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TURNING THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN
By Dr. Rick Flanders “Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: and Paul, as his manner was, went unto them, and three Sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen […]
A REVIVAL M-O
By Dr. Rick Flanders “And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And all that believed were together, and had all things common; and sold their possessions and goods, […]
WHY YOUR TOWN IS SO HARD
BY DR. RICK FLANDERS Across the nation, pastors and the members of their churches have convinced themselves that the reason that they are not reaping a spiritual harvest that could be called “plenteous” is that their town is hard, and unusually unresponsive to evangelism. It is as if we think that souls could be won […]
ANCIENT PROPHECIES FULFILLED IN JESUS
Anyone with a Bible can verify the most amazing facts of human history, as well as the foundational truths of what we can know about God and eternity. He can do this by examining the prophecies made in the Old Testament scriptures, indisputably written centuries before He was born, that were fulfilled in the coming […]
SPIRITUAL ENOUGH TO DO RIGHT!
By Dr. Rick Flanders “If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever: even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him, for […]
I.F.B. Backwards
An Explanation by Rick Flanders “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye have received, and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly: and by good words and fair speeches deceive the simple.” (Romans […]
All Things To All Men
By Dr. Rick Flanders “To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men,that I might by all means save some.” (First Corinthians 9:22) Pretty well the theme of most evangelical churches at the present time is “all things to all men.” Many changes […]
The Enticement of Cultural Relevance
Serious Thoughts for Preachers and Other Christians BY DR. RICK FLANDERS Recently an insightful evangelist I know published a blog based on an informal survey of his friends regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the independent Baptist churches over the years. Those responding to his survey named several strong points exhibited by the independent Baptists, […]
What We Learned at the Michigan Revival Conference
A Summary by Dr. Rick Flanders [drrickflanders@gmail.com, 989.863.0784] A real revival movement in the state of Michigan, especially among Baptist preachers, culminated in what was called the Michigan Revival Conference, which was held across the state June 18-25. A year of preparation for the conference and for revival in the churches included many prayer meetings, […]
A Pie in the Sky?
By Dr. Rick Flanders Evangelist 989.863.0784 Socialists have long accused religion of offering “a pie in the sky by and by” as a way of distracting and pacifying those who suffer under capitalism, thus keeping them from rising up in insurrection. The phrase (which has moved into our general conversation in reference to things other […]