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Editor’s Viewpoint

Jesus tells the parable in Matthew 13 of the enemy sowing tares among the wheat while the

men slept. The parable of the wheat and tares em-phasizes that Satan will sow alongside those who sow the Word of God. Jesus’ message to the churches in Revelation is a promise of the inheritance of all things to be given to overcomers. Nothing is promised to those who allow themselves to be overcome. In fact, throughout the Scriptures one will find no promises or assurances of ultimate blessing made to any ex-cept overcomers. Many, for example, have an unscrip-tural concept concerning the real nature of salvation, which too often is reduced merely to saying, “I believe in Jesus.” This confession is sufficient for accep-tance into most religious bodies, without any real evidence of change in the individual’s life. However, salvation, in the Bible, is not merely by believing. It is also a walk (Ephesians 4:1), faithful endurance (Matthew 24:13), and over-coming. This latter truth is clearly seen in Jesus’ words in Revelation 2:7, “To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life” (I John 5:4). Likewise, the pathway to the fullness of God is not merely to experience Acts 2:38, but it also requires that we overcome what the enemy of our soul tries to sow along side of our walk with God. The most significant revelation the Spirit of God is giving now at the close of the age is that believers should strive to become overcomers. There are many blessings and promises made by the Lord to overcomers in the Book of Revelation: they will eat of the tree of life (2:7); not be hurt by the second death (2:11); eat of the hidden manna and be given a white stone with a new name writ-ten thereon (2:17); be given power to rule over the nations, and be rewarded with the morning star (2:26-28); be clothed in white raiment (3:5); be a

pillar in the Temple of God (3:12); sit with Christ on His throne (3:21); and inherit all things (21:7). God in this hour is preparing to bring the body of Christ into perfection. For overcomers, this perfec-tion will be wrought in them through the instrumen-tality of His Word and their obedience to it (John 16:13; Ephesians 5:26-27; I Corinthians 2:9-10; Revelation 2-3). The overcoming life will be char-acterized by uncompromising loyalty to God (Rev-elation 2:1-7). The Lord commends the disciples of

Ephesus for their faithful, en-during labors in His vineyard, which will also characterize the lives of all overcomers (2:2-3). Total faith in God’s Word and loyalty to it are the decid-ing factors that distinguish true overcomers from those who are sleeping. There is no greater test or evidence of an overcomer than his/her loyalty to God and His Word, whatever the personal cost may be. The Lord commends the over-comers in the church at Per-gamos, saying, “Thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith.” What ex-

actly does it signify to hold fast to Jesus’ Name? It means, first of all, not to deny His Name in the face of persecution or tribulation which one may have to endure for faith. Satan had his seat in the city of Pergamos, where the powers of darkness had great influence and control. In spite of the persecution assailing it, this church had maintained its faithfulness to the Lord and had not denied His Name. Overcomers will hold fast to Jesus’ Name and not deny His faith (Revelation 2:12-17). Rev. Dan L. Cox is the Pastor of the United Pentecost Church in Warsaw, Indiana and Editor of the Indiana Apostolic Trumpet.

Overcoming All Thingsby Dan Cox

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Superintendent’s Viewpoint

An individual may be very devoted to the Lord without being truly surrendered. One may be

deeply committed to making sacrifices without being wholly yielded to the Lord. The difference in commit-ment and surrender is that when you make a commit-ment you are still in control. No matter how righteous or good the thing is that you commit to – you are still in charge. Even if it is a commitment to pray, to give, or to witness – you still set the boundaries – the when, the where, the how much. But when you sur-render you relinquish all such control. Why is this important? Because God can only use people to the extent that He desires to use them when they are fully surrendered. Jesus is the ultimate example of this. No life better illustrates the differ-ence in commitment and surrender than the life of Jesus Christ. In His human aspect – Jesus’ life was not merely dedicated to giving sacrifices and offerings to God. “Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me.” (Heb. 10:5). His rea-son for being here was so that He might be a totally surrendered vessel or body prepared for God’s use. “Lo, I come…to do thy will, O God.” (Heb. 10:7). “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.” (John 6:38). He placed no limits or restraints upon God. God was free to use this vessel in any way He saw fit. Thus when Jesus, at Gethsemane, was facing Calvary He did not balk, nor recoil, nor shy away, but rather He surrendered to His Father’s will. “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Matthew 26:39). We have hope today because Jesus was not just commit-ted – He was completely surrendered! The Lord still needs people who are willing to surren-der all to Him – people who are prepared to do His complete will. As God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself – He has now given that ministry of

