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Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire in A.D. 320. However, Licinius, who controlled the Eastern half of the empire, broke allegiance with the West and continued to suppress Christianity.
When Licinius demanded that every soldier under his command sacrifice to the Roman gods, the forty Christian men of the “Thundering Legion” refused. Their general, Lysias, had them whipped, torn with hooks, and then imprisoned in chains. When they still refused to bow down and give up… Continue
When Licinius demanded that every soldier under his command sacrifice to the Roman gods, the forty Christian men of the “Thundering Legion” refused. Their general, Lysias, had them whipped, torn with hooks, and then imprisoned in chains. When they still refused to bow down and give up… Continue
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Sorry for the delay in response.I have not yet returned to prescott but would love to contact them when I do.I really hope to be back no later than august of this year !
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Shanna
How are things gong your way? We had a great time gathering with the folks that are journeying with us last night. Our discussion centered around stripping away everything that would take us away from serving Christ. We are planning a few camping trips to some local campsites here this summer together. You are welcome to come along when you all finally get up here. Praying for you guys.
Blessings!!!
D & D
Just wanted to say we are still thinking about you and praying for the Lord to send you clear direction in the future. We looking forward to meeting you face to face if it is His will. How are things currently with you? We are busy doing the day to day life thing and praying that we can make a difference for Christ in all we do. We will be visiting with a couple tonight that is going through a very rocky stage of their marriage and covet your prayers. She has all ready filed for divorce but we are praying we can help them to reconsider by seeking out reconciliation in Christ. We will be viewing a DVD series called "Laugh Your Way to A Better Marriage" together and then will talk and pray with them.
Blessings!!!
† JESUS † Our LORD Great to visit your page GOD bless you
Regarding Peter and Paul--remember, there was a time when Paul had to chew out Peter, he mentioned it in Galatians. None of us bats a thousand all the time, not even the original apostles. But one of the things I've seen again and again and again in my life in the church (I'll be 59 in a few weeks) is that people try to shortcut--it always seems easier to tell people what to do instead of teaching them to hear the Holy Spirit themselves. The trouble is, that doesn't produce mature Christians; it produces people who are dependent on the local leader, pastor, or whatever he is--the guy who tells everybody what to do. I attended a Bill Gothård seminar about 20 years or so ago; he had a lot of good things, but he and his followers have mostly tried to be the Holy Spirit for other people, and no human being can do that. We were part of a church in the "discipling movement" during the '80s--most of them had that problem, too. It didn't affect us, because the man at the top of the structure in our end of wanted no part of micromanaging other peoples' lives (Charles Simpson--he and Derek Prince were the wisest of the top group of disciplers in that--it was Prince who made them disband after he saw the abuses). And it happens a lot in ICs--the expectation is that the pastor will hear from God and pass it on to his people. And a lot of people like it better that way, starting with the Israelites in Exodus, and again in the time of Samuel, when they demanded to have a king.
Again, I would urge you to check out Steve Sjogren and the Cincinnati Vineyard. They do something called "servant evangelism" that can be very effective, and while some of the projects they take on need the resources of a large group (Putting on free block parties in poor neighborhoods, for example) other things can be done by a house church-sized group. One of the first things they ever did was a free car wash--all donations lovingly refused, but prayer available to anyone who wished it--the refusal to take money absolutely freaks people out! They call it "showing God's love in practical ways." They are incredibly generous; when they bought land for a new building, one of the first things they did was take a special offering and give $30,000 to a black church in the next suburb over that was struggling to finish a building, then when they moved into the new place they practically gave the old one away. And as I mentioned before, they are the only church I've seen that really tries to teach people to hear from God themselves. I once heard Steve say his job as pastor was to help his people be successful in their Christian walk. He's a rare bird in any circle, HC or IC.
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