Archives for November 2011

Turned Upside Down . . . or Right Side Up?

"My family's life has been turned upside down, and I am so looking forward to what God has in store for us," said Joshua after a summit. What turned his family's life upside down? The power of forgiveness. He writes:

God spoke to me in many areas. I was not really looking forward to this team coming to our church, though on the outside I had expressed great joy. The first thing God dealt with me about was pride. I had always been one who could do everything himself, very strong-willed; however, I was shown that in doing ...

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Penetrating the Darkness

A light shining brightly on America's college campuses

Collegiate Impact has the privilege of organizing and hosting one-day Ignition retreats on college campuses across America. CI partners with campus ministry groups and packs the 24 hours with intensive times of Scripture, prayer, and worship, aimed at the hearts of the students and their leaders. Each Ignition retreat focuses on key principles (the outpouring of the Spirit, brokenness, authenticity, the living water of Jesus, repentance, prayer, worship/awe), and those attending come away refreshed, revived, challenged, changed. If you believe God would desire an Ignition retreat at a campus near ...

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Draw Near to God

"Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." These words from James 4:8 certainly ring true for this young and growing church. With over 50 testimonies shared throughout the course of the summit, there is no doubt that God did draw near to them. "God, what happened?" were the words of a woman who stood one night at the microphone confessing years of bitterness and anger. They had robbed her of intimacy with God, and she was left wondering where God's power in her life had gone. Another woman confessed that she had been bitter ...

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Shedding the Satanic Shackles of Pride

We are never more like Satan than when we are proud. We are called to Christlikeness, but when we let pride rule in our hearts, we stand in opposition to God. However, when that pride is swallowed—when our concern for self-image lessens and our concern for Christ's image increases—God begins to receive the glory that is due Him, and we begin to fully enjoy the power of revival in our lives. Such was the case Sunday morning at the church where one of our teams is ministering. After a message on pride, people had the opportunity to ...

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November 2011 Prayer Calendar

“God be merciful to us and bless us,
And cause His face to shine upon us,
                                                     Selah
That Your way may be known on earth,
Your salvation among all nations.
Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.”
- Psalm 67:1-3

1 Ryan Loveing, Ben Slenk, and the Revival Conference Team minister through tomorrow at Fellowship Baptist Church in Rome, Georgia. Pray that the congregation would thoroughly obey all that God's Spirit says to them.

2 Laine Johnson, Wilson Green, and the Red Team continue to minister through next Wednesday at Briar Hill Baptist ...

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