The next Burlington House of Prayer gathering will be on Sunday, October 25th at 6:00 PM. The host will be Amanda Mackie, if you would like directions or would be willing to host a gathering in 2015 please email [email protected]
Author: City of Refuge
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Book of Mark Bible Study, Wednesday, October 21st
Our book of Mark Bible Study resumes, Wednesday, October 21st at 7:00 PM. We will be picking up at Mark 13:1-13, Jesus’ prophesy of the destruction of the temple and His teaching about the signs of when these things would be fulfilled. Mark 13 is filled with prophetic signs and teaching, we will work to understand those...
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Luke 1:39-45 The Person, Purposes and Plans of the Holy Spirit “The First Family Filled”
We have been talking about the Holy Spirit for months now. We have seen His person, that the Holy Spirit is God, that He is “another helper”, exactly like Jesus in every way; that His purpose is to glorify Jesus, to listen to Jesus’ voice, to remind us of Jesus’ words, to convict the world...
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A Recap From the Philippines: “Always”
This past Sunday Abie shared about his recent trip to General Santos, Philippines. While there Abie taught for a week at The Church Planter’s Institute on the topic of the Father heart of God. This message is a few of the details of Abie’s trip, some stories from his students and some things he learned...
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Revelation 5:1-10 The Person, Purposes and Plans of the Holy Spirit: “Redemption for Men”
If we are honest we have to admit that we have a tendency to look more at the external than the eternal. We like evidence that we can see, touch, count and display; we are often suspect of anything that we can’t readily and easily measure. In II Corinthians 4:18 the Apostle Paul told us...
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Prayer Meeting, Philippines Missions Trip, Monday, September 21, 7:00 PM
Abie has been invited to speak at The Church Planting Institute (CPI) in General Santos, Philippines from September 28th to October 2nd. CPI is a six month program training rural believers to establish and build faith communities in their villages. The program is being run by YWAM missionaries and a local pastor. Abie will be...
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John 16:12-15; Acts 4:8-12 The Person, Purposes and Plans of the Holy Spirit: “Glory to Jesus”
I believe that there are three evidences of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, three purposes that God desires to work in us and through us by filling us with Himself: unity in the church, glory to Jesus and redemption for men. Last week we talked about unity in the church, that the baptism of...
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Prayer Meeting, Monday, September 14, 7:00
On Monday, September 14th we will be hosting a time to pray with and for each other. This will be prayer time that is simply a time to bring our needs and concerns and to pray with and for each other however the Holy Spirit will lead. The plan is to gather from 7:00-8:00, to...
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Romans 8:12-17 The Person, Purposes and Plans of the Holy Spirit: “Unity in the Church”
As we begin to move into our study of the actual and literal baptism of the Holy Spirit that was prophesied by the John the Baptist, promised by Jesus and experienced in the book of Acts we have to look carefully and thoughtfully at both the person doing the baptizing and the person we are...
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Mark Bible Study: Mark 12:28-44: “The Answer is Love . . .”
Tonight we see the final two questions of chapter 12, one asked of Jesus and then a final question asked by Jesus. The chapter then ends with a scene of sincerity, love and trust, the exact opposite of all the earlier scenes filled with questions, traps and an unwavering grasp on personal reputation and opinion....