Good Meetings A Meeting with God Efforts in advance are focused on promotion Efforts in advance are focused on preparation We are determined to make sure that the people come We are determined to make sure that God comes There comes a point when “enough of a good thing is enough” There is never...
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The Forgotten Commission
My grandmother was an amazing cook and baker. She was able to make great-tasting food like no one on the face of the earth. Maybe this is just nostalgia, or maybe it is absolute fact. I’m not certain the good old days were as good as we make them to be, but there will always be room for nostalgic thoughts. What is sad about my grandmother’s cooking is when she passed away, so did many of her wonderful…
Sentimental Religion
The Feminization of American Christianity At the outset it must be clearly stated that “feminine” is a beautiful quality, when found in women. However, the “Feminist Movement” is an entirely different story. There is nothing feminine about the “Feminist Movement!” “Radical Feminism is the most destructive and fanatical movement to come down to us from the sixties,” writes Judge Robert Bork. Feminists…
Suggestions For Prayer Meetings
It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer” -Matt. 21:13 It may be helpful in advance to prepare a basic order for the meeting. However don’t become too structured so that the Holy Spirit is limited. Seek to include everyone present without pressuring anyone to be involved in a way not comfortable for them. We certainly don’t want people to be intimidated or embarrassed. Be…
Developing The Prayer Ministry In The Church
“My house of prayer…” - Is. 56:7 (Matt. 21:13, Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46) The Prayer Room It is quite common for churches to design special places on their property for special purposes. For example, a great deal of time and money can be invested in places to eat food or play ball. Often churches have been willing to spare nothing to furnish, decorate, and equip the new fellowship hall or gymnasium
Fire In The Pulpit!
Characteristics of Revival Preaching Revival Preaching is Visionary Revival men look beyond what is to what can be! God told Ezekiel to preach to a valley of dry bones and they were very dry. This man of God followed the Lord’s directives and saw a miraculous revival in a bone yard. He was more than an analyst, more than a diagnostician; he was a visionary. Jesus said, If thou canst believe, thou