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Description / Excerpt |
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| A "Relevant" Message |
Charles Schmitt |
In Immanuel’s Strategic Plan we find these words: “We commit ourselves in our teaching to be orthodox and evangelical, wholly Scriptural, well-balanced, spiritual and relevant.” The question on the table today is what does it mean to be “relevant”? |
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| An Understanding of Biblical Prosperity |
Charles Schmitt |
One of our saints gave me a recent article from the New York Times entitled “Preaching a Gospel of Wealth in a Glittery Market, New York.” The article contains a commentary on the lifestyle of a well-known contemporary prosperity preacher. |
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| Confessing Daily God's Promises |
Charles Schmitt |
May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord….”—Psalm 19:14 |
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| Dark Energy |
Charles Schmitt |
An amazing discovery of nine years ago is destined
to change how we look at our universe |
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| Fight the Good Fight |
Charles Schmitt |
Just the other day our dear sister June Zink accidentally found the following prophecy in her bookshelf—dated twenty years ago! She discovered the prophecy, I believe, just in time for my birthday,
and for our 25th anniversary! (The Lord does things just like that, you know!) |
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| Left Behind, |
Charles Schmitt |
Some will be; the important question is when. |
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| Should we pray the Lord's prayer? |
Charles Schmitt |
I was recently loaned a book on prayer...One thought, however, was jarring to me—the author’s insistence that we should not use the Lord’s Prayer as a prayer model. He writes, “I believe this prayer could not possibly work for us today, and that God the Father could not possibly honor this prayer….” |
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| That "Horrible Doctrine" |
Charles Schmitt |
Five major points cluster around John Calvin’s doctrine of salvation. Three of the five are within the boundaries of orthodoxy; two are clearly not. |
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| Three Days and Three Nights |
Charles Schmitt |
The article, “The Resurrection Was Not on Sunday,” by a Sabbatarian group, concludes that Jesus was crucified on a Wednesday (rather than on Good Friday) and was raised on a Saturday rather than Resurrection Sunday). |
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| Two Different World Leaders--Jesus and Mohamed, |
Charles Schmitt |
The prophet Mohammad was born of humble origins around A.D. 570 in Mecca into the Koreish (Quraysh)
tribe, custodians of the religious sanctuary in Mecca, the Kaaba... |
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| What Color was Jesus |
Charles Schmitt |
It is only natural for people of different colors to believe that Jesus looked like them. Our love for Jesus would naturally want Him to be as much like us as possible. Africans picture him with dark skin and black hair; Europeans have pictured Him as blond and blue eyed. |
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| Why Moves of God are Often Messy |
Charles Schmitt |
The movings of God’s Holy Spirit have become the
Church’s most serious quest in this generation... but mingled in may be some other things that are examined in this in-depth article. |
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| “Women Should Remain Silent In The Churches” Some Thoughts |
Charles Schmitt |
I was asked by an ISOM classes listener, why we haven’t so far addressed 1 Corinthians 14:34 (“women should remain silent in the churches”) in our lessons on the gifts of the Spirit. The following is my response. |
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| Personal Thoughts on the Lakeland Revival |
Charles Schmitt |
People whose discernment I trust have all returned from Lakeland, Florida with very positive reports of the manifest Presence of God. And I myself was positively impressed as I watched Todd Bentley on GOD TV. Sounds of grave concern, however, have come from other sources. Here are my thoughts... |
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| On Prayer and Prozac |
Jamie Dixson |
On Sunday night, the 27th of July, 2008, Immanuel’s had the privilege of hosting Jeff Garvin, from the “Lakeland Revival.” A dynamic man of faith, Jeff challenged us on many aspects of our life in Christ. Signs and wonders follow this man, as many have been healed of their afflictions in Lakeland. Mr. Garvin made many great, biblical statements, but one mention did concern me. Prozac. |
