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monthly message, October 2009

We all know how our spiritual enemy, Satan, has used secular entertainment to break down the moral fiber of our country, split families and steal the hearts of God’s people. It is one of the big challenges we face today. Most of the movies put out by Hollywood go against the Lord and His teachings.

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry is a Christ-honoring film that will not only entertain but edify and evangelize! It opened in many theatres across the country September 18. Some areas, like ours, delayed by one week because of County Fairs which were scheduled that same weekend. Viewer response has been excellent. We believe this film can make a strong impact for the cause of Christ. It is a way we can take back some of the territory that the church has lost in this area. God used The Passion of the Christ and Fireproof to touch many lives. This film provides an opportunity to promote the truth instead of just complaining about the lies that Hollywood continually puts forth.

Our Pastoral Staff and members of our Diaconate Board previewed this film and agreed that it had a clear, poignant presentation of the Gospel and provided a positive modeling of how each of us can share Christ effectively with friends, classmates and neighbors.

Christian author/speaker, Josh McDowell shared this endorsement: “The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry” has a touching message of love and forgiveness that will literally impact both the young and old! This is a powerful film that is refreshing and loaded with incredible truths from God’s Word.”

Clair Miller, WFCJ Radio Station Manager, Dayton, OH said, “I thoroughly enjoyed The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry. Gavin MacLeod is excellently cast as Jonathan Sperry. This film will make you laugh and it’ll bring tears to your eyes, and you’ll find yourself caught up in the story from beginning to end. It will leave you with a clear, concise message of the Gospel.”

I hope this will be an effective outreach tool you can use to present Christ to friends on your prayer list who do not yet know Him.

:: 40 Days of LOVE ::

I am excited and prayerful that each of our lives will be solidly impacted through this Church-Wide Campaign. Each Sunday’s message and each week’s Small Group study and application is designed to grow us in that top priority assignment our Lord has placed upon us – to love Him and each other so that our strongest ambition, our constant focus, our passionate intention, our dominant life value will be loving authentically, becoming more and more like Jesus. Let’s do it together this Fall!

Pastor Bob