DIOCESE OF IFO CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) “FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP” BEING THE TEXT OF A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE IFO DISTRICT CHURCH COUNCIL PARISH COUNCILORS’ RETREAT HELD AT THE CATHEDRAL OF HOLY TRINITY‚ OKENLA‚ IFO‚ OGUN STATE ON SATURDAY‚ 21ST MARCH‚ 2009. All protocols observed. “And the Lord said‚ ‘Who then is that faithful and wise steward‚ who his lord shall make ruler over his household‚ to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that servant‚
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foundation upon which the Pentecostal movement would be built. Above all‚ it was the Methodist view that sanctification was a second work of grace‚ separate from salvation‚ coupled with the Holiness belief of a third experience‚ the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire‚ that interested Parham. Parham was also influenced by a fresh desire within his denominational circles to experience divine healing and speaking in tongues‚ practices that most Christians at the end of the nineteenth century believed
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Bible is viewed as God’s Word it is the final word concerning all issues it speaks. Inspiration is the supernatural guidance of biblical writers by the Holy Spirit. There are different theories as to how God inspired the Bible. Verbal and Plenary inspiration are two theories held by many. These are similar in the belief that they believe the Holy Spirit’s influence was so intense that each word ended up being the exact word God wanted used. Verbal inspiration is more text oriented than author oriented
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different story. I looked like a tan leprechaun and I could not grasp why the school would force its students to dress this way. Was it possible to have a uniform that was a bit fashionable? Before I knew it I was standing in front of my new school‚ Holy Spirit Catholic School‚ and I was being ushered into the school gymnasium to start off the first day of the school year. Although everyone else was in the same ridiculous uniform I couldn’t help but feel completely out of place. It
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structure last June 15. “It has ceased to be a place for leisure to become a place of sacred communion. This is because of the collaborative effort of the community and devotees of the Holy Trinity from other towns‚” he added. The symbolic consecration—highlighted by the blessing of pillars‚ walls‚ and altar with holy water and oil—was celebrated in the presence of the devotees‚ the clergy of the diocese‚ and guests Bishops Cirilo Almario and Deogracias Iñiguez. Religious art Indeed‚ Santisima
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have been clothed with power from on high”’ (Luke 24.46-49). ‘But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem‚ and in all Judea and Samaria‚ and to the ends of the earth’ (Acts 1.8). ‘Peter replied‚ “Repent and be baptized‚ every one of you‚ in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit”’ (Acts 2.38). ‘Salvation is found in no one else‚ for there is no other name under heaven
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beard. Some view God as an uncompromising demiurge‚ while others choose to believe He is a loving deity with bountiful grace. While some consider the Holy Trinity one being‚ others believe it to be three separate entities. William P. Young‚ in his fictional novel‚ The Shack‚ takes a very different approach on his view of God. The author personifies the Holy Trinity in terms that very few have ever considered. In the formative years of William P. Young’s life‚ significant events occurred that shaped his
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All About Lent Q: What is Lent? A:Historically‚ Lent is the forty day period before Easter‚ excluding Sundays‚ it began on Ash Wednesday and ended on Holy Saturday (the day before Easter Sunday). In recent years‚ this has been modified so that it now ends with evening Mass on Holy Thursday‚ to prepare the way for Triduum. Q: Why are Sundays excluded from the reckoning of the forty days? A: Because Sunday is the day on which Christ arose‚ making it an inappropriate day to fast and mourn our sins
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Paranormal Beliefs: Ghost Grace Miranda Florida International University Paranormal Beliefs: Ghost As told in the book‚ The Psychology of Mature Spirituality‚ “Intense enthusiasm for everything from a credit card to a new baby‚ a foreign vacation to a museum membership has replaced what‚ in another period of time‚ might have been a curiosity or even a sense of awe about existence itself and our purpose within it.” (Young-Eisendrath‚ 2000) Ghosts have traveled their way through
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Introduction: As Christians we are identified by a number of terms: Child of God‚ Person of Faith‚ Believer or Follower of Christ just to name a few but what if we were identified by our spiritual maturity rather than in general terms? Would we be more diligent in our spiritual growth and more solid in our foundation of faith if it were part of our identification as followers of Christ? How many of us‚ myself included‚ would truthfully be called Prayer Warrior‚ Evangelist (a preacher of the gospel)
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