Category: GNN News

Sean Feucht Decrees Mandate, Call to ‘Never Be the Same Again’ in Arkansas Rally by Nadia Joy Schult for Charisma News “Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!” The crowd chanted, bobbing up and down like corks in time to the music blaring from under a bridge in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is the sound of revival, and it’s spreading. With arms linked together in holy unity and with one voice raised to the God of heaven, believers gathered for Sean Feucht’s latest rally in the Midwest, expectant to see fire fall afresh on…

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HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT by Dan Warne for Core Christianity Have you ever had a package delivered to your door, opened it up, and thought, “Wait, I didn’t order this. I have no idea what this is!” Sometimes it can seem like that when we read parts of the Bible. We struggle to see how it has anything to do with us. Sometimes it seems like parts of Scripture made it in that surely got the wrong address. This sense of disorientation is especially acute when…

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8 Life Lessons for Men From Abraham by Mark Driscoll for Real Faith for Men Romans 11:1  I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. Genesis 12:1-7 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name…

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What is sin? from Compelling Truth Sin is a difficult topic to discuss theologically because the same word in English refers to several different states. In its most basic form, sin is a transgression of law and rebellion against God. Sin is any action that harms the relationship we have with God and/or another person. It is choosing to act in a way that pulls us away from God. He designed us to respond to Him in a way that is in agreement with His nature. Sin breaks that connection,…

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Rabbi Gamaliel, the Pharisee Who Spoke Truth About Jesus by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall Today we discuss a first-century Jewish rabbi who saved the apostles from death sentences because they were attracting growing numbers of Jewish followers. Raise your hand if you have ever heard the name, Gamaliel. I see very few, so let’s learn how the Lord used this rabbi at two critical times in early church history. The dramatic verses we study are from Acts 5:12-42 and condensed below. Teaching in the name of Jesus, His apostles “performed…

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How to Explain the Trinity to a Child By Sam Luce for Church Leaders The biggest problem with how to explain the Trinity to a child is the fact that it is a mystery. We can never fully understand it but we can and should grow in our understanding of it. It’s something that is core to our faith and therefore should not be brushed aside. The problem with explaining something so complex to kids is we look for a solid object to explain such abstract truths. The go-to objects for explaining the…

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Wokeism is far more dangerous than secularism By Hedieh Mirahmadi, for Christian Post GNN Note – If you’re still supporting some of the recent “all woked-up” corporations and just about any pro sports, well, you are the problem. You’re not part of the problem, you are the problem. Stop it, and stop it today. Supporting the people that are obvious agents of the devil seems like a bad plan. Converting them is one thing, funding them is altogether different. /END Wokeism, which some call the “new” religion of our day, is…

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Why does Romans 10:17 say that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ? from Compelling Truth In Romans 1—8 Paul discusses the mercies of God, how everyone is in need of righteousness, and how God provides righteousness by grace through faith. Paul concludes the section by stating that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:38–39). In Romans 9—11 Paul explains that we can count on what God says, and that, even though it didn’t appear that God was keeping His covenant promises to Israel, God would…

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Why Believers Need to Return to the Simplicity of the Gospel by MICHAEL LOMBARDO for Charisma News The body of Christ needs a massive overhaul when it comes to certain doctrines, and we need to return to the simplicity of the gospel. Though I use the word simplicity, I’m well aware that there is tremendous and complex depth to the gospel, and it will take endless ages to search out such understanding. But at the same time, we must not stray away from the simple focus of Christ—His life, death,…

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I Laid Down My Islamic Privilege to Preach Jesus Around the World by CHRISTOPHER ALAM WITH PETER K. JOHNSON for Christianity Today How a direct descendant of Muhammad met Christ on a crowded Pakistani sidewalk. I was born in a Sunni Muslim home in Bangladesh, where I learned the meaning of stern discipline from my father, a major general in the military with responsibilities in the intelligence service. We lived on different army bases in elaborate quarters reserved for officers and their families. Servants catered to our every need. The…

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