Category: GNN News

Five Ways Biblical Geography Shapes Our View of God’s Mission by KELSA GRAYBILL for Christianity Today Tracing the terrain of Scripture’s stories shows us how God works in our physical world. ow can we read Scripture as embodied people who will live with an embodied Savior for all eternity? One unexpected answer to this question is to study biblical geography. If the word geography causes you to doze off, I can relate. I failed the map reading section in social studies in second grade, which spurred my dislike of Bible…

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Prophetic Dream: Father Is Pouring Out Most Precious Gift in This Hour by JEREMIAH JOHNSON for Charisma News I received a prophetic dream recently where I went to a large stadium full of youth and young adults. They were gathered there seeking direction, affirmation and encouragement from the Father. As I watched them cry out to God, I saw lips from heaven come down and kiss the masses. Honey drenched the entire crowd gathered there. God immediately spoke to me in the dream and said, “I am kissing My Bride…

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Two proposals with the preborn in mind from One News Now GNN Note – I love reading about Tennessee being a driving force to honor our Father’s creations. I love when the people of my home state speak for the children in the womb. This is not about politics, it’s about people, members of the body of Christ and our brothers and sisters in Christ. But of course the enemy has agents everywhere who attempt to dictate to the many by way of the few. /END Pro-lifers support the Tennessee…

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Pastor: My Ushers Carry Guns, Have Orders to Kill By Stephanie Martin for Church Leaders At the REIGN Conference in Oregon over the weekend, evangelical minister Jeff Jansen said ushers at his Tennessee church “all pack” guns and will kill anyone who thinks “about starting something.” Jansen, a self-proclaimed prophet who leads Global Fire Ministries in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was a guest speaker at Ignite Faith Church in Redmond, Oregon. Pastor Jeff Jansen: ‘Jesus wasn’t a wimp’ Jansen contrasted today’s “effeminate” and “neutered” church culture with Jesus’ toughness, saying, “Jesus wasn’t a wimp. He was a tough guy. He…

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Bible Sales Up, Bible Reading Down in 2020 from Christian News Journal Americans bought more Bibles in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, industry leaders said, but a major study shows Bible engagement during the pandemic was no greater than the previous year. Both Lifeway Christian Resources and Thomas Nelson Bibles saw increases in Bible sales, which a Thomas Nelson executive described as an increase seen industry wide. But the American Bible Society (ABS), in conducting both its annual State of the Bible research in early 2020 followed by a special COVID-19…

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Why Failing to Adhere to Biblical Truth Will Devastate Future Generations by CHARISMA HOUSE for Charisma News The biblical answers to some of today’s toughest questions aren’t always what we want to hear. In his new book, Hope for This Present Crisis, Dr. Michael Youssef addresses these tough questions and more. He describes how, in an effort to make God more relatable and appealing, “modern Christianity has presented God as our best buddy” rather than “the almighty Creator of the universe, supremely holy and righteous, whose unveiled face would strike us dead…

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Will You Pay the Price for a National Awakening? by Shane Idleman I recently had the privilege of speaking on the theme of Paying the Price at Godspeak Calvary Chapel in California, pastored by Rob McCoy (a short clip is here.) My brief exhortation drove home the fact that America crossed a dangerous line years ago. Instead of repenting and turning back to God, we have walked further into the deep waters of ungodliness. The decadence and brutality in our streets are unparalleled in our history. Despair and depression reign in our land. But—believe…

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What is the sin of gluttony? from Compelling Truth Gluttony is generally defined as “excessive eating.” In the Bible, the word glutton and its variants are often mentioned alongside drunkenness. Therefore, it is clear that a glutton is someone who eats more than is healthy or eats excessively and that such behavior is considered sinful. Furthermore, gluttony is presented as an ongoing practice, not typically as a one-time activity. While many would wish to ignore the Bible’s teaching regarding overeating, we assume that, since you’re reading this article, you want to be informed. There are seven…

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Why You Shouldn’t Waste Your Time Ministering to Evil People by MARK DRISCOLL via Charisma News When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, to deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks perverse things, from those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness; who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perversity of the wicked; whose ways are crooked, and who are devious in…

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