Film Clip #1 – Discovering The Bible – “A Brief Overview”

Sequence: A brief overview of where the name “Bible” came from and how papyrus was originally used. We also discover the originations of the Koran and the Book Of Mormon, each came from one prophetic source only. The Bible came from many peoples , many historical stories, as well as several prophets. From Anchorsaway Ministries on Vimeo.

Film Clip # 2 – Discovering the Bible –

The Old and New Testaments

Sequence: The Bible is divided into the Old and New Testaments and many books. There are certain books within the Bible that all Christians and Catholics agree, and in which Judasim and Christianity agree.

Film Clip # 3 – Discovering The Bible –

The Scribes and The Scrolls

Sequence: The old Testament was faithfully copied by scribes. Scribes is from the greek word, “sofer” which is to…

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Ezekiel 37:1, 4

Prayer

I want to be close, close to Your side
So Heaven is real and death is a lie
I want to hear voices of angels above
Singing as one

I want to be near, near to Your heart
Loving the world and hating the dark
I want to see dry bones living again
Singing as one

Praise

Hallelujah, Holy, Holy
God Almighty, the Great I Am
who is worthy, none beside Thee
God Almighty, the Great I Am

Declaration

The mountains shake before You
The demons run in fear
At…

Photo of Katie Davis – see her story here – The story of Katie Davis: The high school senior who went to Uganda to teach kindergarten for 10 months and stayed to be mom to 13 orphans and to serve the people of Uganda

The Center for the Study of Global Christianity (CSGC) at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary calculates that Christians sent out approximately 400,000 international missionaries in 2010. And nearly half of the world’s top missionary-sending countries are now located in the global South.

The CSGC reports that “of the ten countries sending the most missionaries in 2010, three were in the global South: Brazil, South Korea, and India.” Other notable missionary senders included South Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, China, Colombia, and Nigeria.

However, the United States still tops the chart by far in terms of total missionaries, sending 127,000 in 2010 compared to the 34,000 sent by No. 2-ranked Brazil.

This past Thursday, I was reminded of the truth that life is fragile and brief. The husband of an acquaintance of mine was killed in a car accident while returning from vacation. My acquaintance, who was driving in a bad rainstorm, remains hospitalized in critical condition, not even knowing that her spouse is dead, killed on impact when their SUV left the road and hit a tree. Their children, other family,  friends, church members,  all are stunned and grieved.

If you’re a praying person, would you please pray for them, for the Lord’s comfort and mercy?

How easy it is to forget, when things are going well, that our circumstances can change in an instance:  A heart attack, a drunk driver, a lightning strike, a head injury–life-ending for someone, and life-changing for everyone else.