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City Bible Church BeirutBegotten, Not MadePastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches that because Jesus has always been one with the Father, we can be one with the Father, from John 1:1-18.2025-07-1341 minCity Bible Church BeirutRemember HeavenPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches that we should remember heaven, for Christ who is your life, is there, from Colossians 3:1-4.2025-06-2937 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe End of the MatterPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches that to fear God is to find life, from Ecclesiastes 12:9-14.2025-06-2240 minCity Bible Church BeirutAll the MorePastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches that to live wisely under the sun, is to live all the more, from Ecclesiastes 11:1-6.2025-05-2539 minCity Bible Church BeirutBe WisePastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches that wisdom may be fragile, forgotten, and frustrating, but it is far better than folly.2025-05-1838 minCity Bible Church BeirutRemember DeathPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches that to live a good and full life, one has to look through the lens of death, from Ecclesiastes 9:1-12.2025-04-2743 minCity Bible Church BeirutKnow What You KnowPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the paradox of life under the sun, benefits and limits of wisdom, and the problem and pervasiveness of sin, from Ecclesiastes 7:15-29.2025-04-0636 minCity Bible Church BeirutGood and BetterPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches that through limitations and boundaries that God has imposed, the Teacher helps us to consider that God's ways are infinitely better than our ways, from Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14.2025-03-1635 minCity Bible Church BeirutWhere Your Heart IsPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches that we should not to be deceived by wealth, but delight in the gifts of God, from Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9.2025-03-0946 minCity Bible Church BeirutFools Don't Fear GodPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches from Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 that Fools don't fear God, and encourages us not to be like them, but wise; knowing that God is God and we are not.2025-03-0238 minCity Bible Church BeirutWe, Not MePastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches from Ecclesiastes 4:4-16, that life is better together and to be shared with others, according to God's design for our lives.2025-02-2339 minCity Bible Church BeirutIn God's TimePastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the seasons of life from Ecclesiastes 3:1-4:3 where he reminds us that we don't have control over our lives, but our lack of control is the very thing that can give us hope.2025-02-0242 minCity Bible Church BeirutLife is a GiftPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof helps us to see that the good things of this life are not to be seen as gain, but as gifts.
Please note the audio quality is lower than usual, and the first 30 seconds of the sermon did not record.2025-01-2642 minCity Bible Church BeirutEcclesiastes IntroPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof introduces the book of Ecclesiastes, and preaches that because everything is futile, and there's nothing new under the sun, we need to fix our eyes on God, who only can give us life and purpose.2025-01-1939 minCity Bible Church BeirutReign & ReturnPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how we as Christians, should live while waiting for the reign and return of our Lord Jesus Christ from Titus 2:11-14.2024-12-2934 minCity Bible Church BeirutVirgin BirthPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the Virgin Birth from Isaiah 7.14.2024-12-2230 minCity Bible Church BeirutJoy and RedemptionPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches to encourage us to look to and long for the satisfaction only found in Christ from Isaiah 35.1-10.2024-12-1531 minCity Bible Church BeirutPeace and ProsperityPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how Jesus is the Prince of Peace.2024-12-0136 minCity Bible Church BeirutJesus RestoresPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how the resurrected Jesus has the power to restore you from John 21.15-19.2024-11-2435 min
Across the Divide PodcastWhat’s Happening in Lebanon? A Conversation with a Lebanese Pastor, Marwan Aboul-ZelofIn this special episode, we turn our attention north of Palestine/Israel and reflect on what’s happening in Lebanon. Here Daniel Bannoura has a conversation with Marwan Aboul-Zelof, the pastor of City Bible Church in Beirut, Lebanon. Daniel and Marwan discuss the complicated history of Lebanon, its various religious communities, and Hezbollah. Marwan also shares about the current situation in Lebanon and how he has been trying to lead his congregation through this ongoing war. And for our Patreon supporters, Marwan shares with us some of his thoughts about American exceptionalism and the complicity of the Ame...2024-11-051h 08City Bible Church BeirutTrial and DenialPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how Jesus stood condemned before men so that we could stand innocent before God from Mark 14.53-72.2024-10-2737 minCity Bible Church BeirutPrayer and BetrayalPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how our communion with God prepares us for hardships in life from Mark 14.32-52.2024-10-2040 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe Last SupperPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the Lord's Supper from Mark 14.12-31.2024-10-1341 min
