read what Dr. McGavran has to say and to give serious consideration to following his primary suggestions. “ David J. Hesselgrave “No church will enjoy the blessing of God when it forgets its evangelistic imperative. Tragically‚ however‚ many pastors have had little training to equip them effectively for this vital task. Ironically‚ the majority of theological seminaries and Bible colleges in America have relegated courses in evangelism to a secondary status in the curriculumor even oblivion
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CHANGE AND WHY WE NEED IT Pastor Bill Purvis Of Cascade Hills Church has a favorite saying: Change is Inevitable; but Growth is Optional Growth is the result of a Positive Outlook to CHANGE If you are not changing‚ you are not growing. Charles Darwin said: It is not the strongest of the species that survive‚ nor the most intelligent‚ BUT the one most responsive to change: When something is inevitable your best bet is to: 1. Prepare for it 2. Adapt to it 3. Don’t be surprised
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RUDY SOOALO YEAR 12 LUKE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY IN SAMOA In the early 1800 ’s Catholic ministries‚ Tongan Methodist ministries‚ and London Missionary Society Ministries all settled in the South Pacific region. Their combined objective was to spread the ’good news ’ far and wide; establishing Christianity in the land of savages who would eventually steer from the error of their pasts and into the light of Christianity. European ministries were of the philosophy that Christianity brought an
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denounced my faith in Christ. I had so many questions still unanswered and was beginning to see Christianity as another religion. It was at this point I received a visitor from Nigeria‚ sometime in 2003‚ and my visitor gave me a recorded sermon by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome‚ of Christ Embassy Church. When I listened to the taped message‚ I received answers to some of the questions that I have been asking as I read the bible. I decided to attend Christ
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different from Christianity as people may think. There is a part in the book off of page 30 this specific saying reminds me so much of what our church talks a lot about with God and Jesus. I have heard my mother say to me countless times as well as our pastor God will not put you through anything you can’t handle. So the part of the quote would be “No test will be given that the traveler does not already have the strength to meet.” The test would be the struggles that we go through on a day to day basis
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crowds. I realize as an adult that fear has held me back for all these years. My dad was a pastor and he would make me and my siblings sing in front of the church and I was so nervous‚ I could almost feel myself passing out‚ but would make it through but as I got older would think that my dad forced us‚ in the public so much‚ my fear would have subsided‚ but I only grew in fear. In 2003 I met and married this pastor‚ and he would tell often me how beautiful my
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know this because the pastor of the church implied that she was in the white church and needed to go to the black church. I know that the church was for whites because the usher whom first asked her to leave was described as a blond‚ and the emphasis on “your church” when the pastor emplied she was in the wrong church . The author further set the story up by naming all the roles the lady played as a house slave by telling us the way the whites in the church viewed her. The Pastor of the church called
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What changed? Why are you on our side now? I’m not on anyone’s side. I’m on the side of the law. - The cops are here. - Cops? Guys‚ let’s go! Some bastard sold us out. What if there is a dark cloud looming above my family? Sma‚ you guys prayed. Prayer changes everything. Our dead father will regret making a bastard like you. Same with you. He wasted his sperm with you. You’re good-for-nothing. Nkunzi! Nkunzi... Nkunzi! Qhabanga! Please... Please stop this. Who called you here? That
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In 2008‚ then Senator and later President Barack Obama presented a moving speech entitled‚ “A More Perfect Union.” He spoke mostly about race‚ but also talked about religion‚ gender‚ and other qualities that make the American population so unique and diverse. In this presentation‚ Obama used many literary devices to make his speech convincing and moving. One of these devices that reoccurs is a propaganda technique called Card Stacking. This is when an author slants a message in some form or another
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J. Robert Clinton emphasizes that when God develops an emerging leader‚ he utilizes four checks to test a leader’s character. The four checks include the integrity check‚ the obedience check‚ the word check and the ministry task. Integrity involves the heart of character. The integrity check remains a check that God uses to expand our influence.137 Calvin Miller insists that character includes the hidden “us” what we do when no one is around. Our outer lives are what people can see‚ but our inner
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