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Evans-The Ark of the Covenant

Posted on June 3, 2018January 12, 2023 by Pastor David Cox

In this 24 chapter work by James Harrington Evans (Baptist), he investigates various aspects of the Ark of the Covenant.

Missionary on Furlough Spiritual Needs is an article by David Cox (veteran missionary) to help pastors and missionaries understand missionary needs.
Excerpt: When a pastor "takes in a missionary on deputation or furlough", he ministers to that missionary.... Pastors also need this encouragement as much as missionaries need it. When they get together to fellowship, they are able to encourage one another. But every pastor ministering to a returning missionary should encourage them along these lines of faithfulness and reward in eternity.
Topics: Introduction | Unfit Missionaries that should not be missionaries at all | Stop the Merry-go-round, I want to get off | Some Tips for Pastors Encouraging Missionaries | 1. Do not undermine their way of leading or doing the ministry | 2. The two essential elements are talk and prayer. | 3. Get more than just the pastor involved in praying for the missionary. | Remind your missionary by asking for an update if it has been a while. | Effectively disseminate prayer requests.
Read the Article: Missionary on Furlough Spiritual Needs.

davidcoxmex.com Missionary Problems: spirit fruit takes time Missionary Problems: "I wish I had known how difficult long-term fruit really is." This article explores the fact that seeing spiritual fruit in a person's life is a long term affair. This short post explores the frustration in missions and the ministry in general of actually seeing abundant, consistent spiritual fruit in the people you are working with. The last point is that prayer is the solution to nonexistent fruit, or the lack of seeing fruit appear in its time.
Read the Article: Missionary Problems: spiritual fruit takes time

pc81 Healing in the Bible We investigate what is a sane and biblical outlook towards healing in the Bible, a non-Pentecostal view. We look at Hezekiah's case, the 10 Lepers healed by Jesus. God totally controls sickness.
Job 5:18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Micah 6:13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins. God makes us sick because of our sins.
Sin is the first cause and last curse involved in sickness.
We examine cases of God healing, and exhortations to pray over the sick.