Anaheim Vineyard and the ‘Phenomena’

I was right there in the middle of it, at the Anaheim Vineyard, in about 1994-1995. What are charismatic ‘phenomena’ (sometimes called ‘manifestations’)? Are they biblical? It’s time for me to make sense of the whole thing.

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Paul Ministers in Macedonia and Greece

Bible Study series: Acts 20:1-6. He has to complete his third missionary journey before he goes to Jerusalem. A table of Paul’s travels in Acts 18-25 is included in this post.

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Peter’s Declaration that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God

Bible Study series: Matthew 16:13-20. What does it mean that Jesus will build his church on “this rock”? What are the keys of the kingdom of heaven? Continue reading

Mike Bickle and His Team v. John Wimber and His Team

Yes, it really did boil down to a power struggle. It should be clear that Bickle really did try to manipulate Wimber. And the interview transcribed here is deadly serious. File this article under American Church History.

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The Crucifixion of Jesus

Bible Study series: Mark 15:21-41. This is what we proclaim when we take communion. Every blessing (e.g. salvation, redemption, reconciliation, peace with God, and so on) is embodied in and flows out of this one globe-changing act.

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Review of Sam Storms’ Book ‘The Rise and Fall of the Kansas City Prophets’

Should we scrap or sift through the prophetic history and movement and the International House of Prayer in Kansas City?

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Seven Sons of Scaeva Defeated and Ephesian Believers Renounce Occult

Bible Study series: Acts 19:13-20. When I first read that believers were the ones who needed to renounce the occult, I realized how important discipleship is.

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Watch Out for Hypocrisy

Bible Study series: Luke 12:1-3. Hypocrites will be exposed. “There is nothing that has been hidden away that will not be revealed, and concealed that will not be known.”

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Jesus Feeds Four Thousand Men, Plus Women and Children

Bible Study series: Matthew 15:32-39. Jesus’s miracles had a purpose: to help people in practical ways. He did not perform them just to show off. That’s too dangerous, for deceivers, later on, could exploit people (e.g. gold dust and “angel” feathers).

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