Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1501 Indiana Ave., will again be distributing free food Monday from 5-6:30 p.m.
The Fayette County Ministerial Association’s annual Good Friday service will be April 14 at noon at Crosspointe Biker Church, 1130 E. Baseline Road.
BetterDayz Thru Jesus Christ continues to meet in Connersville at Faith Christian School, 2635 Iowa Ave., on Mondays at 5 p.m. Visit the Facebook page for more information.
Celebrate Recovery meets Fridays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 309 West 24th St.
An anxiety support group meets Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Community Gospel Church, 250 Erie Ave. Dress is casual and all denominations are welcome.
Brianna’s Hope Cambridge City Chapter addiction support group meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at The River Assembly of God Church, 601 South 5th St. Visit the Facebook page for more information.
Jan 27, 2017
The Richest President in U.S. History - What is God's Perspective?
By Crown Financial CEO Chuck Bentley
It's no secret that President Donald Trump is the richest president our country has ever seen. His cabinet is also made up of extremely wealthy individuals, making it the wealthiest group ever assembled. Controversial politics and policy aside, is the mere scope of this wealth unsettling for our country?
Does accumulating monetary wealth qualify an individual for high-level government positions in the greatest country in the world? More importantly - what does God have to say about it all?
While he may be the richest, Donald Trump is not the only man of extreme wealth to serve as POTUS. Rich Republicans and Democrats alike have held the same office - John F. Kennedy, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George W. Bush to name a few.
But Americans may share the concern that perhaps this Cabinet's wealth is driving an already-out-of-touch Capitol Hill even further away from the struggling, stressed out majority of our population.
On the other hand, wealth can be an indication of wise financial management and leadership. One could argue that having a Cabinet with a wealth of knowledge managing money will bode well for a country trillions of dollars in the red.
So what does the Bible say? Are rich people like President Trump and his Cabinet a problem?
The issue of how much or how little an elected official has is not the right question; how they manage what they have is the real issue of concern to God.
Because when it comes to stewardship, it really wouldn't matter if we were talking about the poorest farmer on the other side of the world or President Trump because being wise in God's eyes has nothing to do with the amount of money someone has.
Stewardship is about managing your resources - money, time, talents, words, and relationships - in a way that pleases God, not man. The issue is not being rich, but the heart attitude towards money that concerns the Lord.
President Trump has more money than most people would know what to do with. But any of us could have a perfect credit score, be completely debt free, have millions stocked away, and still not even come close to the biblical mark of stewardship.
If he, or you, or me, is focused solely on material gain and self-benefit through money, we will never understand what God's plan for our resources was in the first place. God uses both rich and poor for His work on earth. First Samuel 2:7 says, "The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and He exalts." The issue is to be faithful to the purposes of God in all circumstances.
President's Trump money makes him no more or no less holy. And regardless of his wealth or political standing, he is our President and we have a biblical obligation to pray for and give him the respect he is due.
Rich or poor, we all have the same responsibility: To keep our priorities straight; To commit our work to the Lord; To avoid wasting our lives on things that won't last into eternity; To avoid coveting what our neighbor has; To replace greed with generosity; To be good and faithful stewards.
As Americans, we can begin to look inward, instead of outward, and ask the hard question of "what am I doing with my resources?" The answer may not be easy or pretty but understanding your responsibility as God's steward will transform your life and the lives of those around you. Crown has a new online personal finance study that walks you through questions like these.
All of us experience financial stress, whether it's struggling to make ends meet, planning for the future, or managing a surplus; and we all need sound financial wisdom. By pairing biblical principles and practical financial steps together, the MoneyLife Personal Finance study takes you on a journey to what a true steward looks like, rooted in truth and hope.
I hope in this New Year that all of us, not just the President and his team, will commit ourselves to using our resources for God's glory, cautioning all who are obsessed with earthly resources to remember that the goal is the pursuit of God, not money.
Crown Financial Ministries is the largest non-profit Christian financial ministry in the world, founded by Larry Burkett in 1976. CEO Chuck Bentley is a well-known author, speaker, and daily radio program host. Crown exists to help people discover and live by God's design for their work, finances, and life.
It's no secret that President Donald Trump is the richest president our country has ever seen. His cabinet is also made up of extremely wealthy individuals, making it the wealthiest group ever assembled. Controversial politics and policy aside, is the mere scope of this wealth unsettling for our country?
Does accumulating monetary wealth qualify an individual for high-level government positions in the greatest country in the world? More importantly - what does God have to say about it all?
