Archive - January 22, 2010

Popularizing the ministry

January 22, 2010 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments

E. M. Bounds Essential Prayer Collection (E. M. Bounds)

The other tendency is to thoroughly popularize the ministry. He is no longer God’s man, but a man of affairs, of the people. He prays not, because his mission is to the people. If he can move the people, create an interest, a sensation in favor of religion, an interest in Church work—he is satisfied. His personal relation to God is no factor in his work. Prayer has little or no place in his plans. The disaster and ruin of such a ministry cannot be computed by earthly arithmetic. What the preacher is in prayer to God, for himself, for his people, so is his power for real good to men, so is his true fruitfulness, his true fidelity to God, to man, for time, for eternity.

Update from Burkina Faso

January 22, 2010 in missions with 1 Comment

I am behind on email and lots of other work because we have been on the road and the Internet has been out here at the Shumaker home.

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We have had a good time. We were able to get a small motorcycle for Vincente Garcia. He is a missionary from Mexico to Burkina Faso with Vision Baptist Missions International.

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They also got a couple of cell phones today. Now asking God for the money to get them AC.

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Yesterday we were at the Elephant Reserve. I will post pictures of that in the next post.

BEWARE OF TERRORIST GROUPS IN CHURCH

January 22, 2010 in Uncategorized with 1 Comment

from the SonShine Bulletin

Latest news reports are that five terrorist cell groups have been operating in many of our churches. They have been identified as: Bin Sleepin, Bin Arguin, Bin Fightin, Bin Complainin, and Bin Missin.

Their leader, Lucifer Bin Workin, trained these groups to destroy the Body of Christ. The plan is to come into the church disguised as Christians and to work within the church to discourage, disrupt, and destroy.

However, there have been reports of a sixth group. A tiny cell known by the name Bin Prayin is actually the only effective counter terrorism force in the church. Unlike other terrorist cells, the Bin Prayin team does not blend in with whoever and whatever comes along.

Bin Prayin does whatever is needed to uplift and encourage the Body of Christ. We have noticed that the Bin Prayin cell group has different characteristics than the others. They have Bin Watchin, Bin Working, Bin Waitin, Bin Fastin, and Bin Longin for their Master, Jesus Christ to return.

NO CHURCH IS EXEMPT! (However, you can spot them if you bin lookin and bin goin.)