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Highlighted Bible Reading – Amos 4

August 31, 2015 by Patrick Leave a Comment

Bible Reading: Amos 4:6-12
Amos 4 gives us a detailed account of God’s “attempt” to bring Israel to repentance.
  • God brought a dearth of food (4:6)
  • God brought a drought (4:7-8)
  • God sent the “palmer worm” to devour Israel’s crops. (4:9)
  • God sent pestilence and death to Israel. (4:10)
  • God overthrew some of Israel. (4:11)
In all these things, Israel refused to turn to God. So what is left? Amos 4:12 tells us “Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.”
God did not bring these judgements on Israel to “punish” them but to cause them to repent. Their refusal to repent brings perhaps the most fearful thing that can be told to a people, “Prepare to meet they God.”  This is obviously not a good thing, but a judgement was coming that would break Israel.
The bottom line is that the pleasure of sin is not worth the cost.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 2015, Argentina, Bible, Henry, Highlighted, Patrick, Reading

Friday Quick Update: North Carolina in the Morning and the Night

August 28, 2015 by Patrick Leave a Comment

Where We Have Been:  We were in Baton Rouge, LA on Wednesday night. Pastor Buchanan and the church were very kind to us. I was able to present and preach. I had several of the church tell me that God worked in their hearts. To God be the glory.

Where We Are Going:  We will be in Kings Mountain, NC this Sunday morning and in Sylva, NC this Sunday evening. I very much enjoy what God is leading us to do. Sharing our hearts with fellow believers is something we feel very blessed to do.

 

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What Can I Do To Get More Involved In Missions?

August 26, 2015 by Patrick Leave a Comment

We are continuing on in our blog series, “Questions I Am Asked.” From time to time I am asked by good folks who believe God wants them serving in their local church, “I don’t think God is leading me to the mission field, but how can I get more involved in missions while serving God here in the States?” That is a great question! That is the focus of today’s post.

A common misconception in churches across America is that the task of world evangelism belongs on the missionaries. You will not find any such teaching in the New Testament! The task of world evangelism does not lay on the missionary, but on churches, and when you boil it down, churches are made up of believers. The task of world evangelism belongs on believers. Not everyone will be missionaries, taking the Gospel to another part of the world, but every believer ought to be involved in world evangelism. The question is, “How?”  Here are a few ideas…

  • Go on mission trips. Your church supports missionaries, make plans to go spend a week with one of them. There are missionaries that are planting churches and training men in almost every part of the world, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, North America, and South America. Getting a glimpse of what God is doing around the world will kindle a fire in you that very few other things will.
  • Correspond with your missionaries. Know them, know their names, their countries, their families. Email with them or use a type of social media to stay in contact with them. Ask them how you can pray for them. Send their families cards/letters, or even a small box of gifts (if possible).
  • Learn more about the countries around the world. There are all kinds of ways to do this.  Operation World is a great option. You can learn about the need of every country around the world.
  • Pray with other members of the church for your missionaries. Get others involved by praying with them for your missionaries before or after a church service. Knowing your missionaries and praying for them together will knit your hearts together for the cause of world evangelism!

There are many more things that you can do to get more involved in world evangelism. These are just good examples. God is working around the world, get involved in world evangelism!

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 2015, Argentina, Baptist, Church, Henry, Missions

Country of the Week: Afghanistan

August 25, 2015 by Patrick Leave a Comment

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General: A landlocked mountainous country with plains in the north and southwest, Afghanistan is located within South/Central Asia. Despite having numerous rivers and reservoirs, large parts of the country are dry. two-thirds of the country’s water flows into the neighboring countries of Iran, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan. Languages are Pashtu (used by 50% of population), Dari (Afghan Persian, used by 70%).

Population: 31,108,000 (estimated 2013)

Gospel Need: Largest Religion is Islam

  • Islam – 99.85%
  • Christians (those who believe in salvation by faith in Jesus) – 0.0% (a few over 8,000 believers, which is less than a tenth of a percent!)

Pray for Afghanistan that the light of the Gospel will pierce through the darkness. For more information, click here.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 2015, Afghanistan, Argentina, Baptist, Henry, Patrick

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