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There is something very special about the laying on of hands!
Discover how you are: an extension of Lord's hand, a point of
contact with God's power, able to do the works of God, and a
storehouse of God's power. God can use you. Wallace H. Heflin, Jr.
was the son of Pentecostal pioneers and became one of the most
dynamic evangelists of our time. Great signs and wonders followed
his ministry in more than seventy countries. He pastored the
Calvary Pentecostal Tabernacle in Richmond, Virginia and was
Director of Calvary Pentecostal Campground in nearby Ashland where
he trained and led forth groups of men and women to the nations. At
his passing, he was widely revered as a prophet to the nations.
Believers Church Bible Commentary Series title. In three of the
Bible's most compelling short stories, Eugene F. Roop draws
attention to the distinctive narrative characteristics of these
magnificent dramas. Such scrutiny opens new vistas of
interpretation that can undergird the faith, life, and neighborly
relations of the church. As we enter the world of these struggles
and events, we will experience in the stories sorrow and laughter,
hope and loyalty, and God's mercy and grace. 306 Pages.
Thousands of people were healed by the Holy Spirit through her
ministry. During her meetings, people were healed through words of
knowledge she never laid hands upon a person. Before each meeting,
she opened her spirit, soul and body to the Holy Spirit's ministry.
She often referred to the Holy Spirit as "my best friend" and
stated that He was her teacher, "the greatest teacher in the whole
world." Kathryn Kuhlman's success was not hers, but the Holy
Spirit's. Charismatic/Pentecostal historian and teacher Roberts
Liardon takes readers on a journey unlike any other through the
life and ministry of Kathryn Kuhlman. This is more than a retelling
of her life's events; it is a spiritual look at the lessons all
Christians can learn from Kathryn Kuhlman's life and miraculous
healing ministry. Also included are: a biographical outline of her
life and transcripts from six of her most powerful radio messages!
For nearly two - thousand years courageous men and women have been
tortured and killed because of their confessions of Jesus Christ as
Lord and Savior. This updated edition of Foxes Book of Martyrs
contains stories of persecution up to 2001. Stories of heroic
courage and overcoming faith. Stories of love of God and Christ.
Stories of the amazing grace of God that enabled men women and
children to endure persecutions and often horrible deaths.
Salvation - It's more than just a ticket to Heaven when we die. As
wonderful as those gifts are, there is much more. As Derek Prince
reveals in this powerful booklet, the work Jesus did on the Cross
was perfect in every way and made a great, glorious, complete
salvation available to us, but the appropriating of all those
benefits and blessings is an ongoing process. As you read, you'll
discover what salvation truly is and the steps you can take to
receive and enjoy all of its amazing benefits.
Derek Prince is internationally recognized as one of the world's
leading Bible teachers. He has published more than thirty books,
which have been translated into over fifty languages. His daily
radio
Nathan J. Stone writes, "Indeed we cannot say all that the
mysterious word God means to us until we know more about Him."
God's many names reveal not only different dimensions of His
character but also point to their fulfillment in the Person and
work of Jesus Christ. This insightful little book accurately and
clearly works through the many names of God throughout the Old
Testament. We can now see God in new lights and angles as we learn
of His justice, His unbounded love, His preeminence, and His
character--all through His names. This book has sold over 400,000
copies.
Now I overcome evil in the name of Jesus. Smith Wigglesworth was
born in 1859. His family was very poor and he had to help support
them by working in a woollen mill twelve hours a day at the age of
six. In spite of his childhood work demands, he attended church
meetings with his grandmother, who had a great Christian influence
upon his life. It was at this very young age that he was led to
pray for others. At sixteen he became affiliated with the Salvation
Army and sensed God's call to pray and reach out for lost souls. He
saw hundreds being saved at meetings. During his ministry it was
confirmed that 14 people were brought back from the dead and
thousands more were saved and healed of their infirmities. His
messages are practical, to-the-point, and generously sprinkled with
his first-person accounts about events where God supernaturally
healed people. I have found Wigglesworth messages to be very
pertinent for defending myself from the demonic attacks confronting
all of us today.
