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Plan of Salvation:

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believe
in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved.

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Living In The End Times: Matthew 24

end times before his return. Events
that are happening in the world
"Now learn a parable of the fig tree;
point to the soon return of Jesus
When his branch is yet tender, and
Christ. Are you ready to meet the
putteth forth leaves, ye know that sum- Lord? If not, believe now on the
mer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye
shall see all these things, know that it Lord Jesus Christ before its too
is near, even at the doors. Verily I say late!
unto you, This generation shall not
Excerpted from: Living In the
pass, till all these things be fulEnd Times: Matthew 24 by Confilled" (Matt 24:32 KJV)
nie Woods 2014.
By Connie Woods

Matthew 24 reveals what Jesus

Christ said would happen in the

The Rapture of the Church

What is the Rapture?

The rapture is an event in which believers (Christians) will be caught up
to meet Jesus in the air. Millions or
even billions of people will seemingly
vanish from the Earth. Believers all
over the Earth will be here one minute and then gone the next. That
generation of believers still alive on
Earth at the time of the rapture will
not see physical death but their bodies will be changed. The dead in
Christ will rise first and the Christians who are still alive and remain

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Could God Use You in Internet Evangelism?

By Rusty Wright
Could God use you to reach people
for Christ via the Internet? The answer may surprise you!
IM NO TECHIE!
How could I ever use the Internet
to reach people for Christ? you
might wonder. Im no techie. I

phobia and began to use computers

know how to send email and read
the news online, but thats about it. for word processing. But I used
somewhat primitive setups. Only in
1998 did I switch from the rather
I can identify with that. My technical archaic DOS operating system to
knowledge is limited. For many
Windows because a friend said I
years, I was even hesitant to use an should get with the 90s before the
ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) at 90s are over!
the bank, for fear I would do someWHAT ARE YOUR TALENTS?
thing stupid and it would swallow
my card.
We all have talents and abilities.
Gradually, I overcame my techno-

A key to

Continued on Page 6

The Christian message is often referred to as the "Gospel," which

means "good news." Specifically, it
is the good news about Jesuswho
He is, what He has done, and what
He offers. Essentially, the message
is that Jesus was God in the flesh,
that He came into the world to reconcile humanity to Himself, and
that his salvation is freely offered to
each person who will respond in
faith. The Gospel message explains
that salvation is only possible
through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. Through his sacrifice, Jesus paid the price for our sinfulness (rebellion against God), thus
offering us forgiveness. Then
through his Resurrection He conquered death, removing it as the
penalty for our sin and replacing it
with the offer of eternal life that is
only available from Him to all those
that place their faith in Him.

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Hebrews 2:17 Therefore, in
all things He had to be
made like His brethren, that
He might be a merciful and
faithful High Priest in things
pertaining to God,
The purpose of this study is
to bring to light the goodness of God and his compassion toward us, not only
for the forgiveness of sin
but toward the sick to be
healed.
W.E. Vines dictionary says
compassion is to be moved
as to one's inwards
(splanchna), to be moved
with compassion, to yearn
with compassion," is frequently recorded of Christ
towards the multitude and
towards individual sufferers, - to suffer with another
(sun, 'with,' pascho, 'to suffer'), to be affected similarly, - to have mercy (eleos,
"mercy"), to show kindness,
by beneficence, or assistance.

the church
body as a
whole
doesnt
know that
Gods will
is to
demonstrate that
power in
His love
toward us.
We must
know that
our Lord is
willing as
well as
able before we can receive
our healing by faith, for
faith begins where
knowledge of Gods Word
is known and Gods Word
shows us over and over
that God is willing and as
well as able and He is
wanting us to reach out by
faith and receive it.

