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Officials at the Sierra Bible Camp in California confirmed that the camp was destroyed by the Dixie Fire in the summer of 2021. The camp averaged 2,200 visitors each summer and was founded in 1952. The camp advertised itself as a camp where youth could get to know more about the Savior and connect with…

We are gathered here today to mourn the loss, but also to celebrate the life of Russell Bowen. Today we find comfort in knowing that God is with us as we grieve. In the Bible we read these words: We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not…

The World Health Organization released a report identifying depression as “the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide.” They estimate that more than 300 million people around the world suffer from depression, compared to 212 million suffer from malaria, one of the most prevalent diseases.…

Despite going through two years of hardship, a church in Cape Cod Massachusetts has plans to rebuild after an arsonist burned their old building to the ground. The church broke ground on a new and larger building exactly two years after the old building was destroyed. Pastor Myron Heckman told a local…

Steve Saint is no stranger to difficult times. His father was killed while trying to bring the Gospel to the Waodani people of Ecuador in 1956. Since then, Saint founded a ministry called I-Tec which is based on the idea of using the latest technological advances to bring the news of Jesus to untouched…

People often report seeing images of Jesus in trees, buildings, or slices of toast. Researchers say the surprising image that appeared in a cancer tumor has been inspirational from them. Scientists at the Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research created a cancer protein 12 years ago so they…

In their book, Introducing Leadership: A Practical Guide, Alison and David Price write, "Great things are born from great opportunity –either to rectify a negative situation or optimize a positive one. When a leader spots such a chance and creates a compelling vision, amazing things can be achieved."…

A cow that miraculously escaped a slaughterhouse in 2006 has been granted yet another lease on life. The bovine captured international attention when she leaped a 5-foot fence at a great Falls Montana packing plant. She dodged cars, trains, and dogs, before swimming the Missouri river, and finally being…

“Let’s Welcome Our Keynote Speaker, [insert your name]!” We’re talking about what it means to find your voice as a Christian, what it means to be so comfortable with who you are in Christ that you are prepared to speak, verbally and nonverbally, in a way that encourages others to consider how knowing…

This will work for either a narrative sermon on Gideon and the Midianites (Judges 7) or an exposition on 2 Cor 4. Have several clay jars (vessels) of various shapes, sizes, qualities sitting on a table on the platform. Begin and progress the sermon with a hammer in hand and refer to neither the clay…

\\ 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-9* As a father, I've always considered the most important lesson to teach my children is the principle of perseverance -- staying in the battle as long as it takes to win, getting back up after you get knocked down, trying as many times as necessary. There's a scene in the movie…

"Suffering is equally necessary for us because it strips away the pretense that life is reasonable and good, a pretense that keeps us looking in all the wrong places for the satisfaction of our souls." Source: Dan Allender, The Wounded Heart, p. 196.

COMMUNITY “In April of 1999, Jeremy went to the beach with some friends from church, just hanging out. As usually happens with most people, he mentioned something that was worrying him—he couldn't make his rent that month. After communion the next evening, the church had an open microphone for anyone…

Living above the Line A Celebration of our Union with Christ Rev Greg Byrd Faith Temple Baptist Church Poetry Texas Living Above the Line Introduction Introduction Colossians 1:27 says Christ in you, the hope of Glory. In fact Christ in us is our only hope of eternal Glory, The union of the believer…

Union with Christ What does it mean to be “in Christ” or “united with Christ”? EXPLANATION AND SCRIPTURAL BASIS1 The subject is so frequently mentioned in Scripture and so wide-ranging in its application to our lives that it deserves treatment here. That is the concept of union with Christ. As we shall…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…

Memorization John 7:18 He who speaks on his own does so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. -Sincerity is a very noble character. But a person can be sincerely very wrong Ravi -Never judge a philosophy…

3TF-343 _ WHEN DOES PRAYINi If you have found yourself proving repeatedly about some 'How long should I persist? Why doesn't He answer? G eorge Mueller shocked the wealthy widow as he shook his head, refusing her generous offer. Even Mrs. Mueller was sur­prised—both she and George knew that 500 pounds…