Posts by Graeber Road Church of Christ (Page 5)
“Contending for the Faith”
The book of Jude is addressed to Christians who needed to wake up to fight against some ungodly people with ungodly ideas among them (Jude 3 -4, 12, 16, 19). The key statement of Jude exhorts these endangered Christians to, “Contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). “Contenders” are interested in building up other Christians (20) “…building yourselves up on your most holy faith…” Those who would contend earnestly for the…
Philippines Mission Letter: September 2022
Click to download the letter. Dear Brethren, May our merciful Father in heaven bless you always with His love, His grace, and His peace. We are so thankful to the Lord for opening more opportunities for us to share His Word with more people in our town. The Lord is accomplishing this through our brethren and local government. Our brothers and sisters in Christ continue to give us prospects to teach God’s love, His justice, and His offer of eternal…
How to be a Go-SHEN Christian
Goshen is the name of a few places in scripture. The most well -known is the land the Israelites dwelt in during their time in Egypt (Gen. 47:1 -6). Several blessings came by being in the land of Goshen. Consider three: Protection First, Goshen became an initial line of defense in keeping the Israelites separated from Egypt ’s pagan culture (Gen. 46:33). To the Egyptian, shepherds were an abomination. Ironically it was not the Israelites whose culture was an abomination,…
Philippines Mission Letter: August 2022
Click to download the letter. Dear Brethren, May our Lord place His loving arms around you, shower you with blessings and keep you protected every day. We keep on sharing the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ with those who are seeking God in their lives. We hope and pray that more souls will be reached out this month. The Lord has been blessing our moral recovery engagement at the municipal hall every week. Using the Scriptures in teaching moral…
What Happens to Our Bodies When We Die?
Have you ever been to the zoo and seen all the animals like the tigers, lions, alligators, rhinos, bears, and many others? Man’s body is no greater than the body of a beast; they are both mortal. The only difference between them and us is we have an immortal soul which lives for eternity. We have to choose how we live for the destination of our soul going to Heaven or Hell for eternity. Solomon teaches on this very subject…
Philippines Mission Letter: July 2022
Click to download the letter. Dear Brethren, May the God of hope fill you always with joy, peace, and happiness. Working in the Lord’s kingdom is always satisfying and fulfilling in spite of the many challenges that come with it. Using the courage, strength, and opportunity that the Lord has been giving us, we were able to share again the message of God that give hope of eternal salvation with a number of people last month. In addition, we were…
Philippines Mission Letter: June 2022
Click to download the letter. Dear Brethren, May the grace, mercy, peace, and blessings of God abound in you. It is always a joy and a blessing to work in the Lord’s kingdom. We completed last month our 5 meetings with the 4 different schedules we had in trying to help our brethren grow spiritually and build a close and strong relationship with God. Lord willing, in the following days this month, we will arrange another set of schedules with…
“Friends” in High Places
The temple was finally built! Worshiping God on the “high places” was intended to cease (cf. 1st Kings 3:1 -4). In 1st Kings 8, the ark of the covenant of the Lord is brought in, and the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord (1 -11). It was a time of immense celebration and joy for Israel, who had been waiting on this promise from God since the days of Moses (Deut. 12:1 -14). This was a…
Philippines Mission Letter: May 2022
Click to download the letter. Dear Brethren, May the Lord fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him. We are always grateful to God for blessing us with the opportunity to continue to work in His vineyard. Last month, we focused on helping our brethren strengthen their faith. We grouped the brethren according to their location, and we were able to set up 4 different schedules. We met at the church building those who live near…
Why I Love Camp
Lord willing, we ’ll be on our way Sunday morning to this year ’s session of Camp Bandina. I love going to a Christian camp. I don’t love it because the counselors there are perfect, but because they ’re servants of the Perfect One. As counselors, we all bring our faults and flaws right along with us, but we get a chance to serve God by teaching His perfect love and His perfect ways to the campers. I don’t love…
Great Things in 1 Peter
There are at least nine different Greek words that are used in the New Testament which could be translated “great.” The word appears more than a few times in different books and letters. As we read our Bible, some of these great things stand out. At times, even if the word “great” is not used, we know they are great by what we read about them. The letter we call I Peter could be an example. You can easily see…
Some Lessons from Focal Point
Lacey and I were blessed to go to Focal Point recently and wanted to say “thank you” as well as share a few lessons and reminders from our time there! Focal Point is a week -long seminar that focuses on the work of preachers and ministry in order to renew, recharge, and encourage. 1. The meek spirit of Moses is alive and well in the church (Num. 12:3). Every preacher I heard presented humbly, standing firmly on the Word of…