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Article Reflection: Watching Movies to the Glory of God

…It is important to emphasize that it is not only dangerous for Christianity as a movement that Christians do not know how to think like Christians when they go to the movies, but it is personally damaging because to watch a movie with no regard for God, quite simply put, is sinful.  I kind of get fed up with people saying that certain movies are off limits to Christians.  Yes, I know that some movies that will entice us in weakness to sin.  Here is Peter’s quote: Christians should avoid movies which will promote sin in their lives.  What I

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A Church Multiplication Vision (T4T)

Training for Tainers is a Evangelism, Discipleship or disciplemaking, and church multiplication Movement.  Could this be used to motivate your church to participate fulfilling the Great Commission in a more biblical manner?

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Calvinism vs Molinism – William Lane Craig & Paul Helm – Unbelievable?

If God ordains the future, can humans have free will?  Are people predestined for salvation?  And what does the Bible say on the matter?  William Lane Craig is a Christian philosopher and leading proponent of Molinism, a view of divine sovereignty that seeks to reconcile God’s fore-ordination with libertarian free will.   Paul Helm is a leading Calvin Scholar.  He defends the view that God predestines the future in a way which is more Biblically compatible with human freedom. MP3 of this show http://media.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/molinism%20full%20show-1.mp3 For Paul Helm http://paulhelmsdeep.blogspot.co.uk/ For William Lane Craig http://www.reasonablefaith.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable?http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes

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How “Desiring God” Helped Me Solve Some Old Conflicts

My journey from the excitement of being a new Believer in 1984 to pastoring caused me to change. One thing that seemed to escape me as I went to seminary and read more and more was the joyful affection, zeal, and passion that I had when I first new Christ. As I new Christian I had what seemed to be conflicting messages in my head.  The first conflicting message that I was told and believed  was: I should never loose my first love for Christ – that is spoken of in Revelation 2:4, which the apostle John wrote to the

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Tim Keller appeared on Morning Joe

Tim Keller appeared on Morning Joe recently to discuss his new book, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering.  On a personal note, he shares that his father passed away in February and his mother passed away earlier that very week. – “Christians don’t face adversity by stoically decreasing our love for the people and things of this world so much as by increasing our love and joy in God….Grief was not to be eliminated but seasoned and buoyed up with love and hope.” (p. 44). Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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Intro to Biblical Greek (9 minutes) (Part 1 of 35)

http://www.biblicaltraining.org/greeting/biblical-greek Do you believe that a knowledge of Biblical Greek is one of the most important tools you will ever have for ministry?  Listen to this short introduction to a larger class on Biblical Greek, and see if you come to the same conclusion that a knowledge of Greek is an important tool for being able to teach the Bible.

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Glenn Leatherman

I am first of all a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ. I affirm Evangelical Christian beliefs as well as  Gospel driven in philosophy of ministry. I am married to Ann and am raising 2 wonderful boys – Jonathan and Andrew. My purpose is to build disciplemaking disciples that are becoming fishers of men in fully displaying of God’s Glory in all things. Learn more

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