Category: GNN News

IHOP’s Mike Bickle Says Ancient Prophecies Foretold Today’s Anti-Christian Bias STEPHEN STRANG for Charisma News Mike Bickle, director of the International House of Prayer, says Christians are experiencing increasing levels of bias against their beliefs, even persecution—a trend he says is foretold in Scripture. “I’m convinced it’s already starting in a mild way,” Bickle says. “For the folks who are getting hit, it doesn’t feel mild, but it’s a small number right now. But I see that number increasing dramatically.” Bickle says his book, God’s Answer to the Growing Crisis, details the…

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Tennessee church celebrates over 1,000 baptisms in 4 months; pastor stresses need for ‘silence and solitude’ By Anugrah Kumar for Christian Post GNN Note – This church is located less than 5 miles from us and is sparking a revival in all the churches in the area. At the church we attend we had 6 children, under the age of 8, simultaneously, yet individually, give their life to Christ and 3 of them have been baptized in the past few weeks. Something is happening in this area that is God directed.…

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God Is Calling You to Come Out of Hiding and Seek His Promises by LOIS FLEWELLING for Charisma News For years, I felt tucked away in a rural area, wondering why I was pouring my heart into this ministry which seemed to not have a large following as I had expected. Many would actually say to me, “I did not know you had this equipping and training ministry.” I wondered why, and I wondered what I was doing wrong. I could not understand why God had placed me into this…

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The First Martyr for Jesus by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall Author’s Note: Interested readers can find all previous volumes of this series here. Thanks for joining us! Today we study a Jewish man named Stephen. He is known to be the first Christian martyr for his belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ. We initially read about Stephen in the New Testament Book of Acts 6:1-7. To paraphrase those verses: Since the number of believers in Jesus “was increasing,” His twelve Disciples needed more disciples to help feed the poor so…

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The Christian community – What is it? from Compelling Truth Many people refer to the “Christian community.” What is it? Usually people use this term to refer to Christians in general or the majority of Christians. Biblically, however, the Christian community can be viewed from two additional perspectives. First, the Greek word for church (ekklesia) referred to an assembly or gathering of people. The early church was known for frequently gathering together in homes or in public places for friendship, prayer, learning, and worship (Acts 2:42). Second, the Bible expresses…

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SARAH, MOTHER OF THE PROMISE by Rachel Green Miller for Core Christianity Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.” Genesis 17:15-16 Dare to be a Daniel! Have you heard that before? Maybe you’ve read articles or listened to sermons on how…

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If Jesus is our atonement, why did He die at Passover instead of the Day of Atonement? from Compelling Truth When looking at the various Old Testament animal sacrifices, it is worth noting that each of the different required sacrifices typified Christ in some way. The Passover, also known as paschal, sacrifice was a metaphor of Jesus Christ as the perfect Lamb of God. The criteria for the paschal lamb was that it had to be a pure and unblemished male without any bone being broken. Jesus Himself fulfilled this criterion,…

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Amazon blocks review of pro-life devotional book that reviewer said helps her pray to end abortion By Pete Baklinski  for Life Site News GNN Note – Are you still supporting the satanic global conglomerate, Amazon, that hates you with all the hatred they can muster? Maybe it’s time to stop supporting an organization that not only hates you but hates the Constitution of the United States – you know, the document that codifies God’s Liberty and Rights for mankind. /END Why would Amazon ban this comment? They apparently support abortion…

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What Is It Going to Take for American Believers to Return to Their Knees? by SHANE IDLEMAN for Charisma News A friend recently remarked, “Why are prayer meetings dwindling?” Granted, remnant groups are still pursuing God, but overall, our spiritual decline amid today’s turmoil is disheartening. Sadly, very few realize that the Titanic has been struck. Most people haven’t been affected by America’s unstable foundation—at least not yet. In a recent article, Dr. Michael Brown sheds much-needed light on the jackhammers that are pounding away at this foundation: “HR 1 would dramatically reshape…

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