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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
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?” ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:1-11
Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Finding Fulfillment
Denomination: Independent/Bible
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 ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:9-11
Tags: Church General, Church Purpose Of
Denomination: Nazarene
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 ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8-11
Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Revival, Fire Of God
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Bill Crowder gives us a greatIllustration of Need for the Power of the Holy Spirit: "The first winter that my wife Marlene and I were married was marked by severe blizzards. I can vividly remember one Sunday when we awoke to find that the electricity had been knocked out by an ice storm. ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:11
Tags: Holy Spirit, Power, Acts 2, Church
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 ...read more
Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Power, Pastors, Programs (view more) (view less)
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 ...read more
Tags: Power, Pastors, Ministry, Church, Holy Spirit, Pentecost (view more) (view less)
"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 ...read more
Tags: Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Power, Pastors, Ministry, Church (view more) (view less)
"Pentecost was a reversal of the judgment at the Tower of Babel when God confused man’s language (Gen. 11:1-9). God’s judgment at Babel scattered the people, but God’s blessings at Pentecost united the believers in the Spirit. At Babel, the people were unable to understand each other, but at ...read more
Tags: Ministry, Church, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Power, Revival, Pastors (view more) (view less)
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, ...read more
Tags: Ministry, Church, Holy Spirit, Teaching, Preaching, Word Of God, Pastors, Simon Peter (view more) (view less)
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 ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8-11, Ephesians 5:18
Tags: Power, Repentance, Pastors, Church, Holy Spirit, Pentecost (view more) (view less)
"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 ...read more
Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Revival, Feast Of Pentecost (view more) (view less)
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