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Modesty "Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed, and given the circumstances, there was no reason for
them to be ashamed. We also find ourselves living in a day when people are naked (at least
partially) and unashamed. However, unlike Eden, there is every reason for shame!"
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Brokenness "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The popular slogan
means as long as something is working—leave it alone! However,
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The Great Sin: Some Reasons
Why God Hates Pride "There are only two safe places for a Christian - in the
dust and in heaven. And of the two the dust is safer, for Satan
fell from heaven...Humility is the foundation of all virtue, but
pride is the essence of all sin." |
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| When Hope Dies So Does the Church Resurrecting Hope in an Age of Fading Expectations by Harold Vaughan When was the last time you
heard a message on “hope”? Or, have you ever heard a
sermon on this subject? “Hope” appears 121 times in
the Bible and 53 of these references are in the New Testament. Anyone
remotely acquainted with the Book of Acts knows full well that the
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Undetected Spiritual Pride The first and worst cause of errors that abound in our day and
age is spiritual pride. This is the main door by which the devil
comes into the hearts of those who are zealous for the advancement
of Christ. It is the chief inlet of smoke from the bottomless pit
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Plucked Chicken Nation Joseph Stalin had a vision of transforming Russia into a Communist/Socialist
state. With his hand around a live chicken’s neck, he walked
into a room filled with military leaders. As he spoke of his plan
he began plucking feathers from this bird. After he had plucked
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Snobs and Slobs It is simply amazing how people can take the same Bible and come
to such radically different positions. The pool of approaches to
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| The Path of Victory, Part 3 by Harold Vaughan March 1, 2011 Christ’s followers are alluded to as ‘soldiers’ (2 Tim. 2:3). So we should not be surprised when we find there are wars to fight. One of the great battles in the Christian life is coming to grips with the issue of our emotions, or feelings. The proper order in navigating the Calvary Road is: Fact, Faith, and Feeling. Too often God’s people reverse the order: Feeling, Faith, with Fact bringing up the rear. And the result is disastrous. The truth is you can “do right” even if you don’t “feel right!”  |
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| The Path of Victory, Part 2 by Harold Vaughan February 2, 2011 "William Graham Scroggie said, “In some people’s lives Jesus is present; in other lives he is prominent; but still in other lives, He is preeminent. We all must allow Jesus to be preeminent in our lives.” Center stage can only be occupied by one person at a time. If Jesus is to be magnified in my heart, then my “flesh” must be mortified!" |
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| The Path of Victory, Part 1 by Harold Vaughan January 3, 2011 "Are you repeatedly triumphant and rarely trounced in your spiritual life? Or, are you repeatedly trounced and rarely triumphant? If you are one who has found a consistent “abundant life” to be a bit elusive, but still believe it is possible, then this series of articles may be helpful to you." |
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| Foxhole Fornication by Harold Vaughan December 21, 2010 "It’s official. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have voted to overturn the military’s ban on enlisting homosexuals and lesbians. The liberals are cheering this as yet another victory for the “progressive” Obama agenda. This had to occur with the current democratic majority as no doubt the Tea Party newcomers would never pass such legislation once they take office next year." |
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Mormon Minority Now Heads
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| The "Poverty Gospel" by Harold Vaughan "...The dangers of greed, as well as the obvious errors of the "Prosperity Gospel" are plainly declared in the Bible. However, the flaws underlying the "Poverty Gospel" are less evident, but just as real. How is it that many who would criticize the excesses of some T.V. evangelists are unable to trust God to meet their personal needs? " |
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| Institutional Religion - Why
Tradition-bound Churches are Lifeless by Harold Vaughan "...I am not alluding to congregations governed by biblical principles. Nor am I referring to those who take conservative stands. Rather, I am thinking about those whose customs and rituals are more revered than God Himself." |
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| Post-America Survival Guide by Harold Vaughan "Our country is no longer at a crossroads, but a long way down the wrong road. It is imperative to get a grasp of our times and how we got here, before we, as God's people, can know what to do...JESUS IS COMING AGAIN. Wake up, pray up, get up, lay up, and look up; because pretty soon we are going up!" |
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| Fire in the Pulpit! by Harold Vaughan "Revival preaching is visionary, yields to Holy Spirit direction, is compelling, powerful, born in prayer, consuming, and penetrating. If we want to see the fire of God in our day, we must have a baptism of fire in the pulpit." |
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| Obedience: Key to Revival by Harold Vaughan "Clinging to known sin, while pretending to seek revival is an exercise in futility. No one is totally consistent, but double-mindedness/half-heartedness gains no favor from God. Don't expect the windows of heaven to open up if you are practicing incomplete obedience..." |
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| Normalizing the Abnormal by Harold Vaughan "How long can the Religious Right do wrong before there is nothing right about it? Many Evangelicals see their power as a "voting block" for conservative causes and candidates. Political clout at the ballot box is believed to be the only way to win the Culture War..." |
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| Winds of Revival! by Harold Vaughan "What a time the Lord gave us in Mt. Airy, MD April 22-29! Saturday afternoon we went right into a church-wide prayer meeting. Tears, tenderness, brokenness, expectation, and an unusual fervency characterized this meeting. Here was a "revival-ready" congregation..." |
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| Post Christian Christianity by Harold Vaughan "General William Booth foresaw the day in which we live. He said, “I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell.”...'" |
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| Reverse Phariseeism by Harold Vaughan "Reverse racism was a term used to denote minorities who were prejudiced against the majority. Those who overreact to "Phariseeism" are in the ditch as well...You may be guilty of reverse phariseeism if: You think anyone with higher standards than you is a 'legalist...'" |
