{"id":6485,"date":"2016-05-13T10:15:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T07:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=6485"},"modified":"2016-05-28T22:33:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T19:33:23","slug":"are-altar-calls-biblical-season-2-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/are-altar-calls-biblical-season-2-episode-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Altar Calls Biblical? | Season 2 Episode 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been in a meeting when the preacher called people forward to get saved?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you&#8217;ve experienced the &#8220;With every head bowed and every eye closed, just slip your hand up&#8230;&#8221; kind of call.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe you&#8217;ve heard the preacher say, &#8220;Just repeat this prayer after me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/podcast-2\" target=\"_blank\">Now Is the Time Podcast<\/a>\u00a0I tackle each method and tell you what might be good and what might be dangerous in\u00a0these practices!<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_S02_E01.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fare-altar-calls-biblical-season-2-episode-1%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_S02_E01.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=6485-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_S02_E01.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_S02_E01.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 31:31 &#8212; 28.9MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('6485-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_6485-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_6485-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_S02_E01.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fare-altar-calls-biblical-season-2-episode-1%2F#mode-Light&amp;border-000000&amp;progress-000000&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-4&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to season #2 of the podcast! In case you missed the explanation of a few of the changes for this season, check out the video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x9o2bb-j0NU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m waiting for your input!<\/p>\n<p>What would questions would you like me to answer?<\/p>\n<p>What specific topics would you like me to cover that are related to evangelism and discipleship?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s your opportunity to ask me any question you want.<\/p>\n<p>You can send a voice mail through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speakpipe.com\/widget\/inline\/wjbfk2m66bw1ph5yyytzmini7647zjcy?rf=http%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D6485%26action%3Dedit&amp;mode=standalone\">SpeakPipe.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.speakpipe.com\/widget\/inline\/wjbfk2m66bw1ph5yyytzmini7647zjcy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Or leave a message anytime by phone (747) 221-6478 \u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If for some reason I can&#8217;t answer your question on the podcast or by video, I&#8217;ll try to get back to you personally.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Here is a great little video from Ray Comfort about the Sinners prayer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VCabeFXneGg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Question: What do you think about altar calls? 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