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Art Thomas’ Interview on Sid Roth’s “It’s Supernatural”

Art Thomas 2 Comments June 9, 2015

Watch Art Thomas discuss healing ministry with Sid Roth on his TV program, It’s Supernatural. Order Now: Sid Roth Package Deal Or Consider These Alternative Options: Paid in Full DVD Video (feature-length film) Paid in Full 40-Day Healing Ministry Activation Manual Paid in Full 8-Week Small Group Study Spiritual Tweezers (Biblical study of God’s will to […]

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How to Know if a Miraculous Sign Comes from God

Art Thomas 6 Comments May 30, 2015

How do you determine whether or not a miraculous sign came from God? The classic answer is to judge the “fruit” (result, outcome, or ramifications) of the sign, but I’m going to show you today that this doesn’t actually work (and it’s not actually biblical). I was recently engaged in a Facebook discussion about this. […]

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What’s Wrong with Kevin Dedmon’s Treasure Hunt Evangelism?

Art Thomas 30 Comments June 9, 2011

It looks like I struck a controversial nerve with some folks…not that it bothers me. Last year I wrote two articles describing the “Treasure Hunt” style of evangelism made popular by Kevin Dedmon’s book, The Ultimate Treasure Hunt. It started with my own testimony in an article titled “Treasure Hunt Evangelism — God’s Healing Power in […]

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Loving the Homeless and Poor

Art Thomas 0 Comment November 13, 2010

Last night I witnessed something that sickened me. I was asked to lead a time of worship at an interdenominational gathering of Charismatic Christians. As I was carrying my keyboard into the banquet hall, a homeless man jumped off a bus and approached me. “Hey man, you got any pop bottles or change on you?” […]

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Discerning Strange Signs and Wonders

Art Thomas 0 Comment October 7, 2010

Last night in our youth group meeting, we had a time of waiting on God. The Lord gave me a prophecy about how someone felt too dirty to approach Him; but His response was that if they would just step into His embrace, He would clean them completely. At the end of the meeting, another […]

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The Truth about Strange Signs and Wonders

Art Thomas 1 Comment June 12, 2010

I am often asked about the many “strange” signs and wonders that happen in some Charismatic church gatherings–things like feathers and gemstones falling out of the air, the appearance of what seems to be “manna” (the bread the Israelites ate in the desert), people receiving gold teeth, and people being spontaneously covered in gold dust […]

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Offending the Mind? The Need for the Gift of Discerning Spirits

Art Thomas 0 Comment January 8, 2010

The scene often plays out like this: Some unruly, disorderly display of an unidentified spirit’s influence over a person grips the attention of those present. Many look at the situation and declare, “Something’s happening! It must be the Holy Spirit!” Another believer, though, sits back and takes it all in. He doesn’t feel right. Something […]