Jun 2, 2010 Posted by Anthony

In the Spirit

I am learning to walk more and more under the power, influence, and leading of the Holy Spirit. It is something deeper than listening. It is like constantly falling backwards and allowing the Spirit to catch you and move you in His desired direction. My mouth is open to saying whatever He has to say. My feet are ready to go where He wants me to go. My hands are stretched out, ready to do whatever He wants... read more

May 31, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Billy Hornsby’s Thoughts on the Holy Spirit and the Church

Here are some of Hornsby’s statements on the Holy Spirit and how people respond to Him and His gifts within the Church: The Holy Spirit wants us to do a lot more than speak in tongues! The Holy Spirit is not weird, people are weird! And ‘those’ people will go from church to church being used by the enemy and will destroy the church with their (the insistence of the usage of their pet-... read more

May 24, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Dry Bones

Yesterday I spoke on fun in the life of a Christian. Too often the Christians I encounter are so boring, so judgmental, so religious, and so life-quenching- so much so that it’s no surprise that people in our culture want nothing to do with Jesus. Because if people see Christ’s Church, THE thing that is supposed to represent Him so well on this earth, as something that is dead, boring, and... read more

Apr 28, 2010 Posted by Anthony

All Access 2010: Day Two, Session One with Rick Bezet

The morning started off with powerful worship led by the Healing Place Church worship team. And after worship Pastor Rick Bezet of New Life Church in Arkansas opened up the morning with a powerful message from the Word of God. Rick Bezet recently had an appendectomy that put him out of commission for a few days. That made him slow down and see what God was trying to say. He realized that one day the people... read more

Mar 16, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Teaching/Preaching Advice: Part 1, Teaching Calendar

First thing to focus on: Teaching Calendar (this is not a book so the thoughts are a little jumbled, here we go)- Too often, Bible teachers spend little to no time thinking in advance what they’ll be speaking about. Either because of an overloaded schedule or an arrogant-like, over-dependence on the leading of the Holy Spirit; they’ll plan their message (in it’s entirety) for that... read more