R.A. Martinez
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Heading In The Wrong Direction
When I started working in the Middle East about a decade ago, I was astonished to discover that over 40% of the earth’s ethno-linguistic people groups were considered unreached; that is, without a witness of the gospel. I remember the exact number because it was emblazoned on my heart: 6,943. That was the number that …
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Why You Must Refuse Bitter Jealousy
Jealousy and envy are defined as the feeling of discontent or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, circumstances or favor; to feel resentful and unhappy because someone else possesses or has achieved what one wishes to possess themselves. They were at the root of Satan’s rage against God and man in the garden. …
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Bitterness Is a Destroyer of Destiny
Bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. It is hardened anger at someone, something or some entity that you believe or perceive has mistreated you, treated you unfairly, caused you severe pain and/or grief. It doesn’t start as a tree with roots but as a seed that is planted. …
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The Glorious Destiny God Has for You Is Because of Jesus’ Finished Work on the Cross
Regret. We have all felt its pain, but few of us understand its deadly effects. Paul said to the Corinthian church that repentance leads to a salvation that is without regret. One way to read this could be that repentance leads to a life and destiny in God that is not diminished by the presence …
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Make the Great Commission Great Again
This mandate—to the ends of the earth—still presides over the church today and is inherent in every outpouring of the Spirit throughout history. I believe God will withhold measures of revival and outpouring until we align with His plan and purposes for the nations of the earth. We want revival for our meetings to be …
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Follow This Model for Textbook New Testament Christianity
There is a throne in the tabernacle. There was one in David’s day. There is one in our day. And there will be one forever in the age to come. It is oversimplistic to say that James was only speaking generally about the spiritual access and the grafting of the Gentiles into the Messianic kingdom …
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Why Ethnocentrism Is the Enemy of Missions
As the Holy Spirit was poured out on the day of Pentecost, wine, wind and fire began to manifest within and upon this small company of believers, and all of sudden, thousands in Jerusalem were coming to faith in Jesus as the Messiah. Overnight, the apostles had a megachurch on their hands, and soon the …
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The ‘One Necessary Thing’ That Remains Amid Losses of COVID-19
“But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her'” (Luke 10:41-42, ESV). We are hearing words these days like “essential travel,” “essential workers,” “essential businesses.” This is right. Identifying what …
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