Knowing God
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Easter Song – Keith Green
Totally retro Easter song in my head all day long! 🙂 He is risen! Hear the bells ringing They’re singing that you can be born again Hear the bells ringing They’re singing Christ is risen from the dead The angel up on the tombstone Said He has risen, just as He said Quickly now, go…
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Are We Seeking God’s Kingdom?
Graham Cooke speaking to men… about building the church and seeking God’s kingdom …Powerful. Watch short clip below… If you’d like to watch the full video… (skip through announcements to about 6:42 or even 9:40…) https://vimeo.com/66196648 Read the book: Permission Granted to Do Church Differently in the 21st Century
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‘Doing’ Church – “We make victims of our heroes.”
“Doing” Church in North America – “We make victims of our heroes.” Graham Cooke brilliantly describes how “doing” church today must start with leaders who can model freedom. He goes onto say that church revolves around 3 types of people: Initiators, Enablers and Resisters. He skillfully describes if that if we have any hopes of accomplishing…
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What should women do?
“Just imagine what would happen to this church if all the women left.” The looks on the men’s faces turned from indifference to shock and horror. They realized that the vast majority of the ‘hands on’ ministering was happening because of women. The women were faithful and valuable to building God’s kingdom! Jesus has tons of things to say…
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Easter Song: Holy (Wedding Day)
“Holy (Wedding Day)” The City Harmonic This is the story of the Son of God Hanging on the cross for me But it ends with a bride and groom And a wedding by a glassy sea O death where is your sting Cause I’ll be there singing Holy Holy Holy Is the Lord This is…
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Prayers: Healing Heart Wounds
How can you receive healing in your heart wounds? If this can be helpful for others, I’m sharing the goods! 🙂 This below is some material that was given to me after I was prayed over by others for 3 hours to break word curses spoken over me that perhaps accumulated over 10 years of…
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A Lifestyle of Lingering
What religion does not consider is that the fragrance follows the oil. When you linger in His presence, He will change you. When you choose to lean on your beloved, your heart shifts. The church does not need more programs or printed bulletins. We have a surplus of whitewashed tombs. The church needs to get intimate with the bridegroom, seeking His…
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When Men are Silent
What happens when men keep silent…? (I wrote a post recently… When We Silence Women …but let us also highlight the value of men’s voices…) We need to hear both voices of men and women, not spoken in fleshly anger, but in bold Spirit-led risk-taking obedience… Dr Larry Crabb reminds us of the value of men’s voices… I always…
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What’s next Papa?!
“This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?” God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going…
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A Future Not Our Own – Oscar Romero
This comes from Archbishop Oscar Romero who was killed in his church in El Salvador by a right-wing death squad on March 24th, 1980 out of his commitment to the poor… A Future Not Our Own It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view. The kingdom is not only beyond…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 