‘How can we stop the oil gusher?” may have been the question of the summer for most Americans. Yet for many evangelical pastors and leaders, the leaking well is nothing compared to the threat posed by an ongoing gusher of a different sort: Young people pouring out of their churches, never to return.
As a 27-year-old evangelical myself, I understand the concern. My peers, many of whom grew up in the church, are losing interest in the Christian establishment.
Recent statistics have shown an increasing exodus of young people from churches, especially …

(Where both spouses are in church)
1. Prayer
Each spouse should seek daily time before God in prayer, reading the Scriptures and asking Him for the ability to grow in Christ-like attitudes and actions.
2. No Contact
The unfaithful spouse must have no contact whatsoever with the third party. Like an addiction, the only way out is to go cold turkey.
3. Commitment
The unfaithful spouse must be willing to make a radical commitment to regain the trust that has been broken.
4. New Lifestyle
The unfaithful spouse should commit to a lifestyle of transparency and honesty. Remind …

The Book, “Essential Church? Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts” by authors, Thom S. Rainer and Sam Rainer III, identifies seven sins of dying churches that serve as the driving factors behind losing the generational battle – the battle for every generation to see the significance of the church.
Sin 1: Doctrine Dilution
“Teaching anything less than the absolute truths in Scripture will make the younger generation feel betrayed when they learn that a large gap exists between what the Bible really says and what they were taught in church” (16).
Sin 2: Loss of Evangelistic Passion
“Dying …

Written by Myron Powell
1 John 5:14-15 (NKJV) Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
Confidence
Boldness = “Come boldly before the throne!”
Confidence in Him, not in ourselves!
Speak the language of faith, not fear! Because God doesn’t respond to fear!
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he …

An evident phenomena within religious bodies in recent decades is that of a releasing of long-held common beliefs. Understandably, some issues are effected by time and culture, but for the most part, there is a cause for great concern regarding the willingness of some to so easily move away from an identity that has defined us for so long. Specifically speaking in the realm of holiness Pentecostals, there seems to be a trending among our current generation to dismiss the traditional beliefs on holiness principles in particular, and even core …

Do you know of a former minister or even a former “Apostolic” Minister who now preachers a watered down version of truth? Chances are you do. When I considered all those who used to preach the gospel but have walked away from Apostolic ministry, I was amazed at the number. If this is your label, God isn’t finished with you. God is able to restore if we sincerely repent. Just because you failed or quit doesn’t mean that you will never again serve the Lord. You have a choice concerning your future. …

Why do preachers preach? Since the goal of preaching is to change lives, preaching is the
ultimate tool for church growth. But how can you be effective in communication through
preaching? Listed below are eight questions to ask about your preaching.
Who will I be preaching to?
Asking questions like, “What are their needs?”, “What are
their hurts?”, and, “What are their interests?”, will help us focus on where the people
are. Why ask? Because although there are three things that always get one’s attention:

Things that threaten us
Things that are unusual
Things that we value

A preacher …

I Kings 8:15-19
I Chronicles 28:5-10
I Kings 8:15-19 “And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. And it was in the heart of David my father to build …

When studying scripture, it is important to follow guidelines which retain the spirit of the text. Following are several rules of interpretation to aid in Biblical study.

Discover the Author, the People Addressed and the Life and Times of the People involved in a give case.
Discover the Facts and Truths presented in a given passage and note the exact wording of the text.
The Golden Rule of Interpretation: When the plain sense of scripture makes common sense, seek no other sense. Take every word at its primary, ordinary, usual, literal meaning unless …

The law of first mention may be said to be the principle that requires one to go to that portion of the Scriptures where a doctrine is mentioned for the first time and to study the first occurrence of the same in order to get the fundamental inherent meaning of that doctrine. When we thus see the first appearance, which is usually in the simplest form, we can then examine the doctrine in other portions of the Word that were given later. We shall see that the fundamental concept in …