Contributed by James May on Apr 19, 2001
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Years ago on a variety show, a guest appeared that was a body builder. As he entered the stage with his huge muscular body the crowd went crazy as the body builder began to flex his muscles and show his power. The first question asked of him was this: “What do you use all those muscles for?”
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William P Barker wrote, "If the last mighty act of God had been the resurrection and ascension, today there would be no church. If the pattern outlined in the first chapter of Acts had continued, the apostles and others would never have left Jerusalem to witness. They would have formed a
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THE FROZEN WATERFALL
The present day church in America appears to be mostly principle and very little power. We say the right things and believe the right things, but produce very little evidence to confirm what the Bible says. You might say that the modern church is much like a FROZEN
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David Platt in his book, Radical, has a chapter entitled, "Beginning at the End of Ourselves -- The Importance of Relying on God's Power (Subsection entitled - “Dependent on Ourselves or Desperate for His Spirit?”). This is where I am most convicted as a pastor that I am part of a system
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Great Quote by A.W. Tozer on the Holy Spirit:
"If God were to take the Holy Spirit out of this world, much of what we’re doing in our churches would go right on and nobody would know the difference!
.I do not believe in a REPETITION of Pentecost, but I do
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"When we rely on organization, we get what organization can do. When we rely upon education, we get what education can do. When we rely on eloquence, we get what eloquence can do. But when we
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Thomas Constable points out that there are 6 different kinds of biblical preaching:
(1) kerugma, which means proclamation of the clear facts of the Christian message.
(2) didache or teaching. This was explanation and interpretation of the facts-the "so what?"
(3) paraklesis,
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David Platt in his book Radical has a chapter entitled "Beginning at the End of Ourselves -- The Importance of Relying on God's Power (Subsection entitled - “Dependent on Ourselves or Desperate for His Spirit”)
Platt went on to say, "This is where I am most convicted as a pastor. I
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"If God were to take the Holy Spirit out of this world, much of what we’re doing in our churches would go right on and nobody would ever know the difference!"
"I do not believe in a repetition of Pentecost......but I do believe in a
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