Jesus Is Lord!

Are you unsure of the future of the U.S. and local economy? Do you fear the deepening recession which could easily turn into a depression? If this is how you are feeling, then you need to hear, believe, and act on the Good News, the Gospel of Jesus Christ! If you are only hearing the bad news, gloomy and despairing forecasts, you may see yourself in these words of Jesus, "...men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world..." (Luke 21:26) In light of the days in which we are living, please follow this biblical imperative, "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near." (Hebrews 10:23-25) In other words, continue to go to church! Worship! Give! Learn! Witness! However, you may have a question here: "Which church should I attend?" I would encourage you to find a church that believes the whole Bible to be the inspired, infallible, inerrant Word of God; that you see the church trying to live out the Word of God in the lives of its people; that the church is missions minded, both at home and abroad; that the church is accountable, open and honest in the way it deals with finances.

"Thank you!" every church, fellowship, Bible Study, whatever Christian group, and every other group in the state of Montana, that gathered signatures for CI-102, the Human Life Amendment. Please wait on the Lord with us in this period of time between the turn-in deadline of June 18, and whenever the final counting is done. Ask the Lord for 50,000 signatures, then believe, according to Ephesians 3:19, that He will do, "...exceeding, abundantly above all we are able to ask or think."

One of the most critical issues we are facing in our lifetime is that of affirming the value of every human life. Once conception has taken place, we affirm that every fertilized egg is a person, who, the Bible teaches, is made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26). We also believe that, in the words of our Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal , that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." (special emphasis mine)

January 22, 2010 marked the 37th rememberance of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe V. Wade, and Doe V. Bolton decisions. In those decisions, the Court struck down all the existing laws in the states that banned abortion. In effect, it has made abortion legal through all 9 months of a woman's pregnancy. The result has been over 50,000,000 children aborted; countless women's lives ruined and haunted by their decisions; many women physically injured, some even to death; and innumerable men who have to face having pushed women to abort, or who were helpless, because of the law, to prevent the abortion of their child.
Would you please earnestly pray that the laws in our land would be changed to protect the life of the unborn from conception until birth? Pray that the Lord will change the hearts of women and men who are considering aborting their children. Pray that hurting, wounded women and men, damaged by their decisions to abort, may turn to Christ in repentance and for forgiveness.

Some good news concerning the unborn is that initiatives to get a Constitutional Amendment on the November 2010 ballot in Colorado and 2011 in Mississippi have succeeded! Praise the Lord! Work is going forward in Florida for a future ballot. Let's pray fervently that each of these initiatives will pass, then stand up to any court challenges.