This was just too good not to share from my reading today. It would be less than accurate to say that the power of God is always experienced in a direct and unmediated form, for when He so wills the Spirit may use other means as Christ used spittle to heal a blind man. But […]
Tag: Revival
Walk the Aisle | Christian History Story Behind Walk the Aisle Popularized by frontier camp meetings and Charles Finney’s “anxious bench,” the altar call became an evangelistic staple of American churches. Douglas A. Sweeney and Mark C. Rogers Walk the Aisle The pastor closes his sermon: “The Holy Spirit bids you come. The congregation, praying, […]
As always, a thought provoking article from MacDonald. Good reading for the new year on the whole. I would suggest the Pursuit of God to help with this quest. Take Time to Be What? – LeadershipJournal.net Take Time to Be What? A classic hymn shows why holiness is scarce these days. by Gordon MacDonald In […]
Baptist Press – Why revival tarries – News with a Christian Perspective Why revival tarries Henry Blackaby Posted on Jul 2, 2007 ATLANTA (BP)–Ezekiel 18:31b-32 is the heart cry of God to His covenant people, Israel: “‘… why should you die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of one […]
Wreck the Roof – LeadershipJournal.net Wreck the Roof Are you willing to take apart the church to bring people to Jesus? by Mark Buchanan I’ve never met a pastor who didn’t agree in some measure with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian during WWII. From his cell in the Flossenburg concentration camp, he wrote, “The church […]