The Journey

A.W. Tozer wrote:
“I want deliberately to encourage this mighty longing after God. The lack of it has brought us to our present low estate. The stiff and wooden quality about our religious lives is a result of our lack of holy desire. Complacency is a deadly foe of all spiritual growth. Acute desire must be [...]

A poll conducted by sociologists at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta seeks to answer if people really need God to be good. The outcome: forgiveness, generosity, concern, and patience are more important to people who believe in God than atheists. And the spread between the two groups is substantial.

Forgiveness is “very important.” 84% of [...]

I have never went to Catalyst, however I always surf the web hoping to catch a few diamonds lying in the dust of the blogosphere.  This year I read several blogs that I forgot to mark so I cannot give props, but I will give credit to the speakers.
John Maxwell -
The greatest sin of a [...]

Tonight, our Monday night prayer meeting turned into a Holy Ghost outpouring.  We baptized two men in the wonderful name of Jesus tonight at prayer meeting and both of them came up out of the water speaking in tongues.  While some churches have quit having weekly prayer because they can barely get people out for [...]

  I can’t believe it, Leopard is out early and Deb got her hands on it.  She just sent me this picture from work tempting me, knowing how bad I want it.   

  I can’t believe it, Leopard is out early and Deb got her hands on it.  She just sent me this picture from work tempting me, knowing how bad I want it. 

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Harvest 2006, originally uploaded by pentecostalsofoc.

Friday night, kidZalive is hosting our annual Harvest Party. The last two years this has been a great time of getting together for fellowship. Thank you to the Lavenant family [...]

I awoke this morning thinking of all things about “HEROES.”  Sunday afternoon, I met with four girls who are taking a world religions class in high school and one of the requirements was that they had to interview with a pastor of a different religion than what they were…these four girls chose Pentecost.  I did [...]

  I just came in a little while ago from prayer meeting and teaching a Home Bible Study.  Four weeks ago, we opened our Monday night men’s prayer meeting up to anyone who wants to come to the church for united prayer.  This has affected our church services in a very profound way.  We’ve always [...]

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How many of you know that the pathway to great doesn’t always feel great? But this morning in prayer I was reminded of the words of Zech. 4:10 in The Message [...]