THE 5 KEYS to DISCERNMENT

NOTE:  Seeing God-TV have decided to promote another Todd
Bentley "revival", I thought it might be good to once again discuss
the topic of 'discernment' in these last days. God-TV have
obviously not learned their lesson from the Lakeland fiasco a few
years ago where Todd Bentley showed his true colours for all the
world to see. Many Charismatic leaders are still wearing egg all
over their face for their total lack of discernment during that fiasco.
And yet here they are repeating all the same mistakes. I would
be interested in your comments on the article below, my friends-

THE 5 KEYS to DISCERNMENT
by Andrew Strom

Practical tips for the End-time church.

Some people say that knowing Scripture is the only real key to
discernment that we need. And yes - Scripture is very important -
especially in exposing false doctrine. But it is not only doctrines
or teachings that are the greatest danger today. It is just as likely
to be false `anointings´ or spirits - perhaps even "lying signs and
wonders". And we may need more than just a good understanding
of Scripture to spot these things. Remember, a lot of the people
caught up in today's "manifestations mania" actually know their
Bible quite well. And yet they could still be deceived. So what
are the things that can help us avoid deception in similar situations?

Some of the most basic keys to discernment that God has shown
me are as follows:
(1) Know your HOLY GOD intimately. (-When you have seen His
glory, His holiness and His love - by drawing close to Him in prayer -
then you can usually see through any "counterfeits" because you
know the 'real thing' so well).
(2) Know your Bible. It is very important to be able to spot teachings
that are either extra-biblical or directly opposed to what the Scriptures
teach. However, it is important to remember that the Scribes and
Pharisees were extremely learned in the Scriptures and yet they
missed the very Messiah that was prophesied! So knowing the
Bible is important - especially for doctrinal issues - but we need
to be able to "discern the spirits" also.
(3) Be a "lover of truth". This is very crucial. Are you someone who
will actually stand up for TRUTH - even against the crowd? Or do
you remain silent even when you feel something is very wrong?
(4) Purity of heart and Humility. Many deceptions only appeal to
us because there is something inside us that "wants" to believe
them. They are seductive because of darkness and wrong motives
in our own lives. We must search our hearts and root these out.
(5) The 'inner witness' of the Holy Spirit. We must learn to NEVER
over-ride this "still small voice", as it will save us from deception
again and again. (-More on this below).

Did you know that even an unbeliever can often spot a 'con-man'
or a snake-oil salesman? They get a kind-of "gut feeling" about
such things. And they are often right! In fact, they are often less
gullible than the Christians! (-Because we are told in the church-
"Do not judge", 'Touch not the Lord's anointed', "You have a critical
spirit if you do not join in", etc, etc. This is the very reason why
Christians are often the most gullible and easily deceived). We
need to realize that the Bible says to "Test the spirits" and warns
very strongly that the Last Days will be a time of "seducing spirits"
and great deception. So how can we become more alert to these things?

I believe that God has placed within every human being at least a
measure of an inner "warning system" to protect us from being
easily deceived - just as He has given us all a conscience. It is
something that He has built into every one of us, in His mercy. (I
guess a lot of it is simply `common sense´). However, Christians
should have an even greater advantage in this area, because we
have the "inner witness" of the Holy Spirit, and the `still small
voice´ of the Lord speaking to us every day.

But what I have found again and again with people who give
themselves over to some form of deception is that they often
"override" these alarm bells. They go against their 'better
judgement'. They ignore the little voice deep inside them that is
telling them that there is something wrong. Christians do this all
the time. That is how they get themselves involved in such foolish
deceptions.

This may all sound very obvious, but I am telling you, this one
basic area alone could wipe out half the deception in the church
right now. If only people would listen to these internal 'alarm bells'
and act with common sense, half of it would be gone overnight.

The Bible is very clear that the Last Days are a time of such
widespread deception that it would "deceive if possible the very
elect". It also shows that much of this deception will arise from
WITHIN the church - luring believers with "itching ears". Do we see
evidence of this kind of thing taking place today? Certainly!  In fact,
some of it is at a level that is truly shocking. And yet it is all
accepted as perfectly "normal" by many Christians.

One of the problems, of course, is that those who bring in these
deceptions are 'trusted' by the congregation. They have a reputation
and they put across some very convincing-sounding arguments
and surround the whole thing with Biblical terminology. And thus
the deception is harder to spot. (After all, if it were not "deceptive"
then it would not be called 'deception'!) People see spiritual power
operating and assume that it "must be God". But this is a very
dangerous assumption to make in these days.

As I said in a previous article, there is also a lot of "peer pressure"
involved as well. For if everyone in the church is getting into
something, then shouldn't you just ignore those little 'alarm bells'
and jump right in? This is what is happening all the time in the
church right now. And some preachers are very good at making
people feel that they are 'hindering the Spirit' if they do not get involved.

So how do you avoid being deceived in this way?

Very simply, you do not go along to these meetings in a "gullible"
frame of mind. And you do not allow yourself to be carried along
with the crowd. You listen carefully to the preaching and make
sure that it truly is Biblical. Then you watch the ministry happening
down the front of the meeting and discern whether it really is of
God or not. You do not "override" any feelings of unease or any
'alarm bells' going off inside you. And you do not allow yourself to
be swayed by 'peer pressure'. Even if the whole church is getting
into something, it does not mean that you have to. If you do not
feel quite "right" about it then DO NOT GET INVOLVED. If you
need to, make some excuse and get out of there! You do not have
to get involved in things that do not feel spiritually "right" to you.

A lot of people today will go down the front to get something
"imparted" to them by almost every visiting speaker - almost as a
matter of course. I tell you, in today's climate this can be a very
dangerous thing to do. In fact, some of this 'impartation' business
has very flimsy backing in Scripture. Who knows what on earth
these preachers are imparting? And who knows where they picked
it up?  I tell you, deceiving spirits are commonplace today, and
I believe they are being imparted to Christians on a large scale.

Let me give you an example. I received the following account from
a preacher in England recently:
"There were about 20 fellow ministers all gathered together in one
large room at a local minister's house. We were introduced to the
special guest... The next 3 hours were the weirdest three hours I
have ever had to endure, we started listening to [her] testimony
which seemed very powerful, next she spoke of the times that she
meets with the Angel Gabriel and other spiritual beings, next we
moved on to portals between this world and the next and then finally
to how she was going to open up a portal to Heaven in the room that
we were all in.  Now things started to happen, really crazy things
and strange noises... As [she] moved around the room ministering
to individual people they were crashing to the ground, bouncing up
and down, running around as if on fire and making all sorts of sounds.
When she came to me she had no prophetic words for me and nothing
happened to me so she just moved on.  My Vineyard friend was the
first to crash to the floor. Since that day his church has taken on a
different guise, it is not the same church any more."

Now, you should know that this 'guest speaker' was one of the very
people I mentioned in my "Naming Names" article. I believe that
this is a true account, because it is very similar to what I myself
observed happening under the same ministry. In fact, what I saw
was people making involuntary "bat"-like movements all over the
building and an eery 'wailing' noise filling the air. It was truly awful.

Now, it should not surprise us that there are strong deceptions or
"powerful delusions" around today, for this is exactly what the
Scriptures predict will happen. All the way through the New
Testament we are warned of these days - over and over again.

However, one of the problems we have is that God actually does
'strange and unusual' things Himself. (-Think of the Book of Acts,
for instance). So we cannot simply throw out everything "unusual".
Angelic visitations DO HAPPEN. Strange prophetic signs DO
OCCUR. And being a strong Charismatic Christian myself, I expect
to see believers speaking in tongues and moving in the gifts of the
Holy Spirit as well. Now, there is no doubt that many of these
things could be termed 'unusual' phenomena. So how do we tell
the difference?

Well, God never goes against His own holy character. Or against
Scripture. And as I often say, we may see Him do 'unusual' things
but I believe we need to draw the line at "weird" or 'ugly'. Some of
the deception that is around right now has a 'touchy-feely' New Age
sense about it. Remember that the New Age movement majors on
"inner healing" and unusual spiritual experiences. I do not believe
in 'guided visualisation' or anything of that kind. And neither am I
very fond of the writings of Catholic mystics or the like.

However, I have personally found it very helpful to immerse myself
in the writings of past Revivalists and the accounts of great moves
of God. A lot of the men and women involved in these Revivals lived
very close to God and knew Him intimately. They knew His holiness,
they knew His glory, and they knew His love. And it is enormously
helpful to one's discernment to immerse oneself in these writings,
I have found. I would recommend this to all Christians everywhere.

If you have been touched or involved in any way with manifestations
or experiences that you think may not have been from God, then
I urge you to utterly RENOUNCE (with your mouth, but also from
the depths of your heart and soul) any links or involvement with
that experience or 'anointing'. Please do not put this off, my friends.
Some of this stuff is extremely dangerous. RENOUNCE IT today.

