The African preacher was delivering a sermon on prayer to a small congregation in a remote village when he used a popular illustration he had found in American religious materials.
“Prayer is part of a relationship with God,” the preacher told his flock. “Prayer is not like a vending machine, where you insert money, and out comes an answer.”
The congregants nodded their heads, but they had no idea what the preacher was talking about. Their rural area has no electricity, and none had seen a vending machine.
Africa is home to about 630 million Christians, more than any other continent. But the majority of African pastors work other jobs to support themselves and have little formal training.
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True Gospel with SAVIOUS-PARKER KWINIKA THE gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ has been preached in its entirety throughout the world. I can say with certainty
There are only a few basic tenets of the Christian faith that are the foundation of our belief in God. Included in these nonnegotiable truths is the belief in the existence of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice and resurrection for our sin. The reality of God and Christ is also connected in an acknowledgment of the reality of the evil one, Satan, and the Holy Spirit.
Satan: The Father of Lies
How a follower of Christ can ignore the existence of Satan is beyond me. Yet, that’s what many have done, according to research findings published by The Barna Group.