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Category Archives: evangelistic meetings
Billy Graham focused on unity among Christians, not on divisions.
Many Christian evangelists have worked within one Christian denomination or doctrinal system. However Billy Graham crossed lines and courageously worked together with Christians of various backgrounds, doctrines, races, and churches. (In the racially segregated South, he even broke local laws … Continue reading
Posted in Christ-centered community, Christian community, Christian unity, evangelism, evangelistic meetings, mass evangelism, outreach, outreach ministry, televangelists, TV evangelists, Uncategorized
Tagged Billy Graham, Billy Graham Crusades, Billy Graham legacy, evangelist, nonsectarianism, quotes
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Billy Graham Statue With The Blood & Fire Spiritual Warfare Flag
Here’s a picture of the Billy Graham statue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, holding the Blood & Fire Battle Flag (The Salvation Army Flag). The red represents the blood of Jesus, the yellow stands for the fire of the Holy Spirit, … Continue reading
Posted in Blood and Fire, blood and fire battle flag, blood of Jesus, Christ, cross, evangelism, evangelist, evangelistic meetings, fire of the Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, prayer, prayer walking with The Salvation Army Flag, quotation, quote, Quotes, Salvation Army Flag, Salvation Army Nashville, spirit fire, spiritual battle, spiritual fire, spiritual formation, spiritual warfare, Tennessee, TV evangelists
Tagged Billy Graham, Billy Graham statue, Christianity, Nashville, quotations, The Salvation Army
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Karaoke Spoken From The Heart (Lay Witness Missions)
Before people in the USA sang karaoke, they spoke it spontaneously, from the heart as they told how the living, resurrected Jesus Christ had changed their life. It was called Lay Witness Missions. This spoken karaoke began in United Methodist … Continue reading
Posted in a shout out, Ben Johnson, can I get a witness, Christian history, church history, church meetings, church program, church programs, church services, evangelism, evangelistic meetings, Frank Billman, Jesus, Jesus Christ, lay evangelist, lay speakers, lay testimonies, lay witness coordinator, lay witness movement, lay witness team, layman, laymen, laywomen, Methodism, Methodist class meeting, Methodist revivalists, Methodists, Music City, Nashville, Nashville church, non-traditional church, open church, open forum, open mic, open mike, open sharing, religious karaoke, Salvation Army, Salvation Army church, sharing, sharing Christ, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church, spiritual experiences, spiritual karaoke, spoken karaoke, team, testimonies, testimonies in church, testimony, witness, witnesses, witnessing, worship, worship service
Tagged Christianity, church, history, karaoke, Lay Witness Mission, quotes, United Methodist Church
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Quote From “Aggressive Christianity”
In her sermon, Aggressive Christianity, Catherine Booth (co-founder of The Salvation Army) preached: “It is a bad sign for the Christianity of this day that it provokes so little opposition. If there were no other evidence of it being wrong, … Continue reading
Posted in Blood and Fire, blood of Jesus, Christ, Christ followers, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian flag, Christian history, Christian values, evangelism, evangelistic meetings, fire of the Holy Spirit, followers of Christ, Gospel, Holy Spirit, invasion, Jesus Christ, Jesus is Lord, kingdom of God, lifestyle Christianity, lifestyles, makes change, ministry, missional, move of God, movement, national flags, open airs, openairs, outreach ministry, outside the box, prayer, prayer without ceasing, religion, salvation, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, Salvationists, Spirit-led, spiritual, spiritual combat, spiritual warfare, street preaching, surrender to God, testimonies, testimony, The Salvation Flag, witness
Tagged Aggressive Christianity, Catherine booth, Christianity, prayer walking, The Salvation Army
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Perhaps It’s Time To Cry Out To God
Cry Out Nashville was a prophetic event held in Cumberland Park, overlooking downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, September 15, 2012. Christ-followers gathered to worship God and to cry out for spiritual awakening and revival. God is wanting believers in Nashville … Continue reading
Posted in adoration, Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Christ followers, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian community, Christian organizations, Christian values, church, church meetings, church programs, church roles, church structure, contemporary, Cry Out Nashville, Cumberland Park, evangelism, evangelistic meetings, followers, followers of Christ, house church, improv, improvisation, interactive, intercession, interdenominational, kingdom of God, missional, Music City, Nashville, non-church, non-traditional church, open church, order of worship, organic church, participatory church, praise and worship, prayer, prayer walking, prayer without ceasing, relational church, religion, religious ceremonies, repent, repentance, revival, Salvation Army Corps, Salvationists, spiritual awakening, spiritual combat, spiritual warfare, wake up, wake-up call
Tagged Christianity, Nashville, prayer, revival, Tennessee, The Salvation Army
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Should We Settle For Sunday Morning Mediocrity?
