Category: GNN News

Do You Have Strong Relationships With Your Children? JUDY DOUGLASS for Charisma News Josh McDowell knows how to give good gifts. My husband, father of our prodigal, had just been named president of our ministry. Josh McDowell showed up at our door and said: “I have a gift for you. I’m going to take your son for a month.” Why? Why would he do that? How would he invite our son into his family life? He understood the pressure my husband would be under and the need to focus. He…

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What does it mean to watch and pray? from Compelling Truth The first time Jesus told His disciples to “watch and pray” was in Luke 21 when He cautioned His disciples to live as though the end of days was just around the corner. He says many hearts will be weighted down with the things of this world and many people will be surprised that the end has come. He then tells His disciples to be on the lookout for these times and to pray for strength. The second time Jesus said…

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What Scripture Says About Nature by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall Last weekend my husband and I were kayaking, immersed in nature when suddenly I felt called to write about what the Bible says about nature. As a nature lover, I marvel at the magnificence of His vast, creative handiwork. Only an Awesome God could make mountains, deserts, oceans, rivers, swamps, forests, the moon, stars, sunrises, and sunsets — all harmoniously blending in an environmental symphony that sustains life on every level. How could such splendid perfection be created…

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WHEN JESUS DOESN’T COME by Rebecca McLaughlin for Core Christianity Mary and Martha were two of Jesus’s best friends. They’d welcomed Jesus to their house and heard him teach (Luke 10:38—42). One day, their brother Lazarus got sick. Really sick. But Mary and Martha knew a miracle worker. Thousands of sick people had come to Jesus and he’d healed them. So they sent Jesus a message: “Lord, he whom you love is ill” (John 11:3). You’d think that Jesus would come at once, right? But no. John writes, “Jesus loved…

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Prophetic Warning: It’s Time to Either Surrender or Succumb by JAMIE MORGAN for Charisma News God always endeavors to prepare His people—if we are listening. He is sounding an alarm to wake up the body of Christ to the work of sifting, cleansing and purifying He wants to do to ready us for whatever is on the horizon. Recently, during a month-long sabbatical, the Lord gave me this prophetic word for the church. Here is the prophetic warning: This is the great falling away. Only the true church will remain.…

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Key Faith Leaders Release, Endorse Prophetic Standards Statement by JEFF STRUSS for Charisma News The often-misunderstood gift of prophecy is currently under great scrutiny. For that reason, Dr. Michael Brown and Bishop Dr. Joseph Mattera have united with other key faith leaders to address recent controversies via a Prophetic Standards Statement designed to increase accountability while continuing to encourage and support this gift. In particular, Brown and Mattera sought to respond to the current discussion regarding the prophetic proclamations given concerning Donald Trump being reelected to a second term. They consulted with…

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Real Men: 7 Leadership Lessons for Men by Pastor Mark Driscoll for Real Faith Romans 10:20-21 Then Isaiah [65:1-2] is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.” But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.” Think through your areas of leadership Self Spouse Kids Extended family Work Ministry Military Sports Community organizations etc. Leadership is Trusting in…

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Leading Your Heart Through Spiritual Battle By Cary Schmidt for Church Leaders Do you ever feel “off” in ministry leadership? I’m referring to that intangible sense of unseen resistance, abnormal discouragement, or general “out-of-sync-ness” that shows up for no good reason? Today is Monday, a notoriously “off” day for pastors as our adrenalin crashes after Sunday. But for some unexplainable reason, I’m more encouraged today than yesterday—which is highly unusual! Let me share why. Sunday was wonderful in every respect, but something oppositional was unfolding in my inner world. The whole day…

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A Unified Call for Prophetic Accountability by Michael L. Brown for Ask Dr Brown Throughout the Bible, prophetic ministry played a central role to the point that, if you take it out of the Bible, you no longer have a Bible. At the same time, prophetic ministry presented many challenges, with false prophets doing as much damage as true prophets did good. The apostle Paul summed up the possibilities and the problems associated with prophecy in a few short verses, writing, “Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with…

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