reconciliation to us. We stand in Christ’s stead. “As he is, so are we in this world.” (I John 4:17). The task before us will never be successfully completed by people who are merely committed to a clean and wholesome lifestyle. The task before us can only be completed by a people who are wholly sold out to Christ and His cause – as was the early church. “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.” (Acts 4:32-33). God was able to accomplish great things through these people because they were will-ing to go beyond commitment to surrender. The resurrected Christ can only do everything that He desires to do through crucified flesh. Unsurrendered flesh, even when committed to some extent, hinders the accomplishing of God’s will. When the rich young ruler said, “Master, all these (commandments) have I observed from my youth. Then Jesus behold-ing him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.” (Mark 10:20-22). Although this man was very steadfast and devoted, God could not use him to minister to the needs of others because he refused to relinquish con-trol. He said, in essence (as many others do today), “I will live a good clean life, I will pray, I will do this and that – but I will not give myself for the sake of others, I will not sacrifice my independence. I will commit this much, but no more.” Thus God could not use him to the degree He had hoped to. And so it is many times today. God can achieve miraculous things through surren-

I Surrender Allby Robert Stroup

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dered people. Consistently recognizing God’s owner-ship of everything – my time, my talents, my abilities, my possessions – even my very will – is a difficult thing that requires nothing less than a brand new way of thinking that is totally contrary to the way the world thinks. It seems like a lot to ask of a person. And yet, Paul tells us that it is but our “reasonable service.” “Be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think…” (Romans 12:2-3). “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus; Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.” (Philippians 2:5-97). “He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.” (II Corinthians 5:15). It is incredible what God can do through surren-dered people. It is remarkable what He can do with a person who offers Him no opposition. Years ago there was an article in the Reader’s Digest about su-perconductors. When certain metals are reduced to absolute zero (the absence of all heat), they become superconductors that offer no resistance to the flow of electricity. Current can pour through these super-conductors with absolutely no resistance. The power that comes out at the far end is equivalent to what went in on this end and naught is lost in the transmis-sion. This world needs the touch of pure Jesus – full strength Jesus undiluted by carnal unsurrendered flesh. “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” (Romans 12:1). “I surrender all; I surrender all – All the thee my blessed Savior – I surrender all!” Rev. Robert Stroup is the District Superintendent of the Indiana District, United Pentecostal Church Inter-national and Pastor of Pentecostals of South Lake in Merrillville, Indiana.

Indiana Apostolic Trumpet

September 2011Vol. 41, No. 9

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Pastor Mark North took a last bite of his omelet and washed it quickly down with a gulp of black coffee.

Wiping his mouth with the napkin, he reached for the check. “Thanks again, Elder, for inviting me to meet you for breakfast. Sorry to have to run, but I have to get the church bus to the shop before ten this morning for an oil change. If I do, they promised to have it done by four o’clock so we can use it tomorrow morning for our church bus route.” Elder Vernon Baker nodded. “I understand. I have sev-eral hospital visits to make myself. So how’s that new bus working out for you? Mark grinned. “Excellent. You were right. It’s been one of our best evangelism investments. We pack it every Sunday morning with over fifty kids. A number have received the Holy Ghost and we have two families coming now from our bus route. We are constantly using the bus for various church transportation needs. Fact is, we need a second one. But we just can’t afford it right now. I hate that. I wish there was a way we could keep our momentum going.” Brother Baker snatched the meal check out of Mark’s hand. “I’ll pay for this, son. I invited you. You know, you could start a car ministry if you wanted to.” Mark scowled. “You got the check last time, and the time before, and before that…” He tried to grab it back but missed. He cocked an eyebrow. “What’s a car ministry?” The white haired preacher paid the cashier and reached for a toothpick. “Car ministry is a simple, but effective transportation ministry we’ve used for several years. It’s surprisingly easy to do. More than once, as I have watched cars pull into our parking lot with extra riders, I thought, ‘Why didn’t we think of this before?’ We have about thirty people coming on Sunday morn-ing that would not be able to come without our Car Ministry. Most have the Holy Ghost now.” Mark nodded for Elder Baker to continue.

Car Ministry Explained

“Like any church our size, we have several hundred church members that drive their car to church each Sunday. They bring themselves, their spouses and their children. A few bring friends and extended family members. But most of these cars arrive with several empty seats – seats that could be carrying souls in need of salvation. Car ministry attempts to utilize these empty car seats for evangelism. If I’m driving to church anyway, why not take a few minutes to pick up someone that would like to attend church and who also needs God?

