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John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

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Living In The End Times: Matthew 24 end times before his return. Events that are happening in the world "Now learn a parable of the fig tree; point to the soon return of Jesus When his branch is yet tender, and Christ. Are you ready to meet the putteth forth leaves, ye know that sum- Lord? If not, believe now on the mer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it Lord Jesus Christ before it’s too is near, even at the doors. Verily I say late! unto you, This generation shall not Excerpted from: Living In the pass, till all these things be fulEnd Times: Matthew 24 by Confilled" (Matt 24:32 KJV) nie Woods © 2014.

By Connie Woods

Matthew 24 reveals what Jesus Christ said would happen in the

The Rapture of the Church

What is the Rapture?

The rapture is an event in which believers (Christians) will be caught up to meet Jesus in the air. Millions or even billions of people will seemingly vanish from the Earth. Believers all over the Earth will be here one minute and then gone the next. That generation of believers still alive on Earth at the time of the rapture will not see physical death but their bodies will be changed. The dead in Christ will rise first and the Christians who are still alive and remain

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Could God Use You in Internet Evangelism?

By Rusty Wright Could God use you to reach people for Christ via the Internet? The answer may surprise you!

I’M NO TECHIE! “How could I ever use the Internet to reach people for Christ?” you might wonder. “I’m no techie. I

phobia and began to use computers know how to send email and read the news online, but that’s about it.” for word processing. But I used somewhat primitive setups. Only in 1998 did I switch from the rather I can identify with that. My technical archaic DOS operating system to knowledge is limited. For many Windows because a friend said I years, I was even hesitant to use an should “get with the 90s before the ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) at 90s are over!” the bank, for fear I would do someWHAT ARE YOUR TALENTS? thing stupid and it would swallow my card.

We all have talents and abilities.

Gradually, I overcame my techno-

A key to

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The Christian message is often referred to as the "Gospel," which means "good news." Specifically, it is the good news about Jesus—who He is, what He has done, and what He offers. Essentially, the message is that Jesus was God in the flesh, that He came into the world to reconcile humanity to Himself, and that his salvation is freely offered to each person who will respond in faith. The Gospel message explains that salvation is only possible through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. Through his sacrifice, Jesus paid the price for our sinfulness (rebellion against God), thus offering us forgiveness. Then through his Resurrection He conquered death, removing it as the penalty for our sin and replacing it with the offer of eternal life that is only available from Him to all those that place their faith in Him.

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By Mark & Tinsdale Baker Olive Branch Ministries Hebrews 2:17 Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, The purpose of this study is to bring to light the goodness of God and his compassion toward us, not only for the forgiveness of sin but toward the sick to be healed.

W.E. Vines dictionary says compassion is to be moved as to one's inwards (splanchna), to be moved with compassion, to yearn with compassion," is frequently recorded of Christ towards the multitude and towards individual sufferers, - to suffer with another (sun, 'with,' pascho, 'to suffer'), to be affected similarly, - to have mercy (eleos, "mercy"), to show kindness, by beneficence, or assistance.

the church body as a whole doesn’t know that God’s will is to demonstrate that power in His love toward us.

We must know that our Lord is willing as well as able before we can receive our healing by faith, for faith begins where knowledge of God’s Word is known and God’s Word shows us over and over that God is willing and as well as able and He is wanting us to reach out by faith and receive it.

Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, In many scriptures through- because He delights in out the New Testament and mercy. throughout the Bible, the Micah is saying that God words compassion and delights in mercy, if we mercy have the same or could just get a revelation similar meaning. of that awesome fact, God Psalms 145:8 The Lord is wants us cleansed and gracious and full of comwhole. passion, Slow to anger and I believe God is aggressive great in mercy. in His love toward us, and is always looking for opporThis shows the very nature tunities to show His love and heart of our Father toward us, but is very diffitowards us. This is an ascult for God to bless us pect that inspires faith for when we won’t even healing as none other. This acknowledge that He is shows that God is willing, willing. not only able, for his children to have divine health. We know He is able, we must know He is very willWe need to recognize ing as well.

God’s willingness to show mercy toward us, and not just seek the power of God, but to seek his mercy, and Have you ever stopped to consider what it would be in that, the power of God like to see your children will be manifested. hurting and you want to take care of them, you Faith in God’s will and have the ability to help God’s love secures blessthem, but they won’t ings, not faith in God’s acknowledge that you even power. want to help them, much less receive the help you I think most of us agree that God is all powerful, but have for them.

How this must grieve the heart of the Father, for he delights in mercy.

Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.

It would seem that God would almost rather have us doubt His ability than His willingness. This shows that we know God can, but that He doesn’t care enough for us to even lift a finger to help, -- you know, that’s for some one else, I never get healed.

If you are talking like that, you are saying the opposite of what God is saying, in other words you are saying God won’t and that kind of confession has to change in order for you to receive.

You can’t say God is unwilling and then expect to receive healing from Him, you see that’s exactly what you are doing if you are not lining your words with His words.

You have to acknowledge the truth in order to receive it, and you must know the truth first in order to acknowledge it. Our Lord Jesus Christ is a gentlemen and He Continued on Page 6

Good News Press - 3 Living In The End Times: Matthew 24 The rapture is believed to be imminent and can happen at any time.

Christians will be removed from the earth temporarily and will be with Jesus during the tribulation in heaven, but will later return with him during the second coming of Jesus Christ back to the Earth.

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the End Times: Matthew 24 by Connie Woods 2014. are also caught up in the air to meet Jesus and forever be with the Lord.

When they are caught up in the air, they receive new bodies that are fit for heaven, and are immortal.

Scripture is then fulfilled that corruptible puts on incorruption and mortal put on immortality.

"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal put on immortality" (1 Cor. 15:51-53).

"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words" (1 Thess.

4:16-18).

shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal put on immortality" (1 Cor. 15:51-53).

Rapture Before the Tribulation Christians hold three viewpoints primarily on when Facts about the Rapture the rapture of the church will happen. Most Chris• The rapture can haptians believe that the rappen at any moment ture will happen either • Believers should be before, midway, or at the ready and looking for end of the tribulation. their Lord Here are some of the rea• Christians will be caught up to meet Jesus in sons for belief in the rapture prior to the tribulathe air that are alive on tion period.

Earth and will not die physically 1. It is scriptural that the • The dead in Christ will rapture can happen at any rise first • Those that are alive and time.

Christians are told to be remain will be caught up ready for they do not to meet Jesus in the air know what hour their • Their bodies will be changed to glorified bodies Lord cometh. In other • They will be forever with words they need to be ready at all times. If Jesus the Lord was going to rapture the Saints during the tribulaScriptures about the raption, then Christians ture: wouldn’t have a need to be "For the Lord himself shall ready until the tribulation descend from heaven with started. a shout, with the voice of 2. He has not appointed the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the the church to wrath and will deliver the church. dead in Christ shall rise As the scriptures below first: Then we which are show, God did not appoint alive and remain shall be the church to go through caught up together with tribulation. This does not them in the clouds, to mean that Christians meet the Lord in the air: won’t experience any of and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore the problems happening in comfort one another with the world prior to the rapture. these words" (1 Thess, 4:16-18).

“God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salva"Behold, I shew you a mys- tion through our Lord Jetery; We shall not all sus Christ”(1 Thess. 5:9). sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead

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Black Women in American History The stories of black women in American history begin in 1797 when Phillis Wheatley's book of poems made her the first African-American writer to be published.

Beginning in 1905, Madam C.J. Walker was an inventor of beauty products.

She became a self-made millionaire.

It was Rosa Parks who set fire to the civil The 1800s were a rights movement. In 1955 busy time for black women, she refused to give up her beginning with Sojourner seat on a bus to a white Truth. In the Civil War, she man. Ultimately, the Suhelped black Union soldiers preme Court ruled that segobtain supplies. She served regation on city buses was with the National Freedom unconstitutional.

Relief Association. Harriet In 1969, Shirley Tubman was a spy for the Chisholm of New York was Union. Later, she helped slaves gain freedom via the the first African-American woman to be elected to the Underground Railroad.

U.S. House of RepresentaIn 1885, Sara tives. She served seven Goode was the first African terms. Barbara Jordan was American to obtain a pathe first black congresstent. A furniture manufacwoman from the South. turer, she invented the fold- Serving Texas for six years, ing bed. she fought for civil rights

Phillis Wheatley and rights of the poor.

One AfricanAmerican woman flew into space on the shuttle Endeavor in 1992. Mae C. Jemison was a doctor and surgeon with engineering experience.

Good News Press - 4 5 Shades of Grey

Pastor Responds to Fifty Shades of Grey Movie

It is one of the most anticipated movie releases in a long time, with pre-sale tickets breaking an all-time record for an R-rated movie, according to Fandango.

But not everyone is jumping up and down with excitement over the new Fifty Shades of Grey movie.

Rick McDaniel, an author and senior pastor of Richmond Community Church and highimpactchurch.tv, says that while human sexuality is certainly a natural phenomenon, we need to understand it through the lens of God’s morality. McDaniel says Fifty Shades, with its explicitly erotic scenes that feature bondage, dominance and sadism, is dangerous, destructive and against the teachings of God’s promise in marriage.

McDaniel says:

5:28 says, “But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”

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Fifty Shades puts too much focus on fantasy and removes the reality of the effort it takes to make a marriage work. It’s no wonder so many people file for divorce these days. As we learn in 1 Corinthians 13, love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things and endures all things.

Erotica is just another form of pornography and can lead to extramarital affairs, S&M and a number of other relationship disasters. Galatians 5:19 tells us the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity and sensuality, yet we continue to live in sin despite the consequences they bring to families, relationships and children.

In fact, McDaniel is taking on the movie release with his own sermon series next weekend, titled 5 Shades of Grey, in which  Despite what Fifty Shades of he will tackle the five topics of Grey portrays, real intimacy is adultery, divorce, cohabitation, more than just sex. The real meaning of intimacy has bepornography and gay marriage. come distorted among society, He even bought this boisterous and been reduced to acts of sex billboard on the interstate in instead of building a solid and lasting relationship. Matthew Richmond, VA.

Theatrical One-Night Event: March 23 -'Four Blood-Moons' -- Is This Lunar Phenomenon a Sign from God? Celestial Alignment Coincides with Jewish Holy Days -- Only Fourth Time in 500 Years -- May Herald World-Changing Events -- Something is about to Change

BLOOD MOONS and offer their insight— filmmaker, speaker and author Dinesh D'Souza; radio host and author Dennis Prager; and noted author and historiFOUR BLOOD MOONS is an David Barton in theaters March 23. to name just a FOUR BLOOD MOONS is a few. theatrical one-night event "A blood moon exploring a rare lunar phenomenon that over the cen- occurs at a lunar eclipse when the earth turies has accompanied both tragedy and triumph for comes between the sun and the moon," Hagee said. "As the Jewish people. From the sun shines through our Pastor John Hagee's New atmosphere, it throws a York Times best-selling shadow on the moon, makbook of the same name ing the moon look red."

(750,000 copies in print from Worthy Publishing), Only three times in the past 500 years have four blood "The heavens are 'God's moons (or tetrads) occurred billboard.' He's been sending signals to earth, and we back to back and on major Jewish holy days. The haven't been picking them up," Hagee says. "Two blood moons, in 2014 and 2015, point to dramatic events in the Middle East and, as a result, changes in the whole world."

Produced by Rick Eldridge, FOUR BLOOD MOONS is directed by Academy Award winner® Kieth Merrill, written by Eldridge and Merrill. A Goose Creek Production presented by 4BM Productions, it is produced in association with fourth tetrad began April 15, ReelWorks Studios and The 2014, on Passover. In OctoWTA Group. ber last year, the second blood moon appeared on FOUR BLOOD MOONS the Feast of Tabernacles combines scripture, science, (also known as Sukkot). history and big-screen live Blood moons in 2015 land action spanning centuries, on the same holy days. including previous similar lunar occurrences and the What happened in the past earth-shaking changes around such occurrences? around them. It also examines our current four blood-  1493 -- Spain's rulers moon cycle—and its possi- had expelled all Jews and ble meaning for Israel, the Columbus had discovered Middle East and the world.

America, an eventual haven for the Jewish people.

An array of historians, religious scholars and com 1948-49 -- The founding mentators appear in FOUR of Israel.

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1967-68 -- Following the Six-Day War, Jerusalem rejoins the state of Israel.

FOUR BLOOD MOONS examines the biblical passages seemingly connected to these events—in Joel and Acts—where it says the "sun will be darkened" and the moon will appear as blood in advance of God's world-changing action on

earth.

Hagee points out that during this four blood-moon cycle, all of which touch on Jewish holy days, a solar eclipse also will occur--a combination of events that will never repeat.

Whatever the results, audiences at FOUR BLOOD MOONS will see a compelling and entertaining exploration of these spiritual, celestial and historical events.

And they will leave the theater convinced that something is about to change that could affect us all.

Good News Press - 5 50 Years Ago The Triumph March

African-Americans wanted the right to vote and, on March 25, 1965, that desire arrived as a demand on the steps of the Alabama capitol.

The 2,000-person march from Selma to Montgomery, the third attempt, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, required four days of walking and a century of suffering.

Acts of white violence against African-Americans characterized American life at this time. The outrage of lynching in America was infamous worldwide as an average of 40 blacks a year were lynched during an 86 year period ending as late as 1968, according to the Tuskegee Institute. Small acts of cruelty were common and shocking acts of violence boiled black anger. In 1944, white police so pro-

foundly beat and maimed an innocent African-American serviceman in uniform that he was permanently blinded.

Meanwhile, white Democrats, during the period since 1880, had intimidated and legislated African-Americans and poor whites out of the voting booth.

It was against this backdrop that King, the SCLC, and other activists began the push for voting rights in 1963 that eventually led to the triumphant moment in Montgomery.

Because of the events in March 1965, the tipping point of change, in August Congress pass the Voting Rights Act, specifically banning tests and taxes that prevented rural people from voting. According to the SCLC, the act, coupled with the Civil Rights Act, opened the way for more AfricanAmericans to participate in American political life.

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Good News Press - 6 Continued from Page 2 God Has Compassion for the Sick never forces His will on anybody! God is able but He is also willing to show us and give us His best.

Psalms 145:9 The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.

Healing is one of His works, Healing is part of the redemptive plan of God, that was fulfilled in the completed work of our Lord Jesus Christ. How can God be a respecter of persons, and just bless a few special people? The answer to that is He can’t. The scripture we just quoted reads the Lord is good to all! Not just some but all, praise God. That means the wicked as well as the saints. How then, can we the children of God think that God will withhold the covenant blessing of healing from us, while he extends His tender mercies to all the wicked of the earth. We should realize that if God is willing to show His mercy to all the wicked of the earth, how much more is He willing to show the mercy of healing toward His own.

Psalms 25:10. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Since this is true, then the Christian that has been afflicted can say along with Solomon in -2 Chron. 6:14. and said: "Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

As we read before Jesus was moved with compassion toward the sick during His earthly ministry.

In Mk.1:40-41 a leper came to Jesus and said, 40. If You are willing, You can make me clean.''

might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

41. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed.''

As I defined mercy at the beginning of this study, W.E. Vines dictionary defines mercy,

and another definition 42. As soon as He had says, -- not simply posspoken, immediately the sessed of pity but activeleprosy left him, and he ly compassionate. was cleansed.

This is used of Christ in We see 2 important His role as High priest. truths in this passage of This verse of Scripture Scripture, Jesus was has no reference to moved with compassion, Christ compassion as it and the result of that was manifested during compassion was God’s His earthly ministry, it is will was manifest and the referring to His ministry man was instantly from heaven, and his cleansed. Jesus not only purpose for His incarnahad the ability but was tion in the earth, was for very willing for the man this end, that He might show compassion as our to be made whole.

High Priest. Jesus went Hebrews 13:8. States away to be with the Fathat, Jesus Christ is the ther, but He continually same yesterday, today, makes intercession for and forever. the saints, let us realize This can only mean that that His compassions is the same today as it was since Jesus was comyesterday, and He passionate toward the yearns to help us! sick, and was willing to heal them then in His He never changes, he’s earthly ministry, that He the same yesterday tois still compassionate day and forever. His attitoward the sick and is tude towards the sick willing to heal them tohas not changed one bit. day.

So many Christians toHebrews 8:6. Says, But day are in the dark in now He has obtained a this area, and it never more excellent ministry, occurs to them that inasmuch as He is also God’s compassion for Mediator of a better cov- the sick is the same as it enant, which was estab- is for the forgiveness of lished on better promis- sins. es.

Psalms 103:2. Bless the Now, since we have a Lord, O my soul, And better covenant, built on forget not all His benebetter promises, and fits: Jesus has a more excellent ministry, how much 3. Who forgives all your more should we be able iniquities, Who heals all to receive healing in this your diseases, age of grace than in the Old Covenant where we Forgiveness and healing saw that God wanted to go hand in hand, as the psalm says all His beneshow his mercy to all! fits, healing and forHebrews 2:17. Says, giveness.

Therefore, in all things He had to be made like Continued on next His brethren, that He page see Healing

tian, Hungarian, Italian, and Polish. People just kept translating and postA key to usefulness is mak- me to do a Google search ing them. It seemed being our talents available to on my name. I was amazed yond my control or ability.

God. Your talents may be to see page after page of God gets the glory for this. in building friendships, en- my articles on websites gaging in conversations, that I had never heard of! answering questions, inI also discovered a number A surprising number of the spiring people, or telling sites were not Christian. of other “Rusty Wrights” stories. God certainly can For instance, one site including … use those. Here’s a story linked to a version of the that may encourage you.  a platform tennis play- article Elvis Has Left the My own interests involve Building which traces fascier communication, especially nation with Elvis Presley  a university professor and its spiritual implicarelating Christ to secular audiences. Over the years, tions. An Argentine medi a football coach I’ve written numerous cal school website pubevangelistic articles to help lished a translation of One  a singer reach nonbelievers. SeverMinute After Death, about al years ago, a couple of near-death experiences.  a rodeo cowboy friends involved in Internet ministry, Keith Seabourn  a racecar driver Some secular newspaper and Allan Beeber, asked sites ran material. Personme to send them all my  a cruise ship captain al websites and “blogs” articles so they could put (web logs) linked to artia convict cles. I did not contact all them “online.” these websites, asking I didn’t understand all that them to use my articles. meant, but they said it The simplicity and pervawould make the articles sive nature of the Internet Many content managers available free to people was allowing people to find simply found the articles around the globe. That and use these articles in on the web and used them. ways I had never imagined. seemed like a good thing.

God’s sense of humor I could sit with my laptop Keith’s website, Leaderin my office, on an airI even found one article ship University aimed to plane, or in a hotel room link on a porn site. collect thousands of artiand compose an article cles supporting the validity that would tactfully nudge I should clarify. The evanpeople toward Christ or of Christian faith. Allan’s gelistic article is entitled biblical principles. Then, by Dynamic Sex: Unlocking Evangelism Toolbox bepushing a button, I could came an online “Yellow send it to Internet publish- the Secret to Love. It prePages” (directory) of evansents a biblical perspective ers who would make it gelism resources. They available to people around on sex and love but is writhelped introduce me to ten to grab and hold the the globe. attention of nonInternet outreach.

This seemed almost too Christians. And no, I did good to be true. What a not discover this link by Are you ready for the digi- potential for spreading surfing porn sites! I typed tal revolution?

