by Tim | Mar 13, 2010 | God, Hell, Our Culture, The Church World, The Gospel |
Enough about what I have to say about all these subjects I’ve been blogging about lately…it’s good to hear from other people, who often say it better than I ever could: FRANCIS CHAN Out of all the well-known Christian pastors/speakers out there today, I connect with and respect Francis’ message over and over. This video is Francis’ message from last Sunday. The video is 50 minutes long, so move on to the next source and plan to watch it later if you don’t have the time right now. It’s excellent, of course. It deals quite a bit with specific disagreements over Scripture (Old Testament and New) that I heard while at my former church. About halfway through the video and on is what I’m referring to, but the first part of the video should not be skipped, because it is the foundation for the second part. By the end of the video, if you think the point of the message was about condemning a pastor’s wife–you couldn’t be more wrong and need to re-watch the video. It was totally all about me. And I’ve gotta believe it’s all about you, too. If you need to, watch it again. Here are my notes I took from the video, and the video is found below my notes: Scripture teaches that God doesn’t listen to everyone’s prayers. Don’t Expect God to Answer Your Prayers If: 1. you don’t honor your wife (1 Peter) 2. you have unconfessed sin (James) 3. you’re asking for things to fulfill your own passions/desires (James) 4. you are doubting the whole time (James) 5. you’re not taking...
