nature. There are many developmental areas to consider in a leader. The ones that will be discussed in light of Dr. Billy Graham and his leadership style is Cultural Development‚ Relational Spirituality‚ Holistic Spirituality‚ Process Spirituality‚ Spirit-filled Spirituality‚ Warfare Spirituality‚ Nurturing Spirituality‚ and Corporate Spirituality. The Faith Development of Billy Graham Dr. Graham’s development took leaps and bounds when comparing his legacy today with the teen that was dumped by
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‘A Birthday’ is an upbeat‚ jubilant poem about love‚ written by Christina Rossetti in 1861. While many believe that this love she is expressing so effusively is about a man‚ I believe that it is about her new-found love for God. Rossetti‚ after all‚ was a very religious person. The poem‚ surprisingly‚ has an exuberant‚ lively tone‚ a great contrast to her other works‚ which almost always give a sense of gloom and bleakness. Rossetti creates a structured arrangement‚ allowing the images to flow
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religious teachers were discussing and spoke of the temple as His father’s house. At Jesus’s baptism He not only fulfilled prophecy‚ but was clearly stated to be the Son of God (Evans and Coder 67). When Jesus was raised up out of the water‚ the Holy Spirit came upon Him and God said‚ “You are my dearly beloved Son‚ and you bring me great joy” (Mark 1:10 NLT). Some religions argue that Christ needed to be baptized as a cleansing from sin‚ but it is quite the opposite (Zuck 35). The words that God spoke
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CHAPTER ONE: Peace Makers INTRODUCTION: The followers of Jesus have been called to peace. When he called them they found their peace‚ for he is their peace. But now they are told that they must not only have peace but make it. And to that end they renounce all violence and tumult. Now‚ PEACEMAKING is a divine work. For peace means reconciliation; and God is the author of peace and of reconciliation. … It is hardly surprising‚ therefore‚ that the particular blessing which attaches to peacemakers is
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different words. In other words while the gift of interpretation of tongues is to translate the message in tongues‚ the interpreter in 1 Cor 14:28 relates more to an “interpreter of the Spirit”. Let me give an example of what this would look like. Suppose you are in a meeting and the Lord wants to move by His Spirit. As the one leading the meeting begins to get an impression Steve Smith has a word from the Lord‚ he encourages Steve to give it. Next the leader hears Linda Hernandez
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Sorenson explains the validity of the Bible that becomes a controversy over the scholars through the ages. The issue is asking about the preservation of God’s Word in the Scripture. There are two textual translation generations in the Bible‚ such as Traditional Text as King James Version and Critical Text as NIV‚ ESV and etc. However‚ both of Bible translations have a different history. Bible-Believing churches adopted traditional Text while Gnosticism applied Critical Text instead. The issues continue
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patience is to be able to remain calm and not to become annoyed when waiting for a long time or when dealing with problems or difficult people. In Christianity‚ patience is one of the most valuable virtues in life. It is also one of fruits of the Holy Spirit. A good example of patience is Jesus Christ who had enough patience for seeing us sin against Him as He patiently forgives us each time we sin. Patience brings peace to our mind‚ helps us make the right choices‚ bring about enjoyment‚ right understanding
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August 29th‚ 2015 Dear Father Ray Atwood‚ Hello. My name is Ryan Connolly and I am currently preparing for Confirmation. I am 17 years old and I am a Senior at Union High School in La Porte City‚ IA. I have been preparing for Confirmation for several years now and I would like to be confirmed. I want to be confirmed because I have been preparing for this sacrament and I am ready. I have learned that Confirmation is not the end of my faith life‚ but just the beginning. I am ready to take my
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Divine Revelation Oh mighty God‚ our Savior You open yourself to us There’s always the eagerness in us In knowing you more and loving you continuously Your love is our greatest connection to you It’s who you are and your plan for our salvation We may know from the start that you exist But who and what you really is‚ we cannot know Revealing yourself to be known and recognize And we recognize and respond unto you As you disclose yourself to us We open ourselves to all your will Know‚ love and
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reconciliation‚ it was associated with sacrificial offerings to remove the effects of sin. We must understand that God hates sin. God is perfectly holy and just‚ He cannot tolerate sin. Sin is the things that humans do to break God’s law and is the opposite of His holiness. God and sin cannot co-exist (Exodus 34:7b). God’s law is representative of His holy and perfect nature. When humans break God’s law‚ they are sinning. Like any other law there is a price to pay for breaking the law. Someone caught
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