Contributed by Ian Johnson on Dec 15, 2006
So much of our "Time with the Lord" in these times is geared to our Soul! Music that stirs the soul! Preaching that inspires the soul! Reading that challenges the soul! But the Lord says, "Those who worship me must worship in Spirit" Our souls are being called into obedience to
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 25, 2007
Shut Up, He who guards his lips guards his soul.
A Church in Kansas City has as its slogan:
Wake up, sing up, preach up, pray up and pay up, but never give up or let up or back up or shut up
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There is the story of a boy who attended a church that had stained-glass windows. When asked the meaning of the word saint, he said, “they are people the light shines through”. (Charles E. Bugg. ed. The Abingdon Preaching Annnual 2002. J.
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United Methodist
Contributed by David Tack on Sep 19, 2010
Revival is the workings of God. Faithfulness to the ordinary with expectations to the extraordinary should be considered when dealing with the astounding workings of our miraculous God. By ordinary I mean: Bible preaching, prayer, and evangelism are fundamental necessities. Faithfulness in these
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Contributed by Mark Haines on Apr 5, 2011
As pastor and author, Tim Keller points out, "Here's the gospel: you're more sinful than you ever dared believe; you're more loved than you ever dared hope."
Citation: Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian and author of
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Wesleyan
One of the earliest disciples of Ignatius Loyola, one of the first Jesuits, Francis was going to go to Palestine to convert Muslims–and probably be martyred–when an opportunity arose to travel farther East to preach Jesus. He asked to be sent as a missionary to the Far East. By all
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Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 15, 2001
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“God certainly can, and sometimes does, heal people in a miraculous way today. But the Bible does not teach that He will always heal those who come to Him in faith. He sovereignly reserves the right to heal or not to heal as He sees fit.” [Joni
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Christian unity is not found in uniformity, organization or a particular church, but rather in Jesus and our commitment to His teachings and living them out in our livesIt is only as we join together with others who look different than we do but share a common love and
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Contributed by J. Allen Lucas on Mar 23, 2008
If you read the Quran [Koran] you will discover that the nation of Islam teaches that Jesus did not die on the cross. [Rashad Khalifa, PH. D., Quran: The Final Testament, Authorized English Version, 61]
This argument is not new, but not true either.
Jesus
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
As Philip Yancey in his book entitled “Prayer” says:
“Jesus taught a model prayer – the Lord’s Prayer but otherwise gave few rules. His teaching reducees down to three principles: Keep it honest, keep it simple and keep it up
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 25, 2002
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A TIME BETTER SERVED
On January 9, 1985, a Congregational pastor in Bulgaria named Christo Kuleczef, was arrested and put in jail. His crime was preaching in his church, just like I am right now. It was a crime because the week before the village committee had appointed a new pastor. The secular
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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In May of 1846 an evangelist, now mostly forgotten, named “James Caughey” (pronounced “coffee”) visited a chapel in Nottingham England and preached a sermon on the words recorded in St. Mark, “Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye
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Pentecostal
Like John the Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, a Baptist minister, also preached fire and brimstone sermons. For that, he was greatly criticized in the newspapers. Articles appeared regularly disapproving of his methods, his motives, his mannerisms, and his messages. He was made to look like a villain
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