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	<title>Comments on: Deception In The Ranks: A Little Leaven</title>
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		<title>By: Joe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 19:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It really is sad to see the direction that much of the church is taking. And I can relate to being seen as a zero. There&#039;s a world of &quot;itching&quot; ears out there and they sure don&#039;t want to hear anything that is contrary to their chasing the wide and easy path.

Interesting comment about seeing the Holy Spirit move in people - I&#039;ve noticed it too. There aren&#039;t any great numbers that I&#039;ve observed, but the ones that are receptive have been deeply moved. &quot;Narrow is the path and few there are that find it.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It really is sad to see the direction that much of the church is taking. And I can relate to being seen as a zero. There&#8217;s a world of &#8220;itching&#8221; ears out there and they sure don&#8217;t want to hear anything that is contrary to their chasing the wide and easy path.</p>
<p>Interesting comment about seeing the Holy Spirit move in people &#8211; I&#8217;ve noticed it too. There aren&#8217;t any great numbers that I&#8217;ve observed, but the ones that are receptive have been deeply moved. &#8220;Narrow is the path and few there are that find it.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Randy Calaway</title>
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		<dc:creator>Randy Calaway</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 16:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Joe...

I at at work, I cannot watch the video right now... But I have been in the ministry of prophecy for over 33 years and have fought, cried, given up, given in, been rejected, and seen by whole churches from a hero to a zero- And yes, my concerns for the Church are grave. 


It is deeply entrenched in the American church to run it like a business, a business! If that is not the merchandizing of the saints and lording over the flock, I do not know what is.

Two powerful idols that are active in the church. They are &quot;performance&quot; and &quot;conformity.&quot; These dark spirits cause saints to war amd compete with each other, to compare one to another, all to harm.

We are to be a church of the heart, living stones, knowing one another by the spirit. I trust God can place a sermon upon the heart even as we open our mouth, cause a congregation to move in an unselfish unity, and rely upon the power of the Spirit. 

I think I could write a book, but leave that to the talented ones.

However, the latter rains are upon us and our life must become an open book, a testimony. In these last few months, I have seen more sheep get of the fence then in the past several years. The Holy Spirit is moving about!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Joe&#8230;</p>
<p>I at at work, I cannot watch the video right now&#8230; But I have been in the ministry of prophecy for over 33 years and have fought, cried, given up, given in, been rejected, and seen by whole churches from a hero to a zero- And yes, my concerns for the Church are grave. </p>
<p>It is deeply entrenched in the American church to run it like a business, a business! If that is not the merchandizing of the saints and lording over the flock, I do not know what is.</p>
<p>Two powerful idols that are active in the church. They are &#8220;performance&#8221; and &#8220;conformity.&#8221; These dark spirits cause saints to war amd compete with each other, to compare one to another, all to harm.</p>
<p>We are to be a church of the heart, living stones, knowing one another by the spirit. I trust God can place a sermon upon the heart even as we open our mouth, cause a congregation to move in an unselfish unity, and rely upon the power of the Spirit. </p>
<p>I think I could write a book, but leave that to the talented ones.</p>
<p>However, the latter rains are upon us and our life must become an open book, a testimony. In these last few months, I have seen more sheep get of the fence then in the past several years. The Holy Spirit is moving about!</p>
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		<title>By: Joe</title>
		<link>http://joestallard.com/deception-in-the-ranks-a-little-leaven/comment-page-1/#comment-183</link>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Peter, it&#039;s good to hear from you and I really appreciate your comment.

I&#039;m glad you saw the point that I was trying to make in this article. If you&#039;re like me, that part of the video produced a sense of being uncomfortable or unsettled.

And that, my brother, is what scripture calls discernment, which most of today&#039;s churches don&#039;t often show.

Keep up the good work.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Peter, it&#8217;s good to hear from you and I really appreciate your comment.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m glad you saw the point that I was trying to make in this article. If you&#8217;re like me, that part of the video produced a sense of being uncomfortable or unsettled.</p>
<p>And that, my brother, is what scripture calls discernment, which most of today&#8217;s churches don&#8217;t often show.</p>
<p>Keep up the good work.</p>
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		<title>By: Peter P</title>
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		<dc:creator>Peter P</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great post Joe.

I had not seen this video before and I thought the same thing as you when I saw the part with Jesus struggling with the demons.

However, as I was thinking about it, I saw it as a reminder of what Jesus did on the cross for us. On the third day he rose again and won the victory for ever. That was reflected in him shaking off the demons at the end. 

99.99999% of people who watch that video would not be able to see it that way though so I agree it is damaging to our faith. If we can&#039;t believe that God has the power and authority to drive of demons with a single word then we will only ever believe in a weak God who only MIGHT be able to save us.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post Joe.</p>
<p>I had not seen this video before and I thought the same thing as you when I saw the part with Jesus struggling with the demons.</p>
<p>However, as I was thinking about it, I saw it as a reminder of what Jesus did on the cross for us. On the third day he rose again and won the victory for ever. That was reflected in him shaking off the demons at the end. </p>
<p>99.99999% of people who watch that video would not be able to see it that way though so I agree it is damaging to our faith. If we can&#8217;t believe that God has the power and authority to drive of demons with a single word then we will only ever believe in a weak God who only MIGHT be able to save us.</p>
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