Micah 7:18 Who is a God

like You, pardoning iniquity
and passing over the transgression of the remnant of
His heritage? He does not
retain His anger forever,
In many scriptures through- because He delights in
out the New Testament and mercy.
throughout the Bible, the
Micah is saying that God
words compassion and
delights in mercy, if we
mercy have the same or
could just get a revelation
similar meaning.
of that awesome fact, God
Psalms 145:8 The Lord is
wants us cleansed and
gracious and full of comwhole.
passion, Slow to anger and
I believe God is aggressive
great in mercy.
in His love toward us, and
is always looking for opporThis shows the very nature tunities to show His love
and heart of our Father
toward us, but is very diffitowards us. This is an ascult for God to bless us
pect that inspires faith for
when we wont even
healing as none other. This acknowledge that He is
shows that God is willing,
willing.
not only able, for his children to have divine health. We know He is able, we
must know He is very willWe need to recognize
ing as well.
Gods willingness to show
mercy toward us, and not
just seek the power of God,
but to seek his mercy, and Have you ever stopped to
consider what it would be
in that, the power of God
like to see your children
will be manifested.
hurting and you want to
take care of them, you
Faith in Gods will and
have the ability to help
Gods love secures blessthem, but they wont
ings, not faith in Gods
acknowledge that you even
power.
want to help them, much
less receive the help you
I think most of us agree
that God is all powerful, but have for them.

How this must grieve the

heart of the Father, for he
delights in mercy.
Ephesians 3:20 Now to
Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly
above all that we ask or
think, according to the power that works in us.
It would seem that God
would almost rather have
us doubt His ability than
His willingness. This shows
that we know God can, but
that He doesnt care
enough for us to even lift a
finger to help, -- you know,
thats for some one else, I
never get healed.
If you are talking like that,
you are saying the opposite
of what God is saying, in
other words you are saying
God wont and that kind of
confession has to change
in order for you to receive.
You cant say God is unwilling and then expect to receive healing from Him,
you see thats exactly what
you are doing if you are not
lining your words with His
words.
You have to acknowledge
the truth in order to receive
it, and you must know the
truth first in order to
acknowledge it. Our Lord
Jesus Christ is a gentlemen
and He
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Living In The End Times: Matthew 24
The rapture is believed
to be imminent and can
happen at any time.
Christians will be removed from the earth
temporarily and will be
with Jesus during the
tribulation in heaven, but
will later return with him
during the second coming of Jesus Christ back
to the Earth.

Continued from Page 1

Excerpted from: Living In

the End Times: Matthew

24 by Connie Woods 2014.
are also caught up in the
air to meet Jesus and forever be with the Lord.
When they are caught up
in the air, they receive
new bodies that are fit for
heaven, and are immortal.
Scripture is then fulfilled
that corruptible puts on
incorruption and mortal
put on immortality.
"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all
sleep, but we shall all be
changed, In a moment, in
the twinkling of an eye, at
the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and
the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall
be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal put on immortality" (1
Cor. 15:51-53).
"For the Lord himself shall
descend from heaven with
a shout, with the voice of
the archangel, and with
the trump of God: and the
dead in Christ shall rise
first: Then we which are
alive and remain shall be
caught up together with
them in the clouds, to
meet the Lord in the air:
and so shall we ever be
with the Lord. Wherefore
comfort one another with
these words" (1 Thess.
4:16-18).

shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be

changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal put
on immortality" (1 Cor.
15:51-53).

