Bryan Purtle
Bryan lives in the inner-city of Kansas City with his wife Audrey and their five children. Together, they carry a jealousy for historical revival, the salvation of Israel, and the recovery of apostolic proclamation and living through the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Articles from Bryan Purtle
Jan 9th, 2010
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Bryan Purtle
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The Kingdom of God
The Sense of God’s Holiness
‘Among those who approach me I will show myself holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’ -Lev. 10.3
The nations are perishing and the Church is languishing for want of the knowledge of God. This generation of American souls is largely ignorant of the God of the [...]
Tags: A.W. Tozer, Abraham, Christ, demons, Genesis, holiness, Moses, prayer, Revival, worship
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Dec 28th, 2009
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Bryan Purtle
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The Kingdom of God
“…. he that has seen Me has seen the Father….” -John 14.9
In the October 30th selection of My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers gives us this awesome thought:
Until we know Jesus, God is a mere abstraction, we cannot have faith in Him; but immediately we hear Jesus say- “he that hath seen Me hath [...]
Tags: Charles Spurgeon, Church, demons, holiness, Holy Spirit, India, Jesus Christ, Oswald Chambers, Paul
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Nov 6th, 2009
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Bryan Purtle
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The Kingdom of God
“For I will pour out water on the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring
And My blessing on your descendants.” -Is. 44.3
Of this verse, the “good pastor” Robert Murray McCheyne once remarked:
There are no other words in the whole Bible that have been oftener in my heart [...]
Tags: A.W. Tozer, Frederick Faber, God, longing for Jesus, spiritual thirst, thirsting for God
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Oct 19th, 2009
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Bryan Purtle
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The Kingdom of God
“I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin? …. for that would be a fire that consumes [...]
Tags: holiness, Hollywood, John the Baptist, New Testament, pornography, prayer, prophets, purity
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Sep 30th, 2009
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Bryan Purtle
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Category:
The Kingdom of God
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord….” -Rom. 12.10-11
From the nation of India decades ago, Amy Carmichael gives us this staggering story:
It was convention week in a hill station in India. The afternoon meeting was just [...]
Tags: Amy Carmichael, Church, faith, God, Hell, India, Jesus, missionaries, prayer, Reality, the bible
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Sep 17th, 2009
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Bryan Purtle
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Creative Expressions
(This is a poem inspired by NT scholar F.F. Bruce’s description of the first Church in Jerusalem in the book of Acts. He dubbed them “the Spirit-possessed society.”)
I see a society, peppering the globe,
Through the lens of faith I’m permitted to probe,
Who are these ones, these fearless, ‘nothing-phobes’?
They rejoice like Paul, clinging like Job,
I see [...]
Tags: Christ, cultural revolution, F.F. Bruce, faith, Holy Spirit, prayer, society, theology
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Sep 8th, 2009
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Bryan Purtle
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Category:
The Kingdom of God
“If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have [...]
Tags: Charles Spurgeon, Christ, God, Jesus, love, Paul, purity, Robert C. Chapman, the bible, the Gospel
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Sep 7th, 2009
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Bryan Purtle
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Creative Expressions
High definition colors, lights and themes flash,
Rush-hour movement, talk-radio blasts, cars dash,
Goings-on for the day, busy minds rehash,
Without thinking of You.
E-mails zing by the millions, ’round the globe flying,
Salesmen manipulate naive shoppers, prying,
Lottery ticket holder wins a few grand, sighing,
With no room for You.
Theaters fill with eager souls, anticipating the latest,
Boasts echo from arrogant athletes, [...]
Tags: apostle, God, intimacy, light, Middle East, poetry, prophets, sin, worship
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Aug 16th, 2009
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Bryan Purtle
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Scripture
“…. no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of the human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” -2 Pet. 1.20-21
Please hear this remarkable word from Nathaniel West:
In the hour of affliction we learn more of God’s word, [...]
Tags: affliction, Christ, communion, consecration, God, judgment, Knowledge, Nathaniel West, prophecy, prophets, Reality, sacrifice, the bible
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Jul 30th, 2009
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Bryan Purtle
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Category:
Scripture
“I brought you into the fruitful land to eat its fruit and its good things. But you came and defiled My land, and My inheritance you made an abomination. The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’ And those who handle the law did not know Me…” -Jer. 2.7-8a
The situation with Judah in Jeremiah’s [...]
Tags: christianity, cisterns, Holy Spirit, israel, jeremiah, Jesus, jews, pastors, priests, the Gospel
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