Friday, February 28, 2014
Article: Christian Prosperity by Jason Goldtrap 03.02.14
Christian
Prosperity
Evangelism in the current American
culture is a real challenge. For decades now the media has saturated us with
spiritually dangerous concepts: 1. God is a feeling, 2. Church is something you
do, 3. Fun is a path to spiritual enlightenment. Add to that portable
electronic entertainment, opulence and a lack of discernment and evangelism
seems to be impossible but it not insurmountable to those who “walk by faith,
not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7).
Christ’s message of hope is timeless. In 1895 Franklin Edson
Belden eloquently summarized the Divine Path of Life with these words, “O heart bowed down with sorrow! O eyes
that long for sight! There’s gladness in believing, in Jesus there is light.” ‘Come unto Me, all ye that labor, and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest.’ Take my yoke upon you and learn of Me; for I
am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”
Effective evangelism does not necessarily
come from the Godly leadership of elders; it springs from the heart of the
average Christian who: 1. distinguishes that what he believes is doctrine, not
tradition 2. has a clear, pure method to pursue his inspiration, 3. confidently
communicates that vision to others.
God blesses those who combine conviction and
creativity, passion and permanence, constancy and constitution. This is why our
church prospers. May the work of God continue to transform lives. May the
Church be a shining city on a hill. May fear be a pebble and not a mountain.
May God bless His one, true body of believers here on this globe. JG
Monday, February 17, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Madelin Heredia baptized Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014
The angels in Heaven are rejoicing. Praise God for our new sister in Christ.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
Tito 2:11 Porque la gracia de Dios se ha manifestado para salvación a todos los hombres,
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
Tito 2:11 Porque la gracia de Dios se ha manifestado para salvación a todos los hombres,
Friday, February 14, 2014
Feb. 16, 2014 Bulletin cover
It's never too late for a new beginning through the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Article: How To Say I Love You, Part 1 & 2 by Rusty Hilliard
How to Say I Love You, Part 1
By Rusty Hilliard
The
most commercialized time of year isn’t Christmas, it is Valentine’s Day. This is
when we are told to say I love you through greeting cards and chocolate. Allow
me to say up front, there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH CHOCOLATE! However, there are other ways to show our
love for one another.
Modern-day marriage is in trouble; more couples
are separating, and ending their journey together. The following seven tips are from Ron Edmondson.
He has been a preacher, church planter, and counselor for several years. In two articles he offered seven tips to
husbands and wives to help and strengthen marriages.
I won’t be offering cards and chocolates to anyone not named Laney, but
here are four tips for husbands. See the
things we can do to avoid injuring our wives from an emotional standpoint, then
next week we will offer some tips to the ladies.
Include your
wife in any discussion; value her input, thoughts, and opinions.
Notice the
difference she makes in the household, and in the relationship as a whole.
Respect her as
a person and partner.
Lead your
house, and provide the spiritual example. (Ephesians
5: 25)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the
church and gave Himself for her,
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How to Say I Love You, Part 2
An
elderly couple went out for dinner. There was another couple there. That husband had his arm around his wife. The first wife turned to her husband and asked: “Hank,
why don’t you ever do that?” Hank glanced at the other couple, looked at his
wife, and said: “Honey I don’t even know that woman. It would be weird.”
Last
week we offered our men a few tips on ways that they can avoid injuring their
wives. In
today’s article, we want to help our ladies gain some insight to the men in
their lives.
Praise your
husband in front of others. Your spouse is
not the punch line of any joke.
If he works
around the house, just say thanks.
Remove the “You always phrase”
from your vocabulary-it usually leads to an argument.
The point of these articles has
been to get husbands and wives to think of the relationship they share. Love and marriage doesn’t just matter on February
14; love is something that we work on and share every day of our lives. For an example, look no further than the love
which God displays for his children by sending his son to earth. (John 3: 16)
For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
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