A Song for Every Generation
by Lynn DeShazo
I had a good heart-to-heart talk recently with a seasoned pastor about contemporary worship songs. This man is actually “pastor emeritus” of my home church. Brother Bill, as we call him, went to seminary at a very conservative school, was ordained a Baptist pastor, was deeply impacted by the move of the Holy Spirit known as the Charismatic Movement, and ended up, among other things, on the faculty of Liberty Bible College in Pensacola, Florida. He eventually came to us and pastored seventeen years, then passed the baton of leadership onto our current pastor. He’s seen a lot of things over the years. So I was pleased to have him, as he put it, “bounce a few things off of you”. Here are a few of the issues we batted around a while; see if you can relate to any of them.
Roar of Zion's Lion
by John Betts
There are two lions that are revealed to us in scripture. Revelation 5:5 states, (behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book). I Peter declares that your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour). Joel 3:16 says that (the Lord also shall roar out of Zion).
What is the significance of the lion analogy? What do they represent?
Let’s take a look at what this teaches us. What of the roaring?
There are four reasons that lions roar. They are as follows:
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Mountain of Praise Church
Doung & Kaylene Hankins
Pastor Jerry Jochem, and the leadership of Abundant Life Church of Winchester had a vision of a church plant in the Monteagle, TN area. I knew God had called my family to this new ministry. We began our plans and started looking for a building in the spring of 2000.
In July we found an old Laundromat and car wash building and began renovations. In Oct. 2000, we had our dedication service and began ministering at Mountain of Praise Church. In the two years there we have grown from two families to over thirty five people in attendance, representing 10 families.
We are praying for God's continual provision for the church. We are praying God's continued vision to reach the lost and oppressed people living on the mountain. We offer a place of worship and teaching of God's word. We strive to keep God's message simple and balanced, bringing a spirit-filled alternative to the life they now have.
God is growing us, building in us, and stretching us all to His Glory.
DOUG & KALENE HANKINS
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