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The Price Has Already Been Paid - Too many Christians are trying very hard to become righteous in God's eyes. Many do penance to try and pay for their sins, while the Bible declares that Jesus Christ paid the price for all sins. If he paid the price for all sins, then what price is there left to pay?
Shrove Pancakes in Great Britain - Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter. In the Christian world, it is a period of prayer, penitence, forgiveness and sacrifice. During this time, a lot of foods are forbidden to be eaten.
Manifestations of Pride - Focusing on the Deficiency of Your Gifts and Abilities - A Proud person may not seem very proud at all. In fact they may have self-pity. But this focuses on self and wants self to be elevated. Indeed this is pride.
Clowning in Church in Great Britain - In church, the parishioners are sure to be serious and subdued. The business of communicating with God is a very sober thing. There will be singing, and there will be preaching.
Bibles Are Only For Priests? Lessons From the Incredible History of the Bible - Why is the Bible a boring book to read? Was the Bible written only for priests? Who should read the Bible?
Home Church is Vital to Teach That Obedience is Better Than Sacrifice - Home church will teach that obedience is better than sacrifice. Churches and ministries have used the concept of sacrifice for offering and tithes. Giving is one of the known ways to raise funds for ministries. They have also used the sacrificial element for people to give more and a more to ministries.
God Works in Us Through Fellowship in a Home Church - God works in us through fellowship in a home church. Fellowship is the key to move in the body of Christ. Fellowship means a group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose. The Christian has to get into a group which has similar interest in God.
Who Do You Say That He Is? - Why did Jesus come? Jesus came to earth to preach the Good News, which is the Kingdom of God. That was the only reason and purpose Jesus had. He was sent to preach the Good News. There is no bad news when you hear the Word of Jesus.
Manifestations of Pride - Having an Inflated View of Your Gifts and Abilities - Proud people have a wrong perception of themselves. They inflate their God given abilities and glorify themselves as if God did not give them anything.
God Works Through Sharing in a Home Church - Sharing is the first act of love the earl church did. They sold their possessions, lands and property and brought it to the apostles. The apostles share them with those in need. The bible says that no one in that church had any need.
So the Thoughts of Many - Some may wander why was Jesus born. Well the Scripture tells us in Luke 2:34 the reason. Jesus has done and is still doing many great and wonderful and powerful wonders today.
The Spirit in the Church Today - Part 8 - If only we knew what the Lord wanted of us, we often say. One thing He wants is spelled out pretty clearly in the book of John. Our study of the Spirit's work today continues.
Invite God Into Your Life - The world today, more so than a few years ago, needs God, craves God, yet in many instances people don't know how to find God... it all starts with a simple few words to God inviting him into our lives, opening up our hearts to a relationship with him. Daily, one needs to connect with God.
Home Church is the Key to Stop Non Scriptural Church Practices - Home church is the key to stop non scriptural church practices. The edit of Milan created the first strategy of the enemy to strangle and kill the body of Christ. What did this edit do? It removed the house churches into pagan temples and created the building and auditorium mentality. It created a hierarchy of leadership with the pyramid style.
Home Church Can Effectively Fight the Enemy of the Gospel - We should never forget that one of the causes God had to send his son to save us was from the enemy's plan and schemes. Even Job had to go through this ordeal to establish his loyalty and faith in God. The whole scene in heaven was for the faith of Job.
Home Church Can Effectively Empower to Fight Temptation - Home church can effectively fight the enemy of our soul. Satan aims at our faith. He is not interested in nothing but our faith in the Lord Jesus. The enemy will slowly start his game plan with us. He always starts with the small things and work his way through to bugger things.
Faith - The Only Way to God - God's plan in establishing faith as the only way to come to him shows the unparalleled wisdom and sheer brilliance of God. Why choose faith?
Feel the Serenity at the Churches in Westminster London - Churches at Westminster have an aura of providence that touches the inside. In this part of London you will find a number of churches that will give you the serenity you might be looking for, from the rushes of life. So while you are at Westminster, you can relax in the positivity of these churches.