“You only need two simple elements, Mark, in order for Car Ministry to work: (1) Saints willing to pick someone up and bring them to church, and (2) individuals need-ing a ride that wish to go to church. All we have to do is find both of these elements and you are in business.”

Mark nodded. “Okay. But how do you get your people to volunteer to pick someone up?” Elder Baker continued. “Several years ago during a sermon on soul winning I pointed to various members within my congregation and asked them this simple question: ‘Who owns your car?’ I got a variety of answers. One replied, ‘I do.’ Another said, ‘the bank does,’ or ‘my father’ or ‘the lease company.’ But with a little persuasion I got them all to admit that, ultimately, GOD owns their car. It truly is HIS car. He owns all we have, for we belong to Him. God owns our fami-lies, our bank account, our houses, and yes, even the car we drive. We have surrendered everything to HIM. “Well, since God owns your car -- then God wants to use it for a few minutes each week. Will you let Him? If that saint will answer YES, then here’s what I tell them we will do: We will come into your neighborhood with a door knocking team. We will knock on doors all around your house, extending out for several blocks, and we will find someone that would come to church if they only had a ride. If you are willing to call them a half-hour early on Sunday morning to remind them that you will soon be by to get them, and then will pick them up and bring them to the House of God, we will find them for you. So, are you willing to let God use His car?”

Church Growth

Who Owns your car?by Tim Massengale

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How Car Ministry Works Mark looked somewhat dubious. “So you just asked who would pick someone up and that’s all it took?” “Well, that’s how we launched it. Car ministry starts by asking who would be willing to pick someone up on Sunday morning. We stress that we will find these people for them if they will just bring them. All we need are willing car owners. Once we have this list of willing individuals, we then ask who would volunteer to meet at the church once a month on a Saturday morn-ing (we provide plenty of free coffee and donuts) and go out door knocking for a few hours. We quickly train our door knockers and then hit the streets to find the hungry souls. “Training the door knockers is easy. I just have them memorize the following dialog: “Hi, my name is Mike and we are from New Life Tabernacle. We are launch-ing a transportation ministry in this neighborhood to help people attend church that do not have a ride. Do you attend church anywhere on Sunday morning? [We let them answer]. Well, would you or anyone in your house be interested in attending a wonderful, friendly church on Sunday morning if we provided free trans-portation?” Elder Keller glanced at Mark, who still had a slightly skeptical look on his face. “Okay. Keep going. Tell me more.” Elder Keller continued. “Well, they answer, ‘yes‘ or ‘no.’ Or they may ask additional questions. Granted, most do say ‘no.’ Either they already attend church or they have no interest in doing so themselves. However, you will be pleasantly surprised to find out that there are people all over your city that would like to attend a loving, friendly, exciting church if they only had a ride. Mark, I’m serious. They are out there! All you have to do is pray and then knock on doors for a few hours and you will find them.” Mark nodded slowly, but still not convinced. “So, what kind of people do you find needing a ride?” The elder pastor quickly responded. “After having suc-cessfully done this for several years, we have found that the majority fit into six different categories. “Most are elderly – those that can no longer drive for a variety of reasons, health or poor eyesight are the most

common. But they would love to attend church once again if they had a way to get there. “Next are single car owners. Usually their spouse has the car on Sunday morning for work. Since they only have one car, they need a ride for the rest of the family to attend church. “After that we find teens that are sometimes interested. I’m serious! It’s more common than you think. Often they are the shy, lonely kind and just want fellowship. So they hope to meet other young people at church. They want friends. They want to belong to a youth group. So when our door knockers see a teenager, we stress the youth fellowship aspect. “We also find children. These are usually kids whose parents want them to attend Sunday school but don’t wish to take them themselves. While a bus ministry works best here, a car ministry can also provide trans-portation. “Occasionally we find those that can’t afford to drive to church. With rising gas prices, some have limited funds and therefore must restrict their driving to only es-sential locations like work and shopping. The only way they can come is if they can find a ride. “The final category is the unmotivated. Oddly enough, this individual wants to go to church, but they need encouragement to do so. They know that they will only get up and get ready if someone is picking them up. But without that obligation, they will just stay in bed.” When Mark nodded this time it was with more convic-tion. “I’m beginning to see what you mean. We have people like that now who attend our church. Many of them I helped find a ride.” Elder Keller grinned. “Exactly. All you need to do is match up those needing a ride with those who are will-ing to give a ride. Son, with a little effort, most of the cars pulling into your parking lot on Sunday morning can have an extra rider to two. Individuals that, before long, will be responding to your altar call and stirring the waters of baptism.