Rapture Before the Tribulation

Christians hold three viewpoints primarily on when
Facts about the Rapture the rapture of the church
will happen. Most Chris The rapture can haptians believe that the rappen at any moment
ture will happen either
Believers should be
before, midway, or at the
ready and looking for
end of the tribulation.
their Lord
Here are some of the rea Christians will be
caught up to meet Jesus in sons for belief in the rapture prior to the tribulathe air that are alive on
tion period.
Earth and will not die
physically
1. It is scriptural that the
The dead in Christ will
rapture can happen at any
rise first
Those that are alive and time.
Christians are told to be
remain will be caught up
ready for they do not
to meet Jesus in the air
know what hour their
Their bodies will be
changed to glorified bodies Lord cometh. In other
They will be forever with words they need to be
ready at all times. If Jesus
the Lord
was going to rapture the
Saints during the tribulaScriptures about the raption, then Christians
ture:
wouldnt have a need to be
"For the Lord himself shall ready until the tribulation
descend from heaven with started.
a shout, with the voice of
2. He has not appointed
the archangel, and with
the trump of God: and the the church to wrath and
will deliver the church.
dead in Christ shall rise
As the scriptures below
first: Then we which are
show, God did not appoint
alive and remain shall be
the church to go through
caught up together with
tribulation. This does not
them in the clouds, to
mean that Christians
meet the Lord in the air:
wont experience any of
and so shall we ever be
with the Lord. Wherefore the problems happening in
comfort one another with the world prior to the rapture.
these words" (1 Thess,
4:16-18).
God did not appoint us to
wrath, but to obtain salva"Behold, I shew you a mys- tion through our Lord Jetery; We shall not all
sus Christ(1 Thess. 5:9).
sleep, but we shall all be
changed,
In a moment, in
the twinkling of
an eye,
at the
last
trump:
for the
trumpet
shall
sound,
and the
dead

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Black Women in American History

The stories of
black women in American
history begin in 1797 when
Phillis Wheatley's book of
poems made her the first
African-American writer to
be published.

Beginning in 1905,
Madam C.J. Walker was an
inventor of beauty products.
She became a self-made
millionaire.

It was Rosa Parks

who set fire to the civil
The 1800s were a rights movement. In 1955
busy time for black women, she refused to give up her
beginning with Sojourner
seat on a bus to a white
Truth. In the Civil War, she man. Ultimately, the Suhelped black Union soldiers preme Court ruled that segobtain supplies. She served regation on city buses was
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Relief Association. Harriet
In 1969, Shirley
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Chisholm of New York was
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U.S. House of RepresentaIn 1885, Sara
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Goode was the first African terms. Barbara Jordan was
American to obtain a pathe first black congresstent. A furniture manufacwoman from the South.
turer, she invented the fold- Serving Texas for six years,
ing bed.
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Phillis Wheatley
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One AfricanAmerican woman flew into
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5 Shades of Grey

Pastor Responds
to Fifty Shades of
Grey Movie

It is one of the most anticipated

movie releases in a long time,
with pre-sale tickets breaking an
all-time record for an R-rated
movie, according to Fandango.
But not everyone is jumping up
and down with excitement over
the new Fifty Shades of Grey
movie.
Rick McDaniel, an author and
senior pastor of Richmond
Community Church and
highimpactchurch.tv, says that
while human sexuality is certainly a natural phenomenon,
we need to understand it
through the lens of Gods morality. McDaniel says Fifty
Shades, with its explicitly erotic
scenes that feature bondage,
dominance and sadism, is dangerous, destructive and against
the teachings of Gods promise
in marriage.
McDaniel says:

5:28 says, But I say to you that

everyone who looks at a woman
with lustful intent has already
committed adultery with her in
his heart.

Fifty Shades puts too much

focus on fantasy and removes
the reality of the effort it takes
to make a marriage work. Its
no wonder so many people file
for divorce these days. As we
learn in 1 Corinthians 13, love
bears all things, believes all
things, hopes all things and endures all things.
Erotica is just another form of
pornography and can lead to
extramarital affairs, S&M and a
number of other relationship
disasters. Galatians 5:19 tells us
the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity and sensuality, yet we continue to live in sin despite the consequences they bring to families, relationships and children.
In fact, McDaniel is taking on
the movie release with his own
sermon series next weekend,
titled 5 Shades of Grey, in which
Despite what Fifty Shades of he will tackle the five topics of
Grey portrays, real intimacy is
adultery, divorce, cohabitation,
more than just sex. The real
meaning of intimacy has bepornography and gay marriage.
come distorted among society, He even bought this boisterous
and been reduced to acts of sex
billboard on the interstate in
instead of building a solid and
lasting relationship. Matthew
Richmond, VA.

