Tag: the church
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A messy, but true, test of maturity.
It was quite a day. Cold and rainy outside meant the family would be stuck inside for the whole day with nothing to do. Close quarters is fine if you’ve got some sort of entertainment to help pass the time. Unless, of course, you’re so bored nothing sounds like fun. So there we were, all…
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Is there witchcraft in the Church? (part two)
Really. Throughout the New Testament we are taught the reality of the spirit realm, the power of the Name of Jesus, the miracle working power of the Spirit, and the need for the Body of Christ to know the difference between true and false manifestations. But witchcraft in the Church? That should be easy to…
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Will Leave You Speechless
Don’t you just love Facebook? I’m sure by now you’ve all seen posts that go something like this: “This man was captured on video, singing in a grocery store. His voice kept getting louder and louder, but what he did next will leave you speechless!” Look familiar? There are hundreds of posts like that…
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What Happened To Holiness?
Way back in the first century, even when the Church was Spirit-led and full of the power of God, Jude wrote a letter to his friends. A letter that was not only timely for them, but for us as well. Here’s a small portion. “Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you…
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Are We Hypocrites?
I’ve heard it said throughout my life, “Christians are hypocrites.” “I’m not going to visit THAT church because they’re a bunch of hypocrites.” Merriam-Webster’s definition of hypocrite: “a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs.” Of course we’ll…
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Loose in the Church
Years ago, while attending a Full Gospel Business Men’s luncheon, I was asked about the church I pastored. “I’m an Assemblies of God pastor”, I replied. “We attend a WORD church”, they informed me. That phrase has stuck with me for over twenty five years. Back then, some sectors of the Body of Christ acted…
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Let’s Vote On It!
Let’s vote on it! Those 4 little words carry a lot of weight with the American people. Whether it pertains to the national presidential election every 4 years, a local school board election, who should be the next winner of American Idol, or trying to decide which restaurant has the best breaded tenderloin sandwich in…
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The Church – God’s Ark For The World
In Noah’s day, mankind had repeatedly violated and shunned God’s plan for man. The Lord decided there had to be a change; He could no longer allow such wickedness to continue in the earth. If there was to be the fulfilling of Genesis 3:15, God would have to intervene to protect the future promise. He…
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Biblical, Spiritual Elders
Biblical, Spiritual Elders “Doing” church these days can be kind of confusing. Trying to understand terminologies, such as bishop, deacon, head deacon, minister, pastor, elder, and so on can really be overwhelming. Discussing such a topic as Kingdom Leadership can be as challenging as discussing the Holy Spirit’s ministry in a cross-denominational discussion forum. Wide…
Jan Grace 