Paid In Full: An In-depth Look at the Defining Moments of Christ's Passion (38 page)

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Antiquities
Flavius Josephus
Book XVIII, Chapter 4, Paragraph 2

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War of the Jews
Flavius Josephus
Book V, Chapter 11, Paragraph 1

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Chronicle
, Olympiad, trans. Carrier (1999). Eusebius quotes Phelgon.

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Against Celsus
Origen
Chapter XXXIII

Reference Book List

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About the Author

Rick Renner is a prolific author and a highly respected Bible teacher and leader in the international Christian community. Rick is the author of more than 30 books, including the bestsellers
Dressed To Kill
and
Sparkling Gems From the Greek
, all of which have sold more than 3 million copies combined. In 1991, Rick and his family moved to what is now the former Soviet Union. Today he is the senior pastor of the
Moscow Good News Church
; the founder and director of the
Good News Association of Pastors and Churches
, with a membership of several hundred churches; and the founder of
Media Mir
, the first Christian television network in the former USSR that today broadcasts the Gospel to a potential audience of 100 million people and to countless Russian-speaking viewers around the world via multiple satellites. Rick’s wife and lifelong ministry partner, Denise, and their three sons — Paul, Philip, and Joel — lead this amazing work with the help of their committed leadership team. Rick and Denise, along with their sons and families, all reside in Moscow.

A Word About Our Work

From inception to its current role in the Body of Christ,
RENNER Ministries
’ purpose and vision has been to teach, strengthen, and rescue people for the Kingdom of God. Although the Renners’ ministry began much earlier, in 1991 God called Rick and Denise Renner and their family to what is now the former Soviet Union. Since that time, millions of lives have been touched by the various outreaches of
RENNER Ministries
. Nevertheless, the Renners’ ever-increasing vision for this region of the world continues to expand across 9 time zones to reach 300 million precious souls for God’s Kingdom.

The
Moscow Good News Church
was begun in September 2000 in the very heart of Moscow, right next to Red Square. Since that time, the church has grown to become one of the largest Protestant churches in Moscow and a strategic model for pastors throughout this region of the world to learn from and emulate. Today outreaches include ministry to families, senior citizens, children, youth, international church members, specialized ministry to businesspeople, and an outreach to the poor and needy. Rick and Denise also founded churches in Riga, Latvia, and in Kiev, Ukraine, both of which continue to thrive.

Part of the mission of
RENNER Ministries
is to come alongside pastors and ministers and take them to a higher level of excellence and professionalism in the ministry. Therefore, since 1991 when the walls of Communism first collapsed, this ministry has been working in the former USSR to train and equip pastors, church leaders, and ministers, helping them attain the necessary skills and knowledge to fulfill the ministries that the Lord has given them.

To this end, Rick Renner founded both a ministry training center and a ministerial association. The
Good News Training Center
operates as a part of the
Moscow Good News Church
. It specializes in training leaders to start new churches all over the former Soviet Union. The
Good News Association of Pastors and Churches
is a church-planting and church-supporting organization with a membership of pastors and churches that numbers in the hundreds.

Rick and Denise Renner also oversee
Media Mir
, the first and one of the largest TV outreaches within the territory of the former USSR. Since its inception in 1992, this television network has become one of the strongest instruments available today for declaring the Word of God to the 15 nations of the former Soviet Union, reaching 100 million potential viewers every day with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The network also reaches an untold number of Russian speakers on almost every continent of the world via satellite.

The Renners also founded the “
It’s Possible
” humanitarian foundation, which is involved in various outreaches in the city of Moscow. The “
It’s Possible
” foundation uses innovative methods to help different age groups of people who are in great need.

In addition to conducting their work in the former Soviet Union, Rick and Denise Renner continue to expand their outreach throughout the world. They are teaching God’s Word to people in the United States through a variety of means: producing books and audio resources; conducting meetings in churches, seminars, and conferences throughout the country; and appearing frequently on nationwide TV programs, such as
Believer’s Voice of Victory
with Kenneth Copeland,
Enjoying Everyday Life
with Joyce Meyer,
700 Club
with Pat Robertson, and
Life Today
with James Robison. The Renners also reach out to English-speaking people around the globe through their eBooks and MP3 audio teachings; their online IMPART network, designed to help ministers; their various Internet video programs; and the meetings they conduct in other nations around the world.

If you would like to learn more about the many aspects and outreaches of RENNER Ministries, please visit our website at
www.renner.org
, or call 918-496-3213.

For Further Information

For physical copies of this book
or for further information
about this ministry
and other Renner products,
please contact the RENNER Ministries office
nearest you, or visit the ministry website
at
www.renner.org
.

ALL USA CORRESPONDENCE
:
RENNER Ministries
P. O. Box 702040
Tulsa, OK 74170-2040
(918) 496-3213
Or 1-800-RICK-593
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.renner.org

MOSCOW OFFICE
:
RENNER Ministries
P. O. Box 53
Moscow 109316, Russia
7 (495) 727-1470
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.mgnc.org

RIGA OFFICE
:
RENNER Ministries
Unijas 99
Riga LV-1084, Latvia
(371) 780-2150
Email:
[email protected]

KIEV OFFICE
:
RENNER Ministries
P. O. Box 146
Kiev 01025, Ukraine
380 (44) 246-6552
Email:
[email protected]

OXFORD OFFICE
:
RENNER Ministries
Box 7, 266 Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 7DL, England
44 (1865) 355509
Email:
[email protected]

A Light in Darkness
Volume One

$79.95
(Hardback)
ISBN 978-0-9779459-8-6

Step into the world of the First Century Church as Rick Renner creates a panoramic experience of unsurpassed detail to transport you into the ancient lands of the seven churches of Asia Minor. Within the context of this fascinating — and, at times, shocking — historical backdrop, Rick outlines challenges early believers faced in taking the Gospel to a pagan world. After presenting a riveting account of the apostle John’s vision of the exalted Christ, Rick leads you through an in-depth study of Jesus’ messages to the churches of Ephesus and Smyrna — profoundly relevant messages that still resonate for His Church today.

Rick’s richly detailed historical narrative, enhanced by classic artwork and superb photographs shot on location at archeological sites, will make the lands and the message of the Bible come alive to you as never before. Parallels between Roman society of the First Century and the modern world prove the current relevance of Christ’s warning and instructions.

A Light in Darkness
is an extraordinary book series that will endure and speak to generations to come. This authoritative first volume is a virtual encyclopedia of knowledge — a definitive
go-to
resource for any student of the Bible and a classic
must-have
for Christian families everywhere.

Faced with daunting challenges, the modern Church
must
give urgent heed to what the Holy Spirit is saying in order to be equipped for the end of this age.

For more information, visit us online at:
www.renner.org

Mining the Treasures
of God’s Word

$34.95
(Hardback)
ISBN: 978-0-9725454-2-6

Author Rick Renner unearths a rich treasure trove of truths in his remarkable devotional,
Sparkling Gems From the Greek
. Drawing from an extensive study of both the Bible and New Testament Greek, Rick illuminates 365 passages with more than 1,285 in-depth Greek word studies. Far from intellectualizing, he blends his solid instruction with practical applications and refreshing insights. Find challenge, reassurance, comfort, and reminders of God’s abiding love and healing every day of the year.