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February 28, 2020 Mitch Bedzyk
Give Your Life to Jesus - Glen Scrivener

“Give Your Life to Jesus”: Putting Cart Before Horse

February 28, 2020 Christian Living altar call Comments are off for this post

Glen Scrivener's poem shows how we put cart before horse by telling people to "Give their lives to Jesus" without first being reminded of what He gave.

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Martyn Lloyd-Jones and Altar Calls

July 31, 2019 Church History altar call Comments are off for this post

A summary of Martyn Lloyd-Jones' arguments against the innovative practice of having altar calls at the conclusion of a sermon.

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