That which bears the name of God isn’t always God’s friend. Those who bear the name of Christ aren’t presumably pro-Christ these days. It seems astonishing that such statements would have to be made, but there they are in all of their shocking reality. Today there are many foxes in the hen house both ecclesiastically […]
It is not a church sanctuary, and it is not a coffee cafe. It is somewhere in between – a hybrid. It is now “The Spirit Lounge.” Starbucks Spirituality! (I guess we have now The Gospel According To Starbucks.) Caffe Latte Religion! Dunkin Donuts Worship! The world runs on Dunkin. Now the church runs on […]
Note from Bob: I am so stirred and blessed to be able to present with his permission Bruce Well’s powerfully relevant teaching series entitled “Flocking Away From The Church.” It is a poignant, urgent and potent series of teachings that is prayerfully applied cross-denominationally and internationally. Bruce is a gifted Bible teacher, speaker, writer […]
Now that you have read Part 1 of “Flocking Away from the Church“, and after having learned just a little about the church growth movement and its “new spirituality“, you may find that you have questions. For instance, you may be asking yourself, “How could my friend, my family member, my pastor, my church […]
By Bruce Wells Over the course of the last several years, church congregations all over the United States have witnessed a change in the church they attend, as church leadership decided to take their church in a “new direction.” Ever so subtly, a new message began emanating from the pulpits in these churches. Before long, […]
Was the cross of Christ simply a lesson in tolerance? Is the Bible’s central message to: “Go ye into all the world and be tolerant“? Did Jesus say: “For God so tolerated the world, that he gave his only begotten Son”? And did He tell His followers: “By this shall all men know that ye […]
It is with deep compassion, inner pain, a heavy and I trust a righteously angry heart that I bring this before you. I am sure that it is nothing new or even all that shocking anymore to many of us. That is a very sad problem in itself. What I am about to address happens […]
By M. Wayne Benson It is my high honor to share with you this teaching by M. Wayne. Benson. “The Passion Of The Vanguard” is a tiny but powerful part of a series of teachings entitled “Restoring Spiritual Passion” which were preached by Wayne when he was Senior Pastor of First Assembly of God in […]
By M. Wayne Benson [We continue now with Pastor Wayne Benson’s timely and powerful series on “The Passion of the Vanguard.”] The vision and the passion of the ones on the cutting edge, the “Vanguard,” is that their lives and everything that they do is dominated by the Holy Spirit’s presence and power – consumed […]
You perhaps recall the lyrics of a song that says, “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” I suppose that it is possible to kill someone with music. I often feel like I am being killed loudly when I hear rock music, whether hard-rock or soft-rock. Obviously my prejudices are showing. I am a classical and […]