Telling Future Generations

Nehemiah Chapter 12 is all about the 'Dedication Celebration' of not only the completed Jerusalem wall, but of all that God had done for His people. The whole point of this special day was to celebrate what God had done and to dedicate themselves anew to the LORD to live not for themselves, but for the future generations.

Not every day can be a special 'Dedication Celebration' day in our life or ministry. It's not every year when we complete a major project or hit a major milestone in our life. But every day is to be a 'Dedication Celebration' as we celebrate what God has done in our life, including this day, and also dedicate ourselves anew each day to live not for ourselves, but for the LORD and the future generations.

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Psalm 121 is an "Ascent Psalm" that reminds us that we all have hills and mountains that we need to climb or that come at us in life. Hills come in all different sizes and shapes. But no matter the hill we are facing right now, we can be comforted and encouraged to lift up our eyes from off of our hill and instead, focus on the LORD. 

Psalm 121 reminds us our pathway up the hill can be made more sure as we remember with every step that we take that the LORD is our helper, our keeper, and our preserver, not only for all of our days now, but forevermore!

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Listen to a brief mission report from the CEF of Illinois missions team serving with CEF of Uganda for a 3 week mission trip to Africa and back!

Missions trips, ministry in general, and even ministry serving in a local church all have one thing in common: IT TAKES A TEAM!

Nehemiah chapter 11 is a seemingly mundane chapter that is however, rich in biblical principles. The leadership lesson from Nehemiah chapter 11 reminds us that we need the RIGHT PEOPLE in the RIGHT PLACES doing the RIGHT THINGS in serving the LORD with a RIGHT MISSION.

God's mission field is big, that is both near and far and to the great and to the small, including to all the children of the world!

If ministry is going to be effective and fruitful, it must line up with biblical principles because ministry, if done right--IT TAKES A TEAM!

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The people in Nehemiah chapter 10, made a beautiful 'Covenant of Commitment' before the LORD, not to be God's people, but because they were God's people and they simply wanted to declare to the LORD their desire to walk with Him as God's Covenant people.

Their 'Covenant of Commitment,' involved three major areas:

1) Their Commitment Concerning their Sons and Daughters in Marriage.

2) Their Commitment Concerning the Observance of the Sabbath.

3) Their Commitment Concering the House of the LORD.

As we look at the people's 'Covenant of Commitment,' we need to remember that even though the specifics of these commitments may not apply to us today, but the principles behind them by way of application does.

May the LORD help us, His people today, to walk in God's Covenant, not to be God's people or to become God's people, but because we are God's people, and we simply want to show to the LORD that we desire to walk with Him.

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The longest prayer in the Bible is recorded for us in Nehemiah chapter 9.

What is this longest prayer all about? It is about a repentent people, who are dependent on the Lord's mercies, who call upon the Lord as God's people in united prayer.

Woven throughout this longest prayer is a LOOK BACK, a LOOK DOWN, and a LOOK UP aspect as God's people call upon the Lord for not only help and deliverance, but also ends in a prayer of commitment as God's people simply desire to walk with their Lord.

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Even though Mother's Day is one day a year, every day is a good day to be thankful and grateful for our mother that God has given to us.

A mother gives to her children so many gifts, but the three primary gifts that a mother gives to her children is the GIFT of LIFE, the GIFT of LOVE, and the GIFT of UNDERSTANDING.

Included in this special podcast is the true story of Dr. William MacKay and how God used the gift his mother gave to him long ago to bring William MacKay to Christ.

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The purpose of Pentecost is not just about a 'power-show' in a life of a believer.

Rather, the coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2 is all about the promise fulfilled, the proclamation of Christ, and the point of the church, both for internal growth and external growth of God's people until the Lord Jesus comes again!

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At our recent CEF Summer Ministry Fundraiser with the Kramers in concert, we shared the final CEF of Illinois ministry report that included an overview of our summer ministry outreach.

From June through August, potentially 4,000 children will hear the Good News of Christ through 5-Day Clubs, Camp Ministry, Fair Ministry, and Gospel literature distribrition ministry.

In addition to our summer ministry here in Illinois, part of our CEF State Office team will be serving with CEF of Uganda in East Central Africa for a 3 week missions trip, June 26-July 16, doing children's ministry, public school and Sunday School ministry, and also conducting teacher training and seminars at various Children's Ministry Conferences held throughout Uganda.

Thank you so much for your PRAYERS and SUPPORT for our upcoming summer ministry as we seek to simply take part in proclaiming Christ to children both near and far, because the Lord Jesus Christ alone is the Savior of the world!

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We are continuing to air the second part of our CEF Summer Ministry Fundraiser at our recent concert with The Kramers.

Jill Hostetler, the Assistant State Director of CEF of Illinois, shared about the summer ministry outreach through 5-Day Clubs, including not only the opportunity, but also testimonies from those last summer who hosteed a Backyard Bible Club as a neighborhood outreach.

Dr. Katrina Forseth, the State Director of CEF of Illinois, also shared about the Good News Club scholarship week as part of our 7 week of overnight camp ministry at CEF Camp Good News in Washington, Illinois.

All together, from stem to stern, June through August, we are looking forward to a full summer ministry outreach to the children throughout Illinois.

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This year our CEF Summer Ministry fundraiser featured the Kramers in concert.

It was a wonderful evening of praise and worship in lifting up the name of the LORD!

Also, that night, CEF summer ministry reports were shared by our staff, as well as our financial needs for our upcoming summer ministry outreaches.

This is part 1 of a 3-part radio program re-airing excerpts from our CEF Kramer concert for our Summer Ministry fundraiser.

We hope you enjoy!

 Dr. Katrina Forseth

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