May 11, 2015...Training Material

Greetings on this May Monday morning. Man, the grass is growing!
                                                          
PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank everyone who assisted in preparation for the Sunday worship service. Thank you Choir for the special number...I liked it! Did you get your baby bottle to fill with change? If not, see Nikki. I want to thank Brandon for assisting me with communion. It is good for him to get the experience.
 
LEADERSHIP APOLOGETICS: Click this LINKfor our 14th apologetics short video. I believe there is much to learn for these nationally recognized Christian teachers and philosophers. Today's lesson is "The Resurrection".
                 
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 ninth session is one of 12 lessons (one each week). It is Lesson 9, "Holy Spirit" 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 for your 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! Study at your pace!                                            
                           
 HOPE FOR PARENTS: Click this LINK for the article, Five Tips for Having a Great "Date Night" With Your Kids.
                                                                   
ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP: Click this LINK  for the article, An Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew...Lesson 24...Peter's Confession and Christ's Church. This series will last for a number of weeks. The host for this series is Dr. Allen Ross.
                                                                     
HERE'S MY QUESTION: Why is premarital sex wrong if we truly love each other? Click on this LINK . Check this short answer out.
                                                                 
GRADUATE STUDIES: Bibliology and Hermeneutics..."Toward an Evangelical Hermeneutic". This is Lesson 10 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 lesson will stretch you some.
                                                         
COUNSELING HELP: The category is Communication. Click this LINK for the article, Empathy - Communicating with the Heart.
                                                     
LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have." Vince Lombardi. Here is a humorous bonus by that great baseball player and philosopher, Yogi Berra, to lighten your day. Yogi said when commenting on Mickey Mantle and Roger Marris back-to-back home runs : "It's deja vu all over again."
 
My desire for you this week is that use what you have.
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.