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Denominations: United Pentecostal Church
The United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) says that it has 5½ million constituents world-wide (About UPCI, upci.org). There are more than 350,000 members in the U.S.A. and Canada combined (overview of the United Pentecostal Church International by Jack Zavada, learnreligions.com). … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Church Organization, denominations, Godhead, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Pentecostalism, Stats
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Fire in My Bones
“Then I said, ‘I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name” (Jeremiah 20:9a). Jeremiah was tired of the fight. He was mocked by what seemed like everyone (Jeremiah 20:7, 10). He was in derision daily … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, God`s word, Love, Preachers, Preaching, prophets, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 2:13, alone, b.j. clark, book studies in Jeremiah and Lamentations, burn out, critics, fear on every side, fire in bones, garland elkins, jeremiah, Jeremiah 15:17, Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah 20:7-8, Jeremiah 20:9, Jeremiah 6:16-17, Jeremiah 8:21, jeremiah 9:1, Jeremiah wants to go in hotel business, johnny ramsey, love, meditation, mock, negative preaching, power lectures, preaching, Psalm 1, Psalm 119, robert taylor jr., unpatriotic, weary of preaching, weeping prophet
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5 Great Things: (#3) The Great Responsibility
Johnny Ramsey was one of the instructors when I attended Brown Trail School of Preaching. One of his classes was General Epistles (James – Jude). He taught us to remember each chapter by one key point. He provided the following … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, be ready, Christian Influence, Faith, fear, Hope, preparation, Suffering, Textual study, Word Study
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The Investment of Time
Have you head of the “10,000 hour rule”? The theory is that to excel in a thing (e.g. sports, music, technology, business, etc.) 10,000 hours need to be invested in that thing (e.g. study, experimentation, practice). This theory was popularized … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, evangelism, Priorities, Soul Winning, stewardship, Time
Tagged 1 Peter 2:9, 10000 hour rule, 2 Peter 3:18, Acts 8:4, berlin's academy of music, bill gates, bill joy, book outliers, business, Colossians 4:5, engineers, Ephesians 5:16, grow in grace and knowledge, Hebrews 5:12, investing time, John 9:4, johnny ramsey, k. anders ericsson, lawyers, malcolm gladwell, Matthew 5:13-16, mozart, music, physicians, pratice makes perfect, redeem time, salt and light, specialists, sports, SWAT team, technology, the beatles, time, veternarians
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Thoughts From The Prophets: A Bag With Holes
“Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: consider your ways! You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but do not have enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe yourselves, but no … Continue reading
Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 1)
I know of no one (who believes the Bible) who denies the fact of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The Bible speaks of an indwelling of God, the Father (John 14:23; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 John 4:12-15; 2 John … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Textual study, Type/Antitype, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Acts 2:38, Acts 2:39, Acts 5:32, alexander campbell, ax and wood illustration, calvinist, Colossians 3:16-17, deist, different possitions on the indwelling, Ephesians 5:18-20, fellowship, figurative indwelling, filled with Spirit, foy wallace jr., frankin camp, giving of Spirit, gus nichols, guy woods, h. leo boles, hammer and tongs, Holy Spirit, hugo mccord, I see your father in you illustration, indwelling, Indwelling of Christ, indwelling of God the Father, indwelling of the Spirit, Italy in my heart illustration, johnny ramsey, kalew, let peace of God rule heart, literal indwelling, Luke 1:15 cf. 1:76, Luke 1:41 cf. 1:42-45, Luke 1:67 cf. 1:67-79, miraculous indwelling, pentecostal, pergamos, perry cotham, proskalew, reader's digest, receiving of Spirit, robert browning, ron crosby, roy lanier sr., satan dwelt in pergamos, stephen wiggins, tabernacle/temple and church, temple of the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Holy Spirit, the indwelling of deity, the Spirit is not the word, visible manifestaion of God's presence in tabernacle/temple/church
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Sixteen Things About Jesus
It is easy to advise one to consider in decision-making W.W.J.D.. However, such is beneficial only if one truly knows how Jesus lived. Too many do not. The book of Mark contains sixteen chapters. Let’s consider one snapshot of Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Example, Forgiveness, Humility, Jesus, Prayer, Priorities, Textual study
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