First Three Weeks

The first three weeks have been great. The Lord has allowed us the opportunity to meet a lot of people and share our vision for the ministry. It is exciting to see what the Lord has in store for all of us.

We are provided with so many opportunities to proclaim the gospel everyday. God places people in our paths at work, at school, in our neighborhoods, etc. We are living in the midst of a great mission field.

I want to encourage you to involve yourself in the various mission and outreach opportunities which will be provided over the next few weeks. We will have the opportunity to impact a great number of people with the gospel over the coming days, weeks, and months. I hope you will partner with me in prayer to seek the Lord's heart as we seek to serve Him.

To God be the glory!!

Serving with you,

Luke

Spiritual Parenting

What a great article!

http://sharperiron.org/2008/07/14/leaving-a-legacy-for-the-next-generation-foundations-of-spiritual-parenting/#more-2768

What are we teaching in church?

This article lays out a not so encouraging sign of what is or is not being taught in church.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=28472

Independence Day

What does it mean? For the USA, it means national freedom with many liberties. We are blessed to live in this country. We are allowed to pursue any objective. We are encouraged for the most part to be successful in whatever field we choose. We are granted many opportunities to make a difference in this great country. National freedom is wonderful, but it pales in comparison to spiritual freedom.

As proud as I am of this country and the freedom I have, I am more pleased to have eternal freedom in Christ. He is the one who has bought my spiritual freedom. He paid the ultimate price for mankind on the cross. He was willing to give His precious blood so that all humanity could experience His free gift of grace if they would trust in Him. We as believers may not always experience great times on this planet as a result of our faith, but we are assured that eternity with Christ is perfect.

As you celebrate Independence Day this Friday, I pray that you area able to celebrate spiritual freedom which comes from the Lord Jesus Christ.

God's Holiness

This article is about a sermon that was preached at the Founders Ministries Breakfast at the Southern Baptist Convention. It is well worth your time to read it.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28302

Preach God's Word

I found this article on John MacArthur's website about preaching God's Word. It is a wonderful article.

http://www.gty.org/Resources/Articles/9888.

Christ: The Only Answer

This Sunday we will return to the book of Colossians. We are approaching the section of the book where Paul exposes the false teaching that is espoused in that community.

It is such a relevant study for us today, because of the influx and popularity of false teaching. It seems that everywhere you look or read a new false teaching is being promoted, but as you reflect on the newness of the teaching you realize it is the same false teaching, but it is couched with different terminology.

The false teaching which is most prevalent today is that Jesus is not the only way to heaven. This statement is diametrically opposed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus states, "I am the way, the truth, and the life and no one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6). We as believers need to be prepared for false teaching, and the way we prepare ourselves is by being knowledgeable of the Truth.

May the Lord open our eyes to His Truth.