Greetings on this July 13 Monday morning. I hope that you have a great week.
                                                                
PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank everyone who assisted in preparation for the Sunday worship service. Thank you Junior Choir for the message in song...and thank you Elizabeth Warner for the clarinet solo...I liked the number. Congratulations to Tim and Dee Spohn on their marriage!

Pray for the Teens this week as they are working on all of their missions projects. We hope that they have a great week.  

LEADERSHIP APOLOGETICS: Click this LINKfor our 24th apologetics short video. I believe there is much to learn for these nationally recognized Christian teachers and philosophers. Today's lesson is "Does God Exist?".
                       
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 session is one of 10 lessons (one each week). It is Lesson 6, "The Inter-Testmental Period" from the module: Bible Survey with Dr. Bert Downs as teacher. Click this LINK  or 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, You serve Jesus by serving His children.
                                                                         
ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP: Click this LINK  for the article, lesson 1 of 8 An Introduction and Historical Setting. The host for this new series is Dr. Allen Ross. The series is entitled:..."The Religious World of Jesus".
                                                                           
HERE'S MY QUESTION: Does the Bible say anything about Mary ascending into Heaven? Click on this LINK .
                                                                     
GRADUATE STUDIES: Trinitarianism..."The Communicable Attributes of God. This is Session 6 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. These lessons are at an advanced, graduate level of study. If you missed any lessons previously, get them this time around.
                                                               
COUNSELING HELP: The category is Domestic Violence. Click this LINK for the article, What Church Leaders can do to address Domestic Abuse.
                                                           
LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal." Vince Lombardi. Here is a humorous bonus by that great baseball player and philosopher, Yogi Berra, to lighten your day: "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be." That is what Yogi said...Oh well!  If you don't get it...don't worry about it.
 
My desire for you this week is that you accomplish the tasks necessary.
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.