When the Holy Spirit swept into Pensacola, Florida, worship leader Lindell Cooley had a front row seat from which to watch Him move. From its humble beginnings as the Brownsville Revival Assembly of God, the Pensacola Outpouring – as it came to be known – catalyzed millions of people to come together.

Sermon Central, the largest online sermon resource center with over 80,000 free sermons, illustrations, and dramas is featuring Howard A. Strickland, senior pastor of the Crane Eater Community Church in Calhoun, Ga. Strickland is the “Featured Contributor of the Week” to the site with over 200,000 users per week and 300 sermon contributors.

By Allie Martin, OneNewsNow.com

Earlier this month, Oral Roberts University’s (ORU) benefactors chose longtime university official Ralph Fagin to serve as interim president. ORU president Richard Roberts resigned in November, after three former employees sued the university claiming wrongful termination. The suit also shed light on alleged mismanagement of school funds and resources.

By J. Lee Grady

I’m always excited when I get a chance to speak to college audiences, mainly because I know I can wear jeans and a T-shirt when I preach. (Who invented the stuffy suit and tie costume, anyway?) But the best thing about meetings with college-somethings is always the high-voltage worship.

Lee University students will participate in a nation-wide effort to raise global warming awareness on January 30-31. This event, called Focus the Nation, will involve over 1000 other colleges and universities all holding “teach-in” sessions on Jan. 31 to inform participants on the causes and effects of global warming around the globe.

I have been on the telephone with our leaders in Kenya during this entire dangerous time of post-election violence.

By Allie Martin

The president of Gospel for Asia says while violent acts against Christians are orchestrated by fundamentalist and nationalist religious groups, the crimes are not condoned by Hinduism at large or by the vast majority of the Indian people.

Today tens of thousands of people committed to affirming the sanctity of human life will rally on the National Mall for the annual March for Life. Notably, a large number will have been born since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision was handed down 35 years ago. Young student activists from all corners of the nation have joined with their friends and families to make the journey to Washington.

One hundred years ago this month, the Church of God’s first general overseer, A.J. Tomlinson, received the baptism of the Holy Ghost at the annual general assembly, which at that time was being held in January. The event, although not the first visitation among the early Church of God pioneers, was significant for it marked the occasion when the top leadership of the tiny denomination experienced the Holy Spirit power.