Theatrical One-Night Event: March 23 -'Four Blood-Moons' -- Is This Lunar

Phenomenon a Sign from God?
Celestial Alignment
Coincides with Jewish
Holy Days -- Only
Fourth Time in 500
Years -- May Herald
World-Changing
Events -- Something is
about to Change

BLOOD
MOONS and
offer their insight
filmmaker,
speaker and
author Dinesh
D'Souza; radio
host and author
Dennis Prager;
and noted author and historiFOUR BLOOD MOONS is
an David Barton
in theaters March 23.
to name just a
FOUR BLOOD MOONS is a few.
theatrical one-night event
"A blood moon
exploring a rare lunar phenomenon that over the cen- occurs at a lunar eclipse when the earth
turies has accompanied
both tragedy and triumph for comes between the sun and
the moon," Hagee said. "As
the Jewish people. From
the sun shines through our
Pastor John Hagee's New
atmosphere, it throws a
York Times best-selling
shadow on the moon, makbook of the same name
ing the moon look red."
(750,000 copies in print
from Worthy Publishing),
Only three times in the past
500 years have four blood
"The heavens are 'God's
moons (or tetrads) occurred
billboard.' He's been sending signals to earth, and we back to back and on major
Jewish holy days. The
haven't been picking them
up," Hagee says. "Two
blood moons, in 2014 and
2015, point to dramatic
events in the Middle East
and, as a result, changes
in the whole world."
Produced by Rick Eldridge,
FOUR BLOOD MOONS is
directed by Academy
Award winner Kieth Merrill, written by Eldridge and
Merrill. A Goose Creek
Production presented by
4BM Productions, it is produced in association with
fourth tetrad began April 15,
ReelWorks Studios and The 2014, on Passover. In OctoWTA Group.
ber last year, the second
blood moon appeared on
FOUR BLOOD MOONS
the Feast of Tabernacles
combines scripture, science, (also known as Sukkot).
history and big-screen live
Blood moons in 2015 land
action spanning centuries,
on the same holy days.
including previous similar
lunar occurrences and the
What happened in the past
earth-shaking changes
around such occurrences?
around them. It also examines our current four blood- 1493 -- Spain's rulers
moon cycleand its possi- had expelled all Jews and
ble meaning for Israel, the
Columbus had discovered
Middle East and the world.
America, an eventual haven
for the Jewish people.
An array of historians, religious scholars and com 1948-49 -- The founding
mentators appear in FOUR of Israel.

1967-68 -- Following the

Six-Day War, Jerusalem
rejoins the state of Israel.
FOUR BLOOD MOONS
examines the biblical passages seemingly connected
to these eventsin Joel and
Actswhere it says the
"sun will be darkened" and
the moon will appear as
blood in advance of God's
world-changing action on

earth.
Hagee points out that during
this four blood-moon cycle,
all of which touch on Jewish
holy days, a solar eclipse
also will occur--a combination of events that will never
repeat.
Whatever the results, audiences at FOUR BLOOD
MOONS will see a compelling and entertaining exploration of these spiritual, celestial and historical events.
And they will leave the theater convinced that something is about to change that
could affect us all.

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50 Years Ago The Triumph March

African-Americans wanted the

right to vote and, on March 25, 1965,
that desire arrived as a demand on the
steps of the Alabama capitol.
The 2,000-person march from
Selma to Montgomery, the third attempt, led by Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, required four days of
walking and a century of suffering.
Acts of white violence against
African-Americans characterized
American life at this time. The outrage
of lynching in America was infamous
worldwide as an average of 40 blacks a
year were lynched during an 86 year
period ending as late as 1968, according to the Tuskegee Institute. Small
acts of cruelty were common and
shocking acts of violence boiled black
anger. In 1944, white police so pro-

