Things You Can Do
The Lord willing, my family and I will be completely moved into our new
home this Friday. You have all been very helpful to us in making this
transition. Your love, kindness, and friendship are very deeply appreciated.
Beginning next Sunday, we will resume our regular schedule of services,
with the evening services being held at
I trust that each of you will join me in the prayer that we will have a
lasting and profitable ministry together for the glory of our Redeemer. Our
ministry must be a united effort. It would be impossible for me to give myself
to study and prayer and the preaching of the gospel if you did not give
generously to support my family and me. And it will be impossible for me to
preach effectually if you do not pray for me. Let me make these suggestions of
things you can do to assist in the ministry of the Word.
1. Pray for the ministry of the gospel. Pray for your pastor
that he may have a message from the Lord. Pray for yourself that you may have a
receptive heart. Pray for sinners that the glory of Christ may be revealed in
their hearts. Pray for the presence of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.
2. Invite sinners to come to hear the gospel. Do not bargain
with men to get them to come to church. Do not try to get men to come in order
to please you, or for any other reason but this--invite men to come to hear the
good news of salvation by Christ.
3. Prepare your own heart to worship the Lord. Rise a little
early on Sunday. Try to spend some time in quiet meditation and prayer. And
come to the house of worship seeking to hear from God.
4. Give generously for the furtherance of the gospe1. We hope to
employ every available means for spreading the gospel of God's grace. In order
to accomplish this, we are dependent upon those who love the gospel giving to
promote it, so that others might hear and believe.
Don Fortner