10/31/10 9:30 AM, Grant CRC , I Thess. 2:1-12 God speaks to us: “Live a life Worthy of God’s Call” INTRODUCTION: Paul; begins by claiming his trip to Thessalonica as a success. We read the account of his visit in (Acts 17) and we see that he spent only three weeks with them. This churchContinue reading ““live a life worthy of God’s Call””
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Ukraine Biblical Preaching conference
I arrived in Ukraine Sept 15th after 24 hr. of travel and two stops on the way; Cincinnati and Paris France. Flying over Ukraine is like any other place in Europe; Farms’ villages rivers and a few bigger cities. Once on the ground however things change fast. I was told we did not need aContinue reading “Ukraine Biblical Preaching conference”
On The Road Agian
We are on the way to Seattle via Las Vegas. We thought it would be nice to fly to Las Vegas and rent a van to drive to Seattle with all the paraphernalia for Becky’s wedding, including all the vases and stem wrapping material for the flowers Tina planned to arrange for Jack and Becky.Continue reading “On The Road Agian”
The Lord Exalted
Gremar and I working on our Action plan Gremar and I have recently attended the Timothy Leadership Training session in Grand Rapids. http://www.timothyleadershiptraining.org We participated in track two: Biblical Preaching and Teaching the Christian Faith. One of the passages we worked on is Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God. I willContinue reading “The Lord Exalted”
NCCN in Pictures
The Home Coming
06/06/10 Luke 15:1-2, 11-32; God speaks to us: Coming Home INTRODUCTION: We need to keep in mind that while the parable of the Prodigal Son is about God’s grace as well as repentance and salvation, Jesus tells this parable and the two before it; The lost sheep, and the Lost coin in reaction toContinue reading “The Home Coming”
Being thankful for what God has given us.
052310 Philippians 4:4-9; Being thankful for what God has given us. God speaks to us: Rejoice INTRODUCTION: We are so blessed! That was our comment to each other as we came home last week in the middle of the night. After tens of thousands of miles traveled and three months in a new place weContinue reading “Being thankful for what God has given us.”
“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good”
Leaving Niger State was a whirlwind, packing, tie up loose ends, and the difficulty of saying good by. We needed a little time in Jos to recover and people were gracious, inviting us over for meals and fellowship. The mission community was just great and we thank them. This trip was a study in contrastsContinue reading ““God saw all that he had made, and it was very good””
Letting Go!
Letting Go! Life is full of change and most of us have to let go of things; jobs, houses we have lived in, people we have known, and favorite things we have hung onto for too long. It seems like missionaries have to let go more than the average person. We let go of ourContinue reading “Letting Go!”
The Importance of Willingness
Not long ago, after we retired someone asked me: how does one in ministry finish well? My answer: Be willing! Be willing in ministry and be willing in retirement, ministry does not stop. Last week we were looking forward to have our Pastoral Care course in Momo when we became aware of the continued healthContinue reading “The Importance of Willingness”
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