Category: GNN News

Christians Are Going Back to Church—But Maybe Not the Same One by MELISSA MORGAN KELLEY for Christianity Today Amid all the moves and changes of the past two years, many congregations saw turnover accelerate. Houston Northwest Church suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. By the time its flooded facilities were finally rebuilt a couple years ago, the congregation was only back at full capacity for six weeks before services were shut down by the pandemic. As the church endured one setback after another, senior pastor Steve Bezner has seen…

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God Is Still Seeking Worshippers by BERT FARIAS for Charisma News “At the moment her aunt heard Mary’s voice, the baby within Elizabeth’s womb jumped and kicked. And suddenly, Elizabeth was filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit! With a loud voice she prophesied with power: … The moment you came in the door and greeted me, my baby danced inside me with joy! … And Mary sang this song: ‘My soul is ecstatic, overflowing with praises to God! My spirit bursts with joy over my life-giving God!’” (Luke 1:41-42, 44, 46-47,…

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The Bible’s accuracy vindicated … again By John Stonestreet and Kasey Leander for Christian Post “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,” writes the author of Proverbs, “but the glory of kings is to search things out.” The Biblical account of reality — that God created a world that was knowable and His image-bearers to be knowers — powerfully explains the human drive to learn and investigate the world around us. It also justifies the utilization of general revelation as we pursue knowledge of the created order through various…

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‘God’s…Purpose For Me’: Terrified Nurse Jumps Into Action to Save Gunned-Down Detective’s Life By Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire A nurse who jumped into action to save the life of an off-duty detective shot Thursday inside a Wisconsin Shake Shack believes it was God’s will for her to be in the right place at the right time. “There was a reason for me to be there,” the nurse told WTMJ-TV. “As soon as I pulled up, it all happened.” The nurse, who told the outlet she wished not to be named,…

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Why Our Upcoming Political Battles Are Spiritual at Heart by DAVID LANE for Charisma News Last week I wrote about our 2021 North Carolina endeavors, where 2,700 North Carolina pastors and spiritual leaders attended 13 North Carolina pastors’ luncheons featuring North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson. As many as 132 of them showed an interest in running for local office in 2022—on city council, county commission, school board and so on—so as to return biblical values and God’s Word to the public square, in obedience to Jesus’ ekklesia kingdom assignment from…

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Use It or Lose It by Greg Laurie for Harvest But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. —Jude 1:20–21 If I come home with three bags of groceries and happen to drop one of those bags, Murphy’s Law guarantees that I always will drop the one with the eggs in…

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5 Reasons America is More than Ready for the Antichrist by STASIA DECKER-AHMED for Charisma News Who the Antichrist is and when he will make his appearance has been a matter of great debate for nearly 2,000 years. While no one knows for sure when the Antichrist will arrive, the United States seems more than ready to welcome him with open arms. There are several specific reasons why most people in America are primed and ready to accept the man of sin and his globalist system. 1. Increased acceptance of an…

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Is there a difference between a talent and a spiritual gift? from Compelling Truth The Bible notes that people are created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27), meaning, in part, that all people have certain talents and creative abilities that can be used to serve others. Those who come to faith in Christ also have at least one spiritual gift (1 Corinthians 12:6-7) that is to be used for the common good of believers in the church and to reach those who do not know Christ. Natural talents and spiritual gifts…

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Christian conservatives respond to John MacArthur comparing ‘religious freedom’ to ‘idolatry’ By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter for Christian Post GNN Note – This is the last straw with John MacArthur. We have overlooked and we have try to accept some of the nonsense he has been spewing for the past two years. This is it. We will no longer be publishing his sermons or anything else from Mr. MacArthur. It’s a real shame that he has lost his way. / END Prominent pastor and theologian John MacArthur has come…

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What are biblical sign gifts? What was their purpose? from Compelling Truth The biblical sign gifts refer to the miraculous gifts in the New Testament, including speaking in tongues, the interpretation of tongues, healing, working miracles, and prophesying. These activities clearly existed in the New Testament period. But what was their purpose? This question is important to answer as it impacts how we determine whether such gifts continue to operate today. Jesus clearly performed many miracles that were recorded in the gospels. His followers likewise performed signs that authenticated that…

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