Nolan Harkness

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  Jun 17, 2018

  Debunking a Commonly-Held Belief About Revivals

  Did you know that our human nature, our flesh, if you will, does not like to pray? Many churchgoing Christians will fight revival the way a sinner will resist coming to Christ in the first place. We are so independent and rebellious we don't like to get on our knees, let alone on our faces, before God. We will gladly go to almost anything at the church except for prayer meetings.

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  Jun 13, 2018

  How a Youth Minister Became a Revivalist

  I was 23 when I first visited a church where somebody really prayed out in what I know now to be the anointing power of the Holy Spirit. The person prayed loudly! They prayed with authority! I definitely had a WOW moment! Something about that experience made me long for more of God in my life than I had ever had.

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  Jun 8, 2018

  A Crossless Christianity Is the Real Issue

  Because he recognizes his time is short, Satan is preparing for a time when his full wrath will be poured out. He began to formulate a recipe for a very "easy to swallow" form of Christianity. It starts without a cross and ends up without a Christ.

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  Jun 1, 2018

  Dads, Pornography Will Harm Your Children

  Dads, kids know how much you love their mother. There is no way you can go online and view porn and have private fantasies about other women without it "coming out in the wash" as they say.

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  May 31, 2018

  God Has an Army of Youth Workers Ready to Go

  The Lord had to teach me not to judge teens for piercings in weird places, and tattoos, wow that was just too much. Someone once wisely said: "The youth culture changes every six months in America."

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  May 26, 2018

  Love That Surpasses Knowledge for Teens

  I was given the microphone during the Sunday service to round up some help to go street witnessing for teens. I was so excited!

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  May 25, 2018

  Why Do Youth Ministries Struggle Financially?

  In a time when the needs of America's youth are so numerous and pressures to help teens are so gigantic, why is it that viable youth ministries struggle so to keep their doors open? Numerous youth ministries have had to shut down.

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  May 23, 2018

  The Father Factor

  Fathers, in this article I would like to call you like a good coach, to come off of the bench and get in the game. The game I am talking about is the game of life.

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  May 16, 2018

  How Much Time Do We Have With Our Teens

  How many hours do you actually have to minister to the teens in your church if they are regular attendees? Religious activities take up a whopping 0.1hour a day with volunteering 0.5 hours.

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  May 14, 2018

  The Bigger Picture About Bullying

  The single most powerful catalyst for stirring up, over time, vindictive anger in the perpetrators of school and public violence is the process of bullying.