Defining Church
Do you have an iJesus?
We have iPhones, iPads, and iPad Mini’s, but we also have iJesus! Made right here in America, iJesus is a tool that many Christians are using today! iJesus is manufactured by Pride Advanced Development and can be purchased a multiple websites, stores and churches. Here are just some of the exciting specs of iJesus:
Read MoreWe need revival
We need revival, but what will genuine revival look like when it comes?
Read MoreA word about revival
True revival shakes our foundations. It interrupts our plans. It is not accommodating to our agenda. It does not exalt my flesh; it crucifies it. It does not bring me, my church or “my ministry” attention or prominence: “He must increase and I must decrease.” It does not increase my influence; It increases His ability to mold, shape, form, and lead in His will for His glory. And it is not wrapped around the personality of man; It is enveloped in the Person of Christ. Revival will cost you your spiritual comfort, your affections, your motives .. sometimes even your relationships as other choose not to travel to the depths of Christ that you have chosen to descend.
It costs you your life! . . . and it is worth it.
Read MoreI was hungry . . .
“I was spiritually hungry, and you gave me the Word. I was thirty, and you led me to the wellsprings of salvation. I was a stranger living outside of His mercy, and you brought me into the family of God …”
Read MoreUnexplainable Things
God sets us on a journey, a quest of discovery, a path far different than we would have ever imagined and could have never designed. The Great Architect and Composer of lives and destinies sets us on this journey of unexplainable things. And what do we discover?
The mighty, awesome, powerful, amazing, unexplainable God.
Your Church Needs No Money!
We have discovered a way for our church to function without money. Will you cooperate? Each member will come to church during the week with a broom and mop to keep the building presentable. Then a paid janitor will not be necessary. Each member will take his or her turn playing an instrument and singing and directing worship. No music director will be needed. Each member will bring materials and tools to repair and maintain the building. Here we can really save money.
Read MoreIt’s Past Time for a Charistmatic Revolution
I’ve grown increasingly aware that the so-called “Spirit-filled” church of today struggles with many of the same things the Catholic church faced in the 1500s. We don’t have “indulgences”—we have telethons. We don’t have popes—we have super-apostles. We don’t support an untouchable priesthood—we throw our money at celebrity evangelists who own fleets of private jets. In honor of Reformation Day, I’m offering my own list of needed reforms in our movement. And since I can’t hammer these on the Wittenberg door, I’ll post them online.
Read MoreThe Prudent Woman and the Lost Coin
What we have is not enough! To grow content and satisfied with what we have in Christ and not hunger and thirst for more is defeat! The prudent woman was not content to say, “Well, I still have nine!” No! She had to search for the one that was lost! Look how the woman searched for the lost coin! She lit and lamp and searched through the entire house, moving every piece of furniture, looking in every closet and every corner, behind the bookcases and under the beds until she found the coin that was lost. That’s how Jesus searched for us, diligently, lovingly, purposefully, mercifully searching and searching until He found us. That’s how we should search for others!
Read MoreThe Call to Effective Outreach in Cities
The gospel, if allowed by the church, will powerfully affect our lives. IF allowed. IF our faith is not considered a sub-culture, but a counter-culture. IF our faith possesses a radical commitment of all that we are to all that He is in every part of our lives. IF allowed, the gospel will permeate every part of the human being to the very core – as the Word says, the marrow (Hebrews 4:12) – of our being, and thus to the very core of our homes, our churches, our families, our city and our culture.
Read MoreLove or works
Let me summarize the entire Word of God for you in one sentence:
God loves you and He desires an intimate relationship with you that will rock your world, change your soul, fulfill every dream and desire and bring you to the edge of faith every single day in a new revelation of the reality of who He is and who He wants to be in your life!
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