Wednesday, May 11, 2005
April Stewardship Newsletter
Stewardship E-Newsletter
April 2005
Bob Tallent, rgtallent@Comcast.net, 856-778-6117
www.bobbybaptist.blogspot.com
Front Page Religion: Religion has been more in the news of late than at any time I can remember. First there was the Terry Schiavo case with all of the discussion about the definition of life and death. Then the Pope died and there was a week-long wall-to-wall coverage of that. Before these, the tsunami in the Indian Ocean raised questions of the origin of evil. But, in all of this, I see miracles.
1) In this secular age, it is amazing that there is so much interest in religious—shall I say “spiritual”--matters? I think our churches need to take care to be good stewards of this opportunity. Pastors and members need to get out among the people and listen and share a sensitive witness. If I were a pastor in these days, I would consider announcing a sermon series on questions raised in people’s minds by all that has happened: “Is God Real?”, “What does the Bible Really Say?”, “Why Do Bad Things Happen?”, etc.
2) Another miracle is the generosity seen as a result of the tsunami. Before it, experts were telling us that people no longer would give. But the aftermath of this tragedy, showed that people indeed will give to what they deem to be a worthy cause. This means that we need to properly and effectively communicate the doctrine of biblical giving to our people.
Tid-bits:
You can find a variety of inexpensive Bibles at www.Bibles.com in several popular translations. Also available is the movie The Passion of the Christ in DVD and VHS at$23.99 and $19.99 respectively. Free catalogues may be ordered.
FREE Model Sermons from LifeWay.com/Proclaim May 2005 Sermon Series from Pastor's EXTRA! This new sermon series from pastor Lloyd Stilley is called "Keeping the Story Alive."
May 01 - Ruth - A Loyal Love Story (Ruth 1-4); May 08 - Jabez - Living Large for God (1 Chron. 4:9-10); May 15 - Nehemiah - Keeping First Things First (Nehemiah 1-10); May 22 - Josiah - The Way Up is Down (2 Chron. 34)’ May 29 - Trust Lessons from the Life of Gideon (Judges 6-7)
Quote seen: Don’t believe half-truths; you might believe the wrong half.
Don’t miss the Ministers’ Retreat May 23-25.
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April 2005
Bob Tallent, rgtallent@Comcast.net, 856-778-6117
www.bobbybaptist.blogspot.com
Front Page Religion: Religion has been more in the news of late than at any time I can remember. First there was the Terry Schiavo case with all of the discussion about the definition of life and death. Then the Pope died and there was a week-long wall-to-wall coverage of that. Before these, the tsunami in the Indian Ocean raised questions of the origin of evil. But, in all of this, I see miracles.
1) In this secular age, it is amazing that there is so much interest in religious—shall I say “spiritual”--matters? I think our churches need to take care to be good stewards of this opportunity. Pastors and members need to get out among the people and listen and share a sensitive witness. If I were a pastor in these days, I would consider announcing a sermon series on questions raised in people’s minds by all that has happened: “Is God Real?”, “What does the Bible Really Say?”, “Why Do Bad Things Happen?”, etc.
2) Another miracle is the generosity seen as a result of the tsunami. Before it, experts were telling us that people no longer would give. But the aftermath of this tragedy, showed that people indeed will give to what they deem to be a worthy cause. This means that we need to properly and effectively communicate the doctrine of biblical giving to our people.
Tid-bits:
You can find a variety of inexpensive Bibles at www.Bibles.com in several popular translations. Also available is the movie The Passion of the Christ in DVD and VHS at$23.99 and $19.99 respectively. Free catalogues may be ordered.
FREE Model Sermons from LifeWay.com/Proclaim May 2005 Sermon Series from Pastor's EXTRA! This new sermon series from pastor Lloyd Stilley is called "Keeping the Story Alive."
May 01 - Ruth - A Loyal Love Story (Ruth 1-4); May 08 - Jabez - Living Large for God (1 Chron. 4:9-10); May 15 - Nehemiah - Keeping First Things First (Nehemiah 1-10); May 22 - Josiah - The Way Up is Down (2 Chron. 34)’ May 29 - Trust Lessons from the Life of Gideon (Judges 6-7)
Quote seen: Don’t believe half-truths; you might believe the wrong half.
Don’t miss the Ministers’ Retreat May 23-25.
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