In his first major book, Ed Dufrense, an internationally known
preacher and teacher, issues a no-holds-barred call to the
Charismatic, Pentecostal, and Faith Movements - a ringing warning
to catch the new wave of God's Spirit or be left behind. In Fresh
Oil From Heaven, Dr. Dufrense traces the work of the Holy Spirit in
this century to major revivals every 40 years, punctuated by fresh
moves every 20 years.
What is Revival Glory? -- It is standing under the cloud and
ministering directly from the glory unto the people. -- It is
seeing into the eternal realm and declaring what you are seeing. --
It is gathering in the harvest, using only the tools of the Spirit.
-- It is, ultimately, the revelation of Jesus Christ. One cannot
have revival without the glory or the glory without having revival.
The long-awaited sequel to the bestselling Glory by the same
author.
This "mini-book" is a tremendous introductory tool into the realm
of understanding personal prophecy and how to properly relate to
it. This book shares vital prophetic principles for properly
responding to God's voice in personal prophecy. * Having the right
attitude * Record, Read and Meditate * Witness to your prophecy *
War a good warfare * Do nothing different unless definitely
directed * Understanding God's universal divine principles
Fifty years after the last great miracle revival, believers of
every Christian denomination are experiencing a restoration. As
foretold by the prophets, this rain is resulting in the greatest
harvest of souls the world has ever known. What took centuries to
understand and accomplish, God is doing in an instant in this
present glory. Mysteries are being unveiled now to those who seek
the knowledge of God's glory. There were many healings and miracles
demonstrated publicly each night...Deaf ears opened. Paralyzed
people were healed. Many with incurable diseases and serious
cancers were healed. Every type of miracle was seen. Hungry
believers will be fed through the Mysteries of the Glory Unveiled.
David Herzog operates in the glory, prophetic, revelatory,
apostolic training and evangelistic realms as creative miracles,
signs, and wonders flow. He ministers in conferences, crusades, and
revivals worldwide. David has authored several books and appears
each week on their program, The Glory Zone, worldwide.
While the French Revolution has been much discussed and studied,
its impact on religious life in France is rather neglected. Yet,
during this brief period, religion underwent great changes that
affected everyone: clergy and laypeople, men and women, Catholics,
Protestants and Jews. The "Reigns of Terror" of the Revolution
drove the Church underground, permanently altering the relationship
between Church and State. In this book, Nigel Aston offers a guide
to these tumultuous events. While the structures and beliefs of the
Catholic Church are central, it does not neglect minority groups
like Protestants and Jews. Among other features, the book discusses
the Constitutional Church, the end of state support for
Catholicism, the "Dechristianization" campaign and the Concordat of
1801-2. Key themes discussed include the capacity of all the
Churches for survival and adaptation, the role of religion in
determining political allegiances during the Revolution, and the
turbulence of Church-State relations. In this study, based on the
latest evidence, Aston sheds new light on a dynamic period in
European history and its impact on the next 200 years of religious
life in France.
First published in 1976, Paul Johnson's exceptional study of
Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive
research, writing, and magnitude--"a tour de force, one of the most
ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempted and
perhaps the most radical" ("New York Review of Books").
In a highly readable companion to books on faith and history, the
scholar and author Johnson has illuminated the Christian world and
its fascinating history in a way that no other has. Johnson takes
off in the year 49 with his namesake the apostle Paul. Thus
beginning an ambitious quest to paint the centuries since the
founding of a little-known 'Jesus Sect', A History of Christianity
explores to a great degree the evolution of the Western world. With
an unbiased and overall optimistic tone, Johnson traces the
fantastic scope of the consequent sects of Christianity and the
people who followed them. Information drawn from extensive and
varied sources from around the world makes this history as credible
as it is reliable. Invaluable understanding of the framework of
modern Christianity--and its trials and tribulations throughout
history--has never before been contained in such a captivating
work.
In this widely acclaimed bestseller, the author of Small Victories tackles another explosive issue, this time race in America, by taking an in-depth look at the pastor of a thriving black church in one of New York's most desperate slums.
More than 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens
drop out after high school. This is a striking and alarming
statistic. Now the bestselling author of unChristian trains his
researcher's eye on these young believers. Where Kinnaman's first
book unChristian showed the world what outsiders aged 16-29 think
of Christianity, You Lost Me shows why younger Christians, ages
16-29, are leaving the church and rethinking their faith. Based on
new research, You Lost Me shows pastors, church leaders, and
parents how we have failed to equip young people to live "in but
not of" the world and how this has serious long-term consequences.
