Pastor Sees Awakening: ‘There’s a Hunger, Thirst for God’s Presence Right Now’

Pastor Sees Awakening: ‘There’s a Hunger, Thirst for God’s Presence Right Now’ by SHAWN A. AKERS for Charisma News As the pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Brady Boyd’s life and ministry have been disrupted by COVID-19 as much as anyone’s. But, he says, there is some good that has come from the pandemic. Boyd says has seen a rekindling of the passion for God among His people during the lockdown, and he believes it will continue to grow when everything “returns to normal.” “There is an awakening,…

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The Prosperity Gospel / Theological Liberalism (Podcast)

The Prosperity Gospel / Theological Liberalism by Pastor David Platt for Secret Church GNN Note – We would like to encourage each of you to listen to the previous segments from the series along with the other segments that complete the picture. Click here >>> Secret Church to access the entire library. ****** The Prosperity Gospel / Podcast HERE >>> This episode explains what the Prosperity Gospel is, what it teaches, why it’s so dangerous, and how we should respond to it. Theological Liberalism / Podcast HERE >>> This episode…

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Don’t Forget the Second Part of the Gospel

Don’t Forget the Second Part of the Gospel by CHRISTINE D. JOHNSON for Charisma News Forgiveness washes our sins away, but that’s not all there is to living the Christian life. Prophetic teacher Sterling Sawyer of Liberty Tree Ministries says we’re just telling part of the story if we only teach forgiveness. Instead, he says, we must present a “whole cross” message. “Being washed by Jesus is exactly where we should start,” Sawyer says. “It prepares you and me for the further work of the cross, where the Spirit starts…

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Are The Times A Changing?

Are The Times A Changing? Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don’t criticize What you can’t understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin’ Please get out of the new one If you can’t lend your hand For the times they are a-changin’ ~Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A-Changin If you know this song then it is understood the time frame in which it was first sang brought people together while ripping them apart. Just as the lines above…

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The Meaning and Significance of John 19:30

The Meaning and Significance of John 19:30 by Dave Jenkins for Servants of Grace  On today’s episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, ” What is the Meaning and Significance of John 19:30 – It Is Finished?” WHAT YOU’LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE The Meaning of “It Is Finished.” The Crucifixion of Jesus – His Last Words on the Cross. The Seven Last Words of Jesus. Appropriating the Death of Christ Today. Enjoying the Death of Christ Forever. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to the Servants of Grace Podcast via iTunes, Google…

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The Decade-Old Ministry Book That Envisioned the Pandemic

The Decade-Old Ministry Book That Envisioned the Pandemic by IVAN MESA • COLIN MARSHALL • TONY PAYNE for The Gospel Coalition And How to Multiply Discipleship Beyond COVID-19 Colin Marshall and Tony Payne aren’t prophets or sons of prophets (so they say). But in their book The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything (Matthias Media, 2009), they concluded with a mental experiment about a pandemic that sounds eerily close to what we’re currently experiencing: Imagine that the pandemic swept through your part of the world, and that all public assemblies of more…

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Fox News Anchor Shannon Bream Encourages Americans to Find ‘Hidden Blessings’ During Coronavirus Pandemic

Fox News Anchor Shannon Bream Encourages Americans to Find ‘Hidden Blessings’ During Coronavirus Pandemic By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire News Like the rest of us, Shannon Bream is hunkered down at home. The difference, though, is that at 11 o’clock at night, the cameras in her house start rolling. Bream, anchor of “Fox News @ Night,” which has been airing weeknights from 11 p.m. until 1 a.m. since the coronavirus pandemic began, is broadcasting her show from the makeshift studio in her house, maneuvering her way through moment-by-moment news updates and…

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5 Ways Exodus Confronts Our Secular Age

5 Ways Exodus Confronts Our Secular Age by KEVIN HALLORAN for The Gospel Coalition Exodus is epic. An underdog leader of a slave nation stands up to the world’s most powerful man. Hail, frogs, flies, and rivers of blood plague the most prosperous nation on the planet. God miraculously divides a major body of water so his people can escape their captors. That’s just the first half. No wonder Exodus has held Hollywood’s attention for a long time. Consider full-length feature films including The Ten Commandments (1956), The Prince of Egypt (1998), and more…

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