Merry Christmas

I think it is noteworthy that both the Old and the New Testaments begin with families. In the Old Testament it was with Adam and Eve and in the New Testament it was with Mary and Joseph. God created two institutions that being the family and the church. Well this was my second Christmas with my wife and my first with my wife and son Jeremiah. I am a blessed man. We had a wonderful Christmas with my wifes family and also a great Christmas eve service with our church family here. I have a wonderful family (Mom, Dad and brothers and sisters)at home in America and also a church family at the Word of Faith in Bismarck and Victory Life in St. Albert Canada. If you are child of God ...then God has a family for you to be part of. So plug into a local church and be part of what God is doing in the earth today.

Commit To Faithful Men (Women)

In II Timothy 2:2 it says, "And the things you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."
For the past four weeks I ministered to the students on two subjects; Intimacy with God and Pastoral Theology. The students learned the importance of how they viewed God would determine how they would view themselves. One student Joseph from India stated that even though he grew up in a Christian home "God was so distant and that the rules and regulations he put in his life only made himself more frustrated and discouraged." Over the past two years his image of God has changed and he has found his identity in Christ. He continued by saying,"doubts, unbelief and confusion have left my life since I have gained a whole new image of who Jesus is to me." Of course our image of God is always unfolding before us and it is important that the right image of God is continually implanted on the inside of us. In my Pastoral Theology class one of the students Christine said, "I had no idea of the great responsibility that the Pastor has." She continued, "I learned alot about leadership,character and the responsibility of the congregation." Another student, Prem from Nepal stated that, "this class gave him the knowledge that he needed to begin his pastoral work in back in Nepal and that God is really beginning to speak about being a servant of God for his people." I enjoyed teaching this class to the students as we all learned of the great calling that God has on the local church pastor.

Prayer Class

The scripture in James 5:16 says, "The effective fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much" or you could say, "releases great power." Two weeks ago Pastor Barb Billet and Dr. Al Billet left a deposit of prayer on the inside of the students. For two weeks the students were enveloped in the school of prayer. The hearts of the students were filled with faith, strength and a desire to see God move in answered prayer. You could see the expectation of a touch of God on the faces of the students and the increased desire to spend more time in prayer. Time in believing and fervent prayer is never wasted time. God honors His Word and God Honors believing prayer. Thank you so much Pastor Barb and Dr. Al Billet for your ministry to the students!