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A hymn, psalm, or anthem may be sung. The people standing, the Bishop says Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. In place of the above, from Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost Bishop Alleluia. Christ is risen. People The Lord is... Lee mas

In Spirit-filled circles today, there is much talk about the need for restoring apostles and prophets in the Church, based on the idea that over the centuries the importance and centrality of these ministries were lost in the wake of Church history. These proponents point out that the huge and varie... Lee mas

It is interesting to take note of the how doctrines and practices of the early heretical groups so closely resemble the doctrines and teachings found in today’s modern churches. I. THE GNOSTICS 1. Introduction 2. Basic Gnostic doctrines II. THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICES OF LEADING GNOSTIC TEACHERS 1. ... Lee mas

We are now 2000 years after the advent of the Church and the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ who obeyed His command to spread the Good News to the world. How this Church spread from then to now 2000 years later to almost every nation and people group in the earth happened through growth and multiplicat... Lee mas

Though we see clear abuse so easily in many denominations and churches of leadership that uses the people rather then serves and matures the people of God this still does not nullify God's true gifting and calling of leadership in the body of Christ. God's heart is to see shepherds who share His hea... Lee mas

There are so many new programs, plans and ideas amongst evangelicals specifically in the West on how to do Church, how to make a church successful, etc. Some of this is from good motives but much of it is in unbelief wether these leaders know it or not. We disbelief that God and the Holy Scriptures ... Lee mas

London Baptist Confession of 1644 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE. This confession was drawn up by the Particular Baptists to distinguish them from the, more numerous, General (Arminian) Baptists. There are two, or more, editions of this confessi... Lee mas

"Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." (Matt. 6:20, 21.) "Either make the tree good and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt and his f... Lee mas

Am I not an Apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? Inasmuch as he had said, If meat make my brother to stumble I will eat no flesh forever; a thing which he had not yet done, but professed he would do if need require: lest any man should say, ... Lee mas

But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. Many consider that their own virtue is sufficient for their salvation, and if they duly regulate their own life, that nothing further is wanting to save them. But in ... Lee mas