“Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out…At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses” (Numbers 9:21, 23). October 2017 is a special month. It marks the five-hundredth anniversary of the Protestant... Continue Reading →
2017 Thank Offering for the World Evangelism Fund
We must fix our sights on places where the church is not yet, engaging in intercessory prayer, sacrificial giving, and physically going to and mobilizing others to go to these places. Each time you give to the World Evangelism Fund, you send the message of the gospel into areas where “the church is not yet.”... Continue Reading →
Jesus in the E.R.
Por Scott Armstrong "On hearing this, Jesus said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners'" Matthew 9:12-13 NIV. (Read Matthew 9:9-13) I have to admit. The Emergency Room is... Continue Reading →
8 Good Questions to Evaluate Your Church
By Dan Reiland It’s easy to get so busy doing ministry that you don’t take the time to evaluate your ministry. But evaluation is how you get better. It’s like your annual physical. No one wants to get a check-up, blood work, and maybe a test or two, but that’s how you learn what you... Continue Reading →
In Unexpected Ways
By Scott Armstrong “Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy” (2 Kings 5:1 NIV). (Read 2 Kings 5:1-19)... Continue Reading →
Run to Him
By Scott Armstrong “In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me” (Psalm 31:1-2 NIVUK). (Read Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24) A while back Chevrolet trucks had a... Continue Reading →
Everywhere, With Everyone, All The Time
By Scott Armstrong Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up"... Continue Reading →
Developing Relationships
By David W. Graves The need to belong is perhaps the most powerful emotional need experienced in modern times. Society continues to fragment, families disintegrate, and technology isolates until the opportunities to truly belong become more and more limited. But the need to belong has not diminished. Today, individuals are seeking those places where they... Continue Reading →
News Flash: Noah Saved by The Grace of God
By Scott Armstrong "God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways" (Genesis 6:12). (Read Genesis 6:9-22) I always wondered why the story of Noah was a kids’ story. Isn’t this about the judgment and wrath of God? While Noah and his family are cooped up... Continue Reading →