Spiritual Formation
The Next Great Outpouring - Part Two |
So what is God saying to His church? How do we interpret the cultural and spiritual skies that are overhead?
Allow me to take you back for a moment to the turn of the last century when God was pouring out His Spirit in Topeka, Kansas and Azusa Street in Los Angeles. The two most influential men in this fresh visitation of God that began in about 1903 were Charles Parham and William Seymour. Both were mightily used by the Lord to re-introduce the baptism in the Holy Spirit, along with His gifts, to the church in America. Thousands and thousands of people came to Christ, were healed, set free from sin and filled with the power of the Spirit. This revival absolutely changed the spiritual landscape of America and beyond.
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The Next Great Outpouring - Part One |
I am currently teaching on the ministry of the Holy Spirit at Northstar Church. We are a Spirit filled church and do not try to hide it. We actively contend for spiritual gifts that will help the hurting people of our community. Each week, people walk through our doors that need healing, direction, deliverance from addictions and the list goes on. We believe gifts like prophesy are crucial for both edification and guidance in the local church. I scratch my head when churches that once valued the ministry of the Holy Spirit and exercised His gifts have now shut Him out of their worship. The very person that directed their steps in the early days, caused them to grow and help so many people has now been benched on the sidelines…
» continue readingNavigating Storms |
I don’t know how many of you were told that if you would just come to Jesus… “Everything would be perfect from now on!” Of course that is not true. As Christians we have challenges and troubles to work our way through like anyone else. The difference is the way that way determine to get through. Reading through Proverbs yesterday, I was struck again by this particular verse…
» continue readingSlow Down, Don’t Rush |
A medical school once told this story. “I was finishing up my classwork in med school. One day the prof threw us a pop quiz. I was a good student and kept up with my studies. I breezed through the questions until I came to the last one. It asked, “What’s the name of the woman who cleans our classrooms and bathrooms in the medical school?”
» continue reading21 Days of Surrender |
Yesterday, we began a life changing teaching series that will lead us into an incredible Easter Sunday. “The Secret Power of a Surrendered Life” will revolutionize the way you approach every new day.
There is a power in God that very few Christians have ever tapped into. In fact, the world has yet to see the potential of a church community that is completely abandoned and available to God’s plan on God’s scale.The scripture teaches, “You are not your own, you were bought with a price.” (1 Cor. 6:20) Jesus provided the ultimate act of surrender when he shed his own blood so that you could be brought into a secret place of power found only in Him…
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For more than a quarter of a century, Blaine Bartel has served what he believes is the hope of the world, the local church. Before leading the launch of Northstar Church, Blaine served as associate pastor in Tulsa, helping to build one of America's most innovative churches.
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Hats off to Canada... http://yfrog.com/auncymj
It's on. Canada v. USA. Silver is going to look very nice on the Americans. Our game. Our time. Our GOLD.
Dinner tonight with Chris & Carrie Faulkner. What great friends.
Tatum and I gave Sadi (our little shitzue dog) a listerine strip to freshen her breath. I think she had a love hate relationship with it.
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