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Preachers: Don’t Forget to Preach the Cross!

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on December 31, 2024 by Tom ShanklinJanuary 10, 2025Tom Shanklin

 In the above video, Billy Graham shares the story that is mentioned in this article along with some other powerful truths about preaching the Gospel. Take eight minutes and listen. You will be blessed! By Tom Shanklin I have … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, Evangelism, The Church | Tagged Billy Graham's preaching, cross and resurrection, preaching, salvation only through the cross

Finding the Purpose for Your Church [Audio with Telugu Translation]

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on September 2, 2024 by Tom ShanklinNovember 12, 2024Tom Shanklin
purpose for your church

  In August, I shared a message by Skype with a church in Secunderabad, India based on the story of the church at Ephesus from Acts 19:1-20 called “Finding the Purpose for Your Church.” I thought you might enjoy the … Read more>>>

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Re-digging the Wells of Revival

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on April 19, 2024 by Tom ShanklinApril 19, 2024Tom Shanklin
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When we travel to countries like India or Nepal, we often encounter people who have never heard a clear presentation of the Gospel. I love that ministry—reaching into the hearts and minds of the unsaved with the glorious Gospel of … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, Evangelism, Revival, The Church | Tagged divine healing, holiness, Holy Spirit, justification by faith

Keep Running Your Race!

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on March 13, 2024 by Tom ShanklinMarch 13, 2024Tom Shanklin
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By Tom Shanklin And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it … Read more>>>

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Evangelists Arise!

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on January 27, 2024 by Tom ShanklinJanuary 29, 2024Tom Shanklin

  By Tom Shanklin Evangelists arise! The hour demands it. It’s time for those who have received the sacred call to sound the herald message of salvation, to shout it from the roof tops. Evangelists arise! Toss aside every excuse … Read more>>>

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How to Become an Evangelistic Church

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on September 16, 2022 by Tom ShanklinSeptember 22, 2022Tom Shanklin
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When a local church is in synch with the Lord, it becomes like a soul-winning, disciple-making machine made up of many different parts. Each unique part contributes to the fulfillment of the Great Commission. I would like to share with … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, Evangelism, The Church

Preachers Need Mercy Too [19 Minute Audio]

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on May 4, 2022 by Tom ShanklinNovember 12, 2024Tom Shanklin
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All of us need mercy … including preachers. Mercy is required because we all have missed God, failed, fallen, and broken His commandments. When we recognize our failure, we can easily become discouraged. We may think: I’ll never be good … Read more>>>

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Learning to Work Together!

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on May 4, 2021 by Tom ShanklinMay 7, 2021Tom Shanklin

‭For‭ we are‭‭ God’s‭ fellow workers‭; you are‭‭ God’s‭ field‭, [you are] God’s‭ building‭.‭ (1Corinthians 3:9, NKJV) Learning to work together is one of the greatest keys to success in any venture.  Whether it be staff members of a large … Read more>>>

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Racial Prejudice Hinders the Gospel

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on July 8, 2020 by Tom ShanklinJuly 9, 2020Tom Shanklin

By Tom Shanklin “He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15, MEV) When Jesus gave His final instructions to His followers, He told them to go into ALL the world … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, America, Evangelism, Revival, The Church, Topics | Tagged Charles Finney, Charles Parham, Cooperating with God's plan, equality, Gospel for all, Peace between races, race attitudes, racial prejudice, William Wilborforce

Be a Peacemaker! It’s Normal Christianity!

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on June 3, 2020 by Tom ShanklinJune 9, 2020Tom Shanklin

By Tom Shanklin “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9, MEV) We are called to be peacemakers. That is what is needed in the world today. We need to decide if we are … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, America, The Church | Tagged George Floyd, Healing our nation, healing the land, love of God, Minneapolis Protests, peace in our cities

The Real Work of the Church

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on November 8, 2019 by Tom ShanklinNovember 14, 2019Tom Shanklin

By Tom Shanklin “Oh my friends, we are loaded with countless church activities, while the real work of the church, that of evangelizing and winning the lost is almost entirely neglected.” (Oswald J. Smith) There are many wonderful quotes attributed … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, Evangelism, The Church | Tagged Evangelistic Preaching, Gospel, Great commission, great omission, missions, missions church, preaching

Wasted Treasure: Don’t Waste Your Life!

