CHAPTER 4 THE ROLE OF PREACHING IN THE EMERGING CHURCH Many explanations are given for the decline of church attendance in the Western world, and many traditional church…

1. • Natural today Paranormal yesterday Paranormal Supernatural Previously • Paranormality is becoming an integral part of the human behavior. • It has become a sixth…

1. • Natural today Paranormal yesterday Paranormal Supernatural Previously • Paranormality is becoming an integral part of the human behavior. • It has become a sixth…

1. Section 4 Notes 2.  Early in the Pax Romana, a new religion, Christianity, sprang up in a distant corner of the Roman empire The new faith grew rapidly and…

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Slide 1Introduction to the New Testament Wednesday October 2 nd Slide 2 What is the New Testament? The part of our Bible that tells us the story of Jesus Christ and the early…

1.Healing both of soul and body has always been part of the Christian concern.During his life, Jesus spent much time healing the sick and befriending the sinner. The church…

1. Matthew 1 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him…

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