“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” This is what Billy Graham believed, and he stuck to this belief throughout his life. He demonstrated this belief through his actions. In 1952, his salary was only $15,000 because he would take no more from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He valued his character more than life itself. It was fall, of 1918 when Billy Graham was born to his parents: William and Morrow Graham
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which refers to the ultimate destination of humankind. This doctrine examines the aspect of what is yet to come, what we can anticipate happening in the future based on scriptures. Some Christians agree on their thoughts dealing with the end time, while others are not. But one thing is for certain all Christians are unified in the following belief and agreement: there is life after death; where mankind will spend eternity; Christ is coming again and will judge the righteous and ungodly. We all
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across several groups of Christians who have not wanted to use technology to its full potential. Paul Crouch, is by no means a member of those groups. From the beginning Crouch was interested in broadcasting his voice around the world. At the age of twelve, he was learning how to use a HAM radio from a family friend. He would get responses back from all around the world. That is when he realized that what broadcasting could be used for. Paul Crouch was a Pentecostal Christian who graduated from Central
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I love that Paul calls Philemon up. Paul calls him to forgive Onesimus even though society said you should beat and maybe even kill a runaway slave. Paul calls Philemon to revolt against what society said he should do. Quietly forgiving the unforgivable just like Christ did for us. Even though society said Philemon should punish Onesimus, Paul requested he live out his faith and respond the way God had responded to Philemon: in love, mercy, and forgiveness. By forgiving Onesimus Philemon would be
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This is a very important issue and seems to be a problem for churches across the nation. Both Yates and Hammett make some great points and there are some overlap in how to correct the issue of declining membership. Both authors spoke to something equivalent to new members classes, and with the church covenant or confession. Which would be great because it engages the believers and gives them the foundation on what the church believes, teaches and practices. This foundation is fundamental for a faithful
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1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 “For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.” 1 Enoch 62:3-4 “On the day of judgment, all the kings, governors, high officials, and the landlords will see and recognize him -- how he sits on his throne of glory, and righteousness is judged before him, and that no nonsensical talk shall
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“Be it unto me as you have said.” And, with those words Christmas came to the world. Let’s not underestimate what it cost Mary to say that! Soon there would be no way for Mary to hide the fact that she was with child. What would people think? What would they say? What sort of whispering would go on behind her back? What sort of scornful looks would she have to endure? How would Joseph respond to her when he finds out that she is with child, especially since in that time when she would face death
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Tim Beal’s opening statement of the convocation argued that this is “the end of the word as we know it.” A revolution he claims to be as big as the Gutenberg press. Beal’s three main arguments were a diagnose of what has happened to the word, the fact that the word cannot be saved and there are ways to rediscover scripture. The biblical word is constantly changing due to society; however, education can prepare people to know the difference between the real word and tainted word. God never changes
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Paul tells the story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar. In this story, “Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the freeborn woman” (Gal. 4:22); the slave woman was Hagar and the freeborn was Sarah. God proposed that Abraham would have a child with Sarah, his wife. Instead, he committed an action that went against God’s wishes of having a child with Sarah. Abraham, had a child with Hagar; with this action, Abraham wanted to make God’s promise through his own works and by this it
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“Many are daily coming from the east, west, north, and south…” (Edwards 44). In 1741, Jonathan Edwards was an abrupt pastor to the Puritans. The mission of the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” was to make the unconverted men into believers of Christ. In the sermon, Edwards tried to reach his congregation through the words he spoke, the way he presented his sermon, and through the emotions the Puritans felt during the sermon. Throughout Edwards’ sermon, he establishes the use of the rhetorical
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