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on August 7, 2019 by Tom ShanklinNovember 28, 2019Tom Shanklin

By Tom Shanklin Several months ago, while I was in prayer, I had a very peculiar vision. It was not an open vision, just an impression on my heart. I saw a treasure chest full of valuables. But the odd … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, Evangelism, The Church | Tagged carnal pursuits, corruption of sin, special treasure to the Lord, trivial pursuits, wasted treasure, wrong priorities, your value

7 Characteristics of a World-Changing Church

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on February 21, 2019 by Tom ShanklinDecember 1, 2019Tom Shanklin

By Tom Shanklin I get excited when I see churches that are fulfilling the Great Commission and accomplishing great and mighty things through the power of the Holy Spirit. The story of the church at Antioch in the book of … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, Evangelism, The Church | Tagged Antioch Church, Great Commission Church, missions church

Don’t Build Your House on Poles: Lay a Strong Foundation of Faith

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on February 11, 2019 by Tom ShanklinApril 24, 2020Tom Shanklin

By Tom Shanklin If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalms 11:3, KJV). Back in my hippie days before I knew the Lord, I built a house on poles. It was an amazing project in some ways. … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, Eternal Life, The Church, Topics | Tagged first principles of Christ, foundation truth, hippie building project, southeastern Minnesota, Spring Grove

Let Us Rise Up and Build the Church! [Audio]

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on September 27, 2018 by Tom ShanklinNovember 12, 2024Tom Shanklin

By Tom Shanklin This message was preached as a part of series on the book of Nehemiah at Two Rivers Vineyard Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Nehemiah called the people to build up the walls of Jerusalem. Today, we, too, are … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, Audio, The Church | Tagged Body of Christ, build the church, Nehemiah, unite

Healthy Crops Require Cross Pollination … and So Do Christians

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on June 15, 2018 by Tom ShanklinJuly 5, 2018Tom Shanklin

By Tom Shanklin Cross pollination is an important part of crop production. Hybrids are produced by intentionally cross pollinating two varieties of plants. The resulting seed is more powerful, more fruitful, more resistant to disease and pests. We have learned … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, The Church | Tagged 5-fold ministry gifts, apostles, denominationalism, evangelists, Pastors, prophets, teachers

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work [Audio]

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on March 31, 2018 by Tom ShanklinNovember 12, 2024Tom Shanklin

Teamwork makes the dream work in world evangelism! It’s not a new revelation, but this truth was so impressed on my heart during our mission to Benin in February of 2018. Two ministries from the United States and all our … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, Audio, Evangelism, The Church | Tagged Unity, working together, world evangelism

Your Church Can Touch the World [Audio]

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on August 24, 2017 by Tom ShanklinOctober 13, 2017Tom Shanklin

The first step for your local church to touch the world is to believe that it can. Faith is the key that unlocks all the blessings on God, including success in ministry. God has a bigger vision for your church … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, Audio, The Church | Tagged church growth, discipleship, evangelism, Isaiah 54, missions, The local church and the Great Commission

Take Care of Yourself: A Message for Pastors and All the Rest of Us!

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on August 8, 2017 by Tom ShanklinAugust 27, 2022Tom Shanklin

“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.” Acts 20:28, KJV. Here’s a good … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, The Church | Tagged Most important relationships, take heed to yourself, Time with God, Voices

This Small-Town Pastor Has Made a Big Impact on the Kingdom

Tom Shanklin Ministries Posted on March 9, 2017 by Tom ShanklinMarch 23, 2017Tom Shanklin

The following article appeared in the January-February issue of Ministry Today magazine. By Tom Shanklin As the pastor of the same church for 50 years—nearly his entire ministerial career—Virgil Amundson has seen God do “great and mighty things.” In fact, … Read more>>>

Posted in All Posts, The Church | Tagged Missions Churches, Pastor Virgil Amundson, Shell Lake Full Gospel

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