By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 5, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
By Daniel Neades of Better Than Sacrifice This is a repost of an original article on Better Than Sacrifice I recently listened to a train wreck of a sermon by a local Purpose Driven pastor. In his 44 minutes on the subject of faith, he achieved the remarkable feat of avoiding any mention of the proper object […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 4, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Joel Osteen
[mejsvideo src=”https://www.apprising.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/OsteenSalvation.mov” width=640 height=360] Further reading JOEL OSTEEN MOVING ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAINSTREAM EVANGELICALISM STEVEN FURTICK CALLS JOEL OSTEEN GREAT MAN OF GOD MEGACHURCH PASTORS JOEL OSTEEN AND T.D. JAKES UNITE AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 4, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
Further reading PRAISE FOR “GREATER” BY PROPHET-LEADER STEVEN FURTICK TO OPEN WORSHIP PERRY NOBLE’S NEWSPRING CHURCH ROCKS KISS PROPHET-LEADER CRAIG GROESCHEL AND AN EVANGELICAL GANGSTA’S PARADISE
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 4, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Steven Furtick
Apprising Ministries has been documenting for you the increasing syncretism and ecumenicism currently going on within apostatizing evangelicalism. With this we’ve also been witnessing an emerging ecumenical evangelical magisterium, which seems to have sprouted up in the skubalon fertilizer of the Elephant Room. Prophet-leader Steven Furtick, a veteran of both ERs thus far, is actively […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 4, 2012 in Quotes
Surely what we gather from the history of the first three or four centuries is that the joy that is taught and promised in the New Testament was exemplified constantly in the lives of the early Christians. Have you read something of the story of the martyrs and the confessors — those people who, at […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 4, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Steven Furtick
Christian Research Network is a sister work of Apprising Ministries. Today CRN Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… tells us that two-time Elephant Room veteran and popular evangelical prophet-leader Steven Furtick has released his second book. Note carefully the names of those who are already raving about his pragmatic Seeker Drivien mythology: There has been much hype […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 3, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Word Faith
By Bud Press of Christian Research Service Can man make gods for himself? Yet they are not gods! (Jeremiah 16:20) Todd Bentley is known far and wide for his ability to spin tall tales with a wink and a grin, and sound convincing. He needs no introduction. Stan Tyra is the Senior Pastor of Revolution Church in Rogers, Arkansas. […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 3, 2012 in Current Issues, Devotions, Features
As the gospel of Christ crucified cannot be attained through the religious works of sinful men, nor can be attained through the logical thinking of sinful men, neither can it be more effective, more persuasive or more savingly executed through the eloquent proclamation of sinful men. [T]o suggest such a thing would certainly contradict what […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 3, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
The following is originally published by Herescope and is republished here with permission: Enthroning a Latter-Rain 24/7 Altar Presence on the White House Lawn During an Election Season By Dr. Orrel Steinkamp As we pray for David’s Tent now through November 6, we are actually watching with the Lord for this promised move of awakening to fully manifest. God is […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 3, 2012 in Devotions
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 2 Corinthians 1:20 What does the Old Testament tell about Christ as it focuses attention upon Him and compels us to consider Him? First, it says that He is the fulfillment of all the […]