How many sermons have you heard about sex? Bible study lessons? Sunday School lessons? Discussions with Godly people? I heard one sermon on sex when I was 26. When my pastor preached that sermon – the “good people” in the church was scandalized. They were so bent out of shape that they sought to run [...]
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“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,” Acts 3:19 As someone who is from a very racist town and had a racist background (of which I am very ashamed) before Jesus changed my life in a revival, [...]
“We need a baptism of clear seeing. We desperately need seers who can see through the mist–Christian leaders with prophetic vision. Unless they come soon it will be too late for this generation. And if they do come we will no doubt crucify a few of them in the name of our worldly orthodoxy.” -A.W. [...]
Story of Non-Transformation John Ortberg tells the story about the man who never changed. “Hank, as we’ll call him, was a cranky guy. He did not smile easily, and when he did, the smile often had a cruel edge to it, coming at someone’s expense. He had a knack for discovering islands of bad news [...]
Safe and Sound: A Story of Transformation
Posted: January 15, 2007 in Following Jesus, Spiritual FormationSAFE AND SOUND A Story of Transformation The USS Cole, one of our guide missel destroyers was attacked while refueling in Yemen on Oct 12, 2000 . It was attacked by terrorists when a small boat loaded with explosives was detonated beside the ship. The explosion blasted a hole in its side 40 foot by [...]
