Monday November 2, 2015

Greetings on this October 26th, Monday morning.
                                                                
PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank everyone who assisted in preparation for the Sunday worship service. Thank you Choir, for the message in song. Thanks to the team who went to the ABC state meeting on Saturday...good work represesnting our Church. Thanks to everyone who worked on the kid's Halloween costume party...very good.   

LEADERSHIP APOLOGETICS: Click this LINK for our 40th apologetics short video. I believe there is much to learn from these nationally recognized Christian teachers and philosophers. Today's lesson is "Is God a human invention?"
                       
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 18 lessons (one each week). This is Lesson 5 of 18, "Numbers and Deuteronomy" from the module: Understanding the Old Testament with Dr. Paul House 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, "Holidays or Holi-Dazed?"
                                                                         
ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP: Click this LINK  for lesson 9 of 9 "The Ascension of the Lord". The host for this series is Dr. Allen Ross. The series is entitled:...Sound Doctrine: A Biblical Study of the Doctrines in the Nicene Creed.
                                                                           
HERE'S MY QUESTION: "Does Zechariah 5:9 show angels could be female?" Click on this LINK .
                                                                     
GRADUATE STUDIES: "Predestination, pt. 1 of 2". This is Session 2 of 10 under Soteriology. 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. You must put your thinking cap on!
                                                               
COUNSELING HELP: The category is Faith 101. Click this LINK for the article:"Lord, Liar or Lunatic".
                                                           
LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing - the result." Vince Lombardi. Here is a humorous bonus by that great (and now deceased) baseball player and philosopher, Yogi Berra, to lighten your day: One day, the head of public relations for the Yankees called Yogi and said he was sorry to bother Yogi and wake him. Yogi's response was: "Nah, I had to get up and answer the phone anyway."  That's Yogi.`
 
My desire for you this week is that you will do your "job" well.
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.