The Great Awakening viewed through the preaching of whitefield! George Whitefield (/ˈwɪtfiːld/; 27 December [O.S. 16 December] 1714 – 30 September 1770), also spelled Whitfield, was an English Anglican cleric and evangelist who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement. Born in Gloucester, he matriculated at Pembroke College at the University of Oxford in […]
“When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,” Luke 9:1 As I’ve mentioned before, these Posts are from my daily Bible Reading. This is where I started today in Luke, where Jesus commissions the 12 to go throughout Israel, preaching and
Introduction If you’ve lived in Grand Rapids for any length of time, you’ve become familiar with this man to one degree or another. Of course! We have a Dutch Church on almost every corner, a fairly large Dutch population, and even a College named after him. But there’s a lot more to him than you
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“Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” Luke 6:46 As you read through the Gospels, one thing that strikes you is how similar, and yet different, the stories are that they contain. Some are very much alike, almost verbatim! Others, like this one, are in many ways different.
There is a new music in christian circles. Have you listened to it yet? All across the Nation, God’s People are being subjected to a New and Strange Version of Christian Music. Just recently a Pastor’s son was given an Audition for the New Christian Music label “Just Shout It Out” and it turned out
“And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “Then what shall we do?”” Luke 3:10 In today’s reading, John the Baptist begins his ministry. We’re told “the word of God came to John” and he was “preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins”. As the Multitudes were “going out to be baptized by
“And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.” Luke 1:11 So Zacharias turn had come to serve in the Temple and his lot was drawn to burn incense that day. We’re not told how often he had done this, either prior to this occasion, or
A Bible Christian Is A Person Who Manifests In His Life That His Claims To Repentance And Faith Are Real: Paul said that he preached that men should repent and turn to God and do works meet for, answering to, consistent with, repentance [Acts 26.20]. ‘By grace are you saved through faith, and that not
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“But go, tell His disciples and Peter,” Mark 16:7a We’re told on the day after the Sabbath “Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome,” “came to the tomb” to anoint the body of Jesus. As they came, they saw that the Stone they were concerned about moving, had been rolled away for
A Bible Christian Is One Who Has Wholeheartedly Complied With The Divine Terms For Appropriating The Divine Provision: The divine terms are two – repent and believe. That is what Jesus preached, ‘At that time Jesus came preaching, Repent and believe the gospel’ [Mark 1.15, 16]. It is what Paul preached. He says, ‘I testified
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