BREAKING
Christian Invites Neighbor
By Glenda Williams, BNc correspondent
Geneva, Ala (BNc) “Wanda, I’ve come to church today because you kept inviting me,” Sue Holland said to Wanda Hensley on a recent Sunday morning. Wanda had invited Sue several times and she didn’t come, but Wanda did not stop inviting her. She kept inviting.
Sue came recently and brought her two young grandsons. She came back for the Sunday evening worship that night. When the invitation was extended, Sue went forward and asked for prayers for forgiveness of her sins. She hasn’t missed a service of the church since coming that first Sunday morning.
This writer heard Mid McKnight say during a gospel meeting, Luverne, AL years ago, that if someone had been inviting us to come to worship and we were lost and never went, on the day of judgment we would wish they had invited us just one more time.
May this serve as an encouragement for us to never stop inviting others to worship.
Editorials
Effects of change within the church
One Man’s Story: Spiritual and Emotional Effects of Change Within the Church
Special editorial for BNc, by Daron Hoggatt
“And he said to them: ‘You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!’” Mark 7:9
There are many things going on in the church of Christ today. Many things have been changing now for several years. When looking back on the history of the church we can see that when changes began to occur, the number of members also began to change. The number of people, attending the church of Christ started declining and has continued to decline ever since.
This opens up a few questions. Did the changes cause this decline? Were the changes right or wrong? How do we address the changes? These are questions we need to ask ourselves and then research for ourselves. Read more »
Church Growth
Uzbekistan Christians under attack
Editor’s Note: This report was received from Vladimir and Muza Vakhrushev, missionaries to Russia.
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (BNc) – In March of 2009, Russian authorities cracked down on a church in Smolinsk that was teaching the Bible to children. We prayed fervently for that situation, and God heard our prayers and reversed that decision on appeal.
Now a similar problem, but potentially much more menacing, is facing one of the largest churches of Christ, with approximately 500 members! This church is located in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan (formerly a part of the Soviet Union). The church was established in 1999, and owns its own property. Read more »
Missions
Christians campaign in the land of ‘Men of Integrity’
by Doyle Kee
BURKINA FASO (BNc) – Four men and five ladies worked in a campaign in Burkina Faso July 2-11.
Five accompanied Doyle Kee from Geneva, Switzerland, two came from the U.S., and Steven Ashcraft, an American missionary in northern Ghana, joined the group in the capital city of Ouagadougou.
Burkina Faso is a land-locked, sub-Saharan country of seven million inhabitants, 90% of whom are Muslims. The name of the country means “men of integrity.” Read more »
Evangelism
Christian Invites Neighbor
By Glenda Williams, BNc correspondent
Geneva, Ala (BNc) “Wanda, I’ve come to church today because you kept inviting me,” Sue Holland said to Wanda Hensley on a recent Sunday morning. Wanda had invited Sue several times and she didn’t come, but Wanda did not stop inviting her. She kept inviting.
Sue came recently and brought her two young grandsons. She came back for the Sunday evening worship that night. When the invitation was extended, Sue went forward and asked for prayers for forgiveness of her sins. She hasn’t missed a service of the church since coming that first Sunday morning.
This writer heard Mid McKnight say during a gospel meeting, Luverne, AL years ago, that if someone had been inviting us to come to worship and we were lost and never went, on the day of judgment we would wish they had invited us just one more time.
May this serve as an encouragement for us to never stop inviting others to worship.
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