foundly beat and maimed an innocent

African-American serviceman in uniform that he was permanently blinded.
Meanwhile, white Democrats, during
the period since 1880, had intimidated
and legislated African-Americans and
poor whites out of the voting booth.
It was against this backdrop
that King, the SCLC, and other activists began the push for voting rights in
1963 that eventually led to the triumphant moment in Montgomery.
Because of the events in March
1965, the tipping point of change, in
August Congress pass the Voting
Rights Act, specifically banning tests
and taxes that prevented rural people
from voting. According to the SCLC,
the act, coupled with the Civil Rights
Act, opened the way for more AfricanAmericans to participate in American
political life.

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Continued from Page 2
God Has Compassion for the Sick
never forces His will on
anybody! God is able but
He is also willing to show
us and give us His best.

Psalms 145:9 The Lord

is good to all, And His
tender mercies are over
all His works.
Healing is one of His
works,
Healing is part of the
redemptive plan of God,
that was fulfilled in the
completed work of our
Lord Jesus Christ. How
can God be a respecter
of persons, and just
bless a few special people? The answer to that
is He cant. The scripture
we just quoted reads the
Lord is good to all! Not
just some but all, praise
God. That means the
wicked as well as the
saints. How then, can we
the children of God think
that God will withhold the
covenant blessing of
healing from us, while he
extends His tender mercies to all the wicked of
the earth. We should
realize that if God is willing to show His mercy to
all the wicked of the
earth, how much more is
He willing to show the
mercy of healing toward
His own.
Psalms 25:10. All the
paths of the Lord are
mercy and truth, To such
as keep His covenant
and His testimonies.
Since this is true, then
the Christian that has
been afflicted can say
along with Solomon in -2 Chron. 6:14. and said:
"Lord God of Israel,
there is no God in heaven or on earth like You,
who keep Your covenant
and mercy with Your
servants who walk before You with all their
hearts.
As we read before Jesus
was moved with compassion toward the sick
during His earthly ministry.

In Mk.1:40-41 a leper
came to Jesus and said,
40. If You are willing,
You can make me
clean.''

might be a merciful and

faithful High Priest in
things pertaining to God,
to make propitiation for
the sins of the people.

41. And Jesus, moved

with compassion, put out
His hand and touched
him, and said to him, "I
am willing; be cleansed.''

As I defined mercy at the

beginning of this study,
W.E. Vines dictionary
defines mercy,

and another definition

42. As soon as He had
says, -- not simply posspoken, immediately the sessed of pity but activeleprosy left him, and he ly compassionate.
was cleansed.
This is used of Christ in
We see 2 important
His role as High priest.
truths in this passage of This verse of Scripture
Scripture, Jesus was
has no reference to
moved with compassion, Christ compassion as it
and the result of that
was manifested during
compassion was Gods
His earthly ministry, it is
will was manifest and the referring to His ministry
man was instantly
from heaven, and his
cleansed. Jesus not only purpose for His incarnahad the ability but was
tion in the earth, was for
very willing for the man
this end, that He might
show compassion as our
to be made whole.
High Priest. Jesus went
Hebrews 13:8. States
away to be with the Fathat, Jesus Christ is the ther, but He continually
same yesterday, today, makes intercession for
and forever.
the saints, let us realize
This can only mean that that His compassions is
the same today as it was
since Jesus was comyesterday, and He
passionate toward the
yearns to help us!
sick, and was willing to
heal them then in His
He never changes, hes
earthly ministry, that He the same yesterday tois still compassionate
day and forever. His attitoward the sick and is
tude towards the sick
willing to heal them tohas not changed one bit.
day.
So many Christians toHebrews 8:6. Says, But day are in the dark in
now He has obtained a
this area, and it never
more excellent ministry, occurs to them that
inasmuch as He is also Gods compassion for
Mediator of a better cov- the sick is the same as it
enant, which was estab- is for the forgiveness of
lished on better promis- sins.
es.
Psalms 103:2. Bless the
Now, since we have a
Lord, O my soul, And
better covenant, built on forget not all His benebetter promises, and
fits:
Jesus has a more excellent ministry, how much 3. Who forgives all your
more should we be able iniquities, Who heals all
to receive healing in this your diseases,
age of grace than in the
Old Covenant where we Forgiveness and healing
saw that God wanted to go hand in hand, as the
psalm says all His beneshow his mercy to all!
fits, healing and forHebrews 2:17. Says,
giveness.
Therefore, in all things
He had to be made like Continued on next
His brethren, that He
page see Healing

