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Bibles & Baptisms – Some Good News To Give Us Hope Going Into 2025
New American Prophet ^ | December 28, 2024 | Michael Snyder

Posted on 12/28/2024 10:37:38 AM PST by Rev M. Bresciani

Even in the midst of all of the chaos and turmoil that we are witnessing in our society right now, God is on the move.

Large numbers of young people have been giving their lives to Jesus and getting baptized on college campuses all over the country, and Bible sales are way up in 2024. In fact, it is being reported that through the month of October Bible sales in the U.S. were 22 percent higher than last year…

Bible sales rose 22% through October compared to the same period last year, according to data released this month by Circana Bookscan. Total U.S. print book sales were only up 1%, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the trend.

(Excerpt) Read more at new.americanprophet.org ...


TOPICS: Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: auburn; biblesales; church; revivals

1 posted on 12/28/2024 10:37:38 AM PST by Rev M. Bresciani
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

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2 posted on 12/28/2024 10:43:00 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

I had an encouraging experience last night. I was driving through an area of town near me where I knew that a “gay” nightclub was located. As I drove past it, I noticed that is was dark and shuttered - completely closed. Another “gentleman’s club” which has been in the area for a long time was also shuttered, with a for-sale sign in front.

I’d like to think that the spirit of the age is changing, or maybe even subsiding out of public view. Perhaps this is more the influence of the proliferation of hook-up apps, making these localized meat markets irrelevant. But I see it as a good development.


3 posted on 12/28/2024 10:55:24 AM PST by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left?)
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

If true then the Gen Z and Gen Alpha folks give hope to the future of the US Republic.


4 posted on 12/28/2024 10:59:50 AM PST by antidemoncrat ( )
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To: fwdude

Bible sales Up and a

Conservative rejection...
XLNT!


5 posted on 12/28/2024 11:17:51 AM PST by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: antidemoncrat

💯.


6 posted on 12/28/2024 11:23:02 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: fwdude

I hope this trend continues.


7 posted on 12/28/2024 11:23:24 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

That is indeed good news.
Spread the word of God, one book at a time.
“This little light of mine,
I’m gonna let it shine!”


8 posted on 12/28/2024 11:27:04 AM PST by lee martell
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

This is very encouraging! It’s the most important thing that needs to happen in our country - a real spiritual renewal.


9 posted on 12/28/2024 11:33:57 AM PST by Lake Living
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

And guess what? Yes, it is a move of the Holy Spirit, but God is also using that loud, wild Christian music that so many of you think is so wrong, to speak to young people! Pay attention to the words. That’s where the truth lay.


10 posted on 12/28/2024 12:01:18 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Big Red Badger

I don’t understand what you mean.


11 posted on 12/28/2024 12:03:51 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Flaming Conservative

Conservatives Rejection——?
.
‘We The People’ revolted against
The Marxist destruction of This Nation
and the Culture.
.
No coffee today....
Does that help?


12 posted on 12/28/2024 12:15:25 PM PST by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: Flaming Conservative

Loud Music....
I tell ya that several Songs get me deeply
.
‘The Man on the Middle Cross’
and ‘Count Them’


13 posted on 12/28/2024 12:20:08 PM PST by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: Big Red Badger

😊


14 posted on 12/28/2024 12:50:56 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Rev M. Bresciani
A community undergoing physical "baptisms" (the water kind) is only an indicator, they do not rescue humans from inborn persisting depravity.

The only thing that counts is the individual's permanent total convincement of the mind-changing information (repentance=belief) that unites one's soul and spirit to the Jesus of the Bible.

What does count is the change of behavior that results when one exercises permanent freedom from obeying the sin principle and an unceasing eternal union with Christ.

15 posted on 12/28/2024 4:53:17 PM PST by imardmd1 (To learn is to live; the joy of living: to teach. Fiat Lux!)
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A water baptism is the rite of induction of a recuit by and into the Company of The Committed whose Captain is Jesus, The Messiah of the Bible.


16 posted on 12/28/2024 5:03:56 PM PST by imardmd1 (To learn is to live; the joy of living: to teach. Fiat Lux!)
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