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Don’t Look Back – David Asscherick
Don’t Look Back is a powerful message about where our allegiance lays. If you wander from God, what guarantee do you have that you will ever return? Many people believe they can live in the world and have a good time and then return to God and the Church when they feel like it. But the Bible says that we have no assurance that this will be the case, we do not know what tomorrow might bring. Now is the time to serve God or return to Him if you have wandered away.
The Greatness of Humility – Ellen White
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross . Phil. 2:8.
Christ came to this world for no other purpose than to manifest the glory of God, that man might be uplifted by its restoring power. All power and grace were given to Him. His heart was a wellspring of living water, a never-failing fountain, ever ready to flow forth in a rich, clear stream to those around Him. His whole life was spent in pure disinterested benevolence. His purposes were full of love and sympathy. He rejoiced that He could do more for His followers than they could ask or think. His constant prayer for them was that they might be sanctified through the truth, and He prayed with assurance, knowing that an almighty decree had been given before the world was made. He knew that the gospel of the kingdom would be preached in all the world; that truth, armed with the omnipotence of the Holy Spirit, would conquer in the contest with evil; and that the bloodstained banner would one day wave triumphantly over His followers.
Bible and Evolution – Doug Batchelor
Imagine, if you will, downtown New York City during rush hour. Subways roaring; elevators whizzing up and down skyscrapers; cabs … well … idling in traffic; people humming in and out of buildings, over bridges, across streets. From 10 stories below street level to 180 stories above, it’s a dynamo of activity and a complex network of electrical and telecommunications systems.
But according to even most evolutionary scientists, one single human cell of life is staggeringly more complex than New York City rush hour. “Each of those 100 trillion cells functions like a walled city. Power plants generate the cell’s energy. Factories produce proteins, vital units of chemical commerce. Complex transportation systems guide specific chemicals from point to point within the cell. … Sentries … monitor the outside world for signs of danger. Disciplined biological armies stand ready to grapple with invaders. A centralized genetic government maintains order” (Peter Gwynne, “The Secrets of the Human Cell,” Newsweek, August 20, 1979, p. 48).
Reaching Secular People – Mark Finley
The Western world presents a formidable challenge for evangelism today. Traditional approaches have generally produced meager results. It’s becoming increasingly more difficult to draw sizable crowds. Methods that once worked are no longer as productive. Advertising that once drew respectable audiences is less effective. This leads to some serious questions: Where is the power of the gospel in this secular age? Is it possible to see entire cities shaken up for God today as they were in New Testament times? How can the gospel penetrate secular culture? What does it take to influence secular minds for Christ and the kingdom?
The problem of secularism, materialism, and lack of interest in spirituality is not new. The first-century world reveals striking parallels with today’s god less humanistic pleasure-seeking society. Society was dominated largely by Greek philosophy, Roman materialism, Jewish traditionalism, and pagan superstitions. Nevertheless, imbued with the Spirit’s power, consecrated to the task of world evangelism, the disciples moved an entire society with the power of the gospel.
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