Best Places To Find People

Mark leaned back against his car. “Any suggestions on where to find these people that need a ride?”Brother Keller nodded. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 11)

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A tragic reality of our society is that more marriages encounter infidelity than those that do not. Research on

the subject estimates that at least one spouse in up to 75% of all marriages in the U.S. will be unfaithful to their partner at some point during the union. The problem has reached epidemic proportions. You can bury your head and the sand and believe that there is no need for reasonable precau-tions. Or, you can exercise due diligence to protect yourself and your marriage from potentially harmful or compromising circumstances. Here are some suggestions to help you affair-proof your marriage:

(1) Recommit to marital faithfulness.

Do you recall your wedding vows? They should have in-cluded a statement about forsaking all others and keeping yourself only unto your mate. This includes both sexual and emotional exclusivity. Remind yourself of this pledge and recommit to it frequently - to yourself, to your spouse, and to God. Do something every day that reflects your continued commitment to fidelity. (2) Invest in your marriage.

Unsatisfying marriages are breeding grounds for infidelity. Like anything in life you get out of it what you put into it. If your relationship seems to no longer hold the same satisfac-tion that it used to then it is clear you are not investing into it like you once did. It is absurd to believe that your relation-ship will continue to be fulfilling without taking proper steps to preserve and enhance it. A certain degree of change in intimacy and bondedness is normal and should be expected in all marriages. But this is no excuse to neglect the relation-ship or take it for granted. The experiences that caused your love to flourish when it began must continue consistently to maintain a successful union. (3) Realize the costs of having an affair.

The overwhelming majority (about 65%) of marriages that encounter infidelity end in divorce. The dissolution of a mar-riage is reported by many to be the most difficult experience that a person can encounter in life. Infidelity - with or without a divorce - leaves destruction in its wake for both spouses. About half of the marriages that somehow manage to remain intact following infidelity are reported to be destitute or under considerable distress – sometimes indefinitely. The conse-quences of infidelity are devastating. Never forget this fact. (4) Know the warning signs of potential infidelity.

An acquaintance does not become an affair overnight. It starts with an association of some sort. At some point there is a physical and/or emotional attraction. Communication and exposure increases and eventually rises to inappropriate levels. The attraction and interest escalates and culminates in the emotional or sexual betrayal of one’s spouse. But, even early in this process there are warning signs involving your feelings and thoughts that should prompt you to take precau-tionary measures. These signs include: thinking about an-other person, making mental comparisons between another person and your spouse, desiring to impress another person, picking fights with your spouse, avoiding going home, and so forth. (5) Distance yourself from compromising relation-ships.

It is foolishness to expose yourself to connections with others that have the potential to undermine your commitment to your spouse. Don’t wait until temptations become strong or things get out of hand. Make it a point to distance yourself from anyone who poses even a possible threat. Certainly some-one who flirts with you or otherwise shows interest in you is a person whom you should not be around. It is also a bad idea to be in contact with anyone with whom you have had a past relationship. When it comes to determining whether or not an outside relationship could conceivably harm your marriage it is best to err on the side of caution. (6) Build in relational safeguards.

Complete honesty and openness regarding all relationships with other people outside of the marriage is an absolutely essential component to establishing and maintaining trust between spouses.

Mutual accountability regarding the details of your life outside of the home is also critical to a healthy relationship. It is wise to have explicit, agreed upon boundaries regard-ing interactions with people of opposite sex (i.e. coworkers, mutual friends). For example, suggested boundaries may include: never having lunch, sharing rides, or otherwise be alone with members of the opposite sex; never having a “friend” of the opposite sex outside of those people who are friends with both of you as a couple; avoiding social network connections with people whom you had a former relation-ship; and so forth. Kirk VanOoteghem serves as Executive Pastor of River of Life in Muncie, Indiana. He has many years of experience as a marriage counselor and educator and is the founder of Mar-riageMoment.org – an online ministry dedicated to protect-ing and strengthening marriages.