PLEASE COMMENT on this topic at the following website-

http://www.revivalschool.com/

Blessings from - Andrew Strom ( prophetic@revivalschool.com ).

RECEIVING THE BLESSING of THE CROSS

RECEIVING THE BLESSING of THE CROSS
by David Wilkerson

God delights in using failures-men and women who think they
can do almost nothing right. A woman wrote to me recently
saying, "My marriage is failing. I seem to do everything wrong in
raising my children. I feel like I'm not worth anything to anybody.
I've not been a very good wife, mother or Christian. I've got to be
the world's worst failure."

She is just the kind of person the Lord is looking for-people who
know that if anything good happens through them, it must be
because of God. All the hotshot Christians who go about bowling
people over with their great abilities never impress God. God
looked down on a scheming, base, weakling of a man called
Jacob and said, "Fear not, thou worm Jacob . . . I will help thee...
behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having
teeth . . . thou shalt rejoice in the Lord" (Isaiah 41:14-16).

Men often use God to achieve fortune, fame, honor and respect.
Talent, personality and cleverness are used to advance God's
kingdom, but He is not impressed. His strength is perfected in
our weakness, our inability to obey His commandments in our
own strength.

God calls us to a life of holiness and separation. He tells us we
can be free from the bondage of sin. His Word comes to us with
some impossible challenges: "Resist the devil. Walk in the Spirit.
Come out from among them. Love your enemies. Leave behind all
your fears. Put down your lustful desires. Let no sin have dominion
over you."

When you think honestly about how little you can do on your own
to fulfill these challenges, you realize how very weak you are. Your
heart begins to cry, "Lord, how can we do such great, holy things?"
That is when our Lord takes over! He comes with such a comforting
message: "Lay down your weapons. Quit trying to be so self-
sufficient and strong. I am your weapon and your strength. Let Me
do what you never can do. I will give you My righteousness, My
holiness, My rest, My strength. You cannot save yourself or please
Me in any way other than by receiving the blessings of the cross
by faith. Let Me be in charge of your growth in holiness."

-Source-

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/22537

Phone Ministry for the nations

PHONE PRAYER - Number Changes + Nations Added!

Big changes in the phone numbers and the code to enter for our 
weekly Phone Prayer, my friends. (Details below). Also - a bunch
of new nations have been added.

Many have been touched as we've prayed for God's mercy and
His moving in the earth on these Prayer Conference Calls. It costs 
nothing to participate. Please consider joining us tonight.

FRIDAY (U.S TIME) Which Is SAT (NZ + AUST TIME) 

Whether you are from USA or UK, Australia, NZ, Canada, or
other nations - you can join us on our free Prayer Conference 
Call every Fri night (USA time). We will be crying out to God for
Revival and mercy to flood down - even in the midst of the great 
Shaking that is already underway.

It is very easy to join in the Phone Prayer - from right around
the globe. (It costs nothing). For instance, if you are in the USA 
or Canada, you simply dial the NEW NUMBER - 1-877-204-3718 
and then enter the NEW PASSCODE - "7401077" - and you are 
in. (Other nations - see your NEW PHONE NUMBER below)-

TIME:  It starts at the same time each Fri night - 9pm Eastern/ 
6pm Pacific Time (-USA and Canada). -Which is 2am in the UK,
and 1pm (Sat) NZ time and 11am (Sat) Australian time, etc.

If you are in another country, you can work out the time, for we 
start at 2am GMT. Then find the phone number from the list below. 
Then when you dial up, enter the passcode - "7401077". And 
you will be in! 

*NEW* TOLL-FREE NUMBERs AROUND the WORLD: 

Angola  808000011

Australia  1800101459

Austria  080088663557

Belgium  080039335

Brasil  08000310921

Canada  1-877-204-3718

Chile  12300201494 

China  8008700435

Czech Republic  800500396

Denmark  80888740

Finland (Helsinki)  0923195554

France  0800948031

Germany  08005891957

Hungary  0680109874

Indonesia  0018030177987

Ireland     1800947290

Italy  800688881

Japan  00531190126

Kazakhstan  88003337529

Latvia  80004275

Lithuania  880030011

Luxembourg  27860430

Malaysia  1800812094

Netherlands  08000200243

New Zealand  0800443369

Norway  80051848

Peru  080070802

Philipines  180011101655

Poland  008001124523

Qatar  00800100105

Romania  0800896252

Russia  88001006978

Saudi Arabia  8008143515

Singapore  65796477

Slovakia  0800606698

South Africa (-Cape Town)  218311952

South Korea  00798142074935

Spain  900828278

Sweden  0201205329

Taiwan  0809083933

UAE  800035702967

UK  08005286398

USA  1-877-204-3718

3 EASY STEPS- (1) Get the right Time for your country; (2) Call 
the Phone Number for your country; and (3) Enter the 
PASSCODE - which is- "7401077". -Then you will be on board! 

(Like the 1857 Prayer Revival, there will be a limit of 5 minutes 
per person leading prayer). 

We are excited about relaunching these Revival prayer meetings,
my friends. Special thanks to Mark Jackson and his team for 
facilitating this.

Our website- http://www.revivalschool.com 

God bless you all! 

Andrew Strom.

Rapper rebuke false teachers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl4WevY-GPU&feature=player_embedded 

Deeply Convicted

BEARING FRUIT
by David Wilkerson

There is a portion of Scripture that convicts me deeply. Jesus
said, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every
branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away; and every
branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more
fruit. . . If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and
is withered; and men gather them and cast them into the fire, and
they are burned" (John 15:2, 6).

I have read and re-read these powerful words of Christ, and I cannot
escape their convicting power. The Holy Spirit has impressed upon
me the importance of understanding these words, "My Father is
the husbandman . . . every branch in me that beareth not fruit he
taketh away."

This matter of Christians bearing fruit is not optional with God. He
watches over His vine and all the engrafted branches with great
jealousy and concern, patiently waiting for the branches to bring
forth fruit. He stands beside it with pruning knife in hand, lovingly
watching for the slightest evidence of corruption, blight or disease
which could hinder growth. God expects fruit from every branch.
Without fruit, it is impossible to honor and glorify Him or be a true
disciple of Christ. Jesus said: "Herein is my Father glorified, that
ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples" (John 15:8).

Bearing fruit has everything to do with pleasing God-fulfilling our
mission in Christ- and with having our prayers and petitions
answered. Jesus said, "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen
you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and
that your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the
Father in my name, he may give it you" (verse 16).

Actually, bearing fruit concerns what we are becoming, rather than
simply what we are doing. I am bearing fruit when there is nothing
hindering the flow of the life of Christ into me. That is what Jesus
meant when He said, "Now ye are clean through the word which I
have spoken unto you" (John 15:3). He is saying, "Because you
believed My word-trembling over it, letting it reveal every hidden
secret, bringing to light every dark thing, allowing the Word of God
to purge you-the hindrances are all gone!"

-Source-

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/22427

Great Quotes

More GREAT QUOTES
-Sermonindex

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how
far one can go."
-T.S. Eliot

"Real gold isn't afraid of fire..." - unknown

"You can't preach it like it is if you don't believe it like it was."
- Vance Havner

"When I pastored a country church, a farmer didn't like the sermons
I preached on hell. He said, 'Preach about the meek and lowly
Jesus.' I said, 'That's where I got my information about hell.'"
- Vance Havner

"Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go
with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your
ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.'" - Jehovah

"The victorious Christian neither exalts nor downgrades himself. His
interests have shifted from self to Christ. What he is or is not no
longer concerns him. He believes that he has been crucified with
Christ and he is not willing either to praise or deprecate such a
man." - A.W. Tozer

REPLACEMENT??- ISRAEL & the CHURCH

REPLACEMENT??- ISRAEL & the CHURCH
by Andrew Strom

We know that there have been extremes preached on every side
of this issue. So it is with some trepidation that I open this topic
up for discussion. Let me lay out a few of my own thoughts, and
see if you agree.

Firstly, we know that some 'Hebrew Roots' people proclaim that
the New Covenant is simply a "continuation" of the Old. This is
absolutely NOT the case. We in the New Covenant live by the
SPIRIT - not by the old law. It is a completely different covenant.
It is the WALK OF THE SPIRIT that makes it so different. It is a
BETTER covenant for that reason. The very Spirit of God living
and guiding us from within - not mere rules and regulations
from without. What a difference!

The Bible also tells us that the Old Testament is a "shadow" of
the new. For example, most of us would agree that the OT
Passover is a "type" or shadow of the reality which occurred at
Christ's death. But then people object when we say that Israel
in the OT is clearly a "type" of the church. Surely this is as
clear as day? In fact, if Israel is not a "type" of the church, then
large chunks of the Bible make absolutely no sense.

