Reminder-DMC 2010
The Difference Maker’s Conference is this weekend
March 12 & 13
Cornerstone Baptist Church
Lawson, MO
For more information: DMC 2010
Reminder-DMC 2010March 10 2010 Leave a Comment Print This Post
The Difference Maker’s Conference is this weekend March 12 & 13 For more information: DMC 2010 Evangelism In The 21st CenturyMarch 10 2010 Leave a Comment Print This Post
I don’t believe that face to face proclamation of the Gospel should ever be abandoned. Declaring the Gospel to thousands or one on one is the model of obedience to the Great Commission. Most often that is done in person, face to face, but living in the 21st century provides us with additional tools to reach people. Those people may be your neighbors or your close friends. But by God’s grace, with internet access and some basic skills, you can make contact with people across the country and all over the world. It’s scary and exciting all rolled into one. When I was trying to decide how to share the Gospel on the internet, I found the Internet Evangelism Day website helpful. It offers ideas on how to get started; either as an individual or as a group ministry. Although I don’t agree with some of the content of the Gospel presentations, the site does provide good information regarding the operation of blogs, church websites, social media, podcasts, etc. Internet Evangelism Day is an annual focus day for churches. This year, it is scheduled for Sunday April 25. It’s an opportunity for any church to explore with its members the opportunities for sharing the good news online. Perhaps surprisingly, you do not need to be technical to share your faith online. You can even volunteer to be an email mentor to inquirers with several large online outreach ministries. Internet Evangelism Day is an initiative of the Internet Evangelism Coalition, based at the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton. More information: http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com How Do We Know?March 3 2010 Leave a Comment Print This Post
The God of Scripture can only be known by those to whom He makes Himself known. Nor is God known by the intellect. “God is Spirit” (John 4:24), and therefore can only be known spiritually. But fallen man is not spiritual, he is carnal. He is dead to all that is spiritual. Unless he is born again supernaturally brought from death unto life, miraculously translated out of darkness into light, he cannot even see the things of God (John 3:3), still less apprehend them (1 Cor. 2:14). The Holy Spirit has to shine in our hearts (not intellects) in order to give us “the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” (2 Cor. 4:6). And even that spiritual knowledge is but fragmentary. The regenerated soul has to grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus (2 Pet. 3.18). The principal prayer and aim of Christians should be that we “walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Col. 1:10). A.W. Pink Warn Them AllFebruary 21 2010 Leave a Comment Print This Post
Here God speaks to Ezekiel and declares Ezekiel’s responsibility to speak God’s warning to the Israelites. 18 “When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. This is sobering when we apply this principle to ourselves. If you are a believer, you have the saving knowledge of the Gospel message. Within that biblical message there is a warning. A person must be born again otherwise he will not see the kingdom of God (John 3:3) and there is a day of judgment coming (Revelation 20:11-15). But if you do not declare that message to those that are perishing, you bear a level responsibility for their fate. Matthew Henry says regarding this passage: “And, if it contract so heinous a guilt as it does to be accessory to the murder of a dying body, what is it to be accessory to the ruin of an immortal soul?” We must proclaim the Gospel; all of it including the warnings. Because without the warnings, the Good News is not good. It’s just news. It becomes another gospel and is not the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. Let us be found faithful to our King, relying on the grace of God, to proclaim the entire Gospel which is the power for salvation. Hometown Mission FieldFebruary 9 2010 Leave a Comment Print This Post
From my inbox today… Brothers and Sisters, you have been given a ministry of reconciliation…that is you are to be an ambassador for Christ imploring the lost souls Christ has sovereignly put in your life to be reconciled to God. You and I are to be proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ and urging…pleading lost sinners to repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. I want to encourage you, in the strength of Christ by faith, to tell people about Jesus. Pray for God to open doors for you to share the Gospel. Do it out of love for Christ. Do it out of love for lost souls. A minister once announced to his congregation
one Sunday morning, “I am going on a mission to the heathen.” Now he had not told his deacons about it, and “But” he added, “I shall not be out of town.” So may you also go on a mission to the heathen - Charles Spurgeon, The Love of GodFebruary 4 2010 Comments Off Print This Post
“Holy, Holy, Holy, Is The Lord of Hosts”January 22 2010 Comments Off Print This Post
This is one of my favorite Scripture passages. It declares the holiness of God, the sinfulness of man, the forgiveness of God, and obedience of the forgiven. It is the Gospel displayed in the Old Testament.
“Is God Mad At Them?”January 18 2010 Comments Off Print This Post
Our Sunday School class started this week with comments about the devastation from the earthquake in Haiti. One of the mothers said her son asked, “Is God mad at them?” She wasn’t sure how to answer him. I did my best to present her with an answer. I briefly explained the fall of mankind in Adam, the fall of creation, the entrance of death into the world, our inherited sin nature, and God’s hatred of sin. I said it wasn’t only those in Haiti that were sinners, we were too. I know it wasn’t a completely developed answer but I hoped it gave her some basics. Today, though, I read an article (linked below) by Jim Elliff that I believe is very helpful. If we have questions ourselves or maybe want to spark a conversation, use it as a tool. Through it the Lord may grant new understanding or even new life. FriendshipJanuary 16 2010 Comments Off Print This Post
Proverbs 27:5-6, 9-10, 17 NASB Friendship with someone is usually birthed out of shared interests and results in many happy times spent together. But these verses from Proverbs 27 speak of deep friendship. It is the kind of friendship that, because of real concern and love, hard things are said. Things like “wounds of a friend” and “iron sharpens iron” indicate pain and friction. We likely can identify with those feelings. But the challenge is to look beyond those feelings and be willing to be the kind of friend that can give and receive sharpening through the love of Christ. Let Ephesians 4:25-32 be our model for friendship. Ephesians 4:25-32 NASB Difference Makers Conference 2010January 8 2010 Comments Off Print This Post
Friday, March 12th and Saturday, March 13th, Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lawson, MO will be hosting her 3rd annual Difference Makers Conference.
The theme of the conference this year is the attributes of God. The conference title is, Really, Who is God? Taking a Look at Scripture to See Who God Really Is. This year’s keynote speaker is Bob Jennings. Bob is an elder at Highway M Chapel in Sedalia, MO.
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