The Telos ChannelThe Check-in: On the Ground in LebanonThis week, we were joined by the pastor of City Bible Church of Beirut, Marwan Aboul-Zelof. He gives us an on-the-ground perspective of what's happening in Beirut right now (recorded Friday Sept. 27, before the Israeli invasion or the Iranian strikes on Israel). Pastor Aboul-Zelof has been living in Lebanon for eight years, and his church was the closest church to the Beirut port explosion. He offers witness to the immense suffering the Lebanese people have experienced over many years, especially over the past few weeks. And he shares with us the opportunity we have as Americans to p...2024-10-0139 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe World's End pt2Pastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how Jesus is coming and we must be ready from Mark 13.24-37.2024-09-2936 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe World's End pt1Pastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on Jesus’ Olivet Discourse, His teaching on the last days from Mark 13.1-23.2024-09-2244 minCity Bible Church BeirutAuthentic FaithPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how authentic faith bears the fruit of humility, love, and salvation from Mark 12.13-44.2024-09-1546 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe Fig Tree and the TemplePastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how faith in God produces the fruit of righteousness from Mark 11.1-25.2024-09-0137 minCity Bible Church BeirutTrue VinePastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how Jesus is the source of life so we should rest in him from John 15:1-11.2024-04-0747 minCity Bible Church BeirutGood ShepherdPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how Jesus, our Good Shepherd, is worthy to be followed from John 10:1-21.2024-03-1740 minCity Bible Church BeirutLight of the WorldPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on Jesus being the light of the world from John 8:12-20.2024-03-1041 minCity Bible Church BeirutBread of LifePastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on Jesus's statement "I am the bread of life" from John 6:22-59.2024-03-0342 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe God Who Delights in UsPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how God delights in us because he delights in Jesus from Zephaniah 3:17.2024-02-1837 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe God Who Dwells Among UsPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how our God is with us today and forever from Zephaniah 3:17.2024-02-1132 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe People of GodPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how all the promises of God are found in Jesus from Zephaniah 3:18-20.2024-02-0440 minCity Bible Church BeirutSin and the Wrath of GodPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how the wrath of God displays the love of God from Zephaniah 1:2-13.2024-01-2840 minCity Bible Church BeirutSalvation Through JudgmentPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how the justice of God is the joy of His people from the book of Zephaniah.2024-01-2138 minCity Bible Church BeirutSacrifice of ChristPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the sacrifice of Christ as we look forward to his second advent from Hebrews 10:1-25.2023-12-2436 minCity Bible Church BeirutGlory of ChristPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the glory of Christ from Hebrews 1:1-4.2023-12-0337 minCity Bible Church BeirutFaith that RestsPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches to remind us to live in light of Jesus's soon return from James 5:7-20.2023-11-2639 minCity Bible Church BeirutFaith that ForgetsPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how faith remembers what the world has forgotten from James 4:13-5:6.2023-11-1936 minCity Bible Church BeirutFaith that SubmitsPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches that there is grace for those who draw near to Christ from James 4:1-122023-11-1242 minCity Bible Church BeirutFaith that WorksPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how faith alone saves, but saving faith is never alone from James 2 : 14 - 262023-10-2942 min
All ThingsA Palestinian Brother in Christ Shares His Experience and Perspective: Pastor Marwan Aboul-ZelofOn this bonus episode of All Things we are taking time to listen to the experience of our Palestinian brother in Christ, Pastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof. He shares openly with us what it’s like to be a Palestinian Christian in the Middle East at this time in history. Pastor Aboul-Zelof was born in the Middle East and has family roots throughout the region. Due to war in his birth country, his family moved to the US when he was a child. While in university, Marwan's desire grew to return to the Middle East for the sake of th...2023-10-231h 01All ThingsA Palestinian Brother in Christ Shares His Experience and Perspective: Pastor Marwan Aboul-ZelofOn this bonus episode of All Things we are taking time to listen to the experience of our Palestinian brother in Christ, Pastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof. He shares openly with us what it’s like to be a Palestinian Christian in the Middle East at this time in history. Pastor Aboul-Zelof was born in the Middle East and has family roots throughout the region. Due to war in his birth country, his family moved to the US when he was a child. While in university, Marwan's desire grew to return to the Middle East for the sake of th...2023-10-231h 00City Bible Church BeirutFaith that RespondsPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches how an unresponsive faith is no faith at all from James 1:19-27.2023-10-1541 minCity Bible Church BeirutFaith that MaturesPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the maturity of the Christian life through trials from James 1:1-18.2023-10-0835 minCity Bible Church BeirutBook of JamesPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof introduces a new sermon series