Election fever is beginning to break out in America. With a presidential election just under a year away, political hopefuls, especially of Republican stripe, are jockeying to get the party’s nomination.  Nothing unusual in that.  What is new this time round is the remarkable prominence a group of hyper-charismatic leaders have assumed in the whole contest.  Called “the most important Christian movement in America you have never heard of”, the ‘New Apostolic Reformation’ (NAR) has assumed a role in politics that would have been unheard of even 10 years ago. Rick Perry, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachman, all household names in America and heavy-weights on the political right, have connections with this movement. So what is the NAR? Who are its leaders? What are they trying to . . . → Read More: HUNGRY FOR POWER : THE NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION AND ITS LINKS TO AMERICA’S POLITICAL RIGHT]]> http://crichbaptist.org/blog/hungry-for-power-the-new-apostolic-reformation/feed/ 2 http://crichbaptist.org/blog/sermon/ http://crichbaptist.org/blog/sermon/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:23:32 +0000 admin http://crichbaptist.org/blog/?p=363 The sad consequences of the ‘Fall’ are all too evident as we consider verse 22 of Leviticus 18. We cannot however ignore the Word of God, and here we are reminded that God describes homosexuality as an abomination.

What then is our response as evangelical Christians to those whom we may know within the so-called ‘Gay’ community? Is it judgemental, or one of seeking to help, with sympathy, kindness and compassion?

What does the homosexual community think when they hear the name ‘evangelical Christian’? The average ‘Gay’ will likely say, “they hate us don’t they.” Sadly some behaviour re-inforces that view. As an example, the behaviour of one particular Baptist family in the USA is no help to the cause of . . . → Read More: Sermon – Unnatural Affections]]> http://crichbaptist.org/blog/sermon/feed/ 0