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Character Studies

This teaching stream will emphasise Character Studies of key Bible characters who walked in God’s ways.

Their failures and successes will be examined to discover the keys to an experiential knowledge of God, his character, and his ways. Learning the ways of God only comes by walking with him in the trials and perplexities of life. Key Bible characters such as Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Samuel, David, Elijah, Daniel, and Paul will be considered.

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The Problem of Evil: Finding God in our Pain

February 4, 2018 by David Orton

The Problem of Evil: Finding God in our Pain

"I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You”   Job 42:5. The Problem of Evil. From ancient Greece (e.g. Epicurus, 342-270 BC), to the Enlightenment (e.g. David Hume, AD 1711-76), up to the present day, philosophers and theologians alike have been baffled by the "problem of evil". Many consider it as the Achilles heel of Christianity. The … [Read more...]

Character Studies

September 26, 2016 by David Orton

Character Studies

Why do we study key Bible characters who walked in God’s ways? For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 Their failures and successes are examined to discover the keys to an experiential knowledge of God: his character and his ways. It … [Read more...]

Saul Leadership

November 10, 2005 by David Orton

Saul Leadership

So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you." 1 Sam 15:28 Saul lost the kingdom and it was given to one better than he—to David. This transition from Saul to David typically represents a major shift currently occurring in the church. It is not so much which group we are in, but … [Read more...]

Lessons from the Cave: Responding to Prophetic Delay

October 16, 2002 by David Orton

Lessons from the Cave: Responding to Prophetic Delay

His dreams of fulfilled destiny lay wrecked before him. From the heights of being anointed for the throne, and of a famous victory over one of Israel's most forbidding enemies David was now thrust from Saul's service into a fugitive life. Far from the comforts of the palace he found himself fighting for his survival alone in the wilderness. But this time, instead of a … [Read more...]

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21st century Western man is now living in the moral debris of the 20th century experiment—the experiment of messianic statism – Marxist, Fascist, and now secular Humanist – with its rejection of God in Christ as the genius of the Western cultural heritage. Spiritually, morally, and financially bankrupt the West has now exhausted its options. 

Our message despite the historic failure of humanity, including the church, is one of certainty and hope. God has a purpose for history and for nations—for their governance, prosperity, and peace. God’s plan for the planet is more than adequate for its crisis. Lifemessenger is committed to speaking a prophetically pertinent word to church and culture.

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