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apostle

1. one of the 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
2. any prominent Christian missionary, esp one who first converts a nation or people
3. Mormon Church a member of a council of twelve officials appointed to administer and preside over the Church
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Apostle Salako stated that he was moving to the APC with his political structures to rally support for the Governorship candidate of the party in the Saturday's election, Prince Dapo Abiodun and the candidates of the party in State House of Assembly Election?.
In his book "Modern Day Apostles" Che' Ahn takes the stance that we are living in a new apostolic age because God is restoring the truth that the gift of apostleship is for today.
As we waited, we discussed the programme with Apostle Elkana.
Still missing are the mosaics of Apostle Philip, that was in a fragmented state before the pillaging, an unidentified saint, the lower part of Christ`s body and a non-figural decorative fragment, she added.
Toward the end of his letter, Paul says, "Greet Andronicus and Junia[s], my relatives and my fellow prisoners; they are prominent among the apostles and they were in Christ before me."
80-85), Luke's Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles reflect a growing struggle over who may exercise authority in the early church.
Evans, who's been described as "The Welsh Tarantino" by Stevens in a previous interview, looks to have squeezed in some exciting fight scenes in Apostle, which has been causing much excitement among fans.
French tour operators, organized by "TAV Airports", visited the Republic of Macedonia and considered including Macedonia in their tours through the Balkans by establishing regular charter-flights to Ohrid airport "St Paul the Apostle".
Apostle Safo's inventions and creations disprove the idea that an African cannot make a car from foundation to finishing.
Especially in the movie's first twenty minutes or so, she had seen a lot of praise jigs, a lot of pulpit stomping and shouting, and for a girl whose main exposure to church has been mild evangelical and mainline Protestant settings, well, the churches of The Apostle might as well have been from a different religion entirely.
Apostle was clearly STRUGGLING for a FINAL burst iN the DYING strides that day aNd HAVING WON three times at SEVEN FURLONGS aNd oNce at six, it seems a mile just stretches his STAMINA.
Apostle was struggling for a final burst in the dying strides that day and, having won three times at seven furlongs and once at six, it seems a mile just stretches his stamina.
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