Speaking in Tongues - A Necessity For Today - Validating the speaking in tongues gift of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit for today. A concise historical citing of facts relative to speaking in tongues among believers.
The Spirit in the Church Today, Part 5 - Does the Bible's Old Testament hold any clues as to the work of the Spirit in the Church today? A few at least. Let's take a look.
Anubis and the Egyptian Afterlife - Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife and much of their mythology and religious beliefs were based on the trials they would endure as they passed through into their version of heaven. Anubis is a one of the more well-known Egyptian gods who played the role of guide through the afterlife and though he is seen as a morbid, sinister character by some - his role as an ancient Egyptian god was actually as a benevolent caretaker of the deceased in the underworld.
Home Church Can Effectively Empower Families to Love Each Other - Home church can effectively empower families to love each other. The home church can start with one family and then add few more relatives and friends. It should continue to maintain small numbers for effectiveness. The Holy Spirit works through relationships. God is not interested in big numbers. God is interested in individuals.
The Spirit in the Church Today, Part 7 - From the very beginning of John's life and ministry, and all the way through Jesus' teachings, the Spirit plays a prominent role. My conviction is that He wants to play that role in our day too.
The Spirit in the Church Today, Part 6 - The fiery prophet Joel saw the day of Pentecost and beyond many hundreds of years before Jesus lived here. His prophecy is all encompassing, taking in the time from 30 A.D. until the cataclysmic return of Jesus Christ to the planet. This is for us...
The Spirit in the Church Today, Part 4 - Why do people question the miraculous when it is the basis of the Christian faith? No miracles, no resurrection. No miracles, no Pentecost. No miracles, no Son of God. I believe in miracles...
Prophetic Word For America - I have seen more instant face to face miracles, signs and wonders than I can remember. The Lord has never released me until now, to speak of these things.
True Unity Among Religions - A Bridge Too Far? - Some time back we had a family get-together at home. My mother and brothers as well as my wife's parents and brother met each other there.
What is a Christian Hedonist? - The term "Christian" seems to lost its true meaning. Depending on asking the question what a Christian is to someone. You probably will get many answers.
The Aroma That Satisfies God - Genesis 8:21 talks about the aroma that is satisfying to God. Shocking as it may sound but God will be satisfied for those that choose to not make peace with him.
Imprecatory Praying - If I would stand up in church (most churches) and start praying that sinners would perish from the earth and God will bring His wrath upon them. I would imagine that those church members would be first shocked and two would get angry. They probably would think I'm condemning them to Hell.
The Science of Theology - Theology is a science. A science that deals with the study of the Bible.
3 Keys to the Lord Increasing Your Anointing - Many people would like more power to do the work of the Lord. There are keys to an increase in anointing of God in your life and we discuss them here.
Will The World End On December 21, 2012? - Much of this has stemmed from the Mayan Calendar which shows no history beyond this date. the Mayans were amazing people who studied the stars and the milky way to understand the times and seasons.
Basic Guidelines For a Home Church Bible Study - The home church is a small group ideally suited for a serious bible study. Bible is from the believers standpoint inspired by the Holy Spirit to be our guide. But the bible is a complex and mysterious book.
Standing For the Pro-Life Position to a Dark and Cruel Fault - This is the danger which I see apparent in the pro-life movement and every other ideological movements. Often, the ideology trumps compassion, mercy, and humanity. We have to be very careful that we do not let good (trying to lower the abortion rate) become a type of evil (forcing a 9 year old girl to die to preserve the "sanctity" of life). While I do think the issue of the sanctity of life is important, it does not trump every other issue dealing with humanity, mercy, and justice...
The Role of Daily Prayer in Home Church Discipleship Training Plan - Prayer is the breath of the believer. Home church gathered in a house with family and friends can teach how to pray daily and continuously.
Manifestations of Pride - Complaining Against Or Passing Judgment on God - Talking back or complaining to God about your current state is pride. You have no right to grumble at God for anything.