While he may be the richest, Donald Trump is not the only man of extreme wealth to serve as POTUS. Rich Republicans and Democrats alike have held the same office - John F. Kennedy, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George W. Bush to name a few.
But Americans may share the concern that perhaps this Cabinet's wealth is driving an already-out-of-touch Capitol Hill even further away from the struggling, stressed out majority of our population.
On the other hand, wealth can be an indication of wise financial management and leadership. One could argue that having a Cabinet with a wealth of knowledge managing money will bode well for a country trillions of dollars in the red.
So what does the Bible say? Are rich people like President Trump and his Cabinet a problem?
The issue of how much or how little an elected official has is not the right question; how they manage what they have is the real issue of concern to God.
Because when it comes to stewardship, it really wouldn't matter if we were talking about the poorest farmer on the other side of the world or President Trump because being wise in God's eyes has nothing to do with the amount of money someone has.
Stewardship is about managing your resources - money, time, talents, words, and relationships - in a way that pleases God, not man. The issue is not being rich, but the heart attitude towards money that concerns the Lord.
President Trump has more money than most people would know what to do with. But any of us could have a perfect credit score, be completely debt free, have millions stocked away, and still not even come close to the biblical mark of stewardship.
If he, or you, or me, is focused solely on material gain and self-benefit through money, we will never understand what God's plan for our resources was in the first place. God uses both rich and poor for His work on earth. First Samuel 2:7 says, "The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and He exalts." The issue is to be faithful to the purposes of God in all circumstances.
President's Trump money makes him no more or no less holy. And regardless of his wealth or political standing, he is our President and we have a biblical obligation to pray for and give him the respect he is due.
Rich or poor, we all have the same responsibility: To keep our priorities straight; To commit our work to the Lord; To avoid wasting our lives on things that won't last into eternity; To avoid coveting what our neighbor has; To replace greed with generosity; To be good and faithful stewards.
As Americans, we can begin to look inward, instead of outward, and ask the hard question of "what am I doing with my resources?" The answer may not be easy or pretty but understanding your responsibility as God's steward will transform your life and the lives of those around you. Crown has a new online personal finance study that walks you through questions like these.
All of us experience financial stress, whether it's struggling to make ends meet, planning for the future, or managing a surplus; and we all need sound financial wisdom. By pairing biblical principles and practical financial steps together, the MoneyLife Personal Finance study takes you on a journey to what a true steward looks like, rooted in truth and hope.
I hope in this New Year that all of us, not just the President and his team, will commit ourselves to using our resources for God's glory, cautioning all who are obsessed with earthly resources to remember that the goal is the pursuit of God, not money.
Crown Financial Ministries is the largest non-profit Christian financial ministry in the world, founded by Larry Burkett in 1976. CEO Chuck Bentley is a well-known author, speaker, and daily radio program host. Crown exists to help people discover and live by God's design for their work, finances, and life.
Nov 19, 2016
Rescue Mission 2016 Thanksgiving Events
Country music artist Tracy Lawrence has stepped forward for the 11th year to lead a rescue mission Thanksgiving event. His Mission: Possible Turkey Fry has been the featured Thanksgiving event at Nashville Rescue Mission since 2005, serving an average of 6,500 meals to homeless and at risk people each year.
This year, three additional rescue missions have scheduled a Thanksgiving Turkey Fry: Louisville Rescue Mission in Louisville, Kentucky; Western Carolina Rescue Mission in Asheville, North Carolina; and Dallas LIFE in Dallas, Texas.
The Turkey Fry feasts at rescue missions join hundreds of other Thanksgiving events brought to homeless men, women, and children through members of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions (AGRM). Many missions offer traditional Thanksgiving meals at their own or community facilities, and many also provide meals to families in their homes. A taste of what AGRM-member rescue missions across the country have planned this year:
Gospel Rescue Mission in Tucson, Arizona, holds an annual Thanksgiving Street Banquet where homeless and at-risk guests are served a traditional Thanksgiving meal and encouraged to connect with local service agencies present at the event.
Lexington Rescue Mission in Lexington, Kentucky, offers an optional Thanksgiving worship service to guests before its annual Thanksgiving banquet that serves a traditional holiday meal to hundreds of at-risk and homeless people in the community.
San Diego Rescue Mission (San Diego, California)—as do many rescue missions—offers guests entertainment, hygiene kits, and toys for young children along with the Thanksgiving meal.
Evansville Rescue Mission (Evansville, Indiana) helps fund its annual Gobbler Gathering, which distributes hundreds of Thanksgiving food baskets to families in need, with proceeds from its “Drumstick Dash” run/walk event.
