Category: GNN News

WHY YOU NEED DELIVERANCE by Silverio Gonzalez for Core Christianity Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.—Galatians 1:3–5 Years ago, I attended a church that was made up of people and practices from Fundamentalism, Pentecostalism, and third-wave charismaticism. The people I met there were very committed to their understanding of the…

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The Coronavirus Cannot Keep Us from Singing by KEITH GETTY for The Gospel Coalition GNN Note – We were singing praises at the top of our lungs yesterday!!! What joy filled the air. ****** Singing unifies us. We open our mouths, herald God’s praises, and many voices join together as one. Yet, over the years, believers have had sharp debates about music and singing. Sometimes we have let our differing views threaten our harmony. The coronavirus pandemic has provided a new opportunity for Christians to disagree about singing. Some argue…

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AG Pastor Dana Coverstone Shares Additional Prophetic Dreams by CHARISMA NEWS STAFF for Charisma News Editor’s Note: Charisma Media shares the following as information, recognizing its potential prophetic significance. However, we take no responsibility for the content of Pastor Coverstone’s dreams or of their veracity. As Scripture reminds us, “Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge” (1 Cor. 14:29). Assemblies of God Pastor Dana Coverstone is still dreaming. And the small-town Kentucky pastor, who leads Living Word Ministries Assemblies of God in Burksville, Kentucky, is still…

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HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’ Is A Welcome Spiritual Allegory For Our Dark Times By Brian Dunigan for The Federalist Dismissed by some critics as a needless origin story, HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’ reboot is exactly the type of high-minded storytelling we need today. This article contains spoilers. The man from the country has not expected such difficulties: the law should always be accessible for everyone, he thinks, but as he now looks more closely at the gatekeeper in his fur coat, his large pointed nose and his long, thin, black Tartar’s beard, he…

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Alex Clattenburg: The Prophetic Voice of the Church Must Lead by STEPHEN STRANG for Charisma News Pastor Alex Clattenburg believes 2020 marks a critical time for the church. In this era of the COVID-19 pandemic, he says the church must lead out of the prophetic voice God has given and respond in true faith, not fear. I interviewed Alex, who pastors Church in the Son here in our area of Central Florida, on a recent episode of The Strang Report podcast. Like every other church, Church in the Son has gone through the process…

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Charlotte Man Who Proclaims ‘Jesus Saves’ Attacked by Protesters During RNC By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire Sam Bethea is no stranger to what can happen on the streets in Charlotte. Before turning his life around, Bethea was in and out of jail 29 times. Now, though, he spends his time differently: he uses it to share the Gospel. “Most people think of me as a street preacher, but I’m really not preaching on the streets, so to say,” Bethea said during an interview last year with podcaster Tiffani Lewis. “I’m…

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Army doctor at RNC who became nun: ‘I’m not just pro-life. I’m pro–eternal life’ By Dorothy Cummings McLean for Life Site News Sister Deirdre Byrne, a nun who was formerly a colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, gave a knock-out speech at the Republican National Convention last night. A religious sister who was formerly a colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps gave a knock-out speech at the Republican National Convention last night, moving from a description of her recent work with refugees to her concern for the unborn.…

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WHY WE CAN’T LAMENT WITHOUT LISTENING by Mark Vroegop for Core Christianity Listening I want to help you take some first steps toward reconciliation through listening. We’ll examine the connection between lament, spirituals, and racial harmony. The spirituals provide rich history and important truths. In the fivefold vision for conversations about racial reconciliation (love, listen, lament, learn, and leverage), if we don’t begin with the right posture, no amount of information or discussion will help. Before we look at the spirituals, let’s consider three ways laments help us listen, especially…

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The Oaths of Men Ligonier Bible Study via Servants of Grace Hebrews 6:16, “or people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.” Near the end of chapter 6, the author of Hebrews recounts the oath God made to Abraham after Abraham demonstrated his faith and patience through the sacrifice of Isaac (6:13–15). This oath demonstrates the surety of God’s promises, and it shows that we, just like Abraham, will only receive the fullness of these promises after we patiently persevere…

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The Lukewarm Church: Has It Left Its First Love? by DON BRITTON for Charisma News As a country, America has certainly left her first love. Originally, America was a place for religious freedom and independence from oppression and a place of freedom to worship and serve God. Men came here from across the ocean, leaving everything behind in hopes of escaping the persecution from the powerful and oppressive churches of Europe like the Catholic Church or the Church of England, who were all powerful and controlled governments and could imprison…

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