Posts Tagged ‘Missions’
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Our LHC Book Club is discussing The Life and Diary of David Brainerd by Jonathan Edwards tonight. It is the edited journals and diary of an early colonial missionary to the American Indians (1741-1745). David lived the life of a frontier missionary – he made his home among various Indian tribes, spent the majority of his days among them preaching, teaching, and getting to know them. David also worked himself to death – he died at the age of 29 of TB in Jonathan Edward’s home. All told, his truly is an amazing and inspiring story. (The book by Edwards has not been out of print since its first printing in the 1700s.)
Brainerd was racked by depression. His diary entries become almost oppressive with his personal melancholy and sense of his own sinfulness. If nothing else, he was clear about how deep human sinfulness went, how it separates us from God, and how each human soul needs God’s gracious salvation.
Brainerd was driven to preach the gospel both to the church and the unreached world. Early in his writings he is burdened with the lukewarm nature of the church and how most Christians misappropriate their time in worthless and idle things. He clearly lived what he taught and wrote about, and it is very convicting indeed. Later in his career he became more and more burdened for the lost specifically the American Indian tribes on the frontiers of Western settlements. His journal records powerful moves of God in which entire families and villages were convicted of sin and came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
There is much to commend in the work – much more than can be handled quickly here. Maybe you have something to add about the lessons of his life?
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It’s Coming…
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Tags: Convoy of Hope, Missions
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First Missions Weekend
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
This Sunday, we have a lot going on with missions at LHC. During the service we will have with us and have a chance to honor several local ministries and missionaries we work with.
For the sermon time, we are going to have a conversation with Brad Novosad, missionary to college campuses, and David Nicholson, missionary to Mormon communities in Utah. We will hear about their hearts, their work, and pick their brains about what it means to reach our communities for Christ.
Immediately following the service, we are going to eat a meal together. We have nursery care and activities for elementary aged kids as well. During the meal, we will have a silent auction and raffle – with all proceeds going to the missions work of LHC.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Missions Week: Feb 14-21
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Are you aware of all we do for home and foreign missions through LHC? Do you know who we support, what they do and where they are? Do you want a chance to not only learn the answers to these questions but have an opportunity to meet several of our missionaries?
Then Missions Week is for you! From Sunday the 14th to Sunday the 21st, LHC will devote its service and Bible Study times to focusing on the missions we help support around the world, and talk about how we can do more.
Our schedule looks like this:
Feb 14th, Sunday am: Home Missions Emphasis with guests Nate Banke (campus missionary to CSU) and Brad Novosad (campus missionary to CC and UCCS).
Feb 14th Lunch: Missions Banquet at church. We will have raffles, a silent auction, and several missionaries and local organizations will be with us to meet you.
Feb 16th, Tuesday 6:00 pm: Bob and LeAnn Bachman with Convoy of Hope will be our guests. They will share what they and Convoy have done around the world in compassion missions.
Feb 21st, Sunday am: Foreign Missions Empasis. Jay Risner, missionary to Africa, will be our guest speaker.
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