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Rebuilding walls can take people only so far. At some point a love for the Word of God must be restored for genuine revival to take place. . . .
February 26 | Courage to Restore
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February 26 | Discovery
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Questions for group discussion for use with this week’s lesson from Nehemiah 10:28-39, “Courage to Restore.”
You Have to Be There
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We miss something sacred and “supernatural” when we absent ourselves from the body of Christ . . .
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘When Every Preacher Was an Evangelist’ (1920)
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“Brief word pictures [by evangelist J. Vincent Coombs] of a few of the men [John T. Johnson, ‘Raccoon’ John Smith, J. M. Canfield, L. C. Warren] who have typified the character of our evangelism at various stages of the history of the Restoration Movement. May every preacher be an evangelist.”
Revival at Asbury University: Don’t Miss the Spirit
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My wife and I made the hourlong drive to Asbury University to witness the continuing revival taking place there. I was still an anxious skeptic as we entered the chapel service; I hoped we hadn’t wasted our time. . . .
Memorial Service for Dwight Good Set for March 4 (Plus News Briefs)
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A memorial service for Dwight Good, 86, is set for 2 p.m. March 4 in Branson, Mo. Dwight, together with his twin brother, Dwayne, comprised the Good Twins singing duo; they performed together for more than 60 years. . . . Also briefs about the OCC’s Preaching-Teaching Convention, a new book by Will Thomas, and more.
Team Expansion, IDES Rushing Aid to Quake Victims
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Christian agencies have mobilized to try to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, but an urgent need exists for financial contributions so that more people can be helped sooner. Team Expansion and IDES both shared some of the ways their ministries are helping that region’s earthquake victims.
Tom and Debbie Jones Exit Retirement, Join NewThing
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There was only so much pickleball Tom Jones could play in retirement. The longtime executive director of Stadia Church Planting recently was hired by NewThing—a church-planting organization founded by Jones’s longtime friend Dave Ferguson—to serve as the group’s director of development.
February 19 | Courage to Deny Oneself
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Post-exilic Israel had returned home. The people had learned their lesson about idolatry following their 70-year spanking in Babylon. But they had fallen prey to other nuances of selfishness and would need to learn again the benefit of self-denial.