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Become a Resting Place For God's Presence and Power!
Historically, God has moved mightily through revivals, awakenings, and
outpourings of His Spirit. But these legendary moments are only a
glimpse into what God desires for you each and every day.
Your everyday life can be a permanent dwelling place for God’s presence.
Todd Smith, pastor of Christ Fellowship Dawsonville and leader of the
North Georgia Revival, has firsthand experience in creating a
habitation for God. He was on the verge of quitting the ministry when
the Holy Spirit began showing him how to create a place in his life for
the presence of God to live.
Today, Todd shares these keys with you! Discover how to…
- Shift from revival visitation to Holy Spirit
habitation—where God’s manifest presence rests upon you with power.
- Become a carrier of God’s holy fire—where you impact the
atmosphere around you.
- Practice core values that protect the presence—keys that
help you cultivate and sustain a lifestyle saturated in God’s presence
and power.
- Create atmospheres that pass God’s test—discover what the
Holy Spirit is seeking in order for Him to manifest His presence.
- Pray three things that position you for supernatural setups.
- Discover the supernatural power and peace that comes when
you make your life a habitation for God’s glory!
Pentecostals throughout Jamaica and the Jamaican diaspora use music
to declare what they believe and where they stand in relation to
religious and cultural outsiders. Yet the inclusion of secular
music forms like ska, reggae, and dancehall complicated music's
place in social and ritual practice, challenging Jamaican
Pentecostals to reconcile their religious and cultural identities.
Melvin Butler journeys into this crossing of boundaries and its
impact on Jamaican congregations and the music they make. Using the
concept of flow, Butler's ethnography evokes both the experience of
Spirit-influenced performance and the transmigrations that fuel the
controversial sharing of musical and ritual resources between
Jamaica and the United States. Highlighting constructions of
religious and cultural identity, Butler illuminates music's vital
place in how the devout regulate spiritual and cultural flow while
striving to maintain both the sanctity and fluidity of their
evolving tradition.Insightful and original, Island Gospel tells the
many stories of how music and religious experience unite to create
a sense of belonging among Jamaican people of faith.
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