Fear Not
by Vance Havner Luke 12:23 Our fear Our Father Our flock Our future 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
"No matter what the postmodern world concludes about God and truth, reality is that God is still God, and He is still trying to reconcile men unto Himself." - Dr. Sam Horn
"Truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it; ignorance may deride it; malice may distort it; but there it is." - Winston Churchill
"It is truth that passes into action that produces righteousness." - Richard Bennett
"To hear the truth and not accept it does not nullify truth." - Brotherhood Journal
"Truth is not ultimately a matter of pride or humility, it is a matter of fact." - Unknown
"Always tell the truth. Then you don't have to worry about what you said last." - Robert Cook
Truth
"God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to." - Elisabeth Elliot
Obedience
Views of the Unchurched
(Lifeway Research, as seen in USA Today, January 9, 2008) People who haven’t attended a religious service in six months say: There exists only one God, the God described in the Bible.38% Strongly Agree10% Somewhat Agree15% Somewhat Disagree33% Strongly Disagree The God of the Bible is no different from the gods or spiritual beings depicted by world religions such as
Unchurched Nation
(As seen in WORLD Magazine, March 2008) “More than a quarter of American adults have left the faith of their childhood in favor of another religion–or no religion at all. If change in affiliation from one type of Protestantism to another is included, roughly 44 percent of American adults have either switched religions affiliation, moved
Volume 08, Issue 12
Minister’s MiscellanyWarren Wiersbe “He who has prayed well has studied well.” –Martin Luther Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a brilliant man who knew that to “study well” menat to pray before we study, as we study and after we study. We not only pray for an understanding of God’s Word but also for a delight in
Understanding Evangelical Media
The Changing Face of Christian Communication– Edited by Quentin J. Schultze and Robert H. Woods, Jr. IVP Academic. “Serves as a helpful reference and furthers the discussion on evangelical communication. Given the breadth of topics covered, this book should be of interest to communications professionals, teachers, students, journalists, pastors and readers curious about cultural communication.”
Commitment or Surrender?
Alan Redpath once shared a story from his personal life that made you both smile and think. He was a much sought after speaker for conferences and revivals, and his custom was to always return home with a present for each of his two daughters. Knowing this, the girls would run with excitement when they
Welcome to Your 20s Assignments
When college students graduate they often don’t recognize their biggest assignments are unfinished. Decisions once made during college years are now made during the 20’s. The most recent developmental research shows that young adulthood now extends into the early 30’s. We used to send kids off to college expecting them to graduate as adults. Not
Can You Compartmentalize Christianity (Part 2)
Unfortunately, we have an unwritten rule in the church: “If you don’t bother me, I won’t bother you.” Thus, when we are confronted by someone concerning an area of compromise in our life, we hold a grudge rather than receive the word humbly. Douglas Webster warned that “casual Christianity turns religion into an excuse for
The God Who Makes Us Again
(Copyright, Warren W. Wiersbe. This material originally appeared in Songs in the Night. Not to be reproduced or copied without permission of 2PU.) While driving through the Appalachian region, my wife and I stopped at a pottery shop. I had never seen a mountain craftsman make pottery on the old-fashioned potter’s wheel. But there he