How can people in one moment be waving Palm Branches shouting out to the Lord Jesus, "Hosanna, Hosanna," but then less than a week later... some of those very same people may have been part of the crowd shouting, "Crucify Him, Crucify Him!"...

One of the key texts for the Biblical basis for reaching children is found in Matthew Chapter 18.This passage is one of the foundation texts that the Lord used in the life of the Rev. Jesse Irvin Overholtzer, the founder of Child Eva...

The Biblical Basis for reaching children does not begin in the New Testament, but in the opening pages of the Bible in Genesis and throughout the Old Testament.Three key passages found in the Old Testament are Deuteronomy Chapter 6, Judg...

There are many methods in how to share the Gospel, but there is only ONE GOSPEL MESSAGE which never changes because it is rooted and grounded in God's Word.If you were to summarize the Gospel message, it would rest upon FOUR FOUNDATIONAL...

Over 160 years ago in the mid-1880's, an unknown minister shared with the Rev. Charles Spurgeon a three-leaf booklet that contained only three colors which reminded him of the precious truths of the Gospel of Christ.Over time, that three...

The Rev. Jesse Irvin Overholtzer, founded the ