Category: GNN News

The way the Lord measures success may surprise you By Nolan Harkness for Christian Post Has anyone beside me asked, “So how am I doing, Lord?” Numbers, dollars, and even Barna surveys are some of the ways that many of us evaluate our success. But what if success is something closer to home, like reaching our families for Christ? What if it is being faithful to teach the Sunday school class or to implement the outreach ministry that God has just called us to head up? Several years ago I left…

America’s Achilles’ Heel: Powerless Sermons and Prayerless Churches by Shane Idleman In these dire times, many are looking to the church to offer hope, but true hope and peace only come through conviction of sin and deep repentance. This is how we will truly change our nation. We can’t make bad people good; only God can do that. The term “Achilles’ heel” refers to an area of weakness and vulnerability. The American church today has an Achilles’ heel—a lack of prayer and powerful preaching. Both are vitally important to spiritual health. Sadly, many…

Will the Heart-Sick Church Find Strength to Crush This Pandemic of Fear? by JOHN BURTON for Charisma News Fear has been an unwelcome yet dominant spirit in the church over the past year. According to Northwestern Medicine, fear is physical. Blood actually flows away from your heart and into your limbs, making it easier for you to start throwing punches or run for your life. This is what we have witnessed in this year of fear, the life-source flowing away from the hearts of Christians. Punches have been thrown as the…

Pandemic Alters U.S. Churchgoers’ Discipleship Practices by Aaron Earls for Christian News Journal Fewer churchgoers filled pews and Bible studies during the pandemic, but many still continued personal discipleship habits throughout 2020. A study by Nashville-based Lifeway Research found U.S. churchgoers were less likely to be involved in small groups during the pandemic, but many added some digital and individual activities to their discipleship routines. “Some have defined discipleship as a journey of following Christ in fellowship with other believers,” said Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research. “COVID-19 appears to have…

Is the Bible really the Word of God? from Compelling Truth There’s no doubt that this is an important question. If the Bible is the Word of God, it changes everything – the way we view life, the way we live life, and the choices we make. If the Bible is the Word of God, then the Bible is true, and failure to follow, obey and trust it will have eternal consequences. To ignore God’s Word is to ignore God Himself. God’s love is proved by the existence of the…

Coronavirus Lockdowns Are Killing Our Children from Liberty Counsel The controversial COVID lockdowns are taking their toll. Suicide rates are skyrocketing … and our nation’s youth are suffering. An 18-year-old high school quarterback recently ended his life. His parents say this was due to social isolation from the lockdowns. The suicide statistics are startling. Even more reason why churches MUST be open. Please read on. —Mat Dylan Buckner was an all-American teenage boy. At 18, this Illinois high school senior with a 4.7 GPA and a room full of trophies should…

Expressing Truth From God’s Word By Katey Hearth for Mission Network News If you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, you know it’s not enough to only read God’s Word. You have to apply it to your life, too. “The one thing Bible translators hate is having produced a museum piece – something that sits on the shelf and doesn’t get used,” Wycliffe USA’s Chris Gassler explains. “What we do in EthnoArts comes under the category of Scripture engagement.” The EthnoArts team is global, working hand-in-hand with communities that just…

Unshackling From Shame to God’s Amazing Grace by Sean Dunn for Christian News Journal She was so sweet. Soft spoken and kind, Wendy reached out to those who were new in our youth group, befriended those who were difficult, and set an example for others in many ways. In spite of all that, she almost allowed herself to be defined by a series of mistakes. Due to some “wrong time, wrong place, with the wrong people” circumstances, she got suspended from school for a few days. Although her emotions were…

1.3 Million People Have Responded to the Gospel From Just This One Event…’People Are Hungry for God’ by Staff for Christian News Now Over 1.3 million people responded to the gospel during one Good Friday event this year. Author and evangelist Nick Hall posted about the amazing response on his Instagram page a week after PULSE’s Good Friday Global Evangelistic Broadcast. Hall is the Founder of PULSE, a ministry aimed at spreading the gospel and making disciples all over the world. The Good Friday event broadcast has been seen in 186 countries, 24 territories and was translated into 39 languages. Some…