Posted in Church Life, Serving, adversity, cross, discernment, encouragement, following christ, hearing, sacrifice, seeing, understanding on Dec 6th, 2009
I very much appreciate the replies I get on post here at Indy Watchman. Lately I have received replies that have confirmed that the Lord is indeed using this web site to minister to and encourage His children in this late hour. I too need encouragement, and the reciprocating effect of ministering to others is [...]
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Posted in adversity, apostacy, church, cross, deception, encouragement, hearing, holidays, humanism, offense, sacrifice, seeing, suffering, trials, troubles, understanding on Nov 24th, 2009
This week is Thanksgiving and many of us will come together and give thanks to our Lord for the blessings he has blessed us throughout the year.
I believe that, for most people, the “thank you “ part of Thanksgiving is the most boring part. It has been relegated to mere ritual, where the most [...]
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Posted in Marketing, Serving, adversity, apostacy, church, conscience, cross, deception, discernment, false prophets, following christ, hearing, humanism, new age, prophecy, sacrifice, seeing, suffering, trials, troubles, understanding on Nov 13th, 2009
Due to the increased interest in this letter I have decided to re-post it. It was originally posted 2-18-2006. The letter contains many thing that will assist others in approaching their Church leadership and in making the hard decisions of whether or not to leave organized religion and to seek God on His terms apart [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, apostacy, church, cross, deception, discernment, humanism, offense, sacrifice, seeing, suffering, understanding on Sep 4th, 2009
The Offence of the Cross (1932)
by T. Austin-Sparks
It is a perfectly obvious fact that wherever the Cross of the Lord Jesus Christ has been most faithfully preached and presented – while bringing hope and new life to many – it has almost invariably been the cause [...]
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Posted in baptism, church, conscience, cross, discernment, encouragement, following christ, hearing, sacrifice, seeing, understanding on Mar 14th, 2009
What God Says About Water Baptism
A Fresh Look…
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It is unfortunate, yet undeniable, that the subject of water baptism has polarized and divided men for centuries. Unregenerate religious leaders and other “christians” have littered history with ungodly exploits in defense of their doctrines. Not uncommon are accounts of religious leaders and “scholars” [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, apostacy, baptism, church, conscience, cross, deception, discernment, following christ, hearing, sacrifice, seeing, understanding on Mar 2nd, 2009
“The Holy Spirit will lead you into all righteousness” are truthful words that should not be ignored. The subject of “baptism,” of which I have given very little thought over the years, has all of a sudden risen up in my spirit as something that needs attention. I decided to pursue this leading and see [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, baptism, church, cross, deception, discernment, false prophets, following christ, offense, sacrifice, seeing, suffering, troubles, understanding on Feb 15th, 2009
There has been a lot of discussion and debate on the blogs I have visited lately, and no little heat generated, on both sides of the issue of baptismal regeneration. But, one thing that is obviously missing is the spiritual perspective and meaning of baptism.
Baptism is one of those topics that men love to argue [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, adversity, apostacy, cross, following christ, offense, sacrifice, suffering, troubles, understanding on Jan 5th, 2009
Today I saw a bumper sticker that read “So Many Christians, So Few Lions.” I had pulled into a McDonald’s for lunch and happened to come along side a nice looking Mercedes automobile with this sticker on the bumper, so I pulled in beside it. I decided to wait for a few minutes to see [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, adversity, books, cross, following christ, sacrifice, seeing, suffering, troubles, understanding on Jan 4th, 2009
Anyone who knows of J. Hudson Taylor (1832-1905), founder of the China Inland Mission, knows that he is a man of deep spiritual awareness and integrity. The wisdom he expounds, although spoken of plainly in Holy Scripture, appears old fashion and out of sync with modern Christianity, but it is no less than the very [...]
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Posted in adversity, apostacy, church, cross, deception, discernment, false prophets, following christ, hearing, humanism, sacrifice, seeing, suffering, troubles, understanding on Aug 15th, 2008
by T. Austin-Sparks
The Cross and Deception
Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; 2:1-5.
1 Cor. 1:18: “The word of the cross… is the power of God.”
1 Cor. 1:23,24: “We preach Christ crucified… unto them that are called… Christ the power of God.”
1 Cor. 2:2: “I determined to know nothing among you save Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”
In the KJV [...]
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