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Tag Archives: testimony
If you know Jesus, tell the world how you met Him.
It’s an incredible and life changing thing to encounter the risen Jesus. Those who do, have an amazing story to tell. People who have encountered Jesus have a powerful tool for telling others about Him–their story about how it happened. … Continue reading
Hope that will heal your hurting heart . . .
Hope healed my hurting heart My heart was filled With stinging things Thorns and thistles, Entangling vines, Biting bugs, snakes and rats, Gnawing on my soul With torment and trauma And inner drama Day and night. And then one day … Continue reading
Posted in broken heart, deliverance, deliverance ministry, demons, depression, discouragement, drive out demons, freedom in Christ, God's love, healing, heart care, inner healing, inner peace, inner rivers, inward change, overcoming depression, perfect love casts out fear, radical love, rivers of living water, spiritual awakening, spiritual growth, spiritual transformation, the way the truth the life, transformation, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, encouragement, hope, poetry, salvation, spiritual formation, testimony
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Defeated Christians are not part of God’s plan
Defeated Christians, overcome by the world and caught up in ungodly cravings and complusions, are not part of God’s plan. We can only be defeated when we walk away from God’s will. However, in the 21 Century, many of us … Continue reading
Posted in Christian community, Christian living, comfort zone, community, Confess you sins, confession, confessional, defeated Christians, deny yourself, depression, freedom in Christ, holiness, overcoming depression, overcoming evil, overcoming obstacles, overcoming setbacks, overcoming temptation, personal testimonies, priesthood of the believer, Quotes, repentance, self-denial, sin, Uncategorized
Tagged blood of the Lamb, Christianity, church, power over sin, Revelation 12:11, testimony, they overcame him by the blood
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My Personal Search For Ekklesia (And I Still Long For More)
I have always had a longing for God. My parents who were non-religious and didn’t attend church told me that as soon as I learned to talk I began to talk to them about God and to ask them to … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, Adult Rehabilitation Center, Calvary Chapel, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, ecclesia, multivoiced church, open church, participatory church, Salvation Army, Vineyard
Tagged Christianity, ekklesia, organic church, searching for New Testament church, simple church, testimony
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A Come To Jesus Meeting . . .
Come To Jesus Meeting? I’ve heard people talk about a “Come To Jesus Meeting.” Mine was when as a freshman in college I wandered into an informal meeting in my dorm where ordinary students where sharing stories about how they … Continue reading
Coming Out For Jesus!
Spiritual fire carriers Should come out And tell the world About their red-hot faith And passionate love For the living, resurrected Jesus Christ! I am consumed with love for Jesus! How about you?
Use Words! Talk About Religion! Testify!
Church is not carefully crafted and controlled ceremonies. It is a symphony of spontaneous, heart-felt testimonies. It’s not what we’ve planned, learned, and memorized; but what we have seen and heard! Unfortunately, the work of the living God in human … Continue reading
Posted in If necessary use words, let the redeemed of the Lord say so, living out the Gospel, power, preach without words, preaching, preaching the Word, prompted by the Spirit, religion, religious ceremonies, religious information, religious talks, religious tradition, ritual, salvation, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, Salvationists, shout it from the housetops, speaking out, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, spiritual, spiritual awakening, spiritual church, spiritual flow, spiritual formation, story, testimonies, testimony, TN, What I tell you in secret
Tagged Christianity, church, evangelism, faith talk, I Am Second, Nashville, talking about religion, testimony, witnessing
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Don’t Let The Myth Of The Material Make You Miss Life’s Most Meaningful Reality . . .
It would be a shame to go through life caught in the myth of the material and miss out on the most amazing reality on Earth. Yet many people do. We think we have “permanent housing” but that is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, God, greatest things in life, myth, religion, testimony
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God Still Makes Change That Sets The Captives Free
Where did that strange question come from as I sat bored in church one morning? “If you were born a Hindu, what would you be today?” Here’s my testimony. God still makes change that sets the captives free. Hearing God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, change, Christianity, church, freedom, Hindu, religion, salvation, testimony
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