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1. This Kind of Prayer Tears Down What the Enemy Has Built

Last Saturday evening, Jeana and I returned from Israel, the Holy Land. When we take groups to Israel, we always offer to pray for others in the Garden of Gethsemane. So, on Tuesday morning, July 10, in ...

Created on 20 July 2018

2. How to Use Our Differences to Heal Our Fractured Nation

... ntly there has been much talk in the media regarding the state of our country and our unity as a people. Many people are saying that all of the different beliefs and belief systems people hold constit ...

Created on 03 July 2018

3. Francis Chan: Why Do Gangs Offer Better Fellowship Than the Church?

Francis Chan relates the story of a man who converted to Christianity after being a gang member, only to be disillusioned and disappointed when he found that the gang offered better community than the ...

Created on 13 June 2018

4. Cannibalistic Christians: The Rapidly Growing Trend That Has to Stop

... he whole body becomes out of order and can't function. This disunity, the attacks and the brutality of the situation are causing the church to become fragmented. I have a few things I think we all nee ...

Created on 07 June 2018

5. The Spiritual Warfare Behind Racial Tension in the Church

... uses God's anatomical and psychological design to create disease among people. Large-scale dissension and discord is a community disease that reduces the effectiveness of the body of Christ. Spiritual Warfare ...

Created on 21 May 2018

6. Why I'm OK With Being a Spiritual Misfit

It annoys me when Christians force people to fit in neat categories. For years we've done this with gender. I wish I had a dollar for every time a preacher has claimed that "all men hide their feelings" ...

Created on 16 May 2018

7. What to Do When You're Lonely

I hear so many people talking about their longing for community and, all too often, lamenting their inability to find it. Maybe that's you? Perhaps you're reading this because you're longing to find a pl ...

Created on 14 May 2018

8. Tony Evans: We Cannot Force God to Bring Revival—But We Can Do This

Tony Evans says it's time for revival and unity in the church, but that it can't happen if we're allowing moral compromise. He says it's time to seek God first in the church before Christians can over ...

Created on 05 April 2018

9. Your Secret Source of Unwavering Strength

It's when I'm tired, hungry, wet or cold, have a sore throat, get insulted, get rejected, my plans get thwarted or a myriad of other things, that wavering in my love and commitment starts to feel like ...

Created on 09 March 2018

10. 10 Things You Have to Understand to Experience True Unity ...

As someone who has had to work hard at unity (from a personal perspective with my family as well as in the church and marketplace), I have come up with 10 things I must understand to achieve true unity ...

Created on 14 February 2018

11. The Only Way to Keep the MLK Dream Truly Alive Today

... ite to send a strong and clear message that, as pastors and church leaders, we believe in racial unity. The past five years, we have seen demonstrated that our negative past regarding this issue is no ...

Created on 12 January 2018

12. God's Solution to This Sin-Infused War in the Church

... 's justice system for human beings was reflected in a beloved community, where all human beings— regardless of ethnic, age, skin color, social or economic differences—should be treated equally. In many ...

Created on 03 January 2018

13. Intercepting the Plans of Darkness: A Prophetic Word to Combat the Enemy's Divisive Perversion

... Unity As I was praying a few days ago, I heard the word "interception" in my spirit. To intercept means, "to obstruct so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination." I believe this has a twofo ...

Created on 19 September 2017

14. Chuck Pierce's 19-Year-Old Warning Still Rings True Today

... repentance in keeping with the literal meaning of Teshuvah: to return to the presence of God. For the next 10 days, Sept. 1 to Sept. 10, we are praying for church unity, as shown in the sign of the eclipse ...

Created on 06 September 2017

15. Do Christians Really Need to Go to Church?

... people who are open and transparent enough to share their lives with others. In this way, we can show love and pursue holiness as a community.   Externally, we see increasing pressure to conform to the ...

Created on 15 June 2017

16. What Believers Miss When They Obsess Over Unity ...

I have been involved in numerous local, city and national initiatives related to the body of Christ. Often, our mantra circles around the phrase: "We need unity in the body of Christ." While that is a goo ...

Created on 24 May 2017

17. 10 Scriptural Reasons Every Christian Should Go to Church

When generous people made a California trip possible for our family several years ago, we did the Disneyland thing and the outlet mall shopping trip and the sand-n-sea excursion. We also visited a megachurch ...

Created on 25 May 2017

18. Seeing Christ's Bride Through the Prophetic Eyes of Love

Standing in worship last Sunday, I couldn't seem to close my eyes. Normally, as the worship band plays, I often keep my eyes closed, as it helps me stay focused on worshipping God rather than people-watching ...

Created on 22 March 2017

19. This Prayer Attitude Shakes Prison Doors Open

... hn were released from the custody of the Jewish leaders. The two had been threatened to stop preaching the gospel and returned to the church to pray. In Acts 4:24 it says, "they lifted their voices in u ...

Created on 13 March 2017

20. Following Jesus' Example of Love in an Increasingly Hostile Culture

...  men and women in unity and joy for all eternity. If this is about the worth of a black man to Jesus, if this is about what makes a black woman beautiful to God, then our opinions must go the way of th ...

Created on 27 February 2017