The Bowery Mission (New York, New York) is scheduled to prepare and distribute more than 8,000 meals for hungry and homeless people this Thanksgiving. The Bowery Mission might be the most experienced rescue mission hosting Thanksgiving meals for those in need: The Bowery began its ministry in 1879.
AGRM encourages both the public and its members to help homeless and at-risk families through special holiday events and campaigns this year.
“Thousands of generous individuals and businesses provide the means for rescue missions to meet vital needs of individuals and families at risk during the holidays,” notes AGRM President John Ashmen. “Add that to the number of volunteers who make these events possible by donating a few hours of their holiday time, and each Thanksgiving event at a local rescue mission truly becomes a community effort.”
To find out how to donate or volunteer to support homeless and at-risk families in your area this holiday season, please visit www.agrm.org/locate to find the rescue mission nearest you.
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Now in its 103rd year, AGRM has nearly 300 rescue mission members across North America. Each year, AGRM members serve approximately 66 million meals, provide more than 20 million nights of shelter and housing, assist some 45,000 people in finding employment, provide clothing to more than 750,000 people, and graduate nearly 17,000 homeless men and women from addiction recovery programs into productive living.
Rescue missions have been providing hospitality to impoverished people in America since the 1870s. They are experts at providing effective care for men, women, and children who are hungry, homeless, abused, or addicted.
AGRM is North America’s oldest and largest network of crisis shelters and rehabilitation centers, offering radical hospitality in the name of Jesus. For more information, please visit www.agrm.org.
To schedule an interview with AGRM president John Ashmen, please contact Brad Lewis, Director of Communications, at blewis@agrm.org or call (719) 266-8300, ext. 103.
This year, three additional rescue missions have scheduled a Thanksgiving Turkey Fry: Louisville Rescue Mission in Louisville, Kentucky; Western Carolina Rescue Mission in Asheville, North Carolina; and Dallas LIFE in Dallas, Texas.
The Turkey Fry feasts at rescue missions join hundreds of other Thanksgiving events brought to homeless men, women, and children through members of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions (AGRM). Many missions offer traditional Thanksgiving meals at their own or community facilities, and many also provide meals to families in their homes. A taste of what AGRM-member rescue missions across the country have planned this year:
Gospel Rescue Mission in Tucson, Arizona, holds an annual Thanksgiving Street Banquet where homeless and at-risk guests are served a traditional Thanksgiving meal and encouraged to connect with local service agencies present at the event.
Lexington Rescue Mission in Lexington, Kentucky, offers an optional Thanksgiving worship service to guests before its annual Thanksgiving banquet that serves a traditional holiday meal to hundreds of at-risk and homeless people in the community.
San Diego Rescue Mission (San Diego, California)—as do many rescue missions—offers guests entertainment, hygiene kits, and toys for young children along with the Thanksgiving meal.
Evansville Rescue Mission (Evansville, Indiana) helps fund its annual Gobbler Gathering, which distributes hundreds of Thanksgiving food baskets to families in need, with proceeds from its “Drumstick Dash” run/walk event.
The Bowery Mission (New York, New York) is scheduled to prepare and distribute more than 8,000 meals for hungry and homeless people this Thanksgiving. The Bowery Mission might be the most experienced rescue mission hosting Thanksgiving meals for those in need: The Bowery began its ministry in 1879.
AGRM encourages both the public and its members to help homeless and at-risk families through special holiday events and campaigns this year.
“Thousands of generous individuals and businesses provide the means for rescue missions to meet vital needs of individuals and families at risk during the holidays,” notes AGRM President John Ashmen. “Add that to the number of volunteers who make these events possible by donating a few hours of their holiday time, and each Thanksgiving event at a local rescue mission truly becomes a community effort.”
To find out how to donate or volunteer to support homeless and at-risk families in your area this holiday season, please visit www.agrm.org/locate to find the rescue mission nearest you.
__________________________
Now in its 103rd year, AGRM has nearly 300 rescue mission members across North America. Each year, AGRM members serve approximately 66 million meals, provide more than 20 million nights of shelter and housing, assist some 45,000 people in finding employment, provide clothing to more than 750,000 people, and graduate nearly 17,000 homeless men and women from addiction recovery programs into productive living.
Rescue missions have been providing hospitality to impoverished people in America since the 1870s. They are experts at providing effective care for men, women, and children who are hungry, homeless, abused, or addicted.