in the book of James.2023-10-0139 minCity Bible Church BeirutThrough the GospelPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how the church views every aspect of life through the Gospel in the last of four vision series sermons.2023-09-2442 minCity Bible Church BeirutIn CommunityPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how the church glorifies God in community in the second of four vision series sermons.2023-09-1036 minCity Bible Church BeirutGlorify GodPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on how the church can glorify God in the first of four vision series sermons.2023-09-0332 minCity Bible Church BeirutPut Your Hope in GodPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on putting your hope in God from Psalm 42-43.2023-08-2741 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe God Who HearsPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the types of prayers that God hears from Proverbs 15:29.2023-08-2033 minCity Bible Church BeirutCount the CostPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on counting the cost of following Jesus from Luke 14:25-35.2023-06-1833 minCity Bible Church BeirutCount the CostPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on counting the cost of following Jesus from Luke 14:25-35.2023-06-1833 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe Two BrothersPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the parable of the two brothers from Luke 15:11-32.2023-06-1140 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe Two BrothersPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the parable of the two brothers from Luke 15:11-32.2023-06-1140 minCity Bible Church BeirutLost and FoundPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on being lost and found from the parables in from Luke 15:1-24.2023-06-0439 minCity Bible Church BeirutLost and FoundPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on being lost and found from the parables in from Luke 15:1-24.2023-06-0439 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe Good SamaritanPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37.2023-05-2837 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe Good SamaritanPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37.2023-05-2837 minCity Bible Church BeirutLiving In and For EternityPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the parable of the Rich Fool from Luke 12:13-21.2023-05-2142 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe Rich FoolPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the parable of the Rich Fool from Luke 12:13-21.2023-05-2142 minCity Bible Church BeirutForgiveness and LovePastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on forgiveness and love from Luke 7:36-50.2023-05-1437 minCity Bible Church BeirutForgiveness and LovePastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on forgiveness and love from Luke 7:36-50.2023-05-1437 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe Four SoilsPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the parable of the soils from Luke 8:4-15.2023-04-3038 minCity Bible Church BeirutThe Four SoilsPastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof preaches on the parable of the soils from Luke 8:4-15.2023-04-3038 min
All ThingsEpisode 103: Following Christ in the midst of Corruption and Collapse in LebanonOn today’s episode I am joined by Pastor Marwan Aboul-Zelof, the lead pastor at City Bible Church in Beirut, Lebanon. Marwan holds passports to both the US and Lebanon, but he chooses to live in the Middle East with his wife and two young sons, to share the hope of the gospel in a difficult place, which many choose to flee.Marwan and I discuss what life in Beirut is like amidst government corruption, a failing currency, a population with 80% of people living below the poverty line, and shortages of food, medicine, and electricity. No doubt yo...2023-01-1200 min
Erbil Baptist ChurchExodus 17:1-7 | Marwan Aboul-Zelof | September 30, 2022Exodus 17:1-7 | Marwan Aboul-Zelof | September 30, 20222022-09-3041 min
DidomiPalestinian Evangelicals’ Christian Witness Amid Injustice in the Holy LandThis month, we have witnessed yet another armed conflict in the Holy Land. In addition to the fighting between Israel and Hamas, Palestinians across the Holy Land took to the street to protest. The ferocity of the Palestinian anger caught Israel and the world by surprise.
Is Palestinian anger at Israel righteous? Where does the injustice in the Holy Land lie? How can the Palestinian Christian response to Israel's injustice be a demonstration of love? How do Palestinian Christians make the connection between being Evangelical and their national identity? What is a Palestinian Evangelical message to Hamas...2021-05-251h 04
The Acts 29 PodcastChurch Planting in the Middle East with Marwan Aboul-ZelofCheck out the new Acts 29 website. City Bible ChurchReflections on Justice Six Months After the Beirut ExplosionBook: Remember Death: The Surprising Path to Living Hope by Matthew McCullough ------On social media:Follow MarwanTwitter: @theurbanarabInstagram: @theurbanarabFollow JeffTwitter: @mrmeddersInstagram: @jeffmeddersFollow Acts 29Twitter: @Acts29Instagram: @acts29family
2021-04-2926 min
Footnotes with Foothill ChurchEpisode 19: Marwan Aboul-Zelof & City Bible ChurchGentle and Lowly by Dane C. OrtlundEcho Island by Jared C. WilsonWhat is Biblical Theology by James M. HamiltonFollow Marwan and his church on Instagram:@theurbanarab@cbcbeirut
2020-12-1429 min
Amazon to the HimalayasThe Blast in Beirut
In this episode Dr. Akin talks with Marwan Aboul-Zelof. Marwan is the planting pastor of City Bible Church in Beirut, Lebanon. The City Bible Church building was less than 600 meters away from the recent Beirut explosion. Pastor Marwan talks about his call to the Middle East, the bomb blast, and his prayer for the city of Beirut.
2020-10-2227 min