Greetings on this July 21 Tuesday morning. I hope that your week is good.
                                                                
PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank everyone who assisted in preparation for the Sunday worship service. Thank you Nikki for the missions minute...and thank you Brenda von Linsowe for the message in song solo. Congratulations to our teens and leaders for their summer missions outreach...job well done!

LEADERSHIP APOLOGETICS: Click this LINKfor our 25th apologetics short video. I believe there is much to learn for these nationally recognized Christian teachers and philosophers. Today's lesson is "Legislating Morality".
                       
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 7, "Meet the Many-faceted King, Servant , Man, God" 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, The Legacy of Faith Continues.
                                                                         
ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP: Click this LINK  for the article, lesson 2 of 8 The Pharisees. The host for this series is Dr. Allen Ross. The series is entitled:..."The Religious World of Jesus".
                                                                           
HERE'S MY QUESTION: Did Mary have any children other than Jesus? If so, how can she be the eternal virgin? Click on this LINK .
                                                                     
GRADUATE STUDIES: Trinitarianism..."The Doctrine of the Trinity: Historical Development. This is Session 7 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, Is Abuse Grounds for Divorce? A clever and wise answer...think it through.
                                                           
LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "The greatest accomplishment is not in never failing, but in rising again after you fail." Vince Lombardi. Here is a humorous bonus by that great baseball player and philosopher, Yogi Berra, to lighten your day: During an interview with Bryant Gumbel, Bryant told Yogi that he wanted to do some word association with him. The first thing he said was: "Mickey Mantle". Yogi replied: "What about him?"
 
My desire for you this week is that your ministry will be acceptable.
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.