Great Spirit

Christianity is the largest religion in the world, with the just over 30% of the population identifying as Christian (Johnson, 2005). This is a significant proportion of the world, and as such the ideologies and doctrines that Christians have can have a substantial effect on the world we live in. In this way, the patriarchal nature of Christianity is major influence to how men and women are seen and interact within one another today. This essay will address how patriarchal nature of Christianity…

Hayford invites us to rediscover the power and the blessing that come from such disciplines such as Committing to Hearing His Voice, Living in the Power of Baptism, Resources of the Lord’s Table, Spirit of Forgiveness, Feeding on God 's Word, Maintain Integrity of the Heart, Abiding in the Fullness of Spirit, Submission to His Will, Practice of Solitude, and the Life of a Worshiper. Pastor Jack brings valid principles and practices to help serious Christians find there road to Christ. …

for those who desired more spiritual direction. He spent countless hours mentoring and teaching his disciples the ways of God. The disciples had an up close and personal look of what it took to be able to hear from the spirit of God. Jesus desires only to speak and do what the spirit of God desired for him to do. “Spiritual direction…

Gentiles, and heretics of the day. What is not as overtly emphasized, but equally important, is the role of the Trinity. Indeed, this book shows that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one God, yet they each have important roles to play in the process of salvation. I consider the unity and diversity of the Trinity to be the great theological contribution of this book. Athanasius asserts the presence of the Trinity at the very beginning of God’s plan for humankind, creation. In that section,…

Scripture Passage: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Yet you desired faithfulness…

God and He had been raised from the dead. Jesus sent the apostles out on the Great Commission, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen” (Matthew 28:19, 20). They went out and everywhere, with the Holy Spirit working through them performing many signs and wonders confirming the…

John 10:10; 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it abundantly. Even the devil can disguise himself when approaching the children of God. Our defense is God, love and humility. Let us embrace the good news that no evil scheme can ruin us if we abide in the light of the glorious Gospel of true freedom, which is in Jesus Christ and Him alone. 2 Corinthians 4:6-12; 6 For God, who commanded the light…

or a special education teacher. According to 2 Timothy chapter one verse fourteen “You have been trusted to look after something precious; guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.” This means those who are gifted to teach have been given the responsibility to guide the children with the help of the Holy Spirit. In the bible, little children are valued by Jesus because a believer like a child can only enter the kingdom of heaven. (NIV Matthew 19:13-15) Children can be more…

I bind all forces of evil in Jesus name. I renounce Satan and all his works and empty promises. I renounce evil spirit who has dared to take up occupancy in my life, whether invited or uninvited. I throw open the doors to my heart, mind and soul who triumphed over the enemy by his death on the cross and subsequent resurrection and ascension into heaven. I command every evil spirit who resides there to leave. There is no place in my life house…

Pentecostalism developed towards the end of the 19th century. During this time there was a lack of interest to traditional religion. This was brought about due to the emotional modes of religious expression such as praying in unison, , enthusiastic singing and sermons on simple biblical themes giving way to ordered, robotic services where Mass would be carried out by uninteresting ministers in lecture centres. As large, popular Protestant churches turned into churched for the upper-middle class,…