He then offers suggestions on how to help young people develop and
maintain a vibrant faith that they embrace rather than toss
away.
Poet and literature professor Scott Cairns ran headlong into his
midlife crisis - a fairly common experience among men nearing the
age of fifty-while walking on the beach with his Labrador. His was
not a desperate attempt to recapture youth, filled with sports cars
and younger women. Instead, Cairns realized his spiritual life was
advancing at a snail's pace and time was running out. Midlife
crisis for this this Baptist turned Eastern Orthodox manifested as
a desperate need to seek out prayer. Originally published in 2007,
this new edition of Short Trip to the Edge include photos, maps and
an expanded narrative of Scott's spiritual journey to the mystical
peninsula of Mt. Athos. With twenty monasteries and thirteen sketes
scattered across its sloping terrain, the Holy Mountain was the
perfect place for Scott to seek out a prayer father and discover
the stillness of the true prayer life. Told with wit and exquisite
prose, his narrative takes the reader from a beach in Virginia to
the most holy Orthodox monasteries in the world to a monastery in
Arizona and back again as Scott struggles to find his prayer path.
Along the way, Cairns forged relationships with monks, priests, and
fellow pilgrims.
In Preface to Paradise Lost, C. S. Lewis presents an illuminating
reflection on John Milton's Paradise Lost, the seminal classic that
profoundly influenced Christian thought as well as Lewis's own
work. Lewis a revered scholar and professor of literature closely
examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton's
masterpiece, a retelling of the biblical story from the Fall of
Humankind, Satan's temptation, and the expulsion of Adam and Eve
from the Garden of Eden. Considering this story within the context
of the Western literary tradition, Lewis offers invaluable insights
into Paradise Lost and the nature of literature itself, unveiling
the poem's beauty and its wisdom. With a clarity of thought and a
style that are the trademarks of Lewis's writing, he provides
answers with a lucidity and lightness that deepens our
understanding of Milton's immortal work. Also inspiring new readers
to revisit Paradise Lost, Lewis reminds us of why elements
including ritual, splendour and joy deserve to exist and hold a
sacred place in human life. One of Lewis's most revered scholarly
works, Preface to Paradise Lost is an indispensable read for new
and lifelong fans of Lewis's writing.
The Revd Neville Barker Cryer is approaching 60 years as both an
Anglican priest and a Freemason. In "Belief and Brotherhood", he
explains why it is possible for a Christian of whatever tradition
to hold membership in both these societies. He has taken especial
care to address the criticism of two previous Anglican clergy, the
Revd Fr. Walton Hannah and the Revd John Lawrence, and to endeavor
to provide what the former of these writers called for, 'that no
intelligent answer to my case has been ever attempted'. It is hoped
that those who have followed in his steps may regard this as
intelligent enough. Not surprisingly, in the light of the other
books which Cryer has recently written, he has sought to show the
relation of the historical origin or development of the Craft to
the apparent difficulties of which its opponents speak. It is
therefore hoped that non-Masons and Freemasons of whatever personal
faith they hold will be able to understand and appreciate "Belief
and Brotherhood" afresh. Contents include: introduction; a little
bit of history; why is there concern?; the craft degrees and the
holy royal arch; the Christian orders; the additional degrees; some
issues of faith epilogue; and, an index.
Suffolk has been home to monastic communities since St Felix and St
Fursey founded the first monasteries in the seventh century, and
today the county is home to both awe-inspiring monastic ruins and
living communities of men and women devoted to prayer. This first
complete survey of the monastic history of Suffolk traces the
development of monasticism in the kingdom of East Anglia, its
recovery after Viking destruction, and the flourishing of an
extraordinary variety of communities in medieval Suffolk, ranging
from the immensely powerful Abbey of Bury St Edmunds to tiny
friaries and nunneries. The book examines the impact of the
dissolution of the monasteries and the survival of the monastic
dream, against all odds, in post-Reformation Suffolk. Finally, the
book surveys the revival of religious communities in modern Suffolk
to the present day, and provides a comprehensive gazeteer of all
past and present monasteries in the county.
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