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The Great Commission or a Church Resume?

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I was recently asked about healing in ministry. Which is a topic I love to share with anyone who asks. In this case there was a definite tone to the  question which struck me odd. "Have you seen any healing miracles?" It was from another Christian and the question was raised after I mentioned I was in a healing ministry. The question didn't come from a person that doubted miracles either. The question was raised by a person who thought only the church they attended saw true miracles. So any miracle outside of the ones observed in this church were of a lesser calibre miracle or weren't true miracles at all.  Which was interesting and at the same time to me, a bit sad. I have worked in ministry from people at this church and this wasn't their view at all on healing and miracles.  I have seen this same spirit before in large churches that heaven, miracles and gifts of the spirit are reserved exclusively for these churches or a denomination for that matter.  W

Fallen Angels Attack the Will

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Monique, a woman in her mid-fifties, was a Christian for the past two decades. Monique loved Jesus and the walls of her house were filled with needle points she had made containing scripture. Christian magazines were neatly displayed on her coffee table. Monique's bookshelf contained a library of books from her favorite author's, Joyce Meyers, and Joel Osteen to name a few. The house picture perfect and had the appearance of being well kept and in order. Monique also watched her grandkids when they came home from school until her son could come and pick them up when he got off work. Everything looked normal in Monique's life. By meeting Monique on her church patio and talking with her you wouldn't know she was in severe demonic torment. You wouldn't know that Monique had gone from deliverance minister to deliverance minister seeking help and prayers of liberation. Monique was living a life of solitude and darkness. A darkness not many Christians understa