Preparing for Friends and Family Day
Think of an “outsider,” not a member of Christ ’s church, who walks into our assemblies or classes. What if an outsider becomes a guest at Graeber Road? We ’ve prayed, people do show up – God has answered. A powerful thought: God has said, “Yes” to our request for an open door. The question is: are we being good stewards of the blessings he is giving us? We do not want any visitors to slip through the cracks or…
“Dinner Therapy”
So much of Jesus ’s public ministry and so many of His conversations with people happened around the dinner table. In fact, most of Luke (1/5 of this gospel account) has to do with Jesus either going to a meal, sitting down and eating a meal, or getting up and leaving from a meal. Jesus had great opportunity to help when He sat down at the table. Consider now this and see if there is any truth to it: YOUR…
“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…
4-Letter Words to Teach Your Children
One man said, “profanity is the language of the ignorant.” For someone who has no other expression than expletives to use when they ’re angry, excited, fearful, sad, or any other emotion, they really show a lack of understanding. Remember when Peter wanted to show his ignorance of Jesus, he began to curse and swear to show that he was not with the Lord (Matt. 26:74). While this is not an article about profanity, we would do well, parents, to…
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…
How You Can Help “Boost” Our Bible School
VBS is almost here (6/27 -6/29)! It is truthfully one of my favorite times of year because there are some really creative and talented minds that really shine in making a great experience for our kids. It is an opportunity to really “think outside the box” and to make a lasting impression on these kids about the spirit and life of Jesus. Even if you are not directly involved in the teaching, decorating, feeding process, or anything else here is…
“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…