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Archive for July, 2012
Necessity of the Word and the Spirit ministries
by Theodore Wright. The balance between Word and Spirit ministries is found through the proactive emphasis of both. This is the model for spiritually healthy and vibrant Christian ministry. When the Word of God is misunderstood and misused to minimize the gifts and work of the Holy Spirit, dry orthodoxies develop. The “rules” […]
Do you put faith in your doubts?
Does one bad confession, necessarily, ruin all the good faith confessions made? Sadly, some Christians have succombed to having a weak faith in Jesus where they will trust more in one negative statement they say or that someone else says rather than in what positive statements. They may even do this even when the Lord […]
Principles you should know from the Hebrew Scriptures
1. God alone is the source of a satisfying and worthwhile life. Thou wilt make know to me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore. – Psalm 16:11 2. There is a barrier between God and us: Sin. Behold the LORD’s hand […]
Home fellowship should not be about entertainment
by Theodore Wright. Luke 10:38-42 (KJV) 38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. 40 But Martha […]
Prayer for revival is not enough
by Theodore Wright. The most common Bible verse quoted about Holy Spirit revival for nations is found in the book of 2nd Chronicles. If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and […]
How to get to Heaven without trying
You can try your hardest and with all your effort and might, doing all manner of works, acts of obedience, and religious devotions. Still, it will not be enough. Even conscience will show through feelings that it is all insufficent, unsatisfactory, and empty. There is no work we can do to guarantee ourselves Heaven. It […]
Raise the Standard, Lower the Skirts
by Mrs. E. F. Harvey from the I. H. Convention Herald. French fashion designers have decreed this year that women should wear their skirts the shortest since Eve. We should have thought skirts had gone up just about as high as women would have dared to wear them in a Christian country. But even […]
The Lord’s Harvest: be prepared
by Theodore Wright. When doing a large outreach in a city, there are preparations to be made. The Lord has given instructions about this. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white […]
To boldly go where angels dare to tread
by Theodore Wright. Vieux Carre Assembly of God is in the Heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans, just a block from Bourbon Street. This is the meeting place for a street ministry outreach team. Bourbon Street is known for its heavy drinking and other wild living. Young runaway girls have wandered here and, […]
The Lord’s Supper is the Passover
ORIGIN The Passover. And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. And this day shall be unto you […]
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