Holy cities

pilgrimages and Holy Wars which, were two very important movements. The Crusades lasted from 1096 until the 20th Century and were a very important part of European history. The pilgrimages which started before the first crusade, were a tradition of trips to the Holy Land. The people on the pilgrimages would travel long distances to go here in order to visit sacred shrines, where they would find assistance or a cure for something. The other part of the crusades was the Holy Wars. The Holy Wars were wars

This was a supernatural manifestation of the Holy Spirit and certainly gained attention from Jews who were from different native countries and cities. All nationalities who were in Jerusalem recognised their own language being spoken. This may have been miraculous for them, however more importantly they witnessed the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in full operation. Just like the apostles we as believers must minister in the full flow of the Holy Spirit wherever we go. We are commissioned

of “holy wars” called by the Pope with the promise of benefits for those who fought in them and directed against external and internal enemies of the Christian church (Abels). However, were the Crusades really “holy wars” or was it Western Europe's seize of cities for economic gain? In history, the Crusades were known as the most successful failure. The supposed purpose of the Crusades, which were often persuaded by papal policy, was to regain control over the city of Jerusalem or the ‘Holy Land”

fought over the Holy Land for many years. The Crusaders were one of the people fighting for the Holy Land. The Crusaders were people from Europe who thought that if they fought for the Holy Land in the Crusades, they would receive salvation. Most of the reasons why the Crusades fought for the Holy Land were religious reasons. Some reasons are similar to the reasons why people are fighting for the Holy Land today. One of the reasons why the Crusaders wanted to gain control over the Holy Land was because

INTRODUCTION Over the years many stories have submerged about the Holy Crusades and have raised many questions about the motives that drove those crusades in the first place. To understand the Crusades one must understand the force behind them. Christianity took its roots in Palestine and over the centuries found its way within the Roman Empire and gained ground rapidly. While Christianity was taking shape, the church had to deal with the many threats that it was facing from within. After the church

But only when they received this power that Comes from God. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts1:7) Jesus tells the church before his ascension that they would receive power when the Holy Spirit come upon them and the power of the Holy Spirit was going to bring them from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth they would be a witness in all the earth

The Crusades were a series of holy wars that played out between 1095 and 1291 C.E. The Crusades officially began during the 11th century in the Council of Claymont when Pope Urban II called for the first crusade. The reason why the people joined him was because the goal of the Crusades was to claim the holy city of Jerusalem. There were many crusades that followed, most of them unsuccessful. The Crusades were a series of holy wars brought about in an effort to bring unity between Christians against

religious based wars, that took place from 1095-1291, in which Western Christians (most notably from Italy and France) invaded the Mediterranean and Middle East in an attempt to recover the holy city of Jerusalem from the Muslim people, who were seen as the enemy. From the Christian point of view, the crusades were a holy war done to reunite Christian loyalty and faith, and also to recover Jerusalem and to protect the Christian faith and people from the spread of Islam. However, the Christian retelling

reconquer the Holy Land of Jerusalem from the Muslims and had both a positive and negative impact on the Eastern and Western worlds. The positive effects of the Crusades were unexpected. The original goal of the Crusades was to repossess former Christian holy lands under Muslim rule in order to strengthen Christian Ideology throughout Europe. The Crusaders were able to capture the Syrian city of Antioch at the end of the first Crusade, but they were not able to maintain their control over the city for long

I went to Hope City Church on Dec. 2 2017 to experience their Saturday night worship. When first arrived the church was really welcoming. The door greeter were giving out high fives and had huge smiles. We had to wait in a line for a little before we could sit down in the theater. As soon as we entered the service everyone sat down and, waited for the band to come out. Right before the band came out a video came on the AV screen came on talking about bringing hope to Houston which featured the pastor