{"id":16164,"date":"2012-01-23T18:06:10","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T18:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/?p=16164"},"modified":"2020-06-13T10:12:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T09:12:40","slug":"the-vital-role-of-attending-a-church-in-softening-your-heart-to-receive-gods-word-a-sermon-by-tope-koleoso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2012\/01\/the-vital-role-of-attending-a-church-in-softening-your-heart-to-receive-gods-word-a-sermon-by-tope-koleoso\/","title":{"rendered":"The vital role of attending a church in softening your heart to receive God&#8217;s word a sermon by Tope Koleoso"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Tope Koleoso was on fire yesterday as he preached this message. It will provoke you. It will encourage you to respect God\u2019s word in a new way. It will thrill you again with the vital role that the church plays in opening our hearts to receive the life-giving power of God\u2019s word. Here a few soundbites from the sermon that will whet your appetite:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cNothing prepares your heart to hear from God more than regular consistent fellowship with the people of God\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrivate devotion is never a substitute for gathering with the saints\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYou will find God\u2019s power and glory amongst his people\u201d (Psalm 63:1-2)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYOU are the preacher your children listen to\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have never watched a sermon by Tope, this is a great one to begin with. You can watch it right here or download audio and video at the <a href=\"http:\/\/jubileechurchlondon.org\/2012\/01\/the-living-word\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jubilee site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/35482247?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tope Koleoso was on fire yesterday as he preached this message. It will provoke you. It will encourage you to respect God\u2019s word in a new way. It will thrill you again with the vital role that the church plays in opening our hearts to receive the life-giving power of God\u2019s word. 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