Bentley Back After Week Long Break

God TV resumes live broadcasts of the meetings Friday, when Todd Bentley returns to the platform of the Florida Outpouring.

 

[07.18.08] GOD TV and Fresh Fire Ministries announced this week that Todd Bentley would return to lead revival meetings in Lakeland, Fla., after a weeklong break.

 

Bentley’s ministry announced July 11 that after more than 100 days of continuous ministry the Canadian revivalist would be taking time off to recuperate. “His leadership team [suggested] he take some time off for rest and family,” said Bill Johnson, a California pastor and leader in the Revival Alliance, an apostolic network that commissioned Bentley as an evangelist in June. “They are very committed to his well being and realize that the kind of schedule he’s been keeping is not wise in the long run.”

 

Johnson said the alliance, whose leaders also include Ché Ahn and John Arnott, supported Bentley’s decision to take a temporary break.

 
GOD TV had dropped its live broadcasts from Lakeland and directed viewers to its Web stream while other ministers filled in each night. But the global network announced it would resume airing the meetings live now that Bentley has returned.

 
One media analyst said people across the globe have glimpsed what 21st century revival might look like ever since the satellite-based GOD TV began beaming live broadcasts of the outpouring on April 11.

“From a media perspective, whatever your opinion may be about Todd Bentley or the revival in Lakeland, the media’s connection is enormous,” said Phil Cooke, a television producer and media consultant. “In a digital age, the smallest event can become a global phenomenon, as we’ve seen here with GOD TV.

 

Wendy Alec, director of programming at GOD TV and co-founder of the network with her husband, Rory, said God directed their decision to set up cameras in Lakeland back in April. She said the step of faith caused the network to immediately break with advertised schedules.

 

“We took the step of obedience to the Lord’s instruction,” she said, “even though it meant not only some loss of revenue but upheaval on the television side of the ministry as we consistently had to reschedule seven world feeds.”

 

The result, she said, has been a technological miracle. “For the first time in history, revival is literally being ignited across the airwaves,” she said. “We believe that only the Lord could have engineered this.” —Paul Steven Ghiringhelli (Charismamag.com)

William P. Young Talks About ‘The Shack’ on the 700 Club

22 Weeks : The Movie : The Official Trailer and Website Up

Visit the official website of 22 Weeks The Movie here.

22 Weeks : The Movie

It’s Not So Mysterious by, Dana Candler

As we move deeper in the realm of intimacy, we have no option but to desire more and more of the eternal pleasure of knowing God. We find that we cannot live unless we know and experience greater correspondence between God and our own soul. We long to be His friends and to share the secrets of His heart. We have known the ache of our own longing, but just as love is not love without this longing, love is not love without satisfaction. We must experience that which we have waited for. The feast of communion is our desire. For surely His love is better than wine (Song Sol. 1:2). It is better than the finest things of life, and our entire reward is wrapped up within it. When we have tasted of the drink found within the river of pleasures, we are abundantly satisfied with God’s fullness (Ps. 36:8). It is this that we are after, and it is for this that He has made us to receive.   Continue Reading….

‘The Shack’ Author Defends Book : Shares Testimony at Retail Show

William P. Young, the author of the controversial best-seller The Shack, defended his novel against critics and told of its redemptive impact.

[07.17.08] The author of the controversial best-seller The Shack defended his novel against critics and told of the redemptive impact it had on his own life during the International Christian Retailers Show (ICRS), held this week in Orlando, Fla.

 

Calling himself “an accidental author,” William P. Young told a crowd of roughly 300 people Wednesday morning that the controversy surrounding his New York Times best-selling novel, which has sold more than 1 million copies since its debut last year, was “good.”

 

Critics have accused The Shack—about a man who encounters God at the scene of a past personal tragedy—of lacking theological integrity and promoting unorthodox theories. Well-known author and radio commentator Charles Colson has been the most vocal in warning people to avoid the book because of its low view of Scripture.

 

But Young said the fictional story was not written as systematic theology. “It’s a parable or a metaphor,” Young told author and radio host Chris Fabry during a 10-minute interview for a mock radio program. “Tell Chuck Colson that it’s not an allegory.”

 

His comment drew laughs, but Young was more somber as he discussed how he was sexually abused as a child of missionaries while attending boarding school in New Guinea. Young shared that he recently received a call from the main perpetrator of his abuse, who asked for his forgiveness after reading The Shack. “It was wonderful and [peaceful],” Young said as he fought back tears.

 

Nancy Ford, owner of Words of Wisdom in Swansea, Ill., said Young’s testimony brought her to tears. Charlene Wiggs, co-owner of The Master’s Mercantile in Pottstown, Pa., said she was touched to hear why he felt he needed to write the book. Wiggs noted the popularity of The Shack has made it hard “to keep it on the shelf” at her bookstore.

 

Young was among the scores of authors and musicians who attended ICRS. Others included gospel artist Martha Munizzi, ex-Korn member Brian “Head” Welch; Super Bowl star David Tyree, whose book More Than Just the Catch (Charisma House) releases Sept. 2; coach Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts; and Bible teacher Anne Graham Lotz, who encouraged attendees to “not lose their focus on the Word” during an appearance Sunday.

 

Also on Sunday, The Word of Promise audio New Testament, which features the voice of actor Jim Caviezel as Jesus, was recognized as the Christian Book of the Year, becoming the first audio book to win the honor in the 30-year history of the Christian Book Awards.

