GIC - Missions Conference at First North

With the GIC quickly approaching I thought these short videos might help get us prepared and into the right mind set for what God is looking to accomplish this year during our conference. These are all short but convicting.

May God get all the glory...

Prayer and the Sovereignty of God

This Sunday we will be wrapping up of study of the book of James. The lesson is about prayer and we will be taking a look at only one verse (James 5:16) which says "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective". We will be talking about some of the most common questions concerning prayer such as:

1) What is the purpose of prayer?
2) Why do we pray?
3) What are the rules for prayer?
4) Does prayer changes things?
5) Does prayer change God's mind?
6) How should we approach God in prayer?
7) What is the proper way to pray?

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

God Bless,
Mike Stiles

God Resists the Proud

We are studying James chapter four this week. My prayer is that the Word has made an impact on you this week in your relationships with others and your relationship to God. He is calling us to draw near to Him. He is calling us to obedience. He is calling us to humility.

In commenting on James 4, Matthew Henry says, "The proud resist God: in their understanding they resist the truths of God ; in their will they resist the laws of God; in their passions they resist the providence of God; therefore, no wonder that God resists the proud."

May we come humbly before Him on Sunday. Until then,

Your brother,
Mike Kuckel

Ray Comfort Live!

09/14/2009 Tony Miano Blog Talk Radio program “Ambassadors Alliance Radio” will become “Ray Comfort, Live!” Read about at Tony’s blog. I highly recommend listening when they get this up and running. Tony Miano and Ray Comfort are both very gifted and bold street preachers and there is much wisdom to learn from their witnessing encounters on the street. For more info see the below links.


RayComfort Live


Blog Talk Radio

Biblical Gospel and Evangelism

Listen to Paul Washer speak about the Biblical Gospel and Evangelism...It's a must watch..

The Stand

Remember not only are we to lift our hands and voices upward to Him in worship but lift our hands and voices outward to this dying world with the Gospel. Lets all try and let our light shine before others and be sure to give Him glory in all things we do. Thanks to Mickey for finding this video and posting it up..

Praying for a Great Commission Resurgence

Check out the website and sign up if you feel the Lord leading you in that direction.

http://www.pray4gcr.com/

ABF Lesson - 8/9/09 - "A Faith that Works"

This Sunday we will be studying a very interesting and very important subject. The subject is that of "Faith". The passage is James 2:14-25 and the lesson is in two parts: Part 1 - Dead Faith and Part 2 - Living Faith. We will also be talking about "good works" or "good deeds". A lot of the things I talk about may be new thoughts to most of you so please come with an open mind as we dig deep into the scriptures. I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

God Bless,
Mike Stiles

Resources

Recently, I was checking out Randy Alcorn's site www.epm.org and noticed some free resources advertised at www.christianaudio.com. I found a number of free downloads on the site including a free audio book every month. You may want to check it out to see if you find anything of value. I hope you all are having a great week!

Mike Kuckel

God is Merciful!

In preparation for this week's class, I was reminded over and over of the testimony of a man David Ruffin from New York City. I hope that his testimony and the testimony of his pastor bless you in the same way that it has me. It is a convicting and beautiful picture of mercy and grace.