By host on
1/14/2010 9:54 AM
Haiti Earthquake:
God's Judgment or Natural Disaster?
My heart breaks for the families that have lost so many loved ones. It almost seems unfair that such abject poverty stricken people have to now endure such multiplied tragedy. Father, breathe your life into that country through those that are able to provide support.
I just heard that Pat Robertson said that Haiti experienced this earthquake as a result of the people giving their souls to the devil
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By host on
12/27/2009 10:25 AM
Thoughts on John Maxwell's arrest and our Eternal Rewards
I just watched a message from John Maxwell, author and leadership guru, in which he talked about his arrest. I didn't previously know this happened but it was a refreshing and honest talk.
John was arrested for having a gun in his briefcase in the airport. To John's credit, he admits this was a "dumb" move. He forgot it was there. In his message, he openly discussed the details and had fun with his own stupidity. He shared how he was speaking at the Crystal Cathedral the next week and they asked him it they needed to frisk him before he went on stage. He commented that while in the holding cell he had thoughts of being ruined and losing everything. I think he has a good enough track record for that not to happen, but that point got me thinking.
When those of us t ...
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By host on
12/9/2009 8:42 AM
Seeing the Father
Knowing God is not as complicated as religion has made it. Jesus made a statement that should put how to know God, at rest... he said, "if you've seen me, you've seen the Father". We've made knowing God difficult but the truth is, if we want to know what God is like, we can just look at Jesus.
How does Jesus treat people? The woman caught in adultery had been thrown in front of Jesus, followed by the accusations and condemnation of the crowd. The Bible says that Jesus drew in the sand as if "he didn't even hear them." Jesus then turns to the crowd and displays such a degree of love and compassion for the woman that all of her accusers could no longer condemn her. He elev ...
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By host on
11/3/2009 12:07 PM
Ed Elliott at Forward
Saturday, November 14th @ 6pm
Word of Life World Outreach is a mission organization dedicated and committed to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through the Word of God around the world. It was founded by Ed & Laurie Elliott in 1984.
Ed and Laurie Elliott have been involved with world missions for over twenty-one years, sixteen were spent living and working in Africa. During that time they have had the privilege of seeing over three million people receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Working with the local pastors, they were very instrumental in the planting of churches throughout South ...
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By host on
10/18/2009 9:34 AM
Proverbs 13:12a Hope deferred makes the heart sick...
There are times when we are so hopeful of a particular moment, relationship, job, miracle, etc... When we feel we've waited and it doesn't happen, we let go of our hope and begin to slip into self-reliance. When hopes don't come to pass, we can become bitter or even angry with God.
This passage tells us that we slip into that process, our heart gets sick. Rom 10:10 tells us that it's with the heart man believes. The capacity to believe rests within the human heart. If our heart is sick, it affects our capacity to believe. The issue that arises is that Jesus ties everything to "believing". He says; when we pray, if we believe, anything we say shall come to pass, all things are possible to those that believe, when the disciples couldn't get a boy healed Jesus told them it was because of their unbelief.
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By host on
10/13/2009 1:40 PM
Do you know who you are? In Christ:
You are a King of Life. You have been delivered form the power of darkness and translated into the Kingdom of Jesus. You were crucified with Christ and were raised with Him. Your sin no longer exists, your shame no longer exists, your guilt no longer exists, you are completely free. When Jesus went back to Heaven, He took you with Him, not as a spectator but as an equal. Jesus now calls us friend. You are currently seated in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus. You are above and more powerful than any spirit in this world, the evil one can't touch you. You are a ruler in a realm in which you don't fully know. Set your mind on things above so that you may know who you are.
You are above and no ...
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By host on
10/13/2009 9:22 AM
We give voice to the heart of God. We sing the song of the Spirit of God with our lives and we experience the fruit. A song is bigger than its words, a song is bigger than its notes and chords, a song is bigger than its melody and phrasing. A song releases LIFE! A song can lift a heart, a song can inspire creativity, a song can give birth to another song.
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By host on
10/5/2009 4:55 PM
We've added a few testimony videos and a video from Clint and Sara. Check out our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/forwardchurch.
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By host on
10/4/2009 9:32 AM
Last night at church after worship, I felt that there were people present that needed physical healing. One thing I know is that it's always God's will that we be healed...no question about it. Jesus was the exact representation of God and all he did was go around healing people...that's what God is like.
So after worship, I speak out that people are being healed. One person spoke up that had been healed of neck issues and two more people then spoke up that their neck and head issues had also been healed. Another lady then responded that the injury on her heel had just been healed. She kept touching it and saying, "it doesn't hurt." She limped in but now had no pain at all. Others testified of no more pain.
The most interesting thing was that no one prayed for anyone, no one puts hands on anyone and the "specially anointed healer" wasn't required.
All t ...
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By host on
8/7/2009 3:06 PM
paradox |ˈparəˌdäks|
noun
a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory
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When believing in or "for" anything in the Christian walk, there are certain absolutes that must be settled before proceeding. Without a solid foundation in the finished work of the cross, Christians of all walks have derived some of the most non-sensical, frustrating and blasphemous concepts known to man.
For instance, Galatians tells that we HAVE BEEN healed by the price that Christ paid yet in modern Christianity we're told that God doesn't heal anymore. Jesus told us that we were to do the works the he did (and greater) yet we question when miracles happen. Jesus is the EXACT representation of the invisible God and w ...
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