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Category Archives: Christian history
Bible Belt question: “Where do you go to church?”
I grew up in the part of the United States called the Bible Belt where people in casual conversation would ask: “Where do you go to church?” Like church around the Western World, church attendance in the Bible Belt has been … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian history, Christianity, church decline, church history, church of your choice, church programming, fruit of the Spirit, history, the Western church, Uncategorized, Western Europe, Western religion
Tagged Bible Belt, Billy Graham, blog, church attendance, led by the Spirit, ONE Body Life, quotes, Reformation, Renaissance, Where do you go to church
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“Paul Apostle Of Christ” shows prechurch Christianity in action
Before there was church hierarchy and official offices, Christianity was more family than institution! Before there was established liturgy and religious programming, faith in Christ flowed spontaneously from the heart. That was prechurch Christianity! The movie, “Paul Apostle Of Christ,” … Continue reading
Posted in apest, back to the Bible, biblical Christianity, Biblical principles, Christian history, church, handbook, Henry Hon, house church, ONE: Unfolding God's Eternal Purpose From House To House, organic church, Quotes, simple church, Uncategorized
Tagged Apostle Paul movie, Biblical movies, christian movies, church history, James Faulkner, Jim Caviezel, movie review, ONE by Henry Hon, Paul Apostle of Christ
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Rediscovering Prechurch Christianity
Prechurch Christianity! There’s never been anything like it unleashed on earth! It came before organized Christianity and prechurch Christianity “turned the world upside down!” (See Acts 17:6) It can still “turn the world upside down.” Let’s re-experience it. Prechurch Christianity … Continue reading
Are sermon points and systematic theology in the Bible?
Sermon points? Sermons frequently have numbered points. However, when you read through the New Testament, you can’t find even one incidence of number points. So how did such an unbiblical idea become so common in church services? (Perhaps it is … Continue reading
Posted in All I have written, alternative to preaching, Christian history, church history, history, house church, New Testament, organic church, preaching, preaching the Word, preaching without words, simple church, Uncategorized
Tagged 3 point sermon, experiencing God, homiletics, quotes, sermon points, sermon preparation, systematic theology, Thomas Aquinas
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Mother Teresa did this:
Mother Teresa traced the tracks of Christ with her feet and while doing so she transformed her life and the life of countless others. Now the Catholic Church has officially called her a saint. The truth is: All genuine Christ-followers … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Christ followers, Christian history, church history, examples of forgiveness, Follow Me, followers of Christ, following Christ, Footprints In The Sand, history, holiness, In His steps, India, Indian history, Indians, normal Christianity, Quotations, Roman Catholic, The Normal Christian Life, Uncategorized
Tagged canonization, Catholic Church, Mother Teresa, new normal, quotes, saint, saints, Teresa of Calcutta
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7 6-word sentences 4 engracing your life
Grace is more than just a free gift. It’s freedom! Here are seven six-word sentences to help ingratiate your life: one — Grace is the place things change. two — Grace is the power to replace. three — Grace will erase sin’s … Continue reading
Posted in cheap grace, Christian history, church history, extreme grace, for by grace your are saved, full of grace and truth, gives grace to the humble, God's Riches At Christ's Expense, grace card, grace definition, grace greater than all my sin, grace preachers, growing in grace, hypergrace, If grace is an ocean, living in grace, salvation, saved by grace, saving grace, Uncategorized, understanding grace, what is grace
Tagged Amazing Grace, Christianity, God's grace, grace, spiritual formation
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What I Learned From Corrie Ten Boom, Andraé Crouch, Dennis Bennett, David du Plessis, Chuck Smith, Kathryn Kuhlman, Jack Hayford, and Walter Martin
In the mid 1970s I attended Melodyland School of Theology in Southern California for a year. While there I was blessed to be taught by many powerful men and women of God. Here are 8 powerful lessons that I learned from … Continue reading
Posted in California, Calvary Chapel, Catholic charismatic movement, Catholicism, Christian history, Chuck Smith, church history, contemporary Christian music, Corrie Ten Boom, David du Plessis, Dennis Bennett, Episcopal church, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit flow, Holy Spirit promptings, Jack Hayford, Jesus Movement, Kathryn Kuhlman, Kingdom of the Cults, Los Angeles, Melodyland School of Theology, pentecostal experience, pentecostals, Pentecostialism, Roman Catholic, Rome, Shrine Auditorium, South Africa, Southern California, speaking in tongues, The Church on the Way, Van Nuys, Walter Martin, World War II
Tagged Andrae Crouch, charismatic movement, Christianity, history, revival, spirituality
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If there are no demons . . .
If there are no demons . . . then why are so many of us humans tormented by fears, worries, anger, bitterness, frustration, self-doubt, self-condemnation, distress, depression, and too many other negative emotions to list? If there are no demons … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, addictions, Catholic mystics, Christian history, Christian spirituality, demon possession, desert fathers, devils, evil, evil entities, evil in our society, evil spirits, mysticism, mystics, Orthodox, Orthodox monks, Oswald Chambers, pentecostals, Pentecostialism, Philokalia, quotation, Quotations, Quotes, recovery, source of evil, spiritual combat, spiritual formation, spiritual healing, spiritual health, war
Tagged Christianity, church history, deliverance, demons, quote, spiritual warfare, spirituality
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