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United in Jesus

Although United in Jesus has long been my main online ministry, and remains so even now, the actual posts and articles I write can now all be found on my blog here at HeartCry, on the Townhill Christian Fellowship website, and also over at Faith Defenders website and forum.

United in Jesus as a ministry remains extremely alive and active, but rather now as an online framework that many other websites sit upon. Some of these websites are openly linked to from this blog, and Faith Defenders, whilst others remain simply independant websites that United in Jesus have provided a free website service in order to assist their usual ministry.

All the previous posts and Bible studies have now been imported from the old United in Jesus website into the HeartCry blog, where you can find them all together in the category of that name.

Originally posted 2009-08-24 01:37:49. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Let Us Return to True Faith in Christ.

Although the United in Jesus website initially began life as a place where faith, sound doctrine, holiness and godliness were openly discussed and exhorted, I have begun to realise that for too long now it has been a place that has become barren in this area. In fact, it has become a place where even the remotest sense that a stance is being taken against the mainstream, such as the warning issued against the “fire tunnels” practice, it is met with some standing up and turning away out of protest. This has cut me to the core to be honest. Not the fact that some may turn and walk away, but that the message we preach should become so watered down, as to become acceptable to all and without offense.

Whilst it must be made clear that I have no personal desire to use this site as a platform to publicize my own personal thoughts and opinions, especially since the majority of those who meet with me in Townhill Park and locally in Southampton, are from a number of various churches. I can no longer deem it acceptable for this ministry to simply avoid its own responsiblity to stand and contend for the truth of God, as well as continuing in the good works that He has laid before us. So henceforth, I will from time to time include messages of exhortation from this site, many times in the format of the video from Paul Washer below, explaining more clearly the true and simple essence of what true faith in Christ is, and the message that needs to be conveyed through our lives.

It is my deepest and greatest pleasure to be involved with the likes of those whose fellowship I am a part of in Townhill Park, Southampton. I see in this simple fellowship of believers a sincere and earnest desire to live for Jesus Christ openly in our own community, in such a way that I have rarely experienced in the churches I have been a part of over the years. In fact, I would even go as far as to say that I am privilaged to be part of a true revival, maybe not in the sense of the way we often may look at such a thing, but in the truest sense of the word that God intends to convey to us. In that revival begins in the hearts of His people, longing to return to Him on His conditions, and regardless of personal cost to do so, rather than being simply about numbers.

I would ask anyone willing to take the time to watch and listen to the following video. If you are receiving this message via the email mailing list, it may be necessary to actually visit the site directly to view it, which is: http://unitedinjesus.org.uk .

My heart is not against the church, nor do I believe it is with anyone that I meet with. In fact, we are all faithful servants in one way or another in our own church fellowships, and have no intention of changing this. It is my simple desire to ensure that the output of this website, in all ways will promote a right attitude amongst the hearts of Gods people, to serve Him and walk with Him more fully from day to day.

God bless you,

John Dunning.

Originally posted 2009-03-17 13:30:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Fire Tunnels

There is a lot going on in the “emerging” church today, that borders on eastern mysticism. A whole range of stuff that is quite simply unbiblical, but widely accepted through the modern church, is leaving many believers alarmingly wide open to all sorts of spiritual influence. Just taking a quick look around the internet for a start, you will see many references to things such as ekstasis dance, yogic meditation, contemplative prayer, soaking etc., that encourages the believer to empty their mind and leave it open to anything that wants to take hold of it.

At the time of the Lakeland outpouring last year, I was rebuked by some for taking quite a strong stance against some of the practices that were going on there. However, in the light of what has happened since, I still very much stand by my reservations. This message is not to try and influence everyone to “my way of thinking”, but it is to address a practice that I know from someone involved, is going on right in the city of Southampton.

I urge you to take a look at the following video recordings from the popular “fire tunnel” practice that I am referring to, and ask that you should seriously consider if participating in this type of thing is not endangering yourself spiritually, to say the least. I am not going to go off on a long rant about this practice, for it is just one of many types that are popular at the moment. However if you have experienced these type of practices in your church locally, and feel slightly uncomfortable about the whole thing, please do not be duped into thinking you’re simply the odd one out. In fact you are in a growing number of Christians who are beginning to awaken to the possibility that many practices going on of this kind are often simply not of God at all.

If after watching the video you feel that you would like to look into these matters further, and at least arm yourself with scriptural reasoning either for or against these things, please feel free to email me at: john@unitedinjesus.org.uk and I will give you the addresses of website ministries that devote much time and effort into studying these things in the light of Scripture, and find much reason for concern.

Originally posted 2009-03-11 07:29:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter