tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post5414758726783315842..comments2024-03-15T07:24:22.608+00:00Comments on Life on Wings - A Tribute to Dr Ern Baxter: The Importance of Witnesses ...Dan Bowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15661120561123767936noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-82100413196493390682008-09-11T20:11:00.000+01:002008-09-11T20:11:00.000+01:00Timely stuff. These last few days it's all been "a...Timely stuff. These last few days it's all been "adoption".<BR/>Peter Stott is in Kentucky and doesn't seem able to get off the subject....his last emails<BR/>Hi Chris,<BR/> <BR/>Greetings from Kentucky ................ just had chance to read you blog. This revelation of the Orphan /Adoption issue is so key. Don't know how we have missed its significance for so long. If we are not secure in the identity and connectedness with the Father which the Spirit of Adoption imparts, we are, truly, no more than slaves.<BR/> <BR/>We are bringing the same revelation to the guys here and the effect is dramatic.<BR/> <BR/>Much love to you all,<BR/> <BR/>- Peter<BR/>Dear Chris,<BR/> <BR/>Thanks again - all this is huge. In evangelical / charismatic circles I am seeing a severe lack of Spiritual fathers, too. Paul says that there are "many instructors but not many fathers". Here I am not speaking of a "patriarchal" style of leadership, but genuine fathers who love and encourage alongside those they are seeking to nurture in God.<BR/> <BR/>The orphan issue is not just in the natural family, but in the church family, too. (By "church" I am eluding to the Body of Christ in our day).<BR/> <BR/>Help Lord!<BR/> <BR/>Blessings, Chris,<BR/> <BR/>- PeterChris Welch - 07000INTUNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932291173536070080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-84100680517101447102008-09-11T19:27:00.000+01:002008-09-11T19:27:00.000+01:00We love you Dan!!! And Jesus loves you way more. ...We love you Dan!!! And Jesus loves you way more. Come to Canada! Still wanting to talk to you by phone, just e-mail me if you're able to sometime soon.julhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688008902332240637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-84503404296809951412008-09-11T19:24:00.000+01:002008-09-11T19:24:00.000+01:00Hi Tim,Great to hear from you! Do you want to dro...Hi Tim,<BR/><BR/>Great to hear from you! Do you want to drop me an email at CharismaticDan@yahoo.com - We can talk contact details and I will happily get you a copy of some of that particular series to you.<BR/><BR/>Look forward to hearing from you!<BR/><BR/>DanDan Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661120561123767936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-51399347626387254152008-09-11T16:36:00.000+01:002008-09-11T16:36:00.000+01:00Dan:I was not sure where else to leave this note.....Dan:<BR/><BR/>I was not sure where else to leave this note...<BR/><BR/>I would like to find the series Ern did called "The King & His Army"? Is this available to download via mp3 or is there a way I can secure it in the US? Thanks so much. Also, where can I get all of EB books -- online? I am so grateful for this!!!<BR/><BR/>Tim Campbell<BR/>timcampbellsr@yahoo.comTim Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946174559301883570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-33225005503039515462008-09-09T18:55:00.000+01:002008-09-09T18:55:00.000+01:00Thanks Don! Yes I forgot that key verse from Reve...Thanks Don! Yes I forgot that key verse from Revelation ... it would be great to dip into the meaning of that at some point ... "Overcoming by the Word of their Testimony". I still think that Rob Rufus has got the closest to unpacking the power of testimony of anyone I know.Dan Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661120561123767936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-50030640172890268852008-09-09T16:07:00.000+01:002008-09-09T16:07:00.000+01:00Dan, you said,"...I remain unsure about young past...Dan, you said,<BR/>"...I remain unsure about young pastors. There's nothing that can replace life experience and the truth it can shine on God's revelation."<BR/><BR/>Amen! The truth of Scripture must be supplemented by our own testimonies of God's reality and faithfulness, in order to be relevant to non-believers (pre-believers?). <BR/><BR/>Brand-new believers are effective evangelists for the conversion experience, but not for the living-in-Christ experience. So too, young-in-age pastors may have lots of head and Scripture knowledge, but very little real-life experience through which God has revealed the reality of Scriptural truth, through their own experience of Him in daily life.<BR/><BR/>I love the Revelation verse: they overcame by the blood of the Lamb, *and* by the word of their testimony....Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436503359863046095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-83867826184307447062008-09-09T13:58:00.000+01:002008-09-09T13:58:00.000+01:00Cheers Jon, glad it was a blessing to you! It's i...Cheers Jon, glad it was a blessing to you! It's incredible how God uses different experiences to impress truths of His Word on us. I remember reading about C H Spurgeon interviewing candidates for the Pastor's College and one particular candidate said he had tried various professions, medicine, law etc and had failed at them all so resorted to the pastorate. Spurgeon refused him entry to the college because the pastorate cannot be an option for those who have failed at everything else. It's why I remain unsure about young pastors. There's nothing that can replace life experience and the truth it can shine on God's revelation.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your prayers!Dan Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661120561123767936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-21934781177198541012008-09-09T10:27:00.000+01:002008-09-09T10:27:00.000+01:00Thanks for that Dan - a timely word that's like li...Thanks for that Dan - a timely word that's like light breaking through! Definitely needed to hear it :)<BR/><BR/>Thinking of you and praying for you in these difficulties you're going through.Jon Sidnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334532421779474096noreply@blogger.com