My First Quaker Experience - Preserving the Essence of the Christian Faith - I went to a small town about 4 1/2 hours away this past weekend called Monteverde. It was started by a group of American Quakers who fled from the United States in the 1950s to escape persecution for their pacifist views.
Blessed Are the Deceptive? - My ancient civilization students are making plays based on one of Aesop's fables. The students are supposed to take the moral of the fable and create a modern day example of the fable. One of the groups created a play which really got me thinking. It went like this:
Me, My God, My Religion - We Indians firmly believe, when nothing works my God works. The temple of worship is often a school of crisis management. I am afraid. I have kept my religion very simple and survived. Religion for me I guess is to be to myself and let others be to themselves.
Home Church is the Key to Walk and Minister in the Spirit - Why do I say home church is the key to walk and minister in the spirit? Walking in the spirit is a strange and weird concept for a regular traditional church member. Most traditional churches have abandoned the concept of walking with God. Spiritual life to them is attending church week after week and participating the activities and programs of the church.
St Patrick and Ireland - First off, St Patrick was not Irish! More likely he was born in west Britain, maybe in what is now Scotland, though no such country existed at that time. St Patrick is believed to have born in Britain towards the end of the Roman occupation of in the 400 hundreds AD. Nobody knows for sure when exactly he was born, but he was probably part of the Romano British aristocracy that had embraced Christianity.
Understanding Prophecy, Prophesying, and Prophets - Whenever a person speaks under the anointing while giving testimony about Jesus Christ they are speaking by the spirit of prophecy. Just because a person has, can, or will prophesy does not mean he or she is a prophet or has the gift of prophecy. It simply means they are speaking under the anointing or inspiration of God in a particular time and place.
Free Daily Christian Bible Email - Essential Way to Read Bible Every Day - What is the main purpose of human life? The answer is how we are living the life is the main purpose of the everyone life.However,most of the people are interested to live life without any stresses.
Different Types of Djinn and the Rituals to Summon and Control Them - Djinns are the early inhabitants of the Universe. Once djinn were the ruler of the universe with great empires existed in the history. Djinn used to know all about decisions made by God for the future of the universe until they thrown out of the heaven to earth
The Almighty Lender Has a Greater Return Rate - It's tax time. Yeah! No? For some of us this means we will be getting some money back, and for others, not so much.
Parshat Ki Tisa - Moshe's Guide to Exceptional Middle Management - He made this proposal to Moshe: Your people are a disaster. They keep messing up and they keep making Me over-the-top furious. Here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to wipe out the entire nation, and make a replacement people for you. This new people will be new-and-improved, and won't give us the same problems as their predecessors.
What I Learned From the, Gasp! Word of Faith Movement - Perhaps you've heard of them. Televangelists with bouffant hairstyles and Rolex watches saying send me a dollar and God will give you a hundred, women with gaudy make-up, and the ever-famous "Be healed in the name of Jeeeee-sus" while pushing people to the ground.
Yes, I Can! - Amidst the sounds of the world, the hustle and bustle of the day, we can all use a break. I don't mean a break of sitting down with our feet up in the air to zombie out and veg for a few hours. I mean a break from culture. More than a vacation, more than a retreat, more than a change of pace. What I'm talking about is a break from lifestyle.
The Role of Bible Study in a Home Church Discipleship Training Plan - The importance of role of bible study in home church is invaluable. Bible study is the foundational discipline for a Christian. The home church is ideally suited for that kind of environment. Bible is the manual for us. God has supplied all we need for life in the bible. Any careful student of the bible will find it immensely beneficial and rewarding.
A Light in the Dark - When Easter Breaks Into Your World - Author and speaker Rob Bell once said, "Some of the most comforting words in the universe are 'me too.'" One actor's story has been an inspiration to countless people because his life echoed those very words. For many years Michael Landon was beloved for his roles as the ideal father figure in television shows such as Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven.
