December 12, 2016...Training Material

Greetings on this December 12th, Monday morning...I hope that you had a great week. I want to thank everyone who assisted in making Sunday a great day. We had a great day of fellowship and sharing the Word of God. We also had a great time concerning my retirement at the end of December. Thanks, everyone who had a part in the celebration...very nice. Thanks for the cards, gifts and well wishes. I really appreciate the time and your friendships. Thank you Jr. choir and Assoc.,  for the special music in song. Thank you, Linda Hittle for your special number...I enjoyed it.
                                                  
LEADERSHIP APOLOGETICS: Click this LINK for our 100th apologetics short video. I believe there is much to learn from these nationally recognized Christian teachers and philosophers. Today's lesson is "Is God an Angry God?". 
                       
TRAINING THE TEACHER: My purpose 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 31 lessons (one each week). This is Lesson 8 of 31, "Mark 14-16" from the module: New Testament, Its Structure, Content and Theology with Dr. Bill Mounce 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: "A Standing O" Click this LINK.                                                                             
ADVANCED DISCIPLESHIP: Click this LINK  for lesson 8 of a 17 lesson series entitled: Pursuing Spiritual Maturity.  Lesson 8 is: "Unity Through the Mind of Christ". The host for this series is Dr. Gregory Brown. I believe that you will profit greatly from this study from Philippians.
                                                                           
HERE'S MY QUESTION: "What should a church do when people think a pastor needs to resign?" Click on this LINK . This is a good question. You need to ask why you want to become a Pastor.   
                      
GRADUATE STUDIES: This is Session 10 of 10 under Humanity and Sin. Click on this LINK . This lesson is "The Sex of Man...Pt. 2?" These are video lessons (they also have an audio version available on the same page). In March 2016, we started the Graduate Program over from the beginning again. These lessons are at an advanced, graduate level of study. If you missed any lessons previously, get them the next time around. You must put your thinking cap on for these studies. They are sometimes difficult, yet profitable. See the box for your choice of media...audio, video, download.
       
COUNSELING HELP: The category is Addiction. Click this LINK for the article:"Gambling Addiction Resources." Be prepared to offer solid advice...share this link with anyone who needs to read this. We have started through the articles on this site from the beginning again. Please note the resources listed.   
                     
LEADERSHIP QUOTE: "Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." Jim Rohn.
                             
My desire for you this week is that you make the changes necessary! 
In His Majesty's service, Pastor Darrell.