Two weeks ago, I took off work to preach in several churches in Sao Paulo. Then this week, I taught a “Heaven on Earth” Seminar in Brasilia. Last year, the Lord told me “I have a new normal for the …

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Why am I putting “spiritual gifts” in quotation marks? Calling these manifestations of God’s grace “spiritual gifts” can be confusing and doesn’t accurately reflect what the Bible says in Greek. Looking to a “spiritual gift” can hinder you from experiencing God’s Mighty …

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Two weeks ago in Does God Forgive You Before Or After You Repent? we saw that Jesus forgave people before they repented, but forgiveness isn’t necessarily the same as salvation. It makes salvation possible. The New Testament message is “God has …

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Last week in Does God Forgive You Before Or After You Repent? we saw the scriptural evidence that God forgives before men repent. We then talked about how forgiveness and salvation are not the same. Jesus’ sacrifice atoned for the sins …

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Guys, some people assume that if God’s forgiveness comes before repentance, everybody is saved and we have little reason to preach the gospel. I do not believe that everybody is saved. I don’t equate forgiveness with salvation. Forgiveness is what makes salvation …

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When I started seeing people healed through my hands, some people thought my obsession with signs and wonders was really unhealthy. They didn’t realize that my growing obsession wasn’t really with signs and wonders, but with a Jesus who is …

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Do “Needless Casualties Of War” Come From Going Outside Our Realm Of Authority? The strategic-level spiritual warfare movement grew rapidly in the 1990’s. Books by authors like C. Peter Wagner and John Dawson turned people’s attention to the spiritual forces …

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Pastoring Your Neighborhood Last week we saw how closely the function of a “Bishop” is related to healing ministry. Bishops visit and care for people. We can even see the verb form of “bishop” translated as “to visit” in scripture. …

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Have you ever argued with a Jehovah’s witness who came to your door? Or maybe someone from another fringe religious group? I used to spend so much time doing that. Many of them are more familiar with the Bible than …

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(I recently read this article at Charisma News about being bold in sharing the gospel of salvation with others. Here are some of my experiences.) Learning To Share The Gospel When I was born again, it felt like heaven opened …

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