Monday, September 19, 2011

September 19, 2011... Training Material

Good day to all of you on this wet Monday morning.

PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank everyone who got behind the last of the Summer Concerts here at First Baptist Church. It was a great final 2011 concert featuring The Gospelmen. Thanks guys, you did a super job. We appreciate those of you who took advantage of it and invited some friends to join you.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING ARTICLE: Please click on this LINK in order to read and download the article, Faith In The Darkness.

BONUS THEOLOGY ARTICLE: Please click on this LINK in order to read and download the article, Bible Questions, part 7 of 16.

HELPING CHILDREN: Please click on this LINK in order to read the article, Helping Children Deal With Tragedy.

YOU CAN KNOW THE WILL OF GOD: In First Corinthians chapter 11 and verse 28 it says, "A man ought to examine himself before he eats the bread and drinks the cup." [NIV]. Of course, the lesson her is all about the Lord's supper or communion. The main point is that there should be a proper approach of reverence and understanding for what is being done. Apparently, some at Corinth were treating communion as something like a meal without understanding how they should handle the event. Make sure that you are ready at communion time to receive the elements. This is God's will.

ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING: Please click on this LINK in order to read and download the article, Leave It Behind and Come Home, part 3.

PARENTING HOPE: Please click on this LINK in order to hear and download the audio, Girls At Risk Online. Boy, every parent should be aware of this!

LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have." A. Lincoln

TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL: Please click on this LINK in order to view today's devotional.

May God bless you as you walk with Him this week.
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.

Monday, September 12, 2011

September 12, 2011... Training Materials

Greetings on this lovely late Summer day.

PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank the King's Kids and Jan Foltz for the special music yesterday. We appreciate your work and ministry for the Lord.

REMINDER: Next Sunday, September 18th, is the last of the Summer Concert Series 2011, featuring The Gospelmen. Please take advantage of this to do two things: Make sure that you attend and invite a guest to attend with you. You will be glad that you did and they will appreciate being asked... and maybe being introduced to a friendly church family. The whole purpose of the concert series is outreach. I wish our church family would really start seeing the vision for growth potential. I will keep hoping and praying.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING ARTICLE: Please click on this LINK in order to read and download the article, Eyes On The Eternal.

BONUS THEOLOGY ARTICLE: Please click on this LINK in order to read and download the article, Bible Questions, part 6 of 16.

HELPING CHILDREN: Please click on this LINK to read or download the article, The Positive Conclusion...

YOU CAN KNOW THE WILL OF GOD: "Do not deceive yourselves..." I Corinthians 3: 18a [NIV]. If you pay attention to the context, you will observe that this statement is made in a passage that is all about divisions within the church. The people in the passage apparently thought that their little groups had the inside track on truth, and as a result, anyone not part of their little clique was not quite as fortunate or blessed. We should not be boasting about who we follow or who our leader is. It must always be about the Lord and not about men. This is God's will for you.

ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING: Please click on this LINK in order to read or download the article, Coming Home To Jesus, part 2 of 11.

PARENTING HOPE: Please click on this LINK in order to hear or download the audio, Correcting Your Kids Without Tearing Them Down.

LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "He who permits himself to lie once, finds it easier to do it a second time." Thomas Jefferson.

TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL: Please click on this LINK in order to view today's devotional.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

September 6, 2011... Training Materials

Greetings to you at the beginning of the school year!

PERSONAL NOTE: Thank you Nikki Brand, for sharing the mission's moment with us Sunday concerning our help in Joplin, MO. Thank you, Mr. Bud, for singing your song Sunday. I always look ford to your singing, Bud. I also wish to thank all of you who were involved in the communion preparation and distribution.

MONTHLY AUDIO: Please click on this LINK in order to hear and download the audio, Change and Innovation.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING ARTICLE: Please click on this LINK in order to read and download the article, End of the Bottom Line.

BONUS THEOLOGY ARTICLE: Please click on this LINK in order to read and download the article, Bible Questions, part 5 of 16.

HELPING CHILDREN: Please click on this LINK in order to read the article, Taking a Break...

YOU CAN KNOW THE WILL OF GOD: "Every one must submit himself to the governing authorities..." Romans 13: 1. This passage doesn't require much explanation or any interpretation. It is clear in stating that we as Christians should place ourselves under the authority of the government. This is God's will.

ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING: Please click on this LINK in order to read and download the article, Coming Home to Jesus, lesson 1 of 10 by Kay Daigle.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION: Feel free to order any of the workbooks from AMG Publishers... especially the DIY study books in the Following God series. I believe that there are about seven in the series. These are great aids for personal Bile study because they are based upon a daily study format. I have a couple of them and the first was, Defending Your Faith. You will find these 81/2 by 11 inch paperback books great for personal or group study... good tools.

PARENTING HOPE: Please click on this LINK and listen to or download the audio, Best Friends: Teaching Your Kids to Choose Them Wisely.

LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword." Jesus Christ

TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL: Please click on this LINK in order to view today's devotional.

May the Lord bless your service today.
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell