Matthew Burden's Blog, page 14

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The choicest gifts of the ancient mountains  and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;the best gifts of the earth and its fullness [...]:Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
- Deuteronomy 33:15-16

Quote of the Week

"Anything God has ever done, he can do now. Anything God has ever done anywhere, he can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone, he can do for you."
- A. W. Tozer

The Evangeliad (28:36-39)

(Click here for an introduction and previous installments of the Evangeliad)
Section 28:36-39 (corresponding to Luke 12:16-19)
Then Jesus to them this parable told:"There once was a man, rich in lands and gold,And his fields produced abundantly,With far more grain than he would ever need.
The man asked himself, 'Now what should I do?I haven't room for this surfeit of food.I'll tear down my barns, for they're much too small,And build bigger ones that can hold it all.
And then, after all my grain is stored up,I'll take my leisure, I'll drink and I'll sup;I'll tell myself that I can rest, relax,For such a store of wealth is sure to last!'

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Our eyes salvation see,Prepared by grace divine;How wide its splendors are diffused!How bright its glories shine!
- from a hymn by Philip Doddridge

Quote of the Week

"If you want to learn something that will really help you, learn to see yourself as God sees you and not as you see yourself in the distorted mirror of your own self-importance."
- Thomas a Kempis

A Prayer from Charles Spurgeon

O Lord Jesus, we would bow at Thy feet, conscious of our utter inability to do anything without Thee, and in every favor which we are privileged to receive, we would adore Thy blessed name and acknowledge Thine unexhausted love. Amen.

Church History - Global Expansion of Christianity in the Twentieth Century

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Lecture audio: Global Expansion in the 20th Century (click here to listen or right-click to download)


Lecture Notes Outline

-       Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements

o   WilliamSeymour & the Azusa Street Revival

o   Emphasison ecstatic manifestations and gifts of the Spirit

o   TheCharismatic Renewal movement

-       Ecumenism

o   Differingviews on ecumenism from liberal and orthodox theologians

o   WorldCouncil of Churches

o   Catholicreforms in Vatican II

-       Global Expansion of Christianity

o   Rapidgrowth of churches in Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia

o   Riseof mission agencies focused on specific aspects: Bible translation, medicalrelief, humanitarian aid, theological training, unreached people groups, etc.

o   Missiondynamics shifting

§  Fromcross-cultural missionaries to indigenous mission movements

§  Frommajority-world countries as “receivers” to “senders”

The Evangeliad (28:35)

(Click here for an introduction and previous installments of the Evangeliad)
Section 28:35 (corresponding to Luke 12:15)
He said to his disciples there,"Take heed within yourselves; bewareOf the unquenched fire that we call greed,Desires for what you do not need.
For life is not about bowing downUnto the tyranny of what you own;Not in possessions does life consist,In seeking wealth, then more of it."

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Though troubles assail us and dangers affright,Though friends should all fail us and foes all unite,Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide,The promise assures us, "The Lord will provide."No strength of our own and no goodness we claim;Yet, since we have known of the Savior's great name,In this our strong tower for safety we hide:The Lord is our power, the Lord will provide.
- from a hymn by John Newton

Quote of the Week

"Faith is nothing else than trust in the divine mercy promised in Christ."
- Philip Melanchthon, 16th-century Reformer