This is an important phone call for independent Baptist pastors and churches in Michigan.
If you are taking a message for the pastor please be sure he gets it. Thank you.
Pastor, nearly 500 phone calls are being made to men of your caliber in our state in order to make some urgent requests.
This is Pastor Doug Levesque from Immanuel Baptist Church in Corunna near Owosso. I am having the same concerns and challenges that you are having in your local church ministry. Despite current downtrends in Michigan we continue to press on by faith and with the joy of the Lord as the Bible commands. I praise God that new folks are visiting the church, getting saved and surrendering to ministry. I trust you too are fighting the good fight of faith. After all, the just shall live by faith.
Several years ago, I started a mission endeavor out of our church called the Bible Nation Society. You almost certainly have received our mailings, magazines and promotions. Many months we have mailed materials to over 10,000 like minded Baptists across the country. We have had our display, materials and representatives at many independent Baptist venues across the country including Lancaster Baptist Church’s Leadership Conference and The National Sword of the Lord events. Our media production arm has provided free services to colleges, schools, camps, church planters, mission organizations and special evangelistic events around the country. Many cash grants have been awarded to good men and ministries around the world. Trips to Washington DC and Israel have yielded both the salvation of souls and the infusion of Biblical thought into influential realms. I could go on regarding the activities and fruits of this outreach, but I want to speak to two in particular.
The first is the National Bible Museum. The government funded Smithsonian Institute which oversees the American History Museum in the capitol has now removed the Bible from its interpretation of our founding and past. Whereas there used to be 400 plus Bibles in the displays and archives, there are now None -that’s Zero on display. It is up to us to infuse the Bible, it’s meaning, it’ influence, and it’s importance into our culture. What the Creation Museum has done for Genesis 1-11, we need to do for the rest of the Book! And from an Independent Baptist perspective.
This Weekend (Independence Day) I will join over 100 walkers in our MuseumWalk fundraiser. We will walk on the 5 mile route, garnering media attention, and passing out a specialized tract. All proceeds will go to this particular project. I am asking you and your church to help, by sponsoring me for any amount in this walk, taking up a special offering, or maybe even hosting your own walk this year. Go towww.museumwalkonline.com for more information or to donate electronically. Please, Pastor, support me in this fundraising walk. I do appreciate your sacrifices.
The second issue is our Second annual Bible in Culture conference on Saturday, November 7th. Prophecy expert, Jimmy DeYoung will be the keynote speaker. The all day cost is only $10, and Pastors go free if they bring three others. As important as prophecy is a special Independent Baptist Pastors referendum on the state of our nation and of our state, may be the most important hour of the day. We will be giving you materials and discussing strategies for surviving and even thriving in post Christian America. Pastor, we need to stand together for Biblical Christianity. There are actions we can and should take together without compromising church autonomy. Please put this date on your calendar.
The stated mission of this organization is to renew Biblical literacy in our culture, and to put Biblical thought regarding a host of modern issues in the circles of power where discussions are taking place and decisions are being made. Despite many independent Baptist personalities, papers, camps and colleges – no such organizations or missions currently exist in our ranks. I humbly believe this society is an important one for our people today! Please go to our website www.biblenation.org and sign up for a free digital subscription to Bible Nation magazine, and our weekly email blasts communicating pertinent issues regarding the Bible and it’s role in our current national life. Forwarding these articles to your church family and personal friends will multiply our effectiveness.
You can hear this message again on the website www.biblenation.org. Also feel free to call me personally on my cell at 989.277.3667. or at church 989.743.6700. I request again, please sponsor me for any amount and pray for a great fundraiser this weekend. Thank you.
I am always yours for His service.