Family Matters

How To Affair-Proof Your Marriageby Kirk VanOoteghem

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Frank Bartleman, who was so instrumental in the advent of Pentecost in Los Angeles, was an itinerant in spirit. He

was possessed of a mild but mercurial nature, which led him hither and yon working for the cause of the Kingdom. Bro. Bartleman seemed always to be looking for the next deeper move, a sincere body of Christians that would pray, fast, and worship with his same level of intensity and desire. Ultimate-ly, he was often disappointed in those who began in spiritual fervency but dulled to secular formalism. He was terrified of denominationalism; and once he discovered Pentecostal practitioners, Frank Bartleman was even more determined to follow the Spirit, wherever He might lead. Bro. Bartleman was an early and enthusiastic participant in the Azusa Street Revival. Inspired by reports of the Welsh renewal, led by Evan Roberts, Bartleman had joined prayer bands throughout Los Angeles to seek a Pentecostal outpour-ing in the city. He prayed diligently, though he had little no-tion of what Pentecost might look like when it arrived. When William Seymour brought the newly-articulated Apostolic Faith doctrine to a small Holiness mission, it did not take long for word to reach Frank Bartleman, who began attending cottage prayer meetings on Bonnie Brae Street, where some of the first seekers in Los Angeles were filled with the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues. But, somewhat characteristically, Frank Bartleman became disenchanted with the Azusa Mission. According to him, the Spirit revealed a dangerous pitfall for the mission—the “party” spirit, which was Bartleman’s euphemism for denomi-national sectarianism. He delivered a message at Azusa, warning the saints to avoid becoming “entangled again in a yoke of (ecclesiastical) bondage.” He firmly believed that sectarianism had “been the curse and death of every revival body sooner or later.” If Azusa was to succeed where others had failed, she would have to contend for unity and resist organization and formalism. Bartleman’s worst fears for the mission were realized when the day after he delivered his portentous sermon to the Azusa congregation, the words “Apostolic Faith Gospel Mission” were crudely painted on the building’s clapboard side. Ac-cording to Bartleman, the Lord said to him: “This is what I told you.” This was enough for Bartleman to declare: “They had done it.” There is a sense of grave disappointment in Bartleman’s record of the change, which seemed so signifi-cant to him. He even declared: “The truth must be told. ‘Azusa’ began to fail the Lord also, early in her history.”Disillusioned by the move, Bartleman began his own Pente-costal mission in an old German Church at Eighth and Maple about a mile from Azusa in August 1906. The Lord had led him to the building back in February of 1906, two months prior to the commencement of meetings at Azusa, but it had

been occupied by the Pillar of Fire, a Holiness group led by Alma White, a fierce opponent of the spreading Pentecostal revival. However, by August, Bro. Bartleman says “The ‘Pillar of Fire’ had gone up in smoke, not able to raise the rent.” Bro. Fred Shephard provided Bartleman with the $50.00 for the first month’s rent, and the first service was held on 12 August. Eighth and Maple, as the mission continued to be generi-cally known, became another center of Pentecostal revival in the city. Bro. Bartleman described mighty outpourings in the church: “The atmosphere was almost too sacred and holy to attempt to minister in. Like the priests in the Tabernacle of old we could not minister for the glory.” Many were con-verted, and Bartleman said that the “atmosphere was terrible for sinners and backsliders. One had to get right in order to remain at Eighth and Maple.” Frank Bartleman craved Spirit control. He had no tolerance for fleshly interruptions or the trappings of order. In his view, a Pentecostal service constituted hours of prayer, inspired exhortations, groaning and travail, and spontaneous manifes-tations of humility and ecstasy.

He often remained prone on the floor throughout the services “while God ran the meetings.” Though he had many times felt the control of the Spirit during his Christian experience, Bro. Bartleman received the Holy Ghost on 16 August 1906, while pastoring a Pentecostal work. Like Seymour, who received his own baptism after preaching it to others, Bartleman had witnessed several seek-ers filled at Eighth and Maple in the first few days of services when he had yet to acquire the Spirit himself. In September, Eighth and Maple grew exponentially when an entire Holiness congregation of about 40 members merged with Bartleman’s mission after their pastor, William Pendleton, was excommunicated from the Holiness group for speaking in tongues. Shortly after this merger, Bro. Bartle-man turned the mission over to Bro. Pendleton and resumed evangelization throughout southern California. Eighth and Maple continued to be a significant participant in the Ap-ostolic Faith movement in Los Angeles and worked in good fellowship with Azusa and other Pentecostal works to spread the fires of revival that emanated from Los Angeles through-out the world. Matthew Shaw is a librarian at Ball State University. He lives in Muncie, Indiana with his wife, Brandi, and four sons. He attends River of Life Church.

