Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Month: October 2016

Ministry in a Multi-faith Society Means Confrontation

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Learning from Paul at the Areopagus, the epicenter of evangelism

Over the last five years, my family and I have had the privilege of frequently visiting missionary friends in Athens. Every time I have gone, I have made sure to visit the Areopagus, the scene of Paul’s address in Acts 17. Of course, you have to use your imagination when visiting today. It’s basically a big hunk of uneven shiny rock to clamber up on and walk around (being careful that the kids don’t topple off the sheer drop at th..

Nominal Protestant Confuses Martin Luther with Martin Luther King Jr

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CHICAGO, IL – Local, nominal Protestant, Charles Hoffstentter is reported to have confused famed Protestant Reformer, Martin Luther, with the leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr.

On Hoffstentter’s Facebook page, he took to posting pictures of MLK with quotes from the famous Reformer, with the accompanying title in all caps: SEMPER REFORMANDA! One such quote emblazoned above a picture of MLK’s infamous speech, I have a Dream, were the strong words of the re..

Houses Burned, Churches Destroyed, And It’s Still Not Safe For Christians To Return To Qaraqosh After ISIS

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An Iraqi Christian soldier guards the church of Saint Barbara after it was recaptured from Islamic State in QaraqoshReuters

Just over a week since Qaraqosh was liberated from Islamic State, and the Christian-majority town is not safe enough for civilians to return home, Christian Today has been told.

Speaking from Alqosh, an Assyrian Christian town about 50km north of Mosul, a spokesperson and soldier for Christian militia the Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU) said that there are still a nu..

More Than Half A Million People Sign Petition To Save Christian Mother Asia Bibi From Death Sentence

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Asia Bibi (R) was sentenced to death by hanging in 2010 after being accused by her former colleagues of blaspheming against the Prophet Mohammad.Reuters

More than 540,000 people have now signed a petition urging the Pakistani government not to execute the Christian mother of five sentenced to death for blasphemy.

Asia Bibi's final appeal was postponed earlier this month.

In a post on its website updating the case, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), the advocacy group behind ..

Evangelical Anglicans Urged To ‘Stand Up And Be Counted’ Over Gay Blessings

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A rallying cry for clergy opposed to same-sex relationships to “stand up and be counted” has been issued by the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC).

Guarding the deposit argues all gay relationships are a “disorder” and will “attract the eternal judgement of God”. The 19-page discussion document was sent to all CofE bishops and evangelical leaders earlier in October and published last week.

The House of Bishops may suggest some form of 'pastoral accommodation' for gay couple..

Greg Laurie on How You Can Share the Gospel

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I’ve had many experiences of sharing Jesus with people at schools, on planes, and on tennis courts. Some friends think I’m a natural-born evangelist. But I’m not! I find the hardest thing is choosing to open my mouth. Once I do, the Lord graciously gives me the words.
To me, there are not many joys comparable to that of leading someone to Christ. It’s thrilling and exhilarating. May we all continually ask the Lord to give us opportunities to share His “good news of great happiness” (Luke 2:10).
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What it Takes to Impact the Whole World

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You can’t follow Jesus without going with Jesus.

Since the earliest days of Saddleback Church, servant-leaders have heeded the call to look outward, allowing God to work through them to reach others with the love and hope of Jesus Christ. They’ve done it locally, building relationships in community while meeting basic needs. They’ve done it throughout the United States, providing comfort and care in times of natural disaster. They looked further outward, venturing to all corners of the earth as..

ISIS Uses Exploding Teddy Bears, Other Ingenious Bombs to Stall Mosul Offensive: ‘Worse Than Animals’

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Kurdish Peshmerga fighters help Iraqi women and children climb over a berm as they were escaping the Islamic State controlled village of Abu Jarboa at the frontline in Iraq on Oct. 31, 2016.Reuters

“They are not even animals; they are worse than animals.”

A Kurdish military officer described Islamic State (ISIS) militants this way after revealing the various ingenious ways by which they plant explosive devices to stall the Iraqi Army-led campaign to recapture Mosul, Iraq's second biggest ..

Going to Church Improves Health, Helps People Live Longer, New Study Shows

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Parishioners sing a song of worship at the 7,000-seat Willow Creek Community church during Sunday service in South Barrington, Illinois, U.S.A.Reuters

Go to church, live longer.

That could very well be the mantra of today's Christians after a new study showed that regular church attendance not only boosts people's spiritual lives but also improves their physical health, helping them live longer lives.

Professor Tyler J. VanderWeele and colleagues at Harvard University conducted a 20..

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“Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord of hosts.
Zechariah 4:6
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“Not by might nor by power, but by My
Spirit,” says the Lord of hosts.

Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or as His counselor has taught Him?

God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the ..

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