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Lessons from History: Expectant Assembly

October 14, 2015 by Phil Schneider

[Note: This is part three in a series examining the history of the Assemblies of God and the lessons we can draw from it. You might find it helpful to start with part one or two.] Do you work better under pressure? I do. I don’t like that I do, but I do. I guess […]

Lessons from History: Empowered People

October 10, 2015 by Phil Schneider

[Note: This is part two in a series examining the history of the Assemblies of God and the lessons we can draw from it. You might find it helpful to start with part one.] As I mentioned in the last post, the story of the Assemblies of God is very much the story of a […]

Lessons from History: Pentecost Restored

October 3, 2015 by Phil Schneider

I’ve been in the Assemblies of God since I was born…thirty-one years ago. I’ve never known Christianity divorced from a Pentecostal background; the two are inseparably combined in my own mind, though the Assemblies themselves have only been around for 100 years, a relative newcomer where denominations are concerned. I’m working toward my credentials in […]

Dual Citizenship & The Eternal Kingdom

July 9, 2015 by Phil Schneider

I feel like I post something about the Church in the United States and her over-emphasis on patriotism, sometimes even bordering on nationalism, every year. And here we are again. Let’s take a brief look at Jesus’ conversation with Pilate before His crucifixion: Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, […]

The Timeline of Discipleship

June 12, 2015 by Phil Schneider

“How long should it take to disciple someone?” Asked the wrong way, that’s a heartless question. “How much time is the salvation and spiritual maturation of another person worth?” And yet, there is some value in having a loose, flexible idea of the process of discipleship and the timeframe within which it takes place. Perhaps, […]

Politics & the People of God

March 6, 2015 by Phil Schneider

These are my notes from a talk I gave at church. Sorry if they are a bit hard to follow, so here’s the audio. I’m going to quickly address how Christians should view themselves politically and how we should and shouldn’t engage in politics. Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked […]