8 Ideas for a Meaningful Thanksgiving
Here are eight practical ideas requiring little to no preparation to help your family have a meaningful Thanksgiving as you thank God for the blessings He has given you. Anticipate Giving Thanks Look back at your year and reflect on three to five things for which you are thankful. Next, create a list of three to five anticipated thanksgivingsāspecific things you are committing to praying for over the coming year with the hope that next Thanksgiving you can praise God for the answered prayers. Be sure to capture everyoneās answers (possibly in a journal, or create a small booklet), so
Two Excellent Discipleship Resources
God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible by Vaughan Roberts I highly highly recommend this book! It gives an incredibly clear framework (with tables and graphs!) to show how the different parts of the Bible fit together under the theme the kingdom of God. Here is a hint to how he frames it: the pattern of the kingdom, the perished kingdom, the promised kingdom, the partial kingdom, the prophesied kingdom, the present kingdom, the proclaimed kingdom, and finally, the perfected kingdom. This is a wonderful book to use in discipleship or if you're just wanting a better grasp
Smartphone Addiction and Our Spiritual ADD
Here's a link to a really good article suggested by one of our elders, Travis Williams. "Take a look at this insightful and timely article on the effects smart phones are having on our spiritual & relational health and practical ways fight back." https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/smartphone-addiction-and-our-spiritual-add
Getting Ready For The Answer To Your Prayers!
As we are asking God to open a door for the gospel in the life of our Ā āOneā (the one we love and long to see come to Christ), this little 3 minute video helps prepare you to share the Good News of the love of Christ with them. Ā Take 3 minutes to be ready when God answers your prayers! Ā https://youtu.be/5W8ynRMr59k
3 Hurdles in Sharing the Gospel
In the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, Haitian hurdler Jeffrey Julmis shot out of the blocks quickly, only to hit the first hurdle and fall to the ground. While certainly embarrassed, Julmis could have easily walked off without completing the race. Instead, he got up and finished, successfully jumping over the remaining hurdles. That hurdle did not stop him from finishing the race ā thatās what he was there to do. ... To continue reading click HERE. Written by NWer Josh Reed
Why All Good Christians Should Celebrate Halloween
October 31st. For most Americans this date means one thing: **Halloween.** Costumes, candy and trick-or-treaters spending to the tune of $2.5 billion making this holiday second only to Christmas in marketing revenue. But good Christians donāt celebrate Halloween. Or do they? Some Protestants may prefer to call it Reformation Day, for after all, that is the date that Martin Luther nailed his Theses to the door at Castle Church in Wittenberg back in 1517. That does pre-date the first usage of the phrase āAll Hallows Eveā (commonly known now as Halloween) which didnāt emerge until some 40 years later in
How Do Grit and Discipleship Work Together?
In the grand adventure of parenting, there are many things we get to rejoice over. One that is at the top of every preschool parentās list is checking the box that says āfully potty trained.ā .... To read more click HERE.
Our Africa Mission Trip
A Prayer Guide for Jake & Chelle Mason October 4th and 5th Please pray that Jake and I would be safe. We have 4 flights with 1 airport transfer (30 hours total travel) ā RDU to DC : DC to Ethiopia : Ethiopia to Nairobi : Nairobi to Diani Beach. Pray that we stay in good spirits and as with any tired, traveling spouses, that we would strive to serve; be patient with one another and avoid annoyance; frustration (Phil 2:14). Pray that ALL our bags make it with us and that our transitions are easy. October 5th - 8th
Where Our 2019 JOF Monies Are Going
First, THANK YOU for coming together with the ERLC and Human Coalition to provide a new 3D/4D ultrasound machine for our Women's Care Clinic in Raleigh!Ā This is such a picture of how God works through His bride to make great things happen!Ā It just arrived this week! You have already been a part of rescuing more than 250 children from abortion in RDU this year! That is 10 classrooms of children who will start kindergarten in 2025! You are also a part of rescuing more than 2700 children across America this year...112 classrooms of children! We cannot do it without
3 Ways You Can Bless Every Home In Your Neighborhood
Josh Reed, a NWer and a consultant with the Baptist State Convention, recently published this article. The biblical narrative puts forth Godās vision to have a people for Himself that functions as priests to neighborhoods and nations to help bring about the reality that āthe earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of God as the waters cover the seaā (Habakkuk 2:14).... To read more, click the link below. 3 Ways You Can Bless Every Home In Your Neighborhood