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| Revival Reflections: Prayer Advance
History and Mission by Harold Vaughan "I don't believe in Prayer Retreats. We have retreated too long. It's time to stop backing up and start going forward: Many have attended an Advance and gone home and started their own Prayer Advances. Praise the Lord for anointed men of vision who have the burden to move our generation toward God for personal and corporate revival." |
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| Prosperity Pimps by Harold Vaughan "Truth out of balance is a lie. Nowhere is this more clearly seen than with the twisted teachings often heard from some T.V. preachers." |
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| Sodom in the Sanctuary by Harold Vaughan "Far too often, these predatory practices are "Hush, Hushed," for the supposed greater good. With absolutely no concern for the former or future victims...This gross lack of accountability and responsible leadership is a disgrace too large to ignore." |
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| Bailout Mayhem: No Deadbeat Left
Behind! by Harold Vaughan "Here we go again bailing out Wall Street...our government has liabilities totaling $52.7 trillion. That means each citizen owns $175,000 of our country's debt! WE CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO GIVE AWAY WHAT WE DO NOT POSSESS! WHY IS NO ONE HELD ACCOUNTABLE?" |
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| Revival Defined Compiled by Tom Palmer "One of the most fascinating things about revival is that there are varied points of emphasis which all contribute to a desired end. It is quite interesting to see how different men of God have highlighted these points from their own perspective. This list is not an endorsement of men or ministries, but simply a collection of various statements about revival that are well worth considering." |
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Last Days Survival Guide |
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| The Moravian Revival by Oswald Smith "One of the greatest outpourings of the Spirit since the days of the Apostles occurred on Wednesday morning, August 13, 1727, among the Moravian Brethren at Herrnhut, Germany, on the estate of Count Zinzendorf, in Saxony." |
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| Prayerless Praying by E.M. Bounds "There is much prayerless praying. The attitude and semblance of prayer are in it, but there is no real praying, no projecting of the desires with vigor and in a flame to heaven. The form and show are seen, but the substance and being of prayer are entirely absent." |
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Silent Sheep: Why Christian
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Paradoxical Commandments of
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You Might Be A Pharisee If... You are glad you are better than others. |
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Calling the Church Back to
the Men Churches that "Challenge" men will attract men. Men do
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Debt and the Judgment of God America is over $8 trillion in debt! The Word says "righteousness
exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people." Our
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Frown: Allah Hates You! Tolerance, freedom of speech, and "live and let live"
are the mantras most Americans live by. Relativism, be it cultural,
theological, or moral is the ruling philosophy of our day...
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Obesity: A National and Spiritual
Crisis Lack of control in one area bleeds over into other areas. More
than once gluttony and drunkenness are paired together in the Scripture
(Deut. 21:20; Prov.23:21). Proverbs warns us; Be not among winebibbers
(drunkards); among riotous eaters of flesh (23:20). Riotous eaters
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| Evangelics You may remember the Catholics and Evangelicals Together document
that made headlines a few years back. Since it was penned, we have
witnessed the acceleration of the absorption of what is now called
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| McChurch Our culture demands convenience Christianity. We want it short,
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| Sissy Men In order to counter worldly influences, scores of parents made
the conscious decision to be “family oriented.” This
was prompted by many factors, including the grim statistics among
second generation Christians. Desperately concerned for their children,
parents are now home schooling around two million children in the
United States. Like any reactionary movement, excesses and deficits
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| The Three-Fold Sin of Society We have lived to see the day when the people who spend millions
to save two stranded whales will eagerly spend hundreds of millions
to kill unborn human beings. How did we get to the place we are
today? The book of Romans sheds great light on current conditions;
the first chapter is most relevant in comprehending present-day
atrocities. |
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| Preparation for Revival Dear friends, we need as the first and most essential thing in
this matter that God should walk with us. In vain we shall struggle
after revival unless we have His presence. If, then, we desire to
have His presence with us, we must see to it that we are perfectly
agreed with Him both in the design of the work, and in the method
of it; and I desire to stir up your pure minds to heart-searching
and vigilant self-examination, that every false way may be purged
from us, since God will not walk with us as a church, unless we
be agreed with Him. |
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| San Francisco, Strange Marriages,
and the Churches of America The cry of outrage from conservatives and evangelicals concerning
the recent gay marriage issue was predictable. What decent person
wouldn’t be outraged? However, the outcry is “too little”
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| Sex, Rock’n’Roll,
and the NFL No, I did not watch the Super Bowl half-time show, but boy have
I heard about it! The Ten Commandments may be offensive, but Matt
Drudge says that top CBS executives approved the musical skit where
Janet Jackson exposed partial nudity. “The decision to go
forward went to the very top of the network [CBS],” said a
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Soul Nourishment First It has pleased the Lord to teach me a truth, the benefit of which
I have not lost, for more than fourteen years. The point is this:
I saw more clearly than ever that the first great and primary business
to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy
in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not how much
I might serve the Lord, or how I might glorify the Lord; but how
I might get my soul into a happy state, and how my inner man might
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