December 2013

We are living in a dark and difficult hour. The prophet Amos spoke of a day when a famine of hearing God's Word would overtake the people. It seems as if we are living in such a time. Fortunately, God provides a formula for His people during such times. Joel 2:12-14 lays out a pattern of prayer and fasting followed by God responding with a great restoration!

The second chapter of Luke tells of the Christmas story. For the people of that day it seemed as if all hope was gone. No doubt everyone was pursuing a sense of security, peace, and hope. Right in the middle of this - a great secret of God was about to be revealed! But it was only a secret because so few were willing to look where God was!

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to seek and to save that which was lost. The 15th chapter of Luke gives us three powerful illustrations of how God feels about sinners. This chapter provides hope for the lost and lessons for the church as to how we are to view those that are wayward.

There will always be a season in our life when we need renewed vision. The circumstances of life can cloud our vision and make it easy to lose focus of our purpose as followers of Christ. We need to have a fresh touch from Jesus to cause our eyes to be opened to His plans and purposes.

Like the apostle Paul, who always reported back on his ministry, Steve and Jan Worthy would like to tell about their ministry encounters over the past couple years. They go over events, highlights, and inspiring stories from three different countries. God came in power to a church in Kosova. They learned to obey the Lord even when it doesn't make sense. Over and over were there times where Steve and Jan experienced a move of the Holy Spirit. God is so good when we do our job and just be obedient.