Ringing in the New Year!

Happy New Years. May this year be filled with the grace, peace and joy that the Lord provides.

John 1:6-8 Outine

      John 1:6-8

1. God sends Individual
2. Those sent bear the Light
3. You only have to Testify

The Knots Prayer

Dear God,
Please untie the knots
that are in my mind,
my heart and my life.
Remove the have nots,
and can nots and the do nots
that I have in my mind.

Erase the will nots,
may nots,
might nots that may find
a home in my heart.

Release me from the could nots,
would nots and
should nots that obstruct my life.

And most of all,
Dear God,
I ask that you remove from my mind,
my heart and my life all the ‘am nots’
that I have allowed to hold me back,
especially the thought
that I am not good enough.
Amen.

(Author Known to God)

On Associations and Missions

Associational Mission work is like one man saying to another, "I am going the same way. Can I ride with you? I'll help pay for the gas." Many people do not understand that by working together we can accomplish more, go further, see more added to the Kingdom and God glorified.

Spurgeon on the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession

This little volume is not issued as an authoritative rule, or code of faith, whereby you are to be fettered, but as an assistance to you in controversy, a confirmation in faith, and a means of edification in righteousness. Here the younger members of our church will have a body of divinity in small compass, and by means of Scriptural proofs, will be ready to give an account for the hope that is in them. Be not ashamed of your faith; remember it is the ancient gospel of martyrs, confessors, reformers and saints. Above all, it is “the truth of God”, against which the gates of Hell cannot prevail. Let your lives adorn your faith, let your example adorn your creed. Above all live in Christ Jesus, and walk in Him, giving credence to no teaching but that which is manifestly approved of Him, and owned by the Holy Spirit. Cleave fast to the Word of God which is here mapped out for you.

                                            - Charles Spurgeon, in his preface to the 1689 London Baptist Confession

Who and Where Numbers on Evangelism

91% of all Christian outreach/evangelism does not target unevangelized countries, but countries that are already 95% evangelized.

- Barrett and Johnson, World Christian Trends


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Facts about the the Need for the Gospel in India

·                India, a secular and democratic country, is standing with population of one billion.

·                There are 3000 casts and sub-casts. 50% of the population has never heard the name of Jesus;

·                330 million gods are worshipped; Hinduism is the major religion with 85% of India’s population;

·                80% people live in 600,000 villages. 500,000 villages have no gospel workers or church.

·                Born again Christians are just 2% out of the expected 3.5% Christians; 55,000 people die each day eternally separated from Jesus Christ.

This years Fighter Verses focus on three important things: 1) The character and worth of our great God, 2)Battling against our fleshly desires, and 3)The hope of the Gospel.

Psalm 30 Outline - OMG - Oh My God

1-3 Oh My God Loves Me

4-5 Oh My God Is Praise Worthy

6-10 Oh My God I Am Foolish

11-12 Oh My God Has Changed Me

Are you sick of highly paid teachers?

Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or10 months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do - babysit!

We can get that for less than minimum wage.

That's right. Let's give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 min. off for lunch and plan-- that equals 6 1/2 hours).

Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day...maybe 30? So that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day.

However, remember they only work 180 days a year!!! I am not going to pay them for any vacations.

LET'S SEE....

That's $585 X 180= $105,300

per year. (Hold on! My calculator needs new batteries).

What about those special

education teachers and the ones with Master's degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75), and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an

hour. That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 30 children X 180 days = $280,800 per year.

Wait a minute -- there's

something wrong here! There sure is!

The average teacher's salary

(nation wide) is $50,000. $50,000/180 days

= $277.77/per day/30

students=$9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student--a very inexpensive baby-sitter and they even EDUCATE your kids!) WHAT A DEAL!!!!

Make a teacher smile; repost this to show appreciation for all educators.

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