Greetings on this August 24th Monday morning. I trust that your past week was just fine.
                                                                
PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank everyone who assisted in preparation for the Sunday worship service. Thank you Mr. Bud for the message in song. Everyone enjoyed it. It was good to have our missionary, Bethany Thompson here last Wednesday night to tell us about her ministry in Brazil. She appears to be doing some real "pioneer" work in education. Keep at it Bethany!  
LEADERSHIP APOLOGETICS: Click this LINK for our 30th apologetics short video. I believe there is much to learn for these nationally recognized Christian teachers and philosophers. Today's lesson is "Intelligent Design, Attacked".
                       
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 here is one of 7 lessons (one each week). This is Lesson 2, "Intro. to Hermeneutics...pt.2 of 2" from the module: Bible Study Methods with Dr. Mark Strauss 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, A cultural post...
                                                                         
ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP: Click this LINK  for the article, lesson 6 of 8 The Scribes. The host for this series is Dr. Allen Ross. The series is entitled:..."The Religious World of Jesus".
                                                                           
HERE'S MY QUESTION: What is the best way to handle problems over music in the church? Click on this LINK .
                                                                     
GRADUATE STUDIES: Humanity and Sin..."What is Man? Monism and Trichotomy." This is Session 2 of 10 under Humanity and Sin. 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. Make sure that you are not distracted while listening.
                                                               
COUNSELING HELP: The category is Domestic Violence. Click this LINK for the article, How To Know If You Are In An Abusive Relationship. You may not need this, but have the link available so that you can share it with someone who does need it!
                                                           
LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile." Vince Lombardi. Here is a humorous bonus by that great baseball player and philosopher, Yogi Berra, to lighten your day: Talking about Yankee Stadium, left field and shadows out there one day, Yogi said: "It gets late early out there."
 
My desire for you this week is that you achieve the goals you have set.
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.