It looks as if solely yesterday that we had been having fun with Memorial Day parades and looking out ahead to summer season. Now right here we’re: the college runs have returned, and already Labor Day is within the rearview mirror. Moreover, the overall election is quick approaching, and the stress within the nation is constructing.
It’s crucial that as Christians, we remind ourselves day by day that the Lord God all-powerful reigns (Rev. 19:6)! It doesn’t at all times appear so, however it is so.
Our group works very laborious and does a terrific job of guaranteeing that the content material on the day by day program dovetails with our really useful studying. This month is not any exception. This system sequence in Jude leaves us in little doubt that non secular declension calls for a critical dedication to “contend for the religion that was as soon as for all delivered to the saints.” In each technology, we want the spirit of the lads of Issachar, who had the God-given “understanding of the occasions” and knew what to do (1 Chron. 12:32).
That is the place Stephen McAlpine’s guide titled Futureproof comes into play. He helps us perceive our occasions and reveals us the best way to reside for Jesus in a tradition that retains altering. Should you’re searching for a guide to review with some associates or with high-school or faculty college students, I extremely suggest it as an encouragement for sharing Gospel mild with these drawn into the darkness of the present tradition.
As your younger youngsters or grandchildren return to highschool, they, too, face challenges and shall be enormously helped by trusting in Jesus and within the truths of Scripture. To this finish, let me encourage you to make use of the guide C Is for Christian. Once I labored with Derek Prime, I used to be struck by the best way he used the alphabet for educating primary doctrine, and on this new launch, I’ve taken a leaf from his guide. C Is for Christian presents twenty-six phrases—one for every letter of the alphabet—that full the sentence “A Christian is…” The textual content has been enhanced with stunning illustrations by Emma Skerratt.
All of this materials is purposefully and prayerfully provided to assist all of us reside with out grumbling or disputing, that we could also be innocent and harmless, with out blemish within the midst of a crooked and twisted technology, amongst whom we shine as lights on the earth, holding quick the Phrase of Life (Phil. 2:15–16).
Thanks to your partnership within the Gospel. We’re routinely blessed whenever you go to, and our complete group enjoys the chance to supply a constructing tour. On behalf of them, all this comes with my love within the Lord Jesus.
Alistair
