May 5, 2015...Training Material

Greetings on this May Tuesday morning. I'm back from a nice vacation in Floridaaaaaa!
                                                        
PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank everyone who assisted in preparation for the Sunday worship service. Special thanks to Dallas Gatlin for filling in for me at the Pulpit. Thanks, Miller Baugh, for taking Wednesday night Bible Study. Thank you everyone who did what needed to be done while I was away. We enjoyed our time in the sunny south.
 
LEADERSHIP APOLOGETICS: Click this LINK for our 13th apologetics short video. I believe there is much to learn for these nationally recognized Christian teachers and philosophers. Today's lesson is "The Bible vs. the Qur'an".
               
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 eighth session is one of 12 lessons (one each week). It is Lesson 8, "What Jesus Did." 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-Fingered Prayers.
                                                                 
ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP: Click this LINK  for the article, An Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew...Lesson 23...The Faith of a Canaanite Woman. This series will last for a number of weeks. The host for this series is Dr. Allen Ross.
                                                                   
HERE'S MY QUESTION: What does the Bible command about separation from the world? Click on this LINK . Check this short answer out.
                                                               
GRADUATE STUDIES: Bibliology and Hermeneutics..."History of Interpretation". This is Lesson 9 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 by virtue of the subject.
                                                       
COUNSELING HELP: The category is Child Abuse. Click this LINK for the article, Understanding and preventing child abuse. Knowing what this says may allow you to help someone else in need of advice.
                                                   
LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." Vince Lombardi. Here is a humorous bonus by that great baseball player and philosopher, Yogi Berra, to lighten your day. Yogi said : "It's never happened in World series history, and it hasn't happened since." Wow, Yogi!
 
My desire for you this week is that apply your best to what is before you.
 In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.