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John Calvin was originally trained as a lawyer, a background that would later prove invaluable in his meticulous and systematic approach to theology. Though his father initially sent him to school to study to be a priest, it was the world of law that would shape Calvin's intellectual
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Today more people identify as Pentecostal than any other Protestant denomination. This vibrant and diverse movement, boasting over 644 million adherents worldwide, finds its fiery origins in a small, unassuming storefront on Azusa Street in Los Angeles from 1906-1909. It was there, that William Seymour, a humble African American preacher
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“I never met a man among evangelicals who could compare to the mighty intellect and spiritual development of Harold John Ockenga” - Billy Graham Emerging from the heart of Chicago in the year 1905 was a man who would dramatically shape the landscape of 20th-century evangelicalism – Harold John Ockenga. For
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In the ever-evolving tapestry of human communication, technology has consistently played a profound role in shaping the dissemination of ideas and messages. From the humble quill and parchment to the revolutionary printing press, we've witnessed the transformative power of innovation in connecting people with the Christian faith. Continuing
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Throughout human history, the flow of information has been ever-changing. In the early church in the first century, the Apostles used hand-written letters that were read corporately in the church to deliver messages even when they were in distant lands. Distributed via voyages over stormy seas and journeying through treacherous
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Sermons have always been primarily delivered orally through the generations. However, the medium through which we receive these vital messages has been constantly adapting and evolving over the years. The church and the traditional pulpit still remain the primary platform through which these messages are distributed but over time technology
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“I look upon all the world as my parish; thus far I mean, that, in whatever part of it I am, [it is my] duty to declare unto all that are willing to hear, the glad tidings of salvation. This is the work which I know God has called me
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On January 31, 1982, Charles Haddon Spurgeon passed away plunging the city of London, England into mourning. As his body laid in repose in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, over the course of three days more than 60,000 people trooped in to pay their final respects. Eleven days after his death,
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Born the 5th child of 11 children on the 5th of October in the fall of 1704, Jonathan Edwards will grow to become one of the earliest and finest American philosophical theologians of all time. His sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God preached on July 8, 1741,
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From the inception of Christianity, reading and listening to the word of God has been part of the most important disciplines for believers to grow. While the tradition of learning religious teachings from a revered teacher is not uncommon throughout ancient cultures, there is a marked distinction in the reaction
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The transatlantic slave trade represents one of the cruellest periods of human history. From the 16th to the 19th century, millions of Africans were forcibly taken from their homes, shipped across the ocean, and sold into slavery in the Americas. The trade was fueled by European demand for cheap labour
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The day of Pentecost started the spread of Christianity from a meagre 120 to 3,000 in a day. With a sermon hinged on scriptures from Joel 2, Psalm 16 and 110, the Apostle Peter preached to the crowds gathered because of the sound they heard. “What must we do