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The Greatest Work God Is Doing in the Church and Ministry Today by BERT FARIAS for Charisma News When you feel like you’ve come back from the dead, life in Jesus takes on a new dimension. Your heart beams with love and gratitude for every new day of your earth walk, every member of the body of Christ, and every lost sinner and hurting soul. I sincerely believe that this is the greatest work God is doing in local churches all across America and the nations of the world. It’s…

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How does God give spiritual gifts? Will God give me the gifts I ask for? from Compelling Truth It is clear each believer has at least one spiritual gift. First Corinthians 12:6-7 notes, “there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” This same passage teaches spiritual gifts are given for the common good. In other words, gifts are shared according to what best helps the larger body of Christ rather…

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Are You a Partner in the Gospel? BY Adriel Sanchez for Core Christianity Have you ever known someone who brought a smile to your face whenever you thought about him or her? (If you’re married, you should probably say “yes.”) Have you known someone who, when you prayed for him or her, you couldn’t help saying, “Thank you, God, for this person”? That’s how Paul feels about the church in Philippi. In Philippians, his letter to them, he says, “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in…

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Are You Hitting the Mark In Spiritual Warfare? by CHRISTINA PERERA for Charisma News “Clank, clank, clank,” was all I heard. I only saw blackness, but I knew I was in a battle by the sound of swords clanging. I couldn’t see my enemy, but I swung my sword again and again. Suddenly, the Holy Spirit illuminated my vision to see the battle around me. I looked around and saw a massive field of warring angels fighting demonic forces. As I stood on the battlefield and wielded my sword erratically,…

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Denzel Washington says his mission in God is ‘spiritual warfare,’ shares view of Heaven By Jeannie Ortega Law, Christian Post Reporter Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington has opened up about the spiritual aspect of his Christian faith and highlighted the importance of having an “anchor” in an ever-changing culture. Washington is gearing up for the release of his new film “Macbeth,” and in an extensive New York Times feature titled “Denzel Washington, Man on Fire,” the actor and his co-stars talked about his Christian faith. Washington, who described himself as “a God-fearing man,”…

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Key Moment in ‘Christmas With The Chosen’ That Delivers an Essential, Soul-Shaking Truth About Jesus By Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire Filmmaker Dallas Jenkins says there are three words he’s hoping people take away from his record-breaking hit, “Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers,” a film that continues to inspire audiences: “People must know.” Jenkins, whose movie raked in a whopping $9 million last weekend and more than $11 million total thus far, said on “Edifi With Billy Hallowell” he is hoping to see the Gospel message reach as many people as possible. The director and…

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Joseph’s Simplicity Was Actually Spiritual Maturity by ACHER NIYONIZIGIYE for Christianity Today God entrusted his only Son to a man who could not provide as his culture expected. During Burundi’s civil war in the 1990s, I spent several months in a crowded camp for internally displaced people—people like me who had fled home but could not flee the country. One of my most painful experiences was to see fathers’ healthy masculinity shattered by the change in their lives. Once the providers for their families, they now had to rely on…

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‘This Is Spiritual Warfare’: Denzel Washington Declares His Faith, Warns of Selfies and Self-Love in the Last Days By Talia Wise for Faith Wire Actor Denzel Washington does not mince words when it comes to his faith in God. And in a recent interview with the New York Times, Washington reiterated that he is a “God-fearing man” while also warning people to not become too self-focused. “This is spiritual warfare. So, I’m not looking at it from an earthly perspective,” he said in the interview. “If you don’t have a spiritual…

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The spiritual gift of discerning spirits – What is it? from Compelling Truth First Corinthians 12 provides a list of spiritual gifts. Verse 10 shares that one of these gifts is “the ability to distinguish between spirits.” Many call this the spiritual gift of discerning spirits. What is this spiritual gift? It is clear that all Christians are to grow in discernment. Hebrews 5:14 shares, “But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” However, some believers have…

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