March 30, 2015...Training Material

Greetings on this end of March Monday morning.
                                              
PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank everyone who assisted in preparation for the Sunday worship service. Thank you Mr. Bud for the special number in song...once again, you got me! It was your best job yet on that song. Again, there were a number of sick people Sunday...pray for those who are ill and hospitalized or in convalescent centers.
* There will not be an adult Bible study on Wednesday due to the Maundy Thursday event.
* Don't forget to come to our Maundy Thursday service here at the Church at 7 PM.
* Remember to come out for Easter Sunday Breakfast net Sunday at 8 AM.
* Invite someone to join you on Easter Sunday morning for our Cantata and worship service.  
 
LEADERSHIP APOLOGETICS: Click this LINKfor our eighth apologetics short video. I believe there is much to learn for these nationally recognized Christian teachers and philosophers. Today's lesson is "Is Jesus the only way?"
     
TRAINING THE TEACHER: My intent here is to provide long-term biblical training for those who are in church work but may not feel adequately trained in the Bible and Christianity teaching in general. I want all of you to take this training (whether you teach or not) because it will better equip you to teach or live as a disciple of Christ. All of the material for this training is  coming to you by Biblical Training.org. I am linking you to their site for each of the lessons. You will be exposed to some of the finest Bible teachers in the country. You will receive Bible Institute level training. Our third session is one of 12 lessons (one each week). It is Lesson 3, "When you stumble" from the module: Life is a Journey with Dr. Bill Mounce as teacher. Click this LINK for the video lesson. Visit their website and see that there are different levels of involvement. By registering with them (free), you can have access to outlines, transcripts, etc. If you choose to do more than one lesson each week...go for it!                                             
                           
 HOPE FOR PARENTS: Click this LINK for the article, Walking in the Light?
                                                       
ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP: Click this LINK  for the article, An Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew...Lesson 18...Beelzebub or the Holy Spirit. This series will last for a number of weeks. The host for this series is Dr. Allen Ross.
                                                         
HERE'S MY QUESTION: Should Christian's celebrate Christmas? Click on this LINK.
                                                     
GRADUATE STUDIES: Bibliology and Hermeneutics..."Canonization of Scripture"...Lesson 4 of 10. Click on this LINK . These are video lessons (they also have an audio version available on the same page). At the end of Dec. 2014, we started the Graduate Program over from the beginning. If you missed any lessons previously, get them this time around. This session and the next may appear to by really academic, but it is very important to your grasp of the backdrop of the Bible.
                                             
COUNSELING HELP: This is from a series of articles on Anxiety: "Overwhelmed by Anxiety". Click this LINK for it.
                                           
LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward." Victor Kiam. Here is a humorous bonus by that great baseball player and philosopher, Yogi Berra, to lighten your day: Yogi was talking about a famous restaurant and said: "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
 
My desire for you this week is that you move forward in your faith. Have a wonderful Easter Celebration...He is the reason for the season and He is risen! 
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.