Why Home Church Discipleship Training Plan is Most Effective - The home church should plan and execute the disciple ship process with precise accuracy. This is a hard task. It is not easy to become a disciple of Christ. It is easy to become a Christian. Today we have weakened and diluted the Christian message. Salvation is free through grace of God.
Who Will Laugh Last? The Immoral, Murderers, Corrupt Politicians, Occultists, The Atheist, Or Jesus? - The author seeks to speak to America concerning the reality that there is a sovereign power greater than all. A power to whom every man (even the president) will one day give an account to for his every deed, whether those deeds will be proven be founded in unbelief and wickedness, or founded in the faith and Fear of God.
Home Churches Can Show Personal Attention to Discipleship - Home churches have few members and are the best-suited method to shape the discipleship process. Discipleship requires personal attention. It is the most grueling of all type of discipline. The very word disciple means one who goes through extreme discipline to perform and achieve something of value.
Why Are We on Earth? - It is believed by many that at death we cease to exist altogether. Some say we came from nothing, and hence, we go back to nothing. Not a small number believe we even came by accident. It is this belief that makes many to live lives of complete recklessness; feeling accountable to no one but themselves.
Ephesians 4-26 I Hate to Tell You This - I (Satan) Already Have a Place - Don't give a place to the Devil. Learn his plan. Sock it to him before its too late! Exclusive - historian reveals the Devil's blueprint for the church...
Home Church Creates the Right Atmosphere For Learning to Love - Love is the key to understand God. In any institutional church the atmosphere is formal, businesslike, precise and orderly. Loving any one is a daunting task especially when you do not know most people. In a home church you know every body and it is informal and friendly. This is the best atmosphere to practice loving another.
Home Church Can Adopt Samaritan Woman Evangelism Model Effectively - The home church can easily adopt the kind of evangelism model Jesus shows with the Samaritan woman at the well. It is easy to follow this example in building a home church. People will respond to this kind of approach better than hell message. Carefully follow how Jesus develops this opportunity to communicate to a hostile woman of Samaria.
The Spirit in the Church Today - Part 2 - Ever experienced an encounter with God? Here's a couple of my own brushes with eternity.
The Spirit in the Church Today - What do you have the right to expect from God in this generation? Are you receiving it? What does the Spirit say to the church about this subject?
Home Church and True Implications of a Good Samaritan - The home church can teach and show in action what God expects from us. Imagine a person on the side of the highway hurt and bleeding. How many of us do you think will stop and pay attention to that man on the way to work? We do not want to get involved. We do not have time and more over we do not care. Most of us think it is none of my business.
The Spirit in the Church Today - Part 3 - Miracles can be life-changing events, ways for God to direct your path. Ever experienced one?
The Contemporary Service in a Traditional Church - The Unwanted Stepchild - The members of our church's contemporary worship team often refer to our service as the unwanted stepchild of our church. We always say it with a chuckle and a smile, our service is well-established, and has been drawing a decent crowd on Sunday mornings for the past ten years. Most of us feel that we have been around long enough to prove the value of the contemporary style of worship, but we also know that a decade is just a drop in the bucket to the average Methodist. We may laugh when we joke about it, but sometimes too loudly.
LDS Gospel Art Kit - Mormon Artwork - This art kit is a set of pictures specifically designed to illustrate a story, gospel principle, or to give a visual of a complex idea of the gospel. Many of the images are images for children, but can be used for adults. It begins with Adam and Eve and ends with pictures of modern prophets, including pictures from the Old and New Testament, Book of Mormon, church history, and contemporary gospel topics. The kit was a little bit more expensive previously but was well worth the cost as there were over a hundred visual aids.
The Home Church is Free From Denominational Dictates - The home church is free from denominational dictates. Over the years I have observed that there is a common thread to all denominational churches. All the branches are the same. The type and style of worship meeting is the same. Their organizational government is the same.
Christian Issues With the Internet, Having a Business With Integrity - The internet has so much information available to us. Some Christian issues with the internet is the lack of integrity or accountability.
