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Dear Pastor: Enclosed you will find valuable information concerning our new internet Christian Bible School, called Living Water Bible Institute...which, by the way, is "Tuition Free". Our school will major exclusively on the "Spiritual"...not academics. Education does not and never will, produce "Spirituality". Only God and His Word can, through Christ by the Holy Spirit. Our Goal Our goal is stated as, "Making the spiritual..simple..understandble..and practical. "This will be accomplished in three (3) areas of instruction: the Word of God; prayer; and power of God "upon" a Christian through the "Filling" of the Holy Spirit.
From Betty: We will instruct and show our students "How" to know a living fellowship with Christ in the word; with the Father in prayer; and to walk, pray, and be knowingly filled and led of the blessed Spirit of God. As you can see, we will be doing more than just teaching them what they ought to do...we will literally show each and every student "How" to make it all become a reality in their daily experience. When they (or even you) graduate and receive a Bachelor of Bible Spirituality diploma, most of what we will have shared with them will have already become a reality in their Christian walk and life. Imagine what a difference it would make to have a majority of your Church members to know and exhibit the presence and power of God in their lives, families, work place, and Church. Just the thought of it is exciting! Our desire is...and always has been as an Evangelist for over forty-three (43) years...to help Pastors and Churches by helping the Preacher and Christians to grow spiritually. Now, we would love to be of help to you and your people through Living Water Bible Institute. As with every student, you and they will work at your your own pace and schedule...any time that is best for each individual person, until the courses are completed. Does it sound interesting? If so click on LWBI and read about our special "Church Groups: discounts we are now offering to you and your members. We would love to be of help to you and your people. Thank you for checking and praying about LWBI. Yours for a spiritual living, P. S. Now click on LWBI to learn more. Email us any questions you may have at EVPREACHER@aol.com CALLING SIN BY NAME...YES OR NO? A few years ago, while getting ready for a Sunday Morning service, I was watching a very well known Pastor on TV. Something he said caused me to stop what I was doing and walk over in front of the TV so I could hear his answer to a man's recent question. The man wanted to know if this famous Pastor believe in calling sin by name. His answer literally stunned me!! For one or two minutes ,after giving his brief answer, he labored to prove his belief by this statement, "That is not my job. That is the work of the Holy Spirit...not mine." All right, he was now on record as to what he believed about calling sin by name. Truthfully, it was more of an opinion rather than a belief based on the Word of God. How about you, Preacher? What do you believe about this now controversial subject? Go ahead, say your answer out loud. Write your opinion down on a piece of paper so you will have to remember what you thought. Then, hopefully, you will be like those in Berea. "...they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and SEARCHED THE SCRIPTURES DAILY, whether those things were so. Therefore, may of them believed... (Acts 17, 11&12). Of course, you may be like many preachers and choose to believe what Pastor so-and-so says, because he is well known or famous and/or he has a big Church. As a dear Pastor friend of mine (Matt Swaitkowski at the Gospel Light Baptist Church in Kearny, N. J.)would say, "WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?" Brother Swaitkowski, who is like a son to me, believes in cutting to the chase or getting to the point. (Refreshing, isn't it?) It would be great if Preachers would take the time, like the Bereans, and search the Scriptures daily to see if what they heard, think or believe, is Bible truth. I used to have many good sermons when I started preaching at the age of 14 years old (50 years ago). Isn't it amazing how a few verses of Scripture can destroy a good sermon!!! One day, while in meetings with Brother Swaitkowski, he asked my opinion about one of those difficult verses familiar to us all. I gave him a rushed opinion. Instantly he asked me, "But what about what the Bible says in....?" I jokingly replied, "Oh sure, go ahead and use the Bible against me...you should have told me if you wanted me to be Scriptural!!" It took me seven long, difficult years to become established as an Evangelist. I didn't have my first full week Revival meeting until near the end of my third year. About a year later, I was in a meeting when I preached a message on the Judgment Seat of Christ for Christians. In that Sermon, I made two or three statements that I had heard a few preachers make in their sermons when I was a teenage Preacher boy. I liked their statements, so I had used them the few times I had reached on the Judgement Seat. After the service, while fellowshipping with the Pastor, he looked me straight in my eyes and asked, "Brother, let me ask you about a couple of statements you made during your Message." I answered his questions as best I could, and he was very kind to this young and dumb Preacher. Finally, instead of telling me how those statements were wrong or partially incorrect, he simply said, "You might want to search the Scriptures again to make sure you are right." At least he didn't call me STUPID! Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep that night. I spent most of it searching the Scriptures to see if what I had been preaching was really the truth. To my surprise and amazement those two statements were wrong! With tears, I confessed my sin and laziness in searching the Scriptures for the truth about everything I would preach, believe and/or do, to the Lord. In His mercy and grace, He forgave and cleansed me...as I knew He would...according to I John 1:9. Something else happened that night. I became a Bible Preacher. I determined, before the Lord, by His grace and the help of the blessed Holy Spirit, I would never again preach or teach anything else, anywhere, that I could not prove from the Word of God. I feel sure that the Pastor the Lord used to make me a Bible Preacher is not even aware of what the Lord did through him and his gracious manner to this young Evangelist. Having learned and practiced this for over 40 years, I would not encourage any Preacher to PREACH THE WORD!! To every Christian reading this, we encourage you to give the people the Word of God in your teaching, witnessing, and conversations...not just your opinion. God promised to bless His Word...not yours! WHAT'S THE QUESTION? NEXT WEEK we will help you answer the question. Is "calling sin by name" the job of every Preacher? Of course it is! We will give the Scriptural, point by point proof of that. Remember, it only takes one verse of Scripture to prove whether something is right or wrong. We will give you several places and verses so you may compare "Spiritual things with Spiritual" (I Cor. 2:13), and thus discover the truth. LOOKING AHEAD TO OTHER SUBJECTS FOR PREACHERS
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