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| First and Greatest |
The prophecy was received in first-person by my good friend Dan Goggin. |
| Hearing God's Voice | The photogenic girl marveling at technology is the daughter of two of my good friends. (It was her first time with a cell phone.) The prophecy at the end was received in first-person by Dan Goggin. |
| Charismatic Gifts |
The Newsweek reference is from 3/31/97, but there are more recent studies that give even higher growth numbers. The quote that we think we're better off with Jesus on earth comes from Derek Prince's book The Holy Spirit in You. The one person's description of speaking in tongues comes from the Fellowship in the Holy Spirit Seminar, on the talk about The Spiritual Gifts. The definition and purpose of prophecy comes from Derek Prince's radio show Today with Derek Prince, from the broadcast on Spiritual gifts. Paul's encouragement to prophesy is from I Cor 14:5. |
| The Present of Prophecy | The prophetic words are from various friends,
most of whom are members of the People
of Praise |
| Humanism & Radicalism | "We live by faith, not by sight" is 2 Cor 5:7. |
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King David quote is from Derek Prince's Chords From David's Harp. C.S. Lewis quote is from Mere Christianity, in the chapter Is Christianity Hard or Easy? |
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| Love |
The scriptural reference for God is love is I John 4:8. |
| The Jewish Carpenter |
The CS Lewis quote is from Mere Christianity, in the chapter called "The Shocking Alternative". The Peter
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The CS Lewis reference is from Mere Christianity. |
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The Historical Precedence is a summary of the article called Fasting, by C.W.Conn, from The Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, c1988, Zondervan. Many of the Practical Tips are taken from Derek Prince's book How to Fast Successfully. |
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The Vatican photo was taken from http://www.christusrex.org/www1/citta/BRl-Pietro.jpg The jp2 photo was taken (with permission) from http://home.ici.net/~aath/alliance/apostles/johnpaul/life.html |
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This speech was obtained from the Catholic Information
Network at: http://www.cin.org/jp2/movement98.html The photo of the Vatican Library comes from
http://www.christusrex.org/www1/citta/P-Library.jpg |
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| Fellowship | The attributes of the early Christian church
were taken from the People
of Praise Fellowship in the Holy Spirit Seminar, on the talk
about Fellowship. |
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This material is an adaptation of the Spiritual Exercises
of St. Ignatius, the full text of which is available at The covenant community the People
of Praise |
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The CS Lewis quote comes from An Experiment in Criticism. The photo is my nephew, Michael during Christmas 1999. |
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Word etymologies were taken primarily from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, but also from the dictionary and years of experience trying to figure out Christians! |
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| Praise | The prophetic word is from Dan Goggin. |
| Praise Power | The prophetic author wanted to remain anonymous. |
| Visions | The description of receiving the visions is from Moira McGuinness, who has plenty of experience with this. The example vision and prophetic word are from Dan Goggin. |
| Memory | The prophetic author wanted to remain anonymous. The original word is about three times as long, but I've condensed it since many will not read the full length version. |
| Joy | The C.S. Lewis "joy is the serious
business of Heaven" is from Letters to Malcolm; the sex quote is
from Suprised by Joy; the fountain of joy one is from Weight of Glory.
The Peter Kreeft quote is from his article on Joy, here: http://www.peterkreeft.com.
The further comments are summarized from Kreeft's 'Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Heaven'. The prophetic word is Dan Goggin's. |
| Passion of the Christ | The Peter Chattaway reference is from: http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/reviews/passionofthechrist.html |
| The Charter of Christ | The book 50 Reason Why Christ Suffered and Died references scriptures on the purposes of the cross: http://www.gatewayumc.org/gt_04spring_50reasons.htm |
| The Meaning of the Cross | The C.S. Lewis quote is from Mere Christianity, Book 2, Ch 4. http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mischedj/ca_lewisatone.html. The Transactional nature of the cross is commonly referenced in the Bible, including: Gal 3:13, Rom 3:25, 1 John 4:10, Isa 53, Col 2:13, Mar 10:45, Eph 1:7, Mat 26:28, Rom 5:9, Rom 3:24, Rom 3:38, Rom 8:34, Rom 5:10, I Cor 6:19, I Pet 2:24, etc. |
| Integrating Reality | The four integration examples from Jesus are Matt 22:14, John 17:14-16; Mat 10:16; Mar 12:17 |
| Freedom | The Chuck Colson quote comes from Peter Kreeft's talk on Morality. |
| Good Advice for Choosing a Soul Mate | Author Kent Nerburn has a blog at http://www.kentnerburn.com |
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This material was summarized and adapted from five
essays in Peter Kreeft's Fundamentals of the Faith. Note:
Please ask the God to bless http://www.peterkreeft.com |