Israel in the physical. The Church in the spiritual.

Makes perfect sense, does it not?

As I said, if this is not so, then large chunks of Scripture become
utterly incomprehensible.

But it is still important to remember that Israel is a unique entity
and has not been "replaced" by the church. So it is vital that
Christians love and support God's "first people".

However, a rather severe `divorce´ seemed to occur in 70 AD when
Jerusalem was surrounded by armies and destroyed (1.1 million
dead) - exactly as Jesus foretold. Jerusalem and Israel were
scattered to the winds for almost 2000 years.

Thus I do NOT believe in "replacement" but I do believe it is the
CHURCH that is the `apple of God´s eye´ in the New Covenant
era - not Israel.

The "remnant" of Jews can only come back to God properly through
CHRIST - and no other way. And we fervently pray that they do.

Sadly though, there seems to be a kind of "Israel-mania" in the
church today which I believe is very distorted. I do support the
nation of Israel strongly, but for the Christian I believe it is the
CHURCH that should be the focus, far more than the physical
state of Israel.

We "mix" covenants at out peril. And this is a cause of huge
confusion amongst Christians today. We are "New Covenant"
people - not Old. So why do some act as though physical
Israel is our focus? It is one thing to love and support Israel. But
quite another to get caught up in this "mania" that tries to 'mix'
the two Covenants together. This has actually become a strong
deception - and is leading many astray.

It would be good to hear your comments, my friends.

-PLEASE COMMENT on this topic at our website below-

http://www.revivalschool.com/

Blessings from- Andrew Strom. ( prophetic@revivalschool.com )

THE PROBLEM With ROB BELL´s GOSPEL

THE PROBLEM With ROB BELL´s GOSPEL
by J. Lee Grady

The controversial author says evangelical Christians are too narrow.
But didn´t Jesus tell us to follow the narrow path?

When former evangelical pastor Rob Bell published his bombshell
book Love Wins in 2011, his Michigan megachurch reportedly lost
3,000 members. They scattered quickly because Bell questioned
the existence of a literal hell. His point was that Christians need
to develop a nicer message with a lot less judgment. But his
solution was to throw out 2,000 years of Christian theological tradition.

Then last month, Bell made a more stunning announcement from
a pulpit in California. He told people gathered at Grace Cathedral,
an Episcopal church in San Francisco, that he supports same-
sex marriage. His primary reason, he said, was that culture has
changed and we need to adapt.

"I am for fidelity," Bell said. "I am for love, whether it´s a man and
a woman, a woman and a woman, a man and a man ... This is
the world that we are living in, and we need to affirm people
wherever they are."

I can appreciate Bell´s desire to affirm people. And I agree that
some Christians come off sounding unbelievably harsh when we
talk about homosexuality. But Bell didn´t have anything affirming
to say to the evangelical Christians who were his support base
during the early years of his ministry. He trashed us. And he
was judgmental about it.

Describing evangelicals, Bell predicted our doom in his March 17
remarks: "We are witnessing the death of a particular subculture
that doesn´t work. I think there is a very narrow, politically
intertwined, culturally ghettoized, evangelical subculture that was
told, `We´re gonna change the thing,´ and they haven´t. And they
actually have turned away lots of people."

If Bell wants to come off as affirming and non-judgmental, he should
use kinder words when describing a group of Christians who make
up an estimated 30 percent of the U.S. population. Bell seems to
be saying: "I´m right, and you evangelicals are irrelevant." He´s
ready to officiate at our funeral.

In response, I offer three points:

1. It´s actually OK to be narrow. Bell accuses us of being narrow.
But wasn´t it Jesus who told us the way to salvation is narrow? He
said: "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the
way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who
enter through it" (Matt. 7:13, NASB). Besides the fact that Jesus
refers to hell in that passage, He also says we have to be narrow
to avoid it.

Righteousness requires limitations. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees
for being judgmental on one hand, yet He drew lines and demanded
holiness on the other. We can´t be like Jesus, nor can we
demonstrate true love, if we affirm every lifestyle and embrace
every behavior.

2. Our subculture is not dying. The denominations that are losing
the most members today are actually the mainline groups that
have lost their commitment to the Bible. I´m in a different church
almost every week in this country (mostly charismatic or
Pentecostal), and I see vibrant faith, growing congregations and
the emergence of multiethnic leaders.