AGRM is North America’s oldest and largest network of crisis shelters and rehabilitation centers, offering radical hospitality in the name of Jesus. For more information, please visit www.agrm.org.
To schedule an interview with AGRM president John Ashmen, please contact Brad Lewis, Director of Communications, at blewis@agrm.org or call (719) 266-8300, ext. 103.
Nov 3, 2016
Barronelle Stutzman’s story
Barronelle Stutzman’s continuing struggle for religious freedom should be alarming not only to every Christian, but to every American who cherishes freedom.
Barronelle is a floral artist … and a grandmother. You’d never expect someone like her at the center of a firestorm. But she is being sued both professionally and personally by the Washington State attorney general and the ACLU.
If she loses, they could take everything she owns — her business, her home, and her life savings. Everything.
Read about it by clicking HERE
If Barronelle loses, activists will likely use her case to threaten our religious freedom.
Barronelle is a floral artist … and a grandmother. You’d never expect someone like her at the center of a firestorm. But she is being sued both professionally and personally by the Washington State attorney general and the ACLU.
If she loses, they could take everything she owns — her business, her home, and her life savings. Everything.
Read about it by clicking HERE
If Barronelle loses, activists will likely use her case to threaten our religious freedom.
Oct 1, 2016
Christian Leaders Call for Unity Against Progressive Agenda & Funding
September 28, 2016 | TruthPR.com | --Today more than seventy-five (75) of America's foremost evangelical and Catholic leaders released a powerful letter urging Progressive "faith" groups to turnaway from the liberal political funding of George Soros and his allies, and their agenda that weakens the poor, the Church and the nation. Co-signers include Dr. Alveda King, Dr. James Garlow, Mat Staver, George Barna, Miles McPherson, Lt. Gen. Wm. "Jerry" Boykin, Eric Metaxas and Bishop Harry R Jackson, Jr.
Kelly Kullberg, the group's spokesperson, said, "Hopefully this Call to Repentance will awaken the Church and nation to the anti-Christian funding and agenda behind the Religious Left's "faith" fronts. Our letter is the Church speaking truth to power. Our hope is to return to a true gospel witness grounded in the whole counsel of Scripture. Biblical wisdom, not Progressive policies enforced by big government, is the highest love for human beings."
The letter is found, and launches, a new ad hoc group, the American Association of Evangelicals at AmericanEvangelicals.org
To schedule an interview or speak to Mrs. Kullberg, she can be contacted at (614) 284-1612 or Info@AmericanEvangelicals.org
Kelly Kullberg, the group's spokesperson, said, "Hopefully this Call to Repentance will awaken the Church and nation to the anti-Christian funding and agenda behind the Religious Left's "faith" fronts. Our letter is the Church speaking truth to power. Our hope is to return to a true gospel witness grounded in the whole counsel of Scripture. Biblical wisdom, not Progressive policies enforced by big government, is the highest love for human beings."
The letter is found, and launches, a new ad hoc group, the American Association of Evangelicals at AmericanEvangelicals.org
To schedule an interview or speak to Mrs. Kullberg, she can be contacted at (614) 284-1612 or Info@AmericanEvangelicals.org
Sep 9, 2016
New Hampshire city to reinstall Ten Commandments monument
Officials in the New Hampshire city of Somersworth have voted to reinstall the municipality’s controversial Ten Commandments monument to its original location next to City Hall.
Foster’s Daily Democrat reports the City Council approved the measure Tuesday.
Read more about this at SRN News by clicking HERE
Foster’s Daily Democrat reports the City Council approved the measure Tuesday.
Read more about this at SRN News by clicking HERE
Aug 5, 2016
80 Muslim Refugees Baptized Into Christianity Despite Attacks by Islamic Radicals in German Camps
Close to 80 Muslims at a refugee camp in Hamburg, Germany, have been baptized into Christianity despite the ongoing physical and sexual abuse that Christian converts face at such camps in the Western country.
"While Christian converts suffer in great measures at the hands of their Muslim neighbors in Germany, around 80 refugees were recently baptized into Christianity," International Christian Concern, a persecution watchdog group, noted on Tuesday.
Mohabat News reported that Pastor Albert Babajan conducted the mass baptism of refugees at the camp in Hamburg, revealing that one of the main motives for their conversion is disappointment with Islam.
Read more by clicking HERE
"While Christian converts suffer in great measures at the hands of their Muslim neighbors in Germany, around 80 refugees were recently baptized into Christianity," International Christian Concern, a persecution watchdog group, noted on Tuesday.
