CHARISMATICA

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Phil 4:4-7
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand;
6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
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Phil 4:4-7
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand;
6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to [...]

A Devotional by Mike Bickle:
“The Holy Spirit intentionally offends people”
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: [...]

A once prominent leader in the charismatic movement, Bishop Carlton Pearson has been forced to shut down his church and merge it with a  Unitarian church.
Bishop Pearson was once the pastor of a large Charismatic church with over 6,000 members, use to be on the board of Oral Roberts University, guest host on [...]

After all the recent controversy about ‘laughter’ in the church. Here is a devotional sent to me today from Charisma Online. I still believe there is a place for genuine response to the joy that the Holy Spirit brings into our lives. Sometimes I cannot help but laugh!
Joy in the Holy Spirit
Today’s message [...]

Was the volunteer security guard ‘inspired by the Holy Spirit’ when she fired a dozen shots and killed the gunman at Colorado Springs’ New Life Church?:
a female guard with a drawn handgun turned a corner and walked toward the gunman and yelled "Surrender!" Bourbonnais said.
The gunman pointed a handgun at the woman and fired [...]

This weekend (April 27-29) Baptists and others are meeting for a conference on the Holy Spirit. It was organized by Rev. Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington and a trustee of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Pastor McKissic is quoted as saying:
“We are praying that God will pour out His Spirit upon us [...]

I read this article about a ‘Hip-Hop’ church in Moreno Valley, California. At first I thought: “There is no way that this can be ‘real’ worship. After all, how can the Spirit show up and minister in the midst of that kind of noise.” Then I was quickly reminded of a [...]

Islam and Christianity have very different views about the Holy Spirit and Spiritual gifts.
1. The Holy Spirit: Read my article comparing the views and different identity of the Holy Spirit within the two religions -posted on my Apologetica blog.
2. Spiritual Gifts According to Islam:
There are no spiritual gifts in Islam. All signs [...]