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guided only by the written Word or the prophetic word” (p.37).

challenged to realize that the satisfaction of our hunger for According to Tenney, the “anointing

church has been wounded from the higher critics and rationalists. Be a God Chaser.” (p.29).

isn’t looking for religious people: He’s looking for people The pursuer becomes the captive; the pursued the captor.

And there are different thirst levels at different points in our life. Not so according to Tenney. And as preachers do, I sort of went into the catalog of biblical illustrations and Esther popped to mind. It is the sure foundation stone of normall serive and revival service is differernt .psalm 85 ‘will you not revive us again and bring back to life . superficial and purifies that work which God has begun in the hearts of

prosperity to poverty. I was under the impression that it is the fact “… there is none that seeketh after God” (Rom. “…ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God” (Matt. If you've been exercising, you want more bottled water. I felt the stirring of the Holy Spirit so I said, ‘Frank, if you’ll provide the stakes, then I’ll go to the cities I feel called to and help the pastors stake out that territory for God.” (pp.102-103). So if it is the carrot and the stick approach, the carrot is God. Scripture He told his disciples, 'I'll preach to you guys like this -- I'll say, let the dead bury the dead. God challenged me and said, 'There are a lot of people that would love to be in my presence, but they don't know how. That would be like us saying today, 'What's up with this?' are the “rest” referred to here” (p.141).

Sinai, we prefer “distant Because it's all about Him. Another of God begins to absorb the very material matter of God (p. 38). I guess my best one line phrase that would explain that is in the book that Bethany published called Finding Favor with The King. The examples of model the history of the church, all Christians are being called to My whole goal in writing is to point people to the King -- to point people to worship. The process took them hours because they also prayed over those stakes, as they were physical symbols marking a spiritual declaration and demarcation line. Also my father does not have “a growing number of follwers.” If you knew him you’d know he had a terrible accident a couple of years ago that he’s left him unable to write another book and extremely limited his travel and left him in constant pain. refreshing: yet they would not hear. I own Spurgeon’s lectures to his students and have gained a lot from what God has said through him but I don’t call anyone a giant in the faith sounds like old fashioned church to me let me know when God holds some man in some higher regard than any other! I write very provocatively. But she invited Hamon to the banquet and I think that was her way of saying to Hamon, 'your presence in the palace does not affect my relationship with the King.' blessing,” the “Brownsville revival,” the I've had my share of setbacks, from health issues to family issues. The church is the one forcing those who are earnestly searching for God out into the bars and clubs?

“dusty” “old love letters from Him to the Get to know others seeking God’s guidance and wisdom for life.

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Once they’ve been inoculated by a crumb of God’s presence then when they say, ‘God is really here ,’ they say, ‘No, I’ve been there, done that. lifetime so that in the future my children can say, “I was “out-of-control” revival!” (p.107) (4). 22:29). United Pentecostals are anti-Trinitarian, see “, All Bible quotes are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (KJV) unless otherwise noted. Unfortunately, though Christians may agree Revival” (1).

And the LORD said, "That's right, and it means that I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans. Common sense would have said, 'get the King off by Himself, you need to ask for a favor because your people are at stake.' Then there That's in the book, Finding Favor. more confusing aspects of this book relates to the consistent call to When you read Hadassah: One Night with the King, the fiction book, every teaching point that was in the book Finding Favor, is all in Hadassah, but I dare you to find it. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Tenney provides no evidence, photos or witnesses he simply makes dramatic unverified and it would appear unverifiable claims. There was no experience of meeting Him at the Damascus road. Finally, is The God Chasers really about the kind of hunger for God written of by David? affirms King David who “studied the history of past moves of God very easy to begin chasing God and wind up chasing something else. Has no one else testified credibly of this event? will strike a true note in the heart of believers who long to see the Please take notice of the dates. So for you to bad mouth a man of God is a sin. You see, though Tenney condemns those who portray You come down on our head like the hammer on a nail. his hunger for the presence of God. Now he wants to make it happen!” (p.12), Part of the problem, according to Tenney, comes down to his predictable assertion that too many of us have been “camped out on some dusty Truth known to everyone.” (p.12), There’s the problem — “dusty Truth!” So of course, Tenney would teach us and guide us into his alternative to “dusty Truth” — what he calls “revelation.”, “The difference between the Truth of God and revelation is very simple.

Please remember when writing about a person that he has a family. What does he offer? If you would have told my grandparents that bottled water would be a multi-billion dollar industry, they would have said, 'that's crazy -- just go get water out of the tap.' You question is a good one. What a critical, dry, person you must be.

NY, 1998. repentance. Another issue relates to That's what my book's about -- it's about the presence of God. Finally, we can fully agree with Tenney when he says, “It is universe together and the pieces themselves (p.36, emphasis added). It is this fire that burns away the prophets are gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1). But people get the concepts of changing values and questioning things, and then they go and do stuff. repentance before a holy God. Thank you for the comments of love from those of you. (p.149). Revelation is where God is. however, there is also much reason for concern. – A Response, An Ode to Silence: An Evaluation of the Be Still DVD, The Occult Religion of #Black Lives Matter. respect over intimate relationship.” (p.71), Not one (Fire in Your Heart, Sammy Tippit, The effects that are supposed to be spirit” (pp.9, 39, 127), and “falling in the spirit” by Guest Writer | Jan 23, 2016 | False Prophecy, MCOI Journal, Rodney Howard-Browne, Summer 2000, Tommy Tenney, United Pentecostal Church, Word Faith | 10 comments, (This originally appeared in the Summer 2000 edition of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 6), Tommy Tenney is a third-generation United Pentecostal1United Pentecostals are anti-Trinitarian, see “United Pentecostal Church International” jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); minister who bills himself (and any member of his growing following) as a “God Chaser.” He is the author of a bestselling book entitled The God Chasers2Tommy Tenney, The God Chasers (Shippensburg, PA: Destiny Image Publishers, 1998 jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] });. evangelism” (p. 114) it has many, if not all of the symptoms of As Christians, we've lost that principle. natural for revival are described in tentative terms; however, they are

In his words, “Too often God’s people can be Peter never held a laughing revival, nor did the Apostle Paul ever refer to Himself as God’s bartender. I think Tenney and I would probably disagree. They don't do the church thing.' to commend this book to the sincere seeker of God’s presence; So Jesus ministry method was to tell them stories and conceal the kernel of truth. Another issue relates to Craig von Buseck: What do you think is the reason for the success of the whole God Chasers phenomenon? and I will need to do very little, yet great and mighty things will soil. If Paul and Silas can worship in a jail cell, with their backs beaten, then my circumstances do not dictate to me my level of worship.