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How Not to Come to God

Times Square Church Pulpit Series How Not to Come to God! By David Wilkerson January 30, 1995 I believe that most people who call themselves by God's name have learned to go to Him in their time of need. Indeed, most Christians believe in the necessity of prayer. Many seek the Lord diligently, comin... Read More
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Letters on Revival Fire

Letters on Revival or REVIVAL FIRE by Charles G. Finney To the Students of the Words, Works and Ways of God: Introduction Letter 1 Superficial Revivals Letter 2 Unhealthy Revival Excitement Letter 3 A Cause Of Spurious Conversions Letter 4 Errors That Hinder Revivals Letter 5 Erroneous Revival Preac... Read More
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Manifestations 1

New Wine Articles God's Manifest Presence I. Introduction When God chooses to show His power in and through the Body of Christ, opportunities are provided for both tremendous spiritual growth and tragic confusion and stumbling. Throughout both biblical and church history strange and even bizarre phy... Read More
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Manifestations 2

New Wine Articles God's Manifest Presence II. Biblical Precedents for the Manifestations The Bible does not record all the possible legitimate supernatural experiences. Rather it records examples of legitimate supernatural experiences that fall into broader categories that are typical of how the Hol... Read More
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Manifestations 3

New Wine Articles God's Manifest Presence III. Historical Precedents for the Manifestations Extraordinary physical phenomena caused by the operation of the Holy Spirit's presence upon people is fully documented and affirmed throughout the history of revivals in virtually every branch of the Christia... Read More
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Manifestations 4

New Wine Articles God's Manifest Presence IV. Catalogue of Manifestations The Hebrew and biblical model of the unity of personality implies that the spirit affects the body. At times the human spirit is so affected by the glory of God, the human body is not capable of containing the intensity of the... Read More
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Manifestations 5

New Wine Articles God's Manifest Presence V. Purposes for the Manifestations God often chooses foolish things to accomplish His work (1 Cor. 1:27-28). He offends the mind to test the heart. In the account of the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 2:12-13, some people were amazed, some per... Read More
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Manifestations 6

New Wine Articles God's Manifest Presence VI. Exposing False Equations About the Manifestations "If I was more devoted, then I would experience these manifestations of the Spirit." The experience of these things are not related to our spiritual passion and diligence, but are the operation of the gra... Read More
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Manifestations 7

New Wine Articles God's Manifest Presence VII. Exposing Dangers Regarding the Manifestations Possibility of divisions and judgements within the body -- we must seek to avoid the "have's" and "have not's" mentality at all costs. this will truly grieve the Spirit of God (see Rom. 14 and 1 Cor. 12-14).... Read More
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Manifestations 8

New Wine Articles God's Manifest Presence VIII. Proper Responses to the Manifestations Taking the posture of being "learners" rather than "experts" in the ministry of the Spirit. Being gracious, kind and patient with differences in perspectives within the community of believers. Giving proper libert... Read More
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Manifestations Through History 1 by Richard M. Riss

The Manifestations Throughout History St. Louis CATCH THE FIRE Conference, May 3-6, 1995 by Richard M. Riss. Oliver Cromwell was drunken in the spirit and filled with holy laughter just prior to the Battle of Naseby. This was in 1645 during the civil war in Britain that brought about an end to the r... Read More
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Manifestations Through History 2 by Richard M. Riss

The Manifestations Throughout History St. Louis CATCH THE FIRE Conference, May 3-6, 1995 by Richard M. Riss. One of the most remarkable records left to us in the annals of history with respect to spiritual gifts is general is that of "prophets of the Cevennes," at the close of the seventeenth centur... Read More
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Manifestations Through History 3 by Richard M. Riss

The Manifestations Throughout History St. Louis CATCH THE FIRE Conference, May 3-6, 1995 by Richard M. Riss. Although Whitefield influenced John Wesley with respect to open-air preaching, it was Wesley who had originally influenced Whitefield to take another look at the manifestations. He wrote of W... Read More
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Manifestations Through History 4 by Richard M. Riss

The Manifestations Throughout History St. Louis CATCH THE FIRE Conference, May 3-6, 1995 by Richard M. Riss. Although Whitefield influenced John Wesley with respect to open-air preaching, it was Wesley who had originally influenced Whitefield to take another look at the manifestations. He wrote of W... Read More
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Manifestations Through History 5 by Richard M. Riss

The Manifestations Throughout History St. Louis CATCH THE FIRE Conference, May 3-6, 1995 by Richard M. Riss. On the other side of the Atlantic, what is known as the Second Great Awakening in America broke out on or about the year 1800. This, also, was characterized by many manifestations, or bodily ... Read More
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Manifestations Through History 6 by Richard M. Riss

The Manifestations Throughout History St. Louis CATCH THE FIRE Conference, May 3-6, 1995 by Richard M. Riss. On the other side of the Atlantic, what is known as the Second Great Awakening in America broke out on or about the year 1800. This, also, was characterized by many manifestations, or bodily ... Read More
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Manifestations Through History 7 by Richard M. Riss

The Manifestations Throughout History St. Louis CATCH THE FIRE Conference, May 3-6, 1995 by Richard M. Riss. Here's a report that appeared in THE APOSTOLIC FAITH, vol. 1, no. 10 (September, 1907): Missionaries in China have been seeking the baptism with the Holy Ghost ever since they received the fi... Read More
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Moravian Pentecost

Moravian Revival The Rev. John Greenfield, an American Moravian evangelist, published his book "Power On High" in 1927 on the 200th anniversary of the Moravian revival. The information in this article is from that book, now out of print. The Moravians, a refugee colony from Bohemia, settled on the e... Read More
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Oh Sweet Heavenly Fire!

OH SWEET HEAVENLY FIRE OH sweet heavenly fire OH Holy refining flame You my passion and desire Make me never again the same! Burn out the foul dross Of my besetting sin Remove all my loss Make me thine again! OH sweet flame of love Ignite my yearning heart And from realms above Your Holy passion imp... Read More
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On Fire For Jesus

On FIRE for JESUS! by Joe Brice The thought of flaming enthusiasm in religion arouses distrust in the modern mind as in the ancient. Enthusiasm is permitted in any other pursuit; in religion it is regarded as bad form. Enthusiasts in piety are either despised as unintelligent zealots, or tolerated a... Read More

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