God sends a move of the Spirit and man makes a movement out of it. Yes,
revival is the heartcry of concerned followers of Jesus. Guenter > Betreff: RE: [RR] Keep your eyes open! > Datum: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 03:19:52 -0400 > > Any more news from Colorado? > > > > Here is s sociologist Margaret Poloma's examination of the Assemblies of > God > That I looked up: > > http://www3.uakron.edu/sociology/AoGPastors02.pdf > > It's a rather lengthy article. It's full of opinions, references, "ibids" > and sociology talk. > > Here's a quote from it: "Although an important catalyst in the development > of all world religions, charisma is usually quenched in favor of the > patterned and predictable institutional features of social life." > > Here's my interpretation of the quote: The church is born in the Spirit, > but we put people in charge of ministries who need to have control over > what > they do and what they're responsible for. They can't control the Holy > Spirit, so they control what they can. There's a delicate balance between > working at what you can control and being a representative of someone you > have no control over. How do you develop and run a "Decade of Harvest" > that > is different from any other decade when God is unchanging? Do we end up > trying to put God in a box or at least to make Him predictable or maybe > "operable"? > > > > We're in need of a revival. Not a revival with success defined by bodily > and vocal manifestations that appear to be controlled by a spirit not our > own, but a revival that changes people's life direction. Not one that > simply displays cravings for God, but a top/down one, imposed by God, that > results in God's glorification through the realization of our > righteousness. > > > I know what Isaiah 64:6 says about our righteousness, though->"filthy > rags". > > > For me, the goal is the Great Commission and humility, or at least, my > striving toward that goal, filthy rags and all. > > D Perich > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 2:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RR] Keep your eyes open! > > > > > > This is some good material to read. It hits us right where we are. We > all > need to keep our eyes open. > > http://savetheag.com/InfoPapers.html#one > > > > AG General Council in Denver. Keep them in Prayer! > > > > Mark Jones > > > > > > Free Royal Ranger Database loaded with Goodies! > As well as a ton of Ranger Related Pictures and sites. > http://readyrangers.tzo.com/index.html > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Golden Rule is my daily rule. > > To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. > To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit > http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet > -- 5 GB Mailbox, 50 FreeSMS http://www.gmx.net/de/go/promail +++ GMX - die erste Adresse für Mail, Message, More +++ _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet
