We are to live for
Christ, not for ourselves (2 Cor. 5:15), writes Pastor General Joseph Tkach in this
month's Personal.
We are to live for
Christ, not for ourselves (2 Cor. 5:15), writes Pastor General Joseph Tkach in this
month's Personal.
God is our priority in everything, and he has something to say about the way we live.
One of the last things that Jesus told his disciples to do was to teach people "to obey everything I have commanded you" (Matt. 28:20). Jesus gave commands, and as his disciples we must also preach commands and preach obedience.
We preach and obey these commands not as a means of salvation, not as a standard of condemnation, but as instructions from the Son of God. Pages 6 & 7.
The
WCG began to consider Black History Month as a valuable celebration in the 1990s, writes
Curtis May, director of the church's Office of Reconciliation Ministries.
The emphasis was one theme in our miraculous reformation.
In our focus on the ministry of reconciliation, the leadership of the WCG encourages its members to become more aware and appreciative of the multi-racial nature of its congregations. One of our distinctives is our rich ethnic diversity.
In Ephesians 2:14, the apostle Paul shows that Christians must follow the example set by the Prince of Peace, who broke down the walls that separate people. In Gal. 3:28, Paul says: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Pages 8 & 9.
Women young and old from any denomination are invited to the 2000 Women's International Conference: In the Master's Hands, May 19 to 21, in Costa Mesa, California, writes Deena Murray of the Corona, California, congregation.
The guest speaker Friday, May 19, will be Fay Angus, author of 12 books, who will share the story of her years in a Japanese internment camp.
Guest speaker Saturday morning will be Kathleen Hart, chaplain to student wives at Fuller Theological Seminary.
This year's workshops include teaching on how to experience God to the fullest; having self-discipline; how to let God mold your time; God, women and chocolate; how to find more time with God; and how to be in God's will even when you are afraid.
Guest speaker Sunday morning will be Tammy Tkach. Page 16.
Forty-three campers from Togo, Benin and Ghana met for youth camp Dec. 19 to Jan. 9 at the church farm outside Accra. The theme was "Use the Talents Christ Has Given You." WCG teens invited four non-WCG youths to the camp.
In Johannesburg, South Africa, 62 teens, including some from outside the WCG, attended the first of a planned monthly youth service, Jan. 30, according to Art Holladay, national youth director.
"The spirit among the young people was wonderful, and I see God doing great things in their lives." Pages 18 & 19.
January closed
with a daily average donation income of $84,655, writes controller Ron Kelly. Total
January income was $1,439,142.
The income for the year is running about four percent less than 1999. And while we yearn for the day that income increases, we are thankful that the decrease is relatively small (especially when compared to four or five years ago).
Plans call for the auction of the Ambassador University property to take place April 4. Please place this event high on your prayer list. We appreciate your prayers and financial support. Page 26.
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