 

In the midst of a sagging economy, attendance at ICRS this year was noticeably down from the nearly 3,000 professionals who gathered in Atlanta last year. Yet the convention is still seen as an important resource to help industry professionals identify new products, make purchases, and develop techniques for bookstore sales and promotions. –Eric Tiansay (Charismamag.com)

 

Intro to IHOP Project : Dream Interpretation

I’m thrilled to invite you to participate in a pioneer project here at IHOP– Prophetic Online Evangelism.  The strategy is to prayerfully speak into someone’s life via dream interpretation.

This project is brand new, and is in the very early development stages now– it actually went live just a few days ago.  We need YOU to help create synergy, community and critical mass!

Would you visit www.dreaminterpreters.net and join in with us?

Then, invite your friends and family who are spiritually interested, but maybe not in a relationship with Jesus Christ.  We would love to minister to them, prophetically speak into their lives and open a door of relationship that we pray will lead them to the Lord.

Let’s pray for the harvest to flood in!

 

HERESY HUNTERS INSTITUTE, INC.

 

This is awesome!  It’s a great, comical retort to all the heresy hunters out there!

This was written by a pastor in South Dakota and it is pretty funny. A bit of counter-sarcasm to some revival critics out there. Here in Philly most people are still warning their congregations to stay away from Toronto. I don’t have the heart to mention that was 15 years ago now. Or the new Lakeland stuff! Well enjoy… I hope.

                                                                             HERESY HUNTERS INSTITUTE, INC.
Address unlisted

 

 

Dear brother,

 

 

Thank you for sending us the questionable document. We are always glad to examine any teaching materials that may adversely affect the Church. We do think that this material is dangerous and certainly want to warn the Body of Christ concerning its subtle false doctrines. Our analysis is as follows:

 The document:

 The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

 We weren’t given the name of the author of this document, but it is quite clear that is part of the contemporary, humanistic “gospel” of self.

 The first thing we would point out is that this is a “positive confession.” Our research shows that this idea was never heard of in the Church before the metaphysical cults introduced it in the late 19th century. This author has obviously been influenced by these cults.

Secondly, note the “affirmation” that he will not want. This is clearly that “gospel of greed” - the prosperity gospel. Whoever wrote this probably is a follower of these dreadful prosperity preachers. Sorry you couldn’t come up with the author so we could do a background check on him or her. Even without the author’s name, it’s still pretty clear who influenced this individual.

 Then the author affirms himself to be perfectly led by the Lord. This is the dangerous delusion of elitism. Many of these groups feel they are the only true Christians. They are the only ones who really represent the name of the Lord. You can see the tremendous spiritual pride lurking behind this, I’m sure.

 Our author tells us that he walks through the shadow of death. Obvious Christian Science influence here. Denying the reality of matter and evil. This is indeed a pernicious error. This is also practiced by denying the reality of sickness. Sickness, evil and death are mere illusions. Very dangerous!

 Notice the references to “green pastures” and “still waters.” The cults always resort to metaphoric symbols and encourage their victims to visualize. This, of course, opens their minds up to demonic influence. Note also that a life of ease and blessing is pictured, very appealing to the flesh. Seldom do these people ever talk about taking up our cross and following Jesus.

 The author now mentions restoring the soul. We see two possible references to dangerous teachings here. Firstly, the teaching of restoration. This is false teaching that suggests that the Church isn’t all God wants it to be. Of course, that is unacceptable. We have the Bible; we need nothing beyond the Scriptures. And then secondly, there could be a suggestion of the teaching of inner healing. We have a paper on this error available if you should so desire.

 I will fear no evil; for you are with me. Notice the big “I.” Bold, arrogant, egotistical statements like this are common among these groups. Totally devoid of humility. I think you can see the obvious, humanistic bent.

 Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Clearly the error of the authority of the believer is being implied here. Taking the place of God and assuming that mere sinful men can actually wield the rod of God. To say this is presumptuous is mild. This is the “little gods” error. These false teachers never have a due regard for the sovereignty of God.

 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. The archangel Michael did not dare to bring an accusation against Satan, but these types of teachers boldly mock the Devil. This suggests an unhealthy preoccupation with “spiritual warfare.”

 You anoint my head with oil. The height of arrogance. So many today claim they are the anointed of the Lord and no one should question their teachings and activities. I’m sure this author, whoever he is, considers himself to be one of God’s “special” anointed ones.

My cup runs over. Another allusion to prosperity. A “positive confession” of abundance. Decidedly derived from Unity or one of the other metaphysical cults.

 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. No suffering, no trials, no difficulties in life! This is not the Bible gospel. These teachers hold out the promise of problem-free living and then bilk those who listen to them of their finances to support their extravagant life-styles. What a mockery of the cross.

 I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever. Actually this type of teaching doesn’t belong in the Church at all. This gospel of greed, positive confession and trouble-free living certainly isn’t based on the Bible.

 Thank you for sending us this example of heretical teaching. We advise you to steer clear of this teacher. Although it may have a veneer of Biblical sounding ideas, it is clearly imported from metaphysical and New Age teachings.

 Sincerely,
Anonymous

 

C.S. Lewis Talks, We Listen

“We are half-hearted creatures fooling about with alcohol and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered to us.  We are like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because we cannot imagine what is meant by an offer of a holiday at the sea.”

Livi Hannah-Joy Burton : We Will Not Forget You

A life is a life, no matter how small…..