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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Family Life Christian Fellowship
Terry & Tracy Darnell
www.flcf.com
In December of 1998 God put a vision in the heart of my wife, Tracy and myself to plant a church in the Sugar Land area. After much praying and fasting, we moved our family to Sugar Land in May of 1999 ready and eager to watch the Lord fulfill this vision.
On June 13, 1999 Family Life held it's first church service in our home with an attendance of 27 people. We were very excited since we only had one couple committed to the church when we moved to Sugar Land. After one month of services in our home, we had to rent a building due to space limitations.
Thankfully, God continues to bring growth, both numerically and spiritually to Family Life.
Terry & Tracie Darnell
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