Pentecostal History

Man with a Mission: Eighth and Mapleby Matthew Shaw

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As we get into the fall season our churches I know many of you are beginning the planning for

your 2012 Church Calendar. As you are planning please remember to set aside some services in your upcoming calendar for Missionary Services. In the month of October we will be both posting our 2012 Missionary Schedule and also be asking each church how we can serve the churches in a more efficient way as a District Foreign Missions Depart-ment and asking you to help us in advance by pre-scheduling services for the upcoming year. We will be using both the internet and social media as ways of keeping you up to date and informed of the events of Foreign Missions throughout the world and we will be asking for your testimonies and informa-

tion as to how your church is reaching their world through your local church right here in the Indiana District. We will also be using these avenues to both inform you of the upcoming missionaries that are going to be in our District and even allow you to see the service scheduled and schedule services online.

Thank you so much for what you are currently doing for Foreign Missions and listed is the Mission-ary Schedule for 2011. If you would be able to host any of these missionar-ies please contact me at bowmang@mac.com or 812-361-5644. Rev. Greg Bowman is the Missions Director of the Indiana District, United Pentecostal Church. He is Pastor of New Life Church.

Vacca, Kevin & Lolita September 13 – 25 PhilippinesDemos, Alan & Valerie September 27 - Oct 9 Germany

Grosbach, Ted & Patricia September 27 - Oct 9 Democratic Republic of CongoRichardson, Leonard & Ping Lan Octtober 18 – 30 Taiwan

Davis, Danny & Sherry October 18 – 30 South AfricaDenny, Richard & Coral November 1 – 6 Regional Director - Pacific

Guinn, Scott & Linda November 1 – 13 MexicoMcFarland, Robert & Beth November 15 - Dec 4 Israel/PalestineHajduk, Radovan & Tanya November 22 - Dec 11 Croatia/SloveniaTuttle, Michael & Dianna December 6 – 11 Holland/Netherlands

Missionaries Visiting Indiana

Missions

This Month in missionsby Greg Bowman

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CHURCH GROWTH (FROM PAGE 7)

“The first place to look is the immediate neighborhood around the homes of those willing to pick up a rider. In many neighborhoods, a team of five to seven individu-als, knocking on doors on Saturday morning between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM, will find at least one or more people needing a ride. “We have also found that results are greatly influenced by the economic status of the area. Poorer neighbor-hoods often have more people who lack transporta-tion. Apartment complexes also are prime locations. Retirement villages and low income housing projects are especially fruitful. You will find that the poorer the neighborhood, the more people needing a ride. “However, any neighborhood, with a little time and effort, will yield riders. Elderly individuals, those who have moved in with their children, often do not wish to impose upon their married children for a ride to church each Sunday.

Neighborhoods with lots of kids provide many oppor-tunities to bring children to Sunday school. Mark, the old saying is still true: There are hungry people are everywhere. Don’t let the enemy discourage and lie to you. They are out there! With a little time and effort, you can find an extra rider for every car.”

Every Soul Needs God

Mark sighed. “I know exactly what you are saying, Elder. The enemy has all too often convinced us that no one wants to come to church. Like you said, many people would come if they just had the chance.” Elder Keller grinned – he knew he had a Car Ministry convert. “You are so right, my friend. Scoffers will say, ‘these are just old people and kids.’ True, the majority tend to be. But remember each has a soul. And each has others within their homes that are in need of salva-tion. Once saved, you now have an ambassador to that home that can lead the whole family to Christ. “So Mark, perhaps your church cannot afford to pur-chase another bus or van. But even when you can, please don’t neglect the many cars that fill your parking lot each Sunday morning. The majority of your mem-bers would be willing to give an unsaved individual a ride if they only knew who needed one. Just ask them! With a combination of a little time, shoe leather, and

prayer, you can see dozens of new faces sitting in your pews every Sunday. And hopefully, with the Lord’s help, many of these individuals will also have their names written down forever in the Lamb’s Book of Life!” Mark nodded in agreement, then glanced at his watch. “Jesus help me! I must get that bus in the shop!” He waved goodbye and drove toward the church to re-trieve the bus. But as he pulled off the highway into the residential area that surrounded his church, he could not help but wonder how many people there were in this very neighborhood that would attend church if they only had a ride. With God’s help, he was determined to find out. T.W. Massengale is the editor of Perspectives Maga-zine and an Instructor at Indiana Bible College. Author’s Note: If you would like more information on how to set up and manage a new convert care ministry in your local church, please call 1-800-800-0247 and request the “New Convert Care Ministry” packet. Cost is $5.00 which includes postage.

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