Good News! the article title into At a convention in AmsterA simple prayer Google. I do pray that dam a few years ago, I saw a brochure that said, “The In August 2003, while jog- many websurfers who go to that site looking for porging one morning, I felt Great Commission is Goimpressed to pray that nography will find Jesus. ing Digital; Are You within a year, I would be Ready?” That piqued my God has a sense of humor! interest. Maybe God want- aware of 100 websites that had used my articles. (At ed me to focus my enerAgain, God gets all the the time, I was aware of gies on Internet Evange43.) There wasn’t an audi- glory for this. If you have lism. ble “voice from heaven” or interest, many of these The brochure spoke of the handwriting on the sideseeker- and skepticthen-fledgling Internet walk; just a strong inner friendly articles are at impression that I should Evangelism Coalition. I Rusty Wright Ministries. started to hang out with pray this. these folks – wonderful A year later, I learned of What can you do? people – and to learn from the 100th site that had them. I began to write Internet evangelism offers used this material. Some more for the web and vari- sites published the articles you a dazzling array of ous articles appeared and others linked to them. possibilities to communionline.

The articles appeared in cate Christ. Writing artiseveral languages: English, cles is just one method.

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Good News Press - 7 Continued from Page 6 Healing During Jesus entire earthly ministry he healed all that came to Him. The needs of the sick today are no different than in Jesus time, they needed healing then and they need healing now. Let me ask you a question, did Jesus withdraw His compassion, has he changed in some way and is no longer compassionate, or is he the same as the Word declares?

"says the Lord. "I will rescue him; I will protect 8. The Lord is merciful him, for he acknowledgand gracious, Slow to es my name. 15. He will anger, and abounding call upon me and I will in mercy. answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will He forgives our iniquideliver him and honor ties He heals our diseases, He redeems our him, 16. With long life life from destruction, He will I satisfy him and show him my salvation." crowns us with lovingkindness and tender We have to love him, mercies, He satisfies we have to our mouth with good acknowledge his name, things so that our youth we have to call upon is renewed like the ea- him. Then he will resgles, our Lord is merci- cue us, ful and gracious, and Praise God, He is the then he will protect us, same as when He min- He abounds in mercy.

That’s the picture of an then he will be with us istered bodily healing actively compassionate in trouble, then he will upon the earth, where God who is willing to deliver us and honor us, bodily healing was beshow His mercy to all then with long life will stowed upon all who who are oppressed. he satisfy us and show sought it! Jesus is the God is willing, as well us His salvation. If we same yesterday today and forever! Psalm 103 as able to deliver us in do these things He will our time of need. Thank do what He said He will goes on to say; God we don’t serve a do. For God is not a Psalms 103:4. Who God made out of wood man that can lie, and redeems your life from or stone, we serve the His Word never returns destruction, Who one true God who is void, but accomplishes crowns you with loving- alive and executes that which it was sent to kindness and tender righteous judgments for do. all who are oppressed. mercies, We have a part to play All His benefits: Who 5. Who satisfies your forgives all your iniquiin our own redemption mouth with good things, whether spiritual or ties, Who heals all your So that your youth is physical, we have to diseases; put him to the renewed like the eaacknowledge Him, as test, and receive both gle's. our redeemer, that’s the His forgiveness and His one thing He won’t do 6. The Lord executes healing, I learned this righteousness And jus- for us. Quoting from the as a young man and He new International Vertice for all who are opsion of the Bible the 91st has never let me down, pressed.

I’m so grateful for all His psalm starting with benefits.

7. He made known His verse 14. says, Beways to Moses, His acts cause he loves me to the children of Israel.

Cont’d from Page 6 Internet Evangelism You may want to interact with unbelievers in a chat room, correspond via email, communicate on a blog, design your own website, pray for and/or support web outreach financially.

You can also encourage your church or Christian group to participate in ‘Internet Evangelism Day’. This international focus day program helps Christians learn more about the potential of the Web for outreach.

Their www.InternetEvangelism Day.comsite explains how to create a short focus program to include in church services or other activities.

borders. He did it for Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:10).

Rusty Wright is an author, syndicated columnist and university lecturer with Probe.org who has spoken on six continents. He holds Bachelor The important thing is to of Science (psychology) ask God what He would and Master of Theology have you do. As Mary degrees from Duke and told the servants in John Oxford Universities, respectively: 2:5,“Whatever He www.rustywright.com [Jesus] says to you, do Copyright © Rusty it.”

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