November 16, 2015...Training Material

Greetings on this November 16th, Monday morning.
                                                                
PERSONAL NOTE: I want to thank everyone who assisted in preparation for the Sunday worship service. I hope that you picked up your Operation Christmas Child box. My Sunday School class, so far, has done 53 boxes for this season. GOOD WORK class!
  
LEADERSHIP APOLOGETICS: Click this LINK for our 42nd apologetics short video. I believe there is much to learn from these nationally recognized Christian teachers and philosophers. Today's lesson is "Voting as a Christian."
                       
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 7 of 18, "Judges and I Samuel" 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, "Authentic Christianity."
                                                                         
ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP: Click this LINK  for lesson 2 of 4 "For King Or Country...". The host for this series is Pastor Bob Deffinbaugh. The short series is entitled:...How, Then, Shall We Live? 
                                                                           
HERE'S MY QUESTION: "Was the world populated through incest or did God create others besides Adam and Eve?" Click on this LINK . This deserves your attention.
                                                                     
GRADUATE STUDIES: "The Doctrine of the Atonement, pt. 1 of 2". This is Session 4 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:"Why Does God Allow Suffering?". Don't rush through this answer. Think about it as an Apologist.
                                                           
LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures." 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, after a radio show with Jack Buck, Yogi was handed a check made out to "Pay the Bearer". Yogi turned to Jack and said: "You've known me all this time and you still can't spell my name!"  Now, think about it for a minute and you will see it!
 
My desire for you this week is that you pay the price in service to the King.
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.