Are We Living in the End Times? - Biblical end of times prophecy, also known as eschatology, revels what will happen to the earth during its final days as laid out primarily within the books of Daniel and Revelation. These books reveal several different signs that must come to pass before the end of the current age.
The Argument That Jehovah's Witnesses Are Not Cult Members - Jehovah's Witnesses are often looked upon as being part of a cult, when in reality they are far from anything cult-like. There is no charismatic leader who tells the members what they should or shouldn't do, and there are certainly no restrictions for the lives of members.
Focus is a Choice - The Bible gives hope for those of us who have a tendency toward fear, worry and panic. Focus on Jesus!
Why Easter is Not Fair - Dr. Henry Cloud has a sure fire method to destroy your marriage, your friendships, and everything else in your life. Simply "play fair."
Easter and the Power to Forgive - When the allies liberated the concentration camps at the end of World War II they arrested a man they simply called "Wild Bill." Unable to pronounce his name, they gave him this moniker due to his rugged appearance. Unlike the other prisoners Wild Bill seemed to be in perfect health, which led the Allied soldiers to believe that he was a Nazi sympathizer, so they arrested him to be held for trial.
Guide Your Tomorrow, Christians - Your yesterdays once were tomorrows. Remember? Your yesterdays brought you right where you are. 'Every now and again' switches to 'every then and there.' What revolutionary changes! But it is just natural.
The Home Church is Free From Denominational Bias on Doctrines - The home church is not a denomination or church institution. Why do you think we have thousands of denominations among the protestant churches today world wide? According to the World Christian Encyclopedia, a comparative survey of churches and religions in the modern world lists around 33000 denominations world wide.
Pretence - Not For Christians - It isn't worth the effort for Christians to pretend about who they are. Avoid dramatizing what you are not. It's important that our outward carriage be representative of our substance and not our status or other people's perception of who we seem to be.
Christians' Boundary in Tough Love - Human affairs operate within some form of regimentation. This is known and acceptable to the Christians. Their acts, within and outside their religious circles, are guided by limits and boundaries. More or less, this is a natural law that goes far outside the confines of any particular gathering, religious or not. We are in one society or the other.
Be Honored Christians - When you get called by God for service, you're called to a higher level of responsibility. "...Much is required from those to whom much is given, for their responsibility is greater." (Luke 12: 48 TLB). This is where we miss the point, for we think that those who are called are of a rare breed. Wrong!
Thoughts on Virtue - The word honesty is a battlefield of arguments. As there are many fields of studies so are there fields of arguments about truth and lies and white lies. The definitions carry with it explanations and philosophies, even relativism. What virtues are you living for?
Swami Dayananda Saraswati - Preceptor and Sovereign of the World - There was a time when our country India was the preceptor and sovereign of the world. The Vedic culture prevailed all over the world. Swami Dayananda Saraswati dedicated his life and youth for the transformation of past into present and restore the Vedic Religion, Vedic Culture and Vedic Age.
John 13:2 - Who's Controlling Your Mind? - Has the Devil put thoughts in your mind? Discover how you can strengthen all of Christendom!
Revelation 9:20 - Just Who Are You Worshiping? - Has the Word of God been twisted and taken out of context? Read this article to find out - and what you can do about it (if you need to do anything, that is).
Thoughts on Lent - The world needs to see that the faith we profess has power every day of the year, not just during Lent. They are looking for something to make sense of life everyday. They want to know that it is not only real, but that it is eternal. Let's make Lent something that testifies openly of a way of life that is lived privately. That is the way Jesus lived and it changed the world.
What is True Repentance? - Repentance and Faith are two sides of the same coin. Without both of them, you have no true conversion. Just because you believe in Christ doesn't mean you are truly converted.
Gifts - Faith and Healing - Paul said that God works in His church, His people, through a variety of means. And that in spite of the variety of ways that God makes Himself manifest there is always a unity that binds the different manifestations of His work together.