(And speaking of multiethnic, some of the most conservative
Christians in America are immigrants from Africa, Asia and Latin
America. Does Bell think they are irrelevant? They are the real
future of our movement. Bell is out of touch if he thinks
evangelicalism is just a bunch of old, white, Republican guys.)

3. We do need to change our attitude. I will agree with Bell that
there is a segment of evangelicalism that is too politicized. We
misrepresent Jesus when we label Him a Republican or a Democrat.
He is neither. And we alienate people from Jesus when all we do
is pontificate about what we are against.

It is very possible that gay marriage will become the law of the
land in this country, just as the Supreme Court sanctioned abortion
in 1973. Just because our government legalized the killing of an
unborn baby does not mean I have to support that choice personally.
But I do have to show love and extend Christ´s forgiveness to a
woman who has aborted her child. Yelling at her or condemning
her will not bring her to faith in Jesus.

In the same way, we are called to show love and respect to gay
people. I don´t have to agree with a person´s lifestyle to love them.
Jesus showed amazing compassion to the woman caught in
adultery-and He rebuked the religious bullies who wanted to
stone her. But when they put down their rocks and walked away,
He told her: "I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin
no more" (John 8:11, emphasis added).

Jesus was totally comfortable using the word sin when He showed
love to a person. And that´s the part of Jesus´ gospel that Rob
Bell ignores.

-PLEASE COMMENT on this topic at the following website-

http://www.revivalschool.com/

-Source-

http://www.charismamag.com/blogs/fire-in-my-bones/17266

An Unusual Word

An UNUSUAL WORD
by David Wilkerson

Recently the Holy Spirit gave me an unusual word, one that I did
not want to hear! He said, "You are bound to a very limited vision
of the Lord´s ocean of tender, loving mercies. You have endured
much guilt, condemnation and fear because you have not allowed
the Holy Spirit to reveal the vastness of My forgiving, healing,
reconciling mercies. You do not know Me for My tenderness!"

God showed me that this is a root cause for many giving up and
falling away. When sin strikes-when Satan comes in like a flood,
when you fall into some old habit or sin-the devil creates a
bondage. First, the guilt comes flooding in, then fear fills your
heart. A sense of total failure and helplessness overwhelms your
soul. At this point, most believers run out of grace-because
their view of God´s mercy is so limited.

Satan comes to you and says, "You´ve reached your limit. You´ve
confessed your sin time after time. There is no way God will forgive
you now, because you´ve sinned against the light. If you return
and confess once more, you´ll turn around and sin all over again.
So quit now!"

The devil does not want you to see God´s ocean of mercy; he
wants you to see only a trickle! Because of our ignorance of the
forgiving, restoring power of Christ´s love, we are destroyed. We
run out of mercy for ourselves because we are horribly bound
by a limited vision. Our eyes have not yet been opened to the
endless mercies of our tender Father! We are so bound by a
false, limited view of His mercies, we find it almost impossible
to believe or accept what James said: "[We] have seen the end
of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful (full of compassion), and
of tender mercy" (James 5:11).

This verse means, "God is easily crushed by our troubles and
hurts. He feels our pain and our failures, and He is kind and
compassionate to us. He loved us even when we were His
enemy. Even when we offend Him, He is quick to help, restore
and forgive us."

The word mercy means "kind and compassionate treatment of
an offender under one's power." God has the power to damn us
to hell every time we sin; He has us under His control and can
do with us as He pleases. And it pleases His tender heart to
be compassionate, loving and kind toward those who have failed
Him the most.

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will overflow all sectarian barriers. There are a host of good people...
who long for a visitation from heaven in old-time power. The kindling
wood is scattered all round in all the churches. May God help us
to rake off the ashes, uncover the live coals and may He blow
upon us with the breath of His Spirit!"
-Vance Havner

"I would say without any hesitation that the most urgent need in
the Christian Church today is true preaching."
-Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones

"When a preacher is called from God, his sermon will be like a
baptism of truth."
-Howard Spring

"The evangelist who preaches for eternity is never great on numbers.
He is not apt to count hundreds of converts where there is no
restitution, no confession..."
-E.M. Bounds.

"When the Gospel was preached in these first ages of the Church, it
was revealed to the hearts and consciences of sinners with great
power. They deferred not their repentance one day."
-Thomas Reade

"Destitute of the Fire of God, nothing else counts; possessing
Fire, nothing else matters."
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