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Amazing message from Stephen Olford on Prayer .

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Just added a great sermon on my Sermon Archive page. Christ Our Life by Stephen Olford.

Rick Warren on Doctrine

Good interview of Rick Warren by John Piper. Some good doctrinal issues.

More on Erasing Hell

I can defintely relate to this quote by Francis Chan from his book Erasing Hell . This is such a difficult topic and it's easier to just not think about it and move on.  I believe we are entering a season when God's people will feel an urgency to step up and speak the truth in a loving and firm way. Don't speak out of ignorance or your own thoughts. Know the Word . We are all surrounded by opportunities to learn the Word and allow it to transform our lives. There is no excuse for not knowing. Speak out of that transformation. Let the Holy Spirit speak for you. Know Christ deeply and allow Him to take control of your life fully. "What causes my heart to ache right now as I’m writing this is that my life shows little evidence that I actually believe this. Every time my thoughts wander to the future of unbelievers, I quickly brush them aside so they don’t ruin my day. But there is a reality here that I can’t ignore. Even as the conversations of people around me fill my

Erasing Hell by Francis Chan

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I doanloaded Erasing Hell by Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle today. I think its important for us to know what we're talking about with these issues. I'm only through the intro, but Chan definitely attempts to points the reader back to scripture as the final word on the matter. First quote I highlighted: "But this book is actually much more than a book on hell. It’s a book about embracing a God who isn’t always easy to understand, and whose ways are far beyond us; a God whose thoughts are much higher than our thoughts; a God who, as the sovereign Creator and Sustainer of all things, has every right to do, as the psalmist says, “whatever He pleases” (Ps. 115:3 NASB)." Chan, Francis (2011). Erasing Hell (Kindle Locations 177-179). David C Cook. Kindle Edition.