For generations people in the Western world have settled for church as usual — Sunday morning mediocrity (SMM). However, this has not always been the case. For the First Century believers, church was anything but mediocre. Gathering with other followers … Continue reading
Posted in Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Bible, biblical, Biblical concept, Christ, Christ followers, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian community, Christian history, Christian organizations, Christian values, church meetings, church programs, church roles, church structure, community, conviction of sin, East Nashville, ekklesia, evangelistic meetings, faith-based, filled with the Spirit, followers of Christ, gifts of the Spirit, house church, improv, improvisation, interactive, Jesus, Jesus Christ, joy, Nashville, non-church, normal Christianity, order of worship, participatory church, post-Christianity, religious ceremonies, service, Spirit-led, spiritual, spiritual formation, The Salvation Army
Tagged Back to Church Sunday, Christianity, church history, organic church, religion
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Have You Played The God Card (Or Is It Still In Your Hand)?
Some people have “made a decision for Christ” and they think that they have played the God card. Others have repeated a prayer asking Jesus to come into their heart and now they believe that they have played the God … Continue reading
Posted in altar call, Bible reading, cell phone, charger, Christ, Christ followers, Christian, church, church meetings, church programs, church roles, communion, Eucharist, evangelicals, evangelism, evangelistic meetings, evidence for God, God, God calling, God experiment, God-shaped vacuum, hearing God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, lifestyle Christianity, outreach ministry, recovery, rivers of living water, sacraments, spiritual, spiritual awakening, spiritual combat, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual walk, spiritual warfare, still small voice, Sunday school, the God card, the Lord's supper
Tagged Christianity, decision for Christ, experiencing God, religion, salvation, sinner's prayer
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Should People Who Have Left Church Come Back? Or Try Something Different?
American churches are in decline, losing members. In an attempt to slow or stop this decline a group called, National Back to Church Sunday, has set a day for church members to invite their friends to come back to church. … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, 2012, alternative lifestyle, American, American church, American history, Americans, Apostle Paul, Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Biblical concept, Christ, Christ followers, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian community, Christian history, Christian organizations, Christian values, Christianity, church history, church meetings, church programs, church roles, church structure, evangelism, evangelistic meetings, followers of Christ, I Corinthians 14:26, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Take The Wheel, lifestyle Christianity, move of God, movement, Music City, Nashville, non-church movement, non-traditional church, organic church, participatory church, popular culture, post-Christianity, salvation, Salvationists, Savior, show and tell, simple church, spiritual awakening, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, testimonies, The Salvation Army, We serve a risen Savior
Tagged church, church decline, National Back to Church Sunday, Oprah, religion, social media
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Taking An Amazing Flag To The Streets
The purpose of a flag is not just to be on a stage in a building but to fly outdoors over the territory that it rules. There is an amazing, but little known flag, that has been in the forefront … Continue reading
Posted in Blood and Fire, Catherine Booth, Christ, Christian, Christian flag, Christian history, Christian values, Christianity, contemporary, conviction of sin, Coventry, Creator, drug dealers, dust bin, dustbin, East Nashville, England, evangelistic meetings, faith-based, faithfulness, fire, flag, God's authority, Gospel, Great Britain, Great Commission, hearing God, high tech, history, Holy Spirit, international movement, Jesus, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, move of God, movement, Music City, Nashville, Nashville City Paper, national flags, non-church, normal Christianity, open airs, openairs, prayer, prayer walking, prayer without ceasing, presence of God, prostitutes, Salvationists, spiritual, spiritual awakening, spiritual disciplines, spiritual warfare, testimonies, testimony, The Salvation Army, The Salvation Flag, to the streets, witness
Tagged Christianity, flags, Jesus Christ, Nashville, prayer, religion, street ministry, The Salvation Army
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