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The Meaning of Easter in 2010

eddied@vci.net (Eddie Fleming) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:26:00 EST

The Meaning of Easter in 2010 By Eddie Fleming What does Easter mean? What could it mean? For the atheist it means fantasy. For the post-modernist, it means whatever you want it to mean. For the believer it means reality. It means all that the Old and New Testaments contain are true. It means Jesus is who He says He is and can do all He promises to do. It means Hell is a reality that can be avoided and Heaven is a blessing that can be obtained. We live in a day of individualism, criticism, sarcasm, racism, sexism, and nihilism. We search for love and happiness in all the wrong places and worry about everything for all the wrong reasons. Almost every family has experienced the hardships and sorrows of life. We’ve been ravaged by cancer, devastated by divorce, and enslaved by drugs, alcohol, and pornography. Can Easter help us? ...

Beyond The Revolution - Youth Alive Series

mastermedia@stinsonpress.com (Dwayne Foster) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:48:00 EST

“Beyond The Revolution” By Dwayne Foster My church is having a regional Youth Rally March 26th. We are calling it Beyond the Revolution. Revolution is about change, motion, the change that is constant in our lives. We want to change for the good and help make more people aware of God and how we can communicate God to even more people. The movie that was released this past winter called “To Save a Life” is now one of my top ten favorite movies. It was true to life and inspiring, very inspiring. It helped me to look out for those who are neglected and hurting even more, and those who are simply lost in the maze of life. God can take any person in any condition and make a new person out of them, or a better person. God is not limited! We often limit ourselves or others. Maybe we allow others to limit us. Sadly we often limit God! As Christians we should look for the supernatural work of God to change a person from being oppressed to being a gr...

A Happy Marriage: Is That Possible?

1pastorkeith@sbcglobal.net (Keith Luke) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 EST

A Happy Marriage: Is That Possible? by, Keith Luke Years ago a family friend groaned, “I wish marriage licenses expired like drivers licenses.” That may express the sentiment of many couples today who wonder if it’s possible to have a happy marriage. But the Scriptures give us real hope for happy marriages. (Proverbs 18:22NIV) “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.” The Scriptures teach us that for a marriage to be happy, God must be included from beginning to end. God’s work in the beginning is to bring two believers together. In the book of Ruth, Boaz and Ruth were from different backgrounds but loved the Lord very much. For two Christians to get married, they must believe that God is bringing them together for life. (2 Corinthians 6:14NIV) “14Do not be yoked together with unbelievers…” Paul was saying that believers must not ...

Grooming The Next Generation

bates@stinsonpress.com (Dale Bates) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:35:00 EST

Grooming The Next Generation By, Dale Bates Grooming the next generation has never been more urgent than today. As I mentioned in a previous blog 88% of the children in evangelical homes leave church at the age of 18. As they are more exposed to the world the more they are enticed to stray. It is alarming and the question is why? The Bible says, “Train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it” Proverbs 22:6. If that be true and I believe it is then the only reason for a child to turn is he or she has not been taught. If they are living in a Christian home and attending a Bible believing church, then why were they not taught? You might think it is a simplistic answer, but I believe the answer is parents have dropped the ball. Maybe not intentionally, but the ball has been dropped. Possibly, they were relying on the Sunday school or youth ministry at ...

The Heart of the Matter

mastermedia@stinsonpress.com (Dwayne C. Foster) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:43:00 EST

The Heart of the Matter By, Dwayne C. Foster Being a youth pastor I get to see the love of teens. On again, off again relationships, heartbreaks and new loves, it’s all part of the cycle of learning how to have relationships. I can take this blog several different directions and say that perhaps it is better not to be married, (who said that?) or that marriage is the greatest thing ever. Well for me personally, I am a married fellow and I like being married. My wife is not only the person I live with, she is also my best friend. She is someone I highly trust in and respect. Jesus often made it clear the importance of love and how we should treat others. This command to love others gets smacked around quite a bit. 1. Someone hurt me and I will never forgive them. 2. I loved them and they didn’t love me back; therefore I will never love anyone again. 3. I will love them only if they earn it. Just think of the comments that you have made and have heard oth...

Sean Warren talks about D6

mastermedia@stinsonpress.com (Dwayne Foster) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:03:00 EST

Watch Sean Warren in this heart touching video about D6 and his family. You may also watch more videos about D6 by going to www.stinsonpress.com and clicking on the D6 Video's page. D6 Video Sean Warren, Sean is also the International Missions Director for The General Association of General Baptist: (Just click on the blue http address to watch video. Thank you!)http://www.youtube.com/v/MMmbjA51GIU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1">

New Beginnings

bromarston@yahoo.com (Marstin Carpenter) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:15:00 EST

New Beginnings An old gospel song I remember hearing so many times had these words: I’ll have a new body; I’ll have a new life. Like many of the old songs of the church this song is based on the premise that there is coming a day when everything old will be no more and everything will be brand new. The bible tells us in Revelation 21:1 “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.” (NKJV) The idea is that everything we know and see here will be no more and everything will be new. The Bible also tells us that we will indeed have a new body, (I Corinthians 15:42-44). We will sing a new song, (Revelation 5:9). We will have a new name, (Revelation 2:17; 3:12), and we will have a new life t...

The Passion to Serve - December 2009

bates@stinsonpress.com (Dale Bates) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:17:00 EST

The Passion to Serve The passion to serve God and the desire to follow His leadership will often bring you to a place that seems surreal. You ask yourself how did I get here. What am I to do now? How do I fit into the scheme of things and then it hits you. God is gently leading you along so that you can accomplish His will. I believe that is exactly what is happening in my life and the life of Stinson Press. For the past few years I have been struggling with the direction of Stinson Press. Our mission is to get the Word out in printed form. We are doing that, but I felt like we needed to do more. And then God opened my ey...

WE BE G/Bs November 2009

mastermedia@stinsonpress.com (Dwayne Foster) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:20:00 EST

(God’s Frontline Families) – Dr. James Dobson to Leave Focus on the Family - Focus on the Family founder and chairman emeritus James C. Dobson, Ph.D., will leave the ministry as its primary radio voice at the end of February. Dr. Dobson's departure from the radio program and from official affiliation with the organization he founded in 1977 is just the "third chapter in a transition that began in 2003," when Dr. Dobson stepped down as Focus president, said Jim Daly, the ministry's president and CEO. It was a mutual decision between Dr. Dobson and the ministry's board of directors, which Dr. Dobson left in February of this year, Daly added. "The Bible tells us that to everything there is a season — and Dr. Dobson's season at Focus on the Family has been remarkable," Daly said. "He has done a superlative job in modeling the graceful transition of leadership from one generation to the next. "We're excited about continuing the work he b...