christianity Archives - Colin Dye https://colindye.com/tag/christianity/ Fellow traveller on the journey of life Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:13:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/colindye.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 christianity Archives - Colin Dye https://colindye.com/tag/christianity/ 32 32 168666140 A Gospel of Power https://colindye.com/2012/10/18/a-gospel-of-power/ https://colindye.com/2012/10/18/a-gospel-of-power/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:21:19 +0000 http://www.colindye.com/?p=2150 The gospel is a message of power and not just a moral call or an intellectual idea. The difference between Christianity and every other religion is this: God?s power is at work in our lives through Christ. As we receive Christ into our lives he plants his ability on the inside of us. The Holy […]

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]]> The gospel is a message of power and not just a moral call or an intellectual idea. The difference between Christianity and every other religion is this: God?s power is at work in our lives through Christ.

The gospel is not a mere philosophy or ideology or even a religious message. It is the Power of God...switch it on!

The gospel is not a mere philosophy or ideology or even a religious message. It is the Power of God…switch it on!


As we receive Christ into our lives he plants his ability on the inside of us. The Holy Spirit lives within us so that our new spiritual nature is capable of loving God and serving him. This is good news indeed. Salvation is God?s enabling for us to be in right relationship with him and, more than that, it is his nature implanted in us so that Christ?s character is powerfully reproduced in us by faith.

Key Thought

The gospel is not a mere philosophy, or ideology, or even a religious message. It is the power of God, delivering a person from condemnation and sanctifying that person on their journey to heaven. This power prepares you for life and living on earth as well as guaranteeing your eternal destiny.

Prayer

Lord, I thank you for the power of Christ and his gospel at work in me. I thank you for rescuing me through your power so that I can live for you on the earth and enjoy you forever in heaven.

Discipleship Steps

The central discipleship message of the Word of God is that we are being saved through the power of God and not by our works or our own human effort. This means that there is a power at work in our lives that is carrying us onward, towards our high call of God in Christ. Today, in your struggle against sin and the things that could discourage you or pull you down, remember, it?s not you but Christ in you that really counts.

Read: Romans 1:8-17


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]]> https://colindye.com/2012/10/18/a-gospel-of-power/feed/ 0 2150 Muslim Indonesia Hosts Historic Christian Gathering https://colindye.com/2012/05/17/muslim-indonesia-hosts-historic-christian-gathering/ https://colindye.com/2012/05/17/muslim-indonesia-hosts-historic-christian-gathering/#respond Thu, 17 May 2012 08:44:41 +0000 http://www.colindye.com/?p=1304 Amazing to see that God is moving powerfully in Indonesia, a country predominantly Muslim. Praise God! JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thousands of the world’s Christian leaders are in Indonesia seeking God’s guidance on how to transform the nations with Christ’s message of love. It’s an historic prayer gathering in many ways, not the least of which […]

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thousands of the world’s Christian leaders are in Indonesia seeking God’s guidance on how to transform the nations with Christ’s message of love.
It’s an historic prayer gathering in many ways, not the least of which is Indonesia’s decision to host the event. The huge Southeast Asian island nation is home to the world’s largest Muslim population.
“That’s what we are well known for, but there’s something else taking place in our country,” one Indonesian woman said.
Her words echo a deep desire among Indonesia’s minority Christians to make the name of Jesus Christ famous.
“We are a small percentage of the population, but we are compelled to tell others about Christ,” the woman said.
Winds of Revival
A massive prayer movement is underway, connecting some 500 Indonesian cities with more than 5 million believers.
This week, an hour’s drive south of Jakarta, the capital city, Indonesian churches invited more than 9,000 Christians to take part in the World Prayer Assembly 2012.
“We feel that the epicenter of the world revival is going to be Asia and especially Indonesia,” World Prayer Assembly’s John Robb told CBN News.
Such a large Christian event has never been held in this majority Muslim country.
“We see the WPA as kind of a stepping stone toward the fulfillment of Habakkuk 2:14: ‘For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea,'” Robb said.
For five days, representatives of more than 60 countries will network and strategize on how to bring Christ’s salvation and healing to the nations.
“A new wave is coming so we wanted to catch it, the spirit of prayer, so that we can bring revival to our nation,” Pricilla Abbathurai of India said.
“I’ve been praying that I would be a part (of) what God is doing in my country and for the whole world as we fulfill the Great Commission,” Philippines resident Julius Velasco said.
“My prayer for this Congress is that this movement of prayer, this movement of mission will be joined together to see the Great Commission accomplished in the coming decades,” American Paul Eshlemen said.
Organizers say worship and intercession will serve as the cornerstone for all the week’s activities.
Throughout Indonesia some 1.5 million believers have committed to praying this entire week, and about 300 cities are joining together with all of their focus and prayer right here outside Jakarta.
The highlight of the gathering comes Thursday, when an estimated 100,000 Christians are expected to fill Indonesia’s largest stadium with several more hours of worship and prayer for the nations.
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Muslim Indonesia Hosts Historic Christian Gathering

Muslim Indonesia Hosts Historic Christian Gathering

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