tian, Hungarian, Italian,

and Polish. People just
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yond my control or ability.
God. Your talents may be to see page after page of
God gets the glory for this.
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gaging in conversations,
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answering questions, inI also discovered a number A surprising number of the
spiring people, or telling
sites were not Christian.
of other Rusty Wrights
stories. God certainly can
For instance, one site
including
use those. Heres a story
linked to a version of the
that may encourage you.
a platform tennis play- article Elvis Has Left the
My own interests involve
Building which traces fascier
communication, especially
nation with Elvis Presley
a university professor and its spiritual implicarelating Christ to secular
audiences. Over the years,
tions. An Argentine medi a football coach
Ive written numerous
cal school website pubevangelistic articles to help
lished a translation of One
a singer
reach nonbelievers. SeverMinute After Death, about
al years ago, a couple of
near-death experiences.
a rodeo cowboy
friends involved in Internet
ministry, Keith Seabourn
a racecar driver
Some secular newspaper
and Allan Beeber, asked
sites ran material. Personme to send them all my
a cruise ship captain
al websites and blogs
articles so they could put
(web logs) linked to artia convict
cles. I did not contact all
them online.
these websites, asking
I didnt understand all that
them to use my articles.
meant, but they said it
The simplicity and pervawould make the articles
sive nature of the Internet Many content managers
available free to people
was allowing people to find simply found the articles
around the globe. That
and use these articles in
on the web and used them.
ways I had never imagined.
seemed like a good thing.
Gods sense of humor
I could sit with my laptop
Keiths website, Leaderin my office, on an airI even found one article
ship University aimed to
plane, or in a hotel room
link on a porn site.
collect thousands of artiand compose an article
cles supporting the validity that would tactfully nudge I should clarify. The evanpeople toward Christ or
of Christian faith. Allans
gelistic article is entitled
biblical principles. Then, by Dynamic Sex: Unlocking
Evangelism Toolbox bepushing a button, I could
came an online Yellow
send it to Internet publish- the Secret to Love. It prePages (directory) of evansents a biblical perspective
ers who would make it
gelism resources. They
available to people around on sex and love but is writhelped introduce me to
ten to grab and hold the
the globe.
attention of nonInternet outreach.
This seemed almost too
Christians. And no, I did
good to be true. What a
not discover this link by
Are you ready for the digi- potential for spreading
surfing porn sites! I typed
tal revolution?
Good News!
the article title into
At a convention in AmsterA simple prayer
Google. I do pray that
dam a few years ago, I saw
a brochure that said, The In August 2003, while jog- many websurfers who go
to that site looking for porging one morning, I felt
Great Commission is Goimpressed to pray that
nography will find Jesus.
ing Digital; Are You
within a year, I would be
Ready? That piqued my
God has a sense of humor!
interest. Maybe God want- aware of 100 websites that
had used my articles. (At
ed me to focus my enerAgain, God gets all the
the time, I was aware of
gies on Internet Evange43.) There wasnt an audi- glory for this. If you have
lism.
ble voice from heaven or interest, many of these
The brochure spoke of the handwriting on the sideseeker- and skepticthen-fledgling Internet
walk; just a strong inner
friendly articles are at
impression that I should
Evangelism Coalition. I
Rusty Wright Ministries.
started to hang out with
pray this.
these folks wonderful
A year later, I learned of
What can you do?
people and to learn from the 100th site that had
them. I began to write
Internet evangelism offers
used this material. Some
more for the web and vari- sites published the articles you a dazzling array of
ous articles appeared
and others linked to them. possibilities to communionline.
The articles appeared in
cate Christ. Writing artiseveral languages: English, cles is just one method.
Another friend encouraged Spanish, Albanian, Croa-

