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Saddleback Church, Rick Warren Miracles Of Mercy Sermons: 'God Can Use Anybody!'
The greatest joy in life is the thrill of being used by God for a purpose greater than yourself, proclaims the minister of a U.S. megachurch based in California. "No other experience in your life even comes close to this feeling, and if you haven't felt it, I feel sad for you," said Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren in his new sermon series entitled The Miracle of Mercy.
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Azusafest 2016 Revival Geared To Unlock Pentecostal 'Wave of God's Spirit' In Los Angeles
Azusafest and Azusanow culminates this Sunday, April 10, at a closing ceremony on the same 312 Azusa Street property where the historic Pentecostal Azusa Street revival meeting took place in Los Angeles, Calif. on April 9, 1906. The meeting is known as the origin of the Pentecostal movement. The Azusafest celebration is a pre- and post-event to the Azusanow 2016 celebration in the Los Angeles coliseum on April 9.
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AT&T, Comcast, Allstate, Marriott and Wells Fargo Asked to Stop Excluding Christian Consumers
A new survey by Lifeway Research found that two-thirds of Americans (63 percent) said Christians face increasing intolerance, up from half (50 percent) in 2013. One advocacy group, Faith Driven Consumer (FDC), is trying to affect a different future pattern by launching a new "#GodsNotDead2Us grassroots movie to movement campaign" that targets and challenges five, top diversity and inclusion leaders -- AT&T, Comcast, Allstate, Marriott and Wells Fargo -- to treat Christian employees and customers
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Phil Bryant Signs Mississippi 'Religious Freedom’ Bill Amid Protests, Allows Service Denial Based on Faith
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a state measure Tuesday (April 5) that allows public and private businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples based on the employers' religious beliefs. House Bill 1523 was passed by state legislators Friday. Gay rights' advocates have been protesting the law this week, saying the legislation is outright discriminatory.
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Religion Should Be 'Delinked' from Terrorism Says India Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Deeming terrorism as the enemy of humanity, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said during a visit to Saudi Arabia that there was a global need to "delink" religion from such violence. Modi said there can be no distinction between "good" or "bad" terrorism and that it has "no caste, color, creed or religion."
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
