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The Pursuit: Pursue Holiness On a trip to South Korea one thing stood between the Crenshaws and visiting the Demilitarized Zone - blue jeans. Pastor Ed was really looking forward to seeing the DMZ but he didn’t get to enjoy this part of the trip because he was wearing blue jeans. Did you know you were created to know the glory of God? Habakkuk 2:14 says, “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD.” But just because you were created for that knowledge you don’t necessarily know the glory of the Lord. Psalm...

The president of Oral Roberts University will be speaking at 422 Church's 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday services on Sept. 26. Mark Rutland is the president of Global Servants and Oral Roberts, both based in Tulsa, Okla. He came to Oral Roberts from Southeastern University of the Assemblies of God in Lakeland, Fla., where he served as president. Rutland has founded ministries in Ghana and Thailand through Global Servants and his House of Grace in Chiang Rai, Thailand, houses more than 100 girls. Rutland was educated at the University of Maryland, Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta,...

Victory Christian Fellowship, a.k.a., 422CHURCH.COM, has made a huge move to a much larger facility, during this recession, in order to be more accessible to meet the growing needs of people. At a time many are cutting back Victory is advancing. Pastor Ed Crenshaw observes, “Sure, it was a risk for us, but God often calls people of faith to step up during risky times to meet the needs of people.” The move is to a much larger facility on the first floor of the J.P. Mascaro & Sons building at 2650 Audubon Road, off Highway 422 at the Trooper...

A vast number of people are sinking in a whirlpool of consumer debt, a trend that has accelerated in each decade since the 1980s, but has reached a climax in the current recession. 61 percent of people said they either always or usually live paycheck to paycheck by the end of 2009, up from 49 percent in 2008, and 43 percent in 2007, according to a recent CNBC report. "Many more people are living paycheck to paycheck compared to last year," says Richard Castellini, Chief Marketing Officer at CareerBuilder.com. "What you're seeing is that the problem is moving into higher...

We need our faith restored during this time of war and economic crisis. However, during the time of the first Christmas, circumstances were much bleaker. The Gift God gave humanity in the child born to Mary was the greatest gift of all, but HOW that Gift was given provides us with a much needed lesson on restored faith in such times.

In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. Acts 2:17 ISV The above passage is Peter quoting Joel 2:28 at the Pentecost, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit most theologians mark as the birth of the Church. As such, the passage has unique relevance to pastors, especially those who are birthing churches or taking existing churches into new vision. In the above passage, "old men" can be viewed from our perspective as "elders". The...