This was the first of 12 summer livestreams. This summer we will be walking through the Pilgrim's Progress and interviewing church members. We will delve into the trials and tribulations of the Christian life along with the joys of knowing and walking with the Lord.

As we celebrate the milestone of our local graduates from the area Christian Schools and for us especially, Peoria Christian School, and for those from Pella Community and Home School, we should be mindful that the road before them will be long and winding, filled with ups and downs just as Christian experienced in the classis Pilgrim's Progress. It is important for them and all of us to. . . • Know that God Ordains All Things • Hold on to That Which is Good, Noble, and True • Cling to the Goal of Being a Walking Epistle

Alan is a best selling author of The Pilgrim's Progress: A Readable Modern-Day Version of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. He has also written a companion study guide. His books can be found at https://brownchairbooks.com/ #PilgrimsProgress #AlanVermilye #JohnBunyan #ChristianClassics

This episode is a preview of the upcoming Summer Livestream which will air on Sunday nights 7:00 CT beginning May 31 on the Emmanuel Discipling Network YouTube channel @Ebcruston and our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/EBCRuston.

Oh, the tenacity of grip which there is in the poor seeking sinner when he once gets some hold of the precious promises of Christ! "Nay, he had a note of necessity in his bosom to my Master, to receive him, and grant him the comfort of His house, and also to allow him a stout and valiant conductor, because he was himself so chicken-hearted a man; and yet for all that, he was afraid to call at the door."

There is an exact description of many who are on the road to Heaven. They are thoroughly sincere, nobody can doubt that; but they are "so nervous." I think that is how they describe themselves. "So doubtful, so mistrustful, so suspicious, so over-loaded with doubts and fears," would, perhaps, be a truer verdict.