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    Justification and Regeneration

    Charles Leiter

    What does the Bible mean when it says that Christians have "died to sin"?
    How is it possible for a just God to "justify the ungodly" without becoming "unjust" Himself?
    What is regeneration?
    What is justification?
    Why do all men desperately need to be justified?
    If I have died to sin, why am I still affected by it?
    As a Christian, am I the "new man" or the "old man"--or both?
    What does the Bible mean when it says that Christians have "died to the law"?
    Are Christians still slaves to sin?

    The answers to these and many other questions become clear once we gain a biblical understanding of justification and regeneration. These two great miracles lie at the very heart of the gospel, yet even among genuine Christians they are surrounded by confusion and ignorance. This book attempts to set forth in clear biblical light the nature and characteristics of justification and regeneration that God may be glorified and His children brought to know more fully the liberty that is theirs in Christ.

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    God is the Gospel

    John Piper

    All God's gifts are loving only to the degree that they lead us to God himself. That is what God's love is: his commitment to do everything necessary (most painfully the death of his only Son) to enthrall us with what is most deeply and durably satisfying--namely, himself.

    Saturated with Scripture, centered on the cross, and seriously joyful, this book leads us to satisfaction for the deep hungers of the soul. It touches us at the root of life where practical transformation gets its daily power. It awakens our longing for Christ and opens our eyes to his beauty.

    Piper writes for the soul-thirsty who have turned away empty and in desperation from the mirage of methodology. He invites us to slow down and drink from a deeper spring. "This is eternal life," Jesus said, "that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." This is what makes the gospel--and this book--good news.

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    Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions

    John Piper

    Let the Nations Be Glad! is essential reading for all those involved in or preparing for missions work and provides inspiring theological reflection for college and seminary students. This book also offers enlightenment for pastors, youth workers, those involved in campus ministries, and all who want to connect their labors to God's global purposes.
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    One True God

    Paul David Washer

    The One True God is a unique kind of workbook, intending not just to teach truth but to lead to an encounter with the living God. Beneath that goal the book aims to ground believers in orthodox Christian theology and the actual contents of the Bible. Students are encouraged to thoughtfully draw conclusions from the Scriptures rather than to merely absorb the principles, inferences, and illustrations set before them by the author. For this reason the book does not include such material and instead focuses on digesting the Scriptures directly.

    Through God's own words and under various systematic headings the book unfolds the nature of God. In this way the reader is set on a firm foundation and will readily perceive the centrality and high authority of biblical doctrine within the Christian life. It is the author's conviction that the study of doctrine is both an intellectual and devotional discipline. Therefore students are guided throughout the study to think through and apply the truths they learn, meditating on the demands of Scripture for their heart and mind. The book puts us squarely in the middle of the material, and demands we give searching thought to how we will live before such a God.

    This workbook is especially suited for the following contexts: (1) doctrinal training for new converts; (2) college or adult Bible studies; (3) private study; (4) Christian or home school curriculum; (5) Sunday school material; (6) an aid to parents in teaching the Word of God to their children.
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    Posted Apr 15, 2010 9:39 AM by Ron Majiros
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    2012 Week-Long Mission Trip

    We are going to Lexington, South Carolina, the week of 25 MAY-2 JUN, 2012 to construct part of a 24000+ square foot building for Center Pointe Community Church (CPCC). They are part of the South Carolina Baptist Association. CPCC is currently worshipping at a temporary location 1.4 miles from the 7.5 acre building site, which is across the road from a middle school (a high school and grammar school are within 2 miles as well). Our goal is to get the central worship center “in the dry” (approximately 8100 sq. ft.). Thankfully, the roof is 3/12 pitch and there will be plenty of work below for the altitude-challenged.

    Please note: The first official function for this trip will begin at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, 25 MAY. Groups are encouraged to arrive 2-3 hours prior. First provided meal for the C4C general construction team will be Saturday morning breakfast.

    Also note: Friday, 1 JUN is planned as a full workday and Saturday, 2 JUN is a travel day home. If there is still work to be done on Saturday, we will ask for volunteers. Our project coordinators will determine when we have reached our building objective of leaving the construction project in a safe, structurally sound environment with our tasks substantially completed and suitable for the group that follows C4C.

    Location

    It is centrally located:

    • Auburn: 303 miles
    • Gum Spring, VA: 377 miles
    • Glen, St. Mary, FL: 316 miles.

    Cost

    $200.00 per man. $25 discount if payment received/postmarked by April 30, 20112 with a $50 discount for each dependent child. (Please do not let a lack of funding dissuade you -- we have partial and full scholarships.)

    Shirts

    In order to be good stewards of the resources the Lord has provided us, the Committee is asking that if you are planning to participate in the mission trip to Lexington, SC we ask that you send us your shirt size. If you represent a group from your area, please send names and sizes of all who are planning to attend. You are under no obligation if your plans change and are unable to attend. This will simply allow us to purchase apparel to meet the requirements of those who plan to be in attendance. Send your reply to Kyle.Hildreth@CarpentersforChrist.com.

