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Crusades Lead Over a Million People to Respond to the Gospel
Christ for All Nations (CfaN) broke record numbers as they held 11 crusades over a two-week time span with over 1 million people responding to the gospel.
In an exclusive interview with Charisma News, Christ for All Nations’ Macoby Donaldson said that they recently tried and succeeded at the impossible—doing 11 crusades at once across the nation of Zambia.
“We did 11 crusades in a two-week period,” Donaldson said. “And we did it for what normally would cost the same as one crusade because there’s something special.”
Progressive Christianity Is the Reason a Drag Queen Charted on Christian Music
For the first time ever a drag queen’s song hit number one on the Christian iTunes chart.
Flamy Grant’s song, “Good Day,” featuring Derek Webb took over the number one spot on iTunes’ Christian chart.
The song is about Grant’s “comeback” to the Christian community. The song implies that Grant was hurt by the church and its teachings against the LGBTQ lifestyle.
Walker Hayes’ Transformation From Battling Alcoholism and Atheism to Life in Christ
Walker Hayes shared in a recent interview with Fox News how his life was transformed by Christ after previously battling with alcoholism and atheism. One of the key pieces to shaping his walk with Jesus was also one of his most heartbreaking as his family experienced a tragic loss when his seventh child died.
It was during this incredibly difficult time that Hayes’ close friend, Craig, supported him and encouraged him to grow in his faith.
“Most people would be drawn away from me,” Hayes said. “You know I lost a kid; I have nothing going on musically, I’m an alcoholic. I’m great at pushing people away, and so then here comes this guy named Craig who was drawn nearer to me, and it was quite confusing.”
LIVE With John Ramirez: Declarations to Strengthen Your Position in the Spirit Realm
Based on God’s Word, I want to share with you the opportunities, blessings and authority you have to confess, declare and strengthen your position in the spirit realm. It’s so important to understand that “death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words” (Prov. 18:21). Whatever you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart should be established in the spirit realm.
Let that settle in your spirit. There is no room for error. It is crucial to not only understand the truth but also walk in it, accomplish it, confess it, declare it and decree it. Romans 10:9 says, “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (NKJV).
Think about that. Meditate on it. It is the number one key—not only to entering heaven but also to being saved and in right standing with God. If you confess and agree with God concerning your life, your relationship with Him and your destiny, the devil won’t stand a chance against you. That’s why we are going to touch and agree with the Holy Spirit. We do both, because one hand cannot clap alone.
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