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John Paul Jackson on Todd Bentley's Restoration December 2009 |
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To who it may concern:
In September of last year, I wrote concerning Todd Bentley and the end of the Lakeland Revival. At the time, I was concerned that someone would try to restore Todd to ministry very quickly. I wrote, "In the coming months, I'm sure that someone will restore Todd and then hope he gets healed. That would be tragic and perhaps disastrous." Almost every week for the last year, I have been asked what I think about Todd's restoration. I have met with members of Fresh Fire's Board of Directors and with Shonnah, Todd's former wife. All of this has furthered my resolve to share what I believe about restoring any fallen minister. I have waited and prayed about what I am writing. I have sought counsel from trusted ministers and leaders and therefore I write the following to you my Partners.
It is vitally important that we learn from what happened in Lakeland. We should first ask, "Were the healings real?" Yes, there were real healings that happened; I personally know someone who was healed. Miracles actually did occur. At the same time, there were also many exaggerations of healings and of people being raised from the dead. We need to keep in mind that signs and wonders do not always mean a person is or isn't endorsed by God. God alone judges the heart.
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The coming evangelical collapse |
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An anti-Christian chapter in Western history is about to begin. But out of the ruins, a new vitality and integrity will rise.
By Michael Spencer - from the March 10, 2009 edition Christian Science Monitor
Oneida, Ky. - We are on the verge – within 10 years – of a major collapse of evangelical Christianity. This breakdown will follow the deterioration of the mainline Protestant world and it will fundamentally alter the religious and cultural environment in the West.
Within two generations, evangelicalism will be a house deserted of half its occupants. (Between 25 and 35 percent of Americans today are Evangelicals.) In the "Protestant" 20th century, Evangelicals flourished. But they will soon be living in a very secular and religiously antagonistic 21st century.
This collapse will herald the arrival of an anti-Christian chapter of the post-Christian West. Intolerance of Christianity will rise to levels many of us have not believed possible in our lifetimes, and public policy will become hostile toward evangelical Christianity, seeing it as the opponent of the common good.
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Evangelism, Super Apostles and Mixed-Up Priorities |
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J. Lee Grady Newsletters - Fire In My Bones
After visits from three evangelists in four days, I figured it out. We've neglected the heart of our mission.
Something amazing happened to me last week during a ministry trip to Texas and Oklahoma. God sent three unexpected visitors over the course of four days to confirm something He is doing in the church today.
Last Thursday when I was speaking at Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, my friend Sujo John called to say he wanted to drop by the campus and attend the conference with me. Sujo is a full-time evangelist who is originally from India. He surrendered to the ministry on Sept. 11, 2001, when he was buried under the rubble of the World Trade Center.
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by Dan Reiland
When it comes to dessert, the more the better! The Sun Dial restaurant is located in Downtown Atlanta at the top of the Westin Hotel. The Sun Dial is 73 stories up and 723 feet above the city with a 360 - degree panoramic view of Atlanta far below. The restaurant slowly revolves throughout your entire dining experience. It's very cool. The best part is the desserts. The Sun Dial serves a Sunday brunch that includes a huge selection of incredible desserts. Anything you can imagine and as much as you want! Twenty feet of desserts including a section of chocolate that makes my blood-sugar rise just looking at it.
You can be tempted to think the same way about the number of ministries in your church, the more the better. But it isn't true. The opposite is true. The fewer the better. Less is more.
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In February, 2009, I had opportunity once again to travel to India to minister the Gospel with Pastor Larry Seeman from Weyburn, Sk. We arrived in Bombay and travelled down to Trivandrum, on the southwestern tip of India. We then traveled by train to Bangalore. On the train we had opportunity to minister Jesus to a high ranking army officer who was in charge of the Indian army in Kashmir where the Indian and the Pakistan armies have been at odds over the Kashmir territory for many years. This gentleman was so touched by the simple Gospel message that when we arrived in Bangalore, and a group of soldiers met him to carry his bags, he made them wait until we got off so he could thank us and was so grateful for having traveled with us. Jesus had touched him. In Bangalore we preached and ministered to a group of people and then returned to Trivandrum where we spend the rest of our ministry trip. We ministered to students in a Bible School and then spoke at their graduation, presenting them with their diplomas. After graduation, the graduates will be travelling to the northern part of India, each having been assigned to a church and a local Pastor, from which they will be reaching into the local area with the gospel, with the goal of starting their own church. In our travels we had the opportunity to lead some people to Jesus. We had a house meeting where we ministered prophetically and the baptism in the Holy Ghost. We also ministered in many churches in prophecy and healing. Since we have been back, for the last three weeks reports have been coming in from the Pastors of the many healings and miracles. They are calling it a move of God.
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