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What does Immanuel mean? from Compelling Truth Immanuel, sometimes spelled Emmanuel, is the symbolic and prophetic name of the Messiah used in both Isaiah 7:14 and Matthew 1:23. When Mary’s pregnancy with Jesus became known to Joseph, an angel told Joseph in a dream that the son Mary bore was “conceived in her . . . from the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:20). The Gospel writer then goes on to say, “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and…

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Is Religious Liberty Really a Dance With the Devil? by BONNIE KRISTIAN for Christianity Today Tertullian, Roger Williams, and John MacArthur debate the perils of freedom. ntil recently I would’ve been surprised to see that question raised at CT. We might disagree about what religious liberty entails or how it should be acquired or used, but the value of free religious exercise has long been assumed across political lines in American evangelicalism and the United States as a whole. But a series of recent comments from pastor and theologian John MacArthur reject that…

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Prophetic Word: The Lord Says, ‘I Am About to Sweep the Nation With a Fresh Holy Spirit Movement’ by JOE JOE DAWSON for Charisma News Like many other believers, generals and intercessors have been doing, I have been in a season of focused intercession over America for several months. As I have been praying, my spirit has been filled with hope and expectation for what God is doing and will still do in America in the coming days. Just a few weeks ago, I was heading into the place of…

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A battle cry for a dead church By Shane Idleman, for Christian Post As I recently stated, America’s stage-four cancer is progressing at an alarming rate (you can read the prognosis here). The warning is dire, and the outcome looks hopeless. The signs of impending death are most evident in our pulpits and our pews: weakness and exhaustion from not obeying God’s Word. spiritually asleep, often spending most of the day consuming social media, Netflix, or the latest popular TV show. the loss of spiritual disciplines: Fasting is old-school, prayer is passé,…

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A Society That Is Forced to Applaud Immorality Will Bring God’s Judgment by Staff for Christian News Now Christian author and Skillet‘s frontman John Cooper gave his thoughts to his “Cooper Stuff” listeners regarding Cardi B’s recent Grammy performance. Our world has become silly and ridiculous, the “Awake and Alive to Truth: Finding Truth in the Chaos of a Relativistic World” author stated. He hinged his ten minute talk around Isaiah 5:20, which says, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness who put bitter for sweet and…

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The Truth About Palm Sunday by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall Today we will study Palm Sunday from four perspectives: 1.The reason why Jesus entered Jerusalem. 2. Fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecy. 3. The politics surrounding His visit. 4. Why were the crowds so welcoming to Jesus on Palm Sunday but turned against him five days later? Let’s begin with the basics for “unchurched” readers because last year I wrote, “Growing up, I thought Palm Sunday was about glorifying palm trees.” (Not joking.) But instead, Palm Sunday commemorates when Jesus entered…

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What did Jesus mean when He said, ‘Peace! Be still!’? from Compelling Truth Jesus says the phrase “Peace! Be still!” in Mark 4:39 as a command to the wind and waves in a storm on the Sea of Galilee. After teaching the multitudes all day, Jesus was ready to switch locations and rest. While the disciples and Jesus were sailing across the Sea of Galilee, a large storm arose. The full story is found in Mark 4:35–41: “When evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’…

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The Body Keeps the Faith INTERVIEW BY REBECCA RANDALL for Christianity Today Theologian says spiritual life continues despite disorientation of dementia. Testimony is important for many Christians. So what happens when you can’t remember how you came to know Jesus as your Savior or recall the things God has done in your life? Psalm 77:11 says, “I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.” What happens to our faith when we can’t remember? Theologian ‘Tricia Williams asked evangelical believers with dementia…

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WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO GIVE by Mary York for Core Christianity I sat on a mattress on the floor of an empty room, resting from the bleak task of helping a friend move residences under unfortunate circumstances. The gloom and emptiness of our situation covered me like a blanket as I scrolled through my daily Bible reading. And there I read a prayer of David: “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from…

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Why God May Be Calling You to ‘Do It Afraid’ by MARTI PIEPER for Charisma News God called her to the front lines. And she didn’t want to go. “I’m perfectly fine being behind the scenes,” Gypsy Dallas Smith, whom God has called to the mountain of media, tells Dr. Steve Greene on a recent episode of the Greenelines podcast on the Charisma Podcast Network. “I don’t worry about what people think about me or what they’re going to say. … I want to be obedient with what God is asking me to do,”…

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