Tag: criticism
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Jesus Actually Has Authority to Forgive Sins
Jesus’ public preaching and healing ministry started in Capernaum, He travelled across the Sea of Galilee and met some Gentiles, and now He will travel back across the Sea of Galilee to his home town. His early ministry is exclusive to the area of Galilee, north of Samaria, which is north of Judea. Jesus might…
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The Christian Family: a people of revival, not condemnation
Why do people not attend church? For what reasons do believers not partake in the Christian fellowship? The Malphurs Group, which is a church consultation firm, offered 15 reasons that should cause us to think:[1] THEIR FAITH IS STRONG, BUT THEY FEEL THE CHURCH IS NOT MEETING THEIR NEEDS. THEY ARE TIRED OF THE…
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Childish Hatred Mistaken For Defending What Is Right?
An old man poked his head up over the fence on a Saturday morning to observe his neighbor’s yard. “What kind of man,” he thought to himself, “lets his yard get so filthy?” He observed toy trucks and baseball gloves and the grass was taller than it should have been; it would come up to…
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Child-like Faith (Outline only)
Opening Questions It is good to grow more mature in the faith, but Christ still claims that people ought to have a child-like faith. What might it mean that we have childlike faith? o Are you trusting (particularly with God?) o Are you admittedly dependant on God? o Do you get excited about the faith?…
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Trusting in Tongues
This last week, Good Hope Baptist Church in Wake Forest, NC held a human scheduled revival in which we prayed for God to move. Though I am not sure the true benefit of having a human scheduled revival, I am sure that asking God to come and to move has powerful consequences, even if we…