"I should count the days, not by what I have of new instances of usefulness, but by the times I have been enabled to pray in faith, and to take hold of God."
-Andrew Bonar (1810-1892)
Now that is a good day!
God, Manhood, & Ministry Audio - Now Free Online
Audio and video from the 2012 Conference for Pastors is now available for free online:
"Father Hunger" in Leading the Home
Doug Wilson
Lessons on Biblical Manhood Learned from His Father
Crawford Loritts
Being and Building Men for the Local Mission
Darrin Patrick
"The Frank and Manly Mr. Ryle" — The Value of a Masculine Ministry
John Piper
"Father Hunger" in Leading the Church
Doug Wilson
Pastoring with Vision, Creativity, and Courage in Hard Places
Ramez Atallah
Speaker Panel
John Piper, Crawford Loritts, Darrin Patrick, Doug Wilson, Ramez Atallah
The Supremacy of Christ in All of Life: The Pastor and His Worldview
A Conversation with Doug Wilson and John Piper
A Great Seminar on Redeeming Sexuality - March 3rd
I encourage you all to go, for your own benefit and also for those whom you minister too. It is put on by Jim Newheiser who spoke at Kaleo last Fall. -Erick
Our sex-saturated culture has taken sexuality from a blessing given by God and made it into an idol to be worshipped and distorted. Christians experience the results of this transformation in many ways, and believers often feel unequipped to deal with these challenges in their own lives, or in the lives of others. In this one-day seminar, we will be developing a biblical understanding of sexuality, as well as examining specific topics on how to counsel those struggling with pornography, homosexuality, and lack of intimacy in marriage. Come learn how the grace of God in the gospel powerfully changes how we view our own sexuality and gives us the power to once again put this blessing in its proper place.
Registration:
| $15.00 per person until 2/21 $20.00 per person after 2/21 |
register online register by mail |
Location:
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Grace Bible Church |
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Speakers:
| Jim Newheiser |
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Jim has served as the director of IBCD since 2006. He has been a pastor at Grace Bible Church in Escondido, CA since 1990, is a Fellow of the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors, and is a founding member and Executive Board member of the Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals. He is an international retreat and conference speaker, author, and has been practicing biblical counseling since 1982. | |
| Caroline Newheiser |
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Caroline is a NANC certified counselor at IBCD. She has many years of experience counseling women in the local church and has a passion to help women view their lives in a biblical way. | |
| Tom Maxham |
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Tom is a counselor at IBCD and is both NANC and IBCD certified. His workshop is based on his thesis in the M.A. in Biblical Counseling program at The Master’s College. |
Schedule:
| 9:00-10:25 | General Session 1 | |
| Jim Newheiser: Sexual Intimacy in Marriage - a biblical understanding of sexuality | ||
| 10:25-10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45-12:00 | Workshop 1 | |
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| Tom Maxham: Homosexuality: Sin, Provocation and Redemption | ||
| Option 2 (women only) | ||
| Caroline Newheiser: Grace Sex - the joys of marital intimacy | ||
| 12:00-1:15 | Lunch | |
| 1:15-2:30 | Workshop 2 | |
| Option 1 | ||
| Jim Newheiser: Dealing with Pornography | ||
| Option 2 | ||
| Caroline Newheiser: Graceless Sex - sexual struggles and how to deal with them | ||
| 2:30-2:45 | Break | |
| 2:45-4:00 | General Session 2 | |
| Jim Newheiser: Sexual Wisdom - biblical sexuality in a fallen world | ||
| 4:00-4:30 | Q&A |
Check out the IBCD website for more biblical counseling resources.
Free Audiobook: Trusting God by Jerry Bridges
To really trust God we need to believe that he is in control of all that we experience, that he is wise in what he ordains, and that he is unfailingly good to us through it all. Our trust in God deepens as our belief in these three truths grow.
In his excellent book Trusting God, Jerry Bridges unpacks each of these three truths to help develop the kind of faith that can suffer well to the glory of God.
ChristianAudio is making Trusting God available as a free audiobook this month only.
What are you waiting for? Download it! :-)
Friday Foto
The real "naked" C3PO (before he had an outer shell to cover his wiring) used to make Episode I. We saw it at the Discovery Science Center's special exibit of the props used to make the Star Wars movies.
Faith - an Eye, a Hand, a Mouth
From one of my favorite books:
“To say ‘justification by faith’ is merely another way of saying ‘justification by Christ’. Faith has absolutely no value in itself; its value lies solely in its object. Faith is the eye that looks to Christ, the hand that lays hold of him, the mouth that drinks the water of life.” - John Stott, The Cross of Christ
What encourages me most about this truth is that my salvation does not depend on the quality or strength of my faith. My faith does not feel very strong much of the time. It is comforting to know that my salvation depends solely on the one I have placed my feeble faith in. Weak faith is this strong Savior is enough to give us all the riches he offers.
Look to Christ! Lay hold on him! Drink this water of life! Come to him with your feeble faith, it can't hinder his saving power.
Exposing the Dark Work of Abortion - Free eBook
Desiring God is offering a free ebook called Exposing the Dark Work of Abortion for the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Abort73.com is another great resource for equipping yourself to persuade others of that abortion is wrong.
Each year there are more than one million abortions performed in the United States. Everyday there are 115,000 abortions occuring worldwide. (more stats)
Pray that one day our country will look back on abortion the way we now look back on slavery and wonder how we could have ever been so wrong. Also, get equipped to be used by God to change minds and hearts about this evil.
The Blog of Erick Cobb
- Follower of Jesus. Husband. Father of three. Veterinarian.
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