Greetings on this June Monday morning. Can you believe it's June already?
                                                                
PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank everyone who assisted in preparation for the Sunday worship service. Thank you Linda Hittle for the special number...I liked that song!  Are you getting ready for V.B.S.? I hope so.
 
LEADERSHIP APOLOGETICS: Click this LINKfor our 17th apologetics short video. I believe there is much to learn for these nationally recognized Christian teachers and philosophers. Today's lesson is "Intolerance".
                       
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 12, "Inviting others to join." 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, Go for it.
                                                                         
ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP: Click this LINK  for the article, An Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew...Lesson 27...Questions about marriage and divorce. This series will last for a number of weeks. The host for this series is Dr. Allen Ross.
                                                                           
HERE'S MY QUESTION: What OT  and NT passages deal with homosexuality? Click on this LINK .
                                                                     
 GRADUATE STUDIES: Trinitarianism..."The Existence of God". This is Lesson 3 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.
                                                               
COUNSELING HELP: The category is Conflict Management. Click this LINK for the article, How to Handle Manipulative People.
                                                           
LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi. Here is a humorous bonus by that great baseball player and philosopher, Yogi Berra, to lighten your day. "If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Think about it.
 
My desire for you this week is that you do what needs to be done.
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.