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Dr. Rick Flanders is a staff evangelist out of First Baptist Church of Bridgeport, Michigan. He has been in full time ministry since 1973 and preaches revival meetings around the country.

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Articles by Dr. Rick Flanders

Why Did Jesus Weep over Jerusalem?

Election in the Bible

The scene is a sad one. Jesus, the Messiah of Israel, comes near the city of Jerusalem, and weeps over it. Jerusalem, the holy city, was built on Abraham’s Mount Moriah and David’s Mount Zion.

Christian Living, Salvation, Soulwinning

Grieve Not the Holy Spirit

What it Means to Be Filled with the Spirit

Many Christians know little about the ministry of the Holy Spirit, and particularly about His ministry in their own lives. The Spirit of God is an important theme in Scripture, all the way from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22, but the ignorance of even...

Christian Living, Holy Spirit, Spiritual Growth

The Last Great Awakening

Revival and the Last Days

There are many strange and unscriptural ideas abroad about revival and just as many about the “end times.” One harmful combination of such false notions is the idea that there will be no great revivals in the last days, that the eras of awakenings...

Christian Living, Revival

Do You Know Jacob Knapp?

A Short Biography of a Great Baptist Evangelist

How many of us have ever heard of Jacob Knapp? In his day, he was one of the best known preachers in America. Often titled “Elder” Knapp because of the Baptist teaching that the senior officer of the local church is the bishop/elder/pastor (see...

Christian Living, Evangelism, Revival

6 Principles for Loyalty in the Ministry

Lessons from Paul’s Ministry

Some of the final words written by the Apostle Paul under divine inspiration dealt with the subject of loyalty and particularly the loyalty or disloyalty of certain preachers to himself. Second Timothy chapter four speaks of Demas as having forsaken...

Christian Living, Faithfulness, Pastoral Leadership

90 Hard Words in the Bible

A List of Uncommon Biblical Words with their Definitions

In my article 5 Reasons to Use the King James Version, I said that some of the features most criticized in the King James Bible are among the best reasons to keep it! For example, consider the thee’s and thou’s. The King James Version was not...

Bible, Christian Living

The Link Between Separation and Revival

Neither Will Survive Long Without the Other

In 2 Timothy chapter 2, Paul told Timothy to, “Purge himself from these” in order to become “a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use.” The “these” from which Timothy must purge himself in order to be used of God are false...

Christian Living, Pastoral Leadership, Revival, Separation

Does Romans 9—11 Teach Calvinism?

An Explanation of Paul's Teaching on Israel and believing Gentiles

Romans is one of the most clearly organized books in the New Testament. The opening sentences give the theme, which is, “The gospel of God” (Romans 1:1), and the first chapters go into detail explaining the implications of the Gospel.

Christian Living, Salvation

The Necessity of Discipleship

Salvation and Discipleship—Part 2

The men whom Jesus chose to be His apostles found that if they would follow the teaching of their Master, they must recognize that His central teaching had to do with Who He is.

Christian Living, Discipleship, Faith, Outreach & Discipleship

5 Reasons to Use the King James Version

Why the King James Version Is Superior to Every Other English Translation of the Bible

The multiplication of “modern language” English Bibles is one of the most important religious phenomena of recent years. The abandonment of the King James Bible by churches has not been a good thing.

Authenticity, Bible, Christian Living