    Dress shirts will be sent to non-Auburn locations prior to the trip so you may travel in your Class A uniform.

    Pray

    May God alone get the glory for the work He has called us to do. Please pray for CPCC and for C4C. Pray that we don’t lose our focus -- which is to make, nurture, and equip disciples for Jesus Christ by building men of character and godliness – by getting caught up in the complexity of this project.

     

    Other ministry opportunities

    The Way Min

    The Way Ministries is having a "My Jerusalem" work day March 31.  This is a Saturday on which teams of people go out and repair homes in the Lee County area. The focus is on the repairs of dangerous problems.  There is a need for project supervisors and managers on that Saturday (people with basic how to knowledge).  

     

    For more information, please contact Shane Kyles (334.741.8432 or 334.703.0746) or online at www.theway2serve.org.

    e3 partners Ministry

    Hal Cooper, of Lakeview, is assisting with repair and construction work at a missionary training facility in Dadeville – building a pole barn, remodeling a kitchen, building cabins, and other tasks. A work day is planned for this Saturday, 18 FEB 2012. Please contact Hal Cooper (hcooper@lakeviewbaptist.org), Curtis Sergeant (Curtis.Sergeant@e3partners.org, 214.802.6850) or on-site contact Paul Colburn (paul.colburn@e3partners.org, 205.283.8128).

    Posted Feb 18, 2012 7:21 PM by Ron Majiros
  • Update and Prayer Requests for Japan

    Dear Brothers and Sisters,

     

    Here in Tokyo, our family, church and friends are safe. Just after we finished a Bible study, we felt the big earthquake. Some things fell down, but we just ended up dizzy from the movement. The coasts are the most affected areas.  Most probably you have watched on the news that they are estimating 20,000 dead people, and that there was some explosions in two nuclear plants in Fukushima. The reactors didn't explode with these explosions, but the government is trying to cool down the reactors to prevent this from happening. There was a release of vapor with high levels of radiation from one of the reactors. The country is in a state of emergency.  Some people were contaminated, but thousands are being evacuated 20 kms. away from the nuclear plants.

     

    The world's perspective of what is happening is focused on the spectacular show of houses and cars floating, on the buildings on fire, or the power of the tsunami. The most terrible sound we Christians heard these days is not the terrible sound of the earthquake or the roaring of the tsunami, but we heard in our spirits the cry and screams of thousands of souls going to hell. We do not deserve to be alive, each person who is reading these lines or breathing today--it is just because of the mercy and grace of our God. It is hard to see so much pain and devastation, but we cannot blame God. We have to praise god for blessing us with another day to live.

     

    God decided to take away the life of thousands of people, and He decided also to keep the lives of many. We are crying for the consequences of His purposes and sovereignty. God is allowing all this devastation, death and suffering in Japan for a purpose. We believe there is a specific precious message from Him to each one of us. So it is our first prayer that we will eagerly seek to listen to His voice behind this tragedy. To spend time entertaining our interest in the images and videos will make all these events worthless. All this will make sense only if we listen to the message of our Lord.

     

    It is disgusting to see people who call themselves Christians united in prayers with buddhists and idol worshipers. Everybody is 'spiritual' now in Japan, but everybody is conveniently keeping silent about to whom they are really praying, and describing this time as an impersonal act of nature for the sake of the false atmosphere of world spiritual unity.  Jesus have mercy on us.

     

    After this tsunami in Japan, it is very sad that Japanese people continue praying to the animals, to the toilets, to buddha, to mountains, to their worthless idols, to demons and much other garbage. But it is more sad that many Christians are afraid to tell that there is only One God and there is Only One NAME under heaven by which we can be heard, and His name is Jesus Christ. God have mercy.

     

    Please help us by praying so God has more mercy and patience with this idolatrous country. Japan is the country that rejected the most-over hundreds of years-the Gospel and the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please pray for more mercy for Japan.

     

    Please pray for more missionaries who are ready to suffer for the faithful preaching of the true Gospel. We need more missionaries here because the missionaries who do come, most of them return after only a very short time here.

     

    Please pray that all Japanese people will repent from their idolatry and will run to our Lord Jesus, that they may be reconciled through repentance and faith.

     

    Please pray that in this time of unbearable pain, the Japanese people will find through our Lord Jesus reconciliation, and real hope, comfort, love, joy and peace.

     

    Please pray so Christians in this country will be brave enough to share the name of Jesus and to attack the idolatry.

     

    Please pray so many Christians will talk with Japanese people about repentance and faith in Jesus, and that Christians will not use  "Bible Promises for God's children" to counsel and encourage the God-rejecting people.

     

    Please pray for God to break our pride and break the pride of this country.

     

    Pray so Japan will understand that their idols and thousand of gods are dead, and that they will not enslave or kill Christians like they did in the past, but this time they will melt and surrender and live on their knees worshiping the Only True God.  

    Posted Mar 19, 2011 10:41 PM by Ron Majiros
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