Mohabat News reported that Pastor Albert Babajan conducted the mass baptism of refugees at the camp in Hamburg, revealing that one of the main motives for their conversion is disappointment with Islam.
Read more by clicking HERE
Jul 19, 2016
Thousands Upon Thousands of Christians Flood the Nation’s Capital to Pray for Our Nation
In the sweltering summer heat, thousands of Christians gathered near the Washington Monument on Saturday to pray for a “broken” America.
Nick Hall, a young evangelical Christian and leader of the Pulse ministry, organized the event to encourage young Christians to unite in prayer for the problems in the world and then take action, the Religion News Service reports.
“We believe #JesusChangesEverything,” the organizers said. The hashtag became a trending topic on Twitter during the event. “We believe there’s power in coming together. Jesus promised whenever two or more come together in His name, He is present. It’s emboldening to join with others, to know we’re not alone, to realize we can do more together than apart.”
“God, we don’t need to hear from some man or some woman,” Hall said in an opening prayer on Saturday morning. “God we don’t need to hear from some band. We need to hear from heaven today. That’s why we’ve come.”
Speakers at the event avoided talking too much about politics. Instead, they focused on praying for an end to violence and suffering, and restored protections for the vulnerable all across the world.
Read more about this at Life News by clicking HERE
Nick Hall, a young evangelical Christian and leader of the Pulse ministry, organized the event to encourage young Christians to unite in prayer for the problems in the world and then take action, the Religion News Service reports.
“We believe #JesusChangesEverything,” the organizers said. The hashtag became a trending topic on Twitter during the event. “We believe there’s power in coming together. Jesus promised whenever two or more come together in His name, He is present. It’s emboldening to join with others, to know we’re not alone, to realize we can do more together than apart.”
“God, we don’t need to hear from some man or some woman,” Hall said in an opening prayer on Saturday morning. “God we don’t need to hear from some band. We need to hear from heaven today. That’s why we’ve come.”
Speakers at the event avoided talking too much about politics. Instead, they focused on praying for an end to violence and suffering, and restored protections for the vulnerable all across the world.
Read more about this at Life News by clicking HERE
Jul 12, 2016
Iowa Bureaucrats Force Trans Bathrooms On Churches, Forbid Non-PC Preaching
Iowa churches and church-run daycares must let males and females pee, dress, and shower next to each other, and pastors and Christians could be brought before extrajudicial tribunals if they “directly or indirectly” make “persons of any particular…gender identity” feel “unwelcome,” according to new regulations from Iowa’s Orwellian-named “Civil Rights Commission.”
The commission’s new regulatory guidelines pertaining to a 2007 state “sexual orientation and gender identity,” or SOGI, law also require private businesses, schools, libraries, police departments, and any private organizations that receive government funds to let men and women shower, change clothes, urinate, and defecate inside whichever formerly sex-protected facilities they choose. No sex-change or birth-certificate is necessary for biological males, for example, to gain access to formerly women-only private facilities, the commission says. Declaring oneself a certain sex is all that’s needed.
Read more about this by clicking HERE
The commission’s new regulatory guidelines pertaining to a 2007 state “sexual orientation and gender identity,” or SOGI, law also require private businesses, schools, libraries, police departments, and any private organizations that receive government funds to let men and women shower, change clothes, urinate, and defecate inside whichever formerly sex-protected facilities they choose. No sex-change or birth-certificate is necessary for biological males, for example, to gain access to formerly women-only private facilities, the commission says. Declaring oneself a certain sex is all that’s needed.
Read more about this by clicking HERE
Jun 1, 2016
Why don't more Americans ask faith leaders for advice?
Only 15 percent of U.S. adults said they rely a lot on advice from religious leaders, compared to 82 percent who do their own research, 45 percent who pray, 43 percent who ask family members for help and 25 percent who ask experts for their insights.
One in three highly religious Americans (33 percent), or people who pray daily and attend worship services at least once a week, rely a lot on advice from religious leaders when making major life decisions, compared to 80 percent who trust their own research, 86 percent who pray and 49 percent who ask family members for input, the study reported.
Read the whole article by clicking HERE
Colossians 2:8
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”
James 1:5
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
One in three highly religious Americans (33 percent), or people who pray daily and attend worship services at least once a week, rely a lot on advice from religious leaders when making major life decisions, compared to 80 percent who trust their own research, 86 percent who pray and 49 percent who ask family members for input, the study reported.
Read the whole article by clicking HERE
Colossians 2:8
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”
James 1:5
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
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