by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 15, 2006 | Gospel for West Africa, Out of the Depths - The Mystery of Suffering, Steve Phillips
FROM EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN YOU MAY FREELY EAT, BUT [Gen.2:16, 17] Unmolested freshness graced every bud and blade in Edens pristine splendor. Thorns and thistles, grime and sweat were things yet unknown. All was bliss for all was very good [Gen.1:31]. Every tree...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 5, 2006 | Gospel for West Africa, Steve Phillips, The Lamp
The Lamp To cause the lamp to burn continually Before the lamp of God went out Ex.27:20 – I Sam.3:3   Shrines of the Church             Custodians of the shrines are held in reverence and are sought as having access to spiritual powers that the...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 18, 2006 | Gospel for West Africa, Steve Phillips, West African Update
Dear Brethren, Only infrequently do we reflect upon the wondrous legacy transmitted to us via the Reformation of the sixteenth century. One such inestimable treasure is literacy, a blessing often taken for granted. Neither Reformation nor gospel work can thrive in...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 14, 2006 | Are We Like Christ?, Gospel for West Africa, THE STORM BREAKS - Chapter 4
While Christianity was viewed by Rome as a sect of the Jews, it did not draw their attention since Judaism had legal status in the empire. But as Christianity increasingly became separate from the synagogues and spread throughout the Roman world, it was recognized to...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 6, 2006 | Gospel for West Africa, Steve Phillips, The Lamp
The Lamp To cause the lamp to burn continually Before the lamp of God went out Ex.27:20 – I Sam.3:3 Called to What? “During three days of prayer and fasting, God gave birth to a ministry,� or so we are told. “Christ appeared to me while on prayer-mountain and...
by Jim Baumgaertel | May 27, 2006 | Are We Like Christ?, Gospel for West Africa, SO SEND I YOU - Chapter 3, Steve Phillips
John was the last of the Apostles who made the final contributions to the NT revelation. His writings set forth Christ as the sufficiency for the church during the following centuries up until His return. In the history of God’s people, the time came when it was...