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Continued from Page 6 Healing
During Jesus entire
earthly ministry he
healed all that came to
Him. The needs of the
sick today are no different than in Jesus time,
they needed healing
then and they need
healing now. Let me
ask you a question, did
Jesus withdraw His
compassion, has he
changed in some way
and is no longer compassionate, or is he the
same as the Word declares?

"says the Lord. "I will

rescue him; I will protect
8. The Lord is merciful him, for he acknowledgand gracious, Slow to
es my name. 15. He will
anger, and abounding
call upon me and I will
in mercy.
answer him; I will be
with him in trouble, I will
He forgives our iniquideliver him and honor
ties He heals our diseases, He redeems our him, 16. With long life
life from destruction, He will I satisfy him and
show him my salvation."
crowns us with lovingkindness and tender
We have to love him,
mercies, He satisfies
we have to
our mouth with good
acknowledge his name,
things so that our youth we have to call upon
is renewed like the ea- him. Then he will resgles, our Lord is merci- cue us,
ful and gracious, and
Praise God, He is the
then he will protect us,
same as when He min- He abounds in mercy.
Thats the picture of an then he will be with us
istered bodily healing
actively compassionate in trouble, then he will
upon the earth, where
God who is willing to
deliver us and honor us,
bodily healing was beshow
His
mercy
to
all
then with long life will
stowed upon all who
who are oppressed.
he satisfy us and show
sought it! Jesus is the
God
is
willing,
as
well
us His salvation. If we
same yesterday today
and forever! Psalm 103 as able to deliver us in do these things He will
our time of need. Thank do what He said He will
goes on to say;
God we dont serve a
do. For God is not a
Psalms 103:4. Who
God made out of wood man that can lie, and
redeems your life from or stone, we serve the
His Word never returns
destruction, Who
one true God who is
void, but accomplishes
crowns you with loving- alive and executes
that which it was sent to
kindness and tender
righteous judgments for do.
all who are oppressed.
mercies,
We have a part to play All His benefits: Who
5. Who satisfies your
forgives all your iniquiin our own redemption
mouth with good things, whether spiritual or
ties, Who heals all your
So that your youth is
physical, we have to
diseases; put him to the
renewed like the eaacknowledge Him, as
test, and receive both
gle's.
our redeemer, thats the His forgiveness and His
one thing He wont do
6. The Lord executes
healing, I learned this
righteousness And jus- for us. Quoting from the as a young man and He
new International Vertice for all who are opsion of the Bible the 91st has never let me down,
pressed.
Im so grateful for all His
psalm starting with
benefits.
7. He made known His verse 14. says, Beways to Moses, His acts cause he loves me
to the children of Israel.

Contd from Page 6 Internet Evangelism

You may want to interact with unbelievers in a
chat room, correspond
via email, communicate
on a blog, design your
own website, pray for
and/or support web outreach financially.
You can also encourage
your church or Christian
group to participate in
Internet Evangelism
Day. This international
focus day program helps
Christians learn more
about the potential of
the Web for outreach.

Their
www.InternetEvangelism
Day.comsite explains
how to create a short
focus program to include
in church services or other activities.

borders. He did it for

Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:10).

Rusty Wright is an author, syndicated columnist and university lecturer with Probe.org who
has spoken on six continents. He holds Bachelor
The important thing is to of Science (psychology)
ask God what He would and Master of Theology
have you do. As Mary
degrees from Duke and
told the servants in John Oxford Universities, respectively:
2:5,Whatever He
www.rustywright.com
[Jesus] says to you, do
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it.
Wright 2004. Permission
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