In This Issue

Campus sale

Dickson Podley Realtors, acting on behalf of the church, was host for an open house Dec. 6 and 7 to officially start the marketing process for five historic homes on Orange Grove Boulevard, writes Mat Morgan. The event was covered on most major area television stations. Page 5.

Pastor General

“Put on the full armor of God,” Paul writes in Ephesians 6:11, “so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” See “Something Worth Thinking About.” Page 6.

Women's ministry

The third European ministers’ wives conference took place in Derbyshire, England, Dec. 12 to 14. Twenty women attended from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands and the United States. Page 9.

Publications

John Halford, international publications coordinator, continues his series on international publications, this time focusing on the British and Asian magazines, and Living Light, produced by the church in India. Page 10.

Window on the World

In December, John Halford and Rod Matthews visited WCG congregations in India that were conducting regional development meetings. The congregations were hosts for members from afar who came by overnight trains to worship and fellowship together. Page 12.

Financial report

Ronald Kelly, controller, gives an overview of church finances for 2003. Mr. Kelly covers changes in expense allocations, plans for a balanced budget, income for 2003, property sales and the new financial model. Page 14.

Youth ministry

In a continuing series, Jeb Egbert focuses on ways youth workers and leaders may help create environments in which ministry development may flourish. In this issue, he writes about creating an atmosphere of love. Page 16.

Lessons From the Bible

God was not interested in cleansed appearances; he was interested in cleansed hearts, writes J. Michael Feazell. Jesus was coming into contact with sinners. But instead of the sinners making him unclean, he was making them clean. Page 18.

Bible Study

Romans 8 comes at the end of Paul’s explanation of the gospel, writes Michael Morrison. It is the climax, and the truths that Paul discusses are truly astonishing. Page 25.

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