Revive us Again

While I prefer a contemporary worship style I still find myself   returning to the "old hymns" for inspiration. Revive Us Again By William P. MacKay & John J. Husband Performed by Greg Allen with the Worship Network We praise Thee, O God! For the Son of Thy love, For Jesus Who died, And is now … Continue reading Revive us Again

Threads Give Away for #Abide Leaders Kit

Threads is giving away a free DVD leader kit for their latest study, Abide. Abide: Practicing Kingdom Rhythms in a Consumer Culture, by Jared C. Wilson, is a new short-term Bible study from Threads. Click HERE for more information about the study. The leader kit includes a member book, a DVD with video clips to … Continue reading Threads Give Away for #Abide Leaders Kit

Great Awakening

This week's Baptist Standard featured an article suggesting that there is another Great Awakening occurring. Over 80,000 conversions occur daily.  While only about 6,000 are in Europe and North America.  There is spiritual fire sweeping through developing countries while a nation that has traditionally been viewed as a Christian nation is clueless. If there is … Continue reading Great Awakening

3 Things

In Bible Study recently we discussed what does it really mean to be a Christian. Some have tried to turn being a Christian into a bunch of do's and don'ts. So, being a Christian becomes just a bunch of rules. The word Christian literally mean's Christ follower.  As Christians we should be imitators or followers … Continue reading 3 Things

Thoughts on Evangelism

In Revival and Evangelism I spent most of the post talking about revival and not evangelism. For the past several days I have been thinking about evangelism and different methods of evangelism. So, first let's look at the meaning of the word evangelism. According to Merriam-Webster On-line evangelism is "the winning or revival of personal … Continue reading Thoughts on Evangelism

Revival and Evangelism

Recently there has been a discussion on one of the blogs I read about Todd Bentley. Bentley has been holding "revival" services in Lakeland, Florida since April. Some are calling it the "Florida Outpouring" and making claims of all kinds of healings. So far Bentley has been unable to provide proof that any healings have … Continue reading Revival and Evangelism

Passion: Atlanta’08

This weekend we went with the college students from our church to the regional Passion conference in Atlanta. You can read about the Atlanta Conference on the Passion blog. It was an amazing experience and I haven't had time to process it all yet. I'm sure I will post more later. In a nutshell here … Continue reading Passion: Atlanta’08