos obrigados a ir para a guerra para esmagar o nosso inimigo. Será que algu...

6-E "Shalom" for Our Time and All Times - Isaiah 26.3 01.07.2023 33:51

When Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich after signing an agreement with Adolf Hitler in 1938, he announced that he believed he had brought about " Peace for our time , " We all know how that worked out over the next decade. Everyone is still looking for peace, or their version of it. Peace is commonly thought of as "the absence of conflict", even if we feel...

5.2-P - João 21.15-17 - All You Need Is Love - Parte 2 26.02.2023 27:19

Conclusão do episódio anterior, em que notamos que Jesus e Pedro estão ambos falando de amor, mas não estão a falar do amor da mesma maneira. No fim, Pedro faz uma confissão que é a base de toda a confissão genuína: quando Deus fala para nós, Ele sabe do que fala. YouTube: E R Potter Podcasts

5.2-E - John 21.15-17 - All You Need Is Love - Part 2 25.02.2023 19:48

Conclusion of preceding episode, in which we find Jesus and Peter talking about love, but each one saying something different. In the end, Peter makes the ultimate confession: when God speaks to us, He knows what He is talking about. YouTube: E R Potter Podcasts

5.1-E - John 21.15-17 - All You Need Is Love - Part 1 19.02.2023 18:36

The Beatles sang about love, but the apostle John's gospel and his epistles are the major vehicles for God's official version of what love is and its place in our lives. This word study of three verses in the gospel of John reveals the importance Jesus placed on love in the process of restoring fellowship in a relationship broken by betrayal. I preached this sermon at Freedom Baptist Ch...

5.1-P - João 21.15-17 - All You Need Is Love - Parte 1 19.02.2023 25:32

Os Beatles cantaram do amor, mas o evangelho e as cartas do aóstolo João são os maiores veículos da versão oficial de Deus sobre o que o amor realmente é, e qual o seu lugar nas nossas vidas. Este estudo das palavras do texto original destes três versiculos revela a importância que Jesus pôs no amor no processo de restaurar um relacionamento destruído por um ato de traição. Preguei esta mensagem...

4-E- Joshua 1.1-3.6 Where Do We Eat Supper? 19.10.2022 23:15

When Ed and Abbie Potter landed on Madeira Island at 8:30 p.m. on December 3, 1976, with three small children, they had absolutely no idea what lay ahead of them in the future. In fact, they didn't even know where they would spend the night. That's not very different from what the Israelites were facing after Joshua died, who had led them in conquering the Promised Land of Canaan. The Bo...

4-P Juizes 1.1 - 3.6 E o jantar? 19.10.2022 28:25

Quando Edgar e Abbie Potter chegaram à Ilha da Madeira às 20h30 no 3 de dezembro de 1976, com 3 filhos pequenos, eles não tinham a mínima ideia do que os aguardava no futuro. Aliás, nem sequer sabiam onde iriam passar a noite. Isto não é muito diferente daquilo que os filhos de Israel estava a enfrentar depois da morte de Josué, que os liderou na conquista da terra prometida de Canaã. O Livro dos...

3-P - Faraó nunca anda longe 29.07.2022 25:09

Na experiência do povo de Deus no A.T., o Egito representa a escravidão do pecado, a sedução do mundo e suas riquezas. A passagem pelo Mar Vermelho marcou a libertação de Israel do poder do Faraó, então está tudo resolvido, certo? Ao seguir a história deste povo, vamos descobrir que, embora Israel não estivesse mais no Egito, o Egito ainda estava em Israel, a exercer o seu poder e influência. E nó...

3-E - Pharoah Is Never Far Away 29.07.2022 20:36

In the experience of God's people in the O.T., Egypt represents the bondage of sin, the enticement of the world and its riches. The passage through the Red Se marked Israel's liberation from the power of the Pharoah, so that resolved everything, right? As we follow the history of this people, we will find that, although Israel was no longer in Egypt, Egypt was still in Israel, exercising...

2-P - Guerra e Paz 21.06.2022 26:34

Escrito 3000 anos atrás, o Livro dos Juízes fala diretamente dos problemas que enfrentamos na nossa cultura hoje tempos de guerra e paz. Transcrição* YouTube: E R Potter Podcasts

2-E - War and Peace 21.06.2022 19:44

Written 3000 years ago, the Book of Judges speaks directly to the problems of the culture we live in today, times of war and peace. Transcript* YouTube: E R Potter Podcasts

1-E - Introduction - People Like Us 27.03.2022 11:09

This podcast begins with a study of the Old Testament books that narrate the history of Israel in the land of promise. Is this study worthwhile? We often hear people who read the Bible say they avoid reading the O.T., and in this episode I respond to their arguments and explain why these books are important for us today. Transcript* YouTube: E R Potter Podcasts

1-P - Introdução - Gente Como Nós 26.03.2022 13:46

Este podcast começa com um estudo dos livros do Antigo Testamento que narram a história de Israel na sua terra. Será este estudo vale a pena? É comum ouvir pessoas que leem a Bíblia dizerem que evitam ler o A.T., e neste episódio abordo as suas razões e explico por que estes livros são muito importantes para nós hoje. Transcrição* YouTube: E R Potter Podcasts