Home Church Can Teach Children to Grow As Disciples - Home church is he best way to teach children the basics of living. The mind of a child is ready to receive information. The family environment creates information for the child. The child will store this data bank of information for a long time. Most of this information will play an important role in their behavior and character.
God As I Don't Understand Him - The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous tells us to turn to a "God of our understanding." But can we really ever understand God?
Home Church Can Teach Children How to Honor Parents - The home church in a family sets up the stage for children to grow in fear and knowledge of God almighty. There is no substitute for this kind of environment for a child. The family is the most important part but without fear of God, it is useless. The bible talks much about family, children and parents.
The Hot Topic of Hell (Part 1 of 7) - Hell! It's a terrifying subject, at least for those who think about it. Is Hell burning now?
Home Church Eliminates the Need For Buildings and Power - Emperor Constantine did so much destruction that the good he did is pitiful in comparison. He is the one who created these monster institutions of church, including the seminaries and priesthood. He is the one who separated the secular and sacred. He introduced a division of clergy and laymen.
Home Church Roots Go Back to Abraham For Our Blessings - The home church establishes a spiritual to the New Testament from Abraham. We may have a problem with that kind of spiritual descent before the New Testament period. We have this super special theory that only the New Testament saints are the spiritual breed for God. I believe with all my heart this began with Abraham.
Home Church Eliminates Greed and Exploitation by Ministries - Home church eliminates greed and exploitation by ministries. Joshua brings in new people into the land of cannan. The land is divided among the sons of Jacob called tribes. This whole nation of Israel begins its destiny. Moses instructs them how to live in this new land. He gives blessings and curses. He places life and death before them. They choose death for the most part and go after false gods.
The Psyche of the Hindu - The Hindus have been inhabitants of the subcontinent for nearly as old as written history. Maybe 4000 years or even longer. In fact they are the proponents of some of the oldest civilizations known to mankind. Hinduism itself is perhaps the oldest religion and propounds deep mystical essence.
A Home Church May Solve Bad Children Situations For Future Generations - Am I trying to blame it all on a girl because she is the one bringing a child and cannot bring up properly? No, they are not the only ones to blame. They themselves are victims of bad family situations. How can you expect them to be responsible and behave with when there is no father? A home church will solve this by a father who takes responsibility seriously.
Home Church Roots Goes Back to Abraham But Not the Traditional Churches - The home church establishes the roots to Abraham. I am not against traditional churches that are biblical. But there is none. The institutionalized churches are not biblical to start with. Why am I saying this? The bible starts with the children of Israel. God selects Abraham out of the millions of people at that time.
The Wiccan Rede - The Rede, or better known as the "eight words" was firstly recorded in a speech by Doreen Valiente in 1964. It is a system in the neopagan religion of Wicca. The most common saying is "An it harm none, do what ye will."
Home Church Can Teach Biblical Discipline Issues For Future Generations - Home church can sole biblical understanding and discipline. Today in the internet, you can find all kinds of free resources to tell you the original word used in a particular verse.
Sports, Entertainment That Takes You to Hell - Sports, entertainment that takes you Hell sounds harsh. But harsh words are needed among a deaf culture.
The Holy Hatred of God - This is one of those doctrines that people just don't want to hear or even think about talking about, God's hatred. We have been taught that God loves the sinner but hates the sin. But this teaching is a denial of the teachings of scriptures.
Bible Distribution Leads To Human Rights Complaint - A complaint to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has been lodged over the distribution of Bibles to Grade 5 students by Gideons in the Niagara Region. Rene and Anna Chouinard contend that the public board should not have allowed the Gideons to hand out New Testaments over the past 12 years.
Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People? - We live in a time in which we can witness every catastrophe, every calamity, every cataclysm, every disaster, and every tragedy through the media. We recently heard thousands of people dying in Haiti from an earthquake and now in Chile.
Home Church May Solve Immoral Lifestyle Issues For Future Generations - Home church will solve the wrong lifestyle dilemma. We are living in a society where we all have a legal right to live the way we want.