Apostle David Johndrow - Fire And Grace

In life the average person will change jobs 10 times , and move to a new living situation 11.7 times . In 2009 the Pew researchers discovered is that 44% of Americans have changed faiths at least once. Some converted from one religion or denomination to another; others grew up with no tradition only to adopt one as an adult; still others left their childhood faith and found themselves with no religious home. That's a lot of change! I think that the trend shows that Americans are looking for something they can't easily find. It probably shows some immaturity as well. Why tough it out, if you can move on? So let's say hypothetically that you are able to move - put your house on the market, look for a new job and find a new life. How would you know that you were at the right church? I have some ideas. - Inner Witness: Everyone is going to answer, "God said this is the place." so here I am. I am not buying that as the only way to know. If we were that certain...

Some folks are really sick of church and don't even want to go any longer. For many, it is irrelevant and life-draining. Engaging with God and his people no longer seems worth the effort. If you are not attending church regularly, how would you answer the following question? Church is _____________ and that is why I don't go. A. Boring (I'd rather watch Good Morning America or Yo MTV Raps.) B. Unfriendly and Hurtful (To hard to make meaningful friends and feel significant to leadership.) C. Too Intellectual (All Word and no Spirit) D. Doesn't Believe What I Believe (Not biblical, or too literal.) E. All of the Above Let's say you are one who has refrained from doing the Top 10 Stupidest Things Christians Do , you are pretty serious about Jesus with a strong foundation , but just can't stomach another church service for one or more of the above reasons. What do you do then? Good question. Possibly you have weathered a desert experience and you still love Jesus, d...

Some years ago I had a dream. The Lord simply gave me the word "Antioch." At the time, all that I knew was that is was a biblical city where one of the apostles went. The first thing that I did was a word study on " Antioch ." What the Lord was trying to show me was that in the book of Acts there was a rich history describing the working of the spirit-filled church of the 1st century. Here are a few bullet points. - The church was planted after the persecution of Stephen in Jerusalem. (Acts 11:19) - The church was evangelistic having outreaches to the Greeks (Acts 11:20) - It was overseen by the Apostle (Greek "sent one") Paul and Barnabas for about a year. - Prophets from Jerusalem went there to minister. (Acts 11:27) - The new church had apostolic, prophetic and teaching gifts. (Acts 13:1) There is a lot more about the church at Antioch that one could glean just by reading Acts. It was a well known center with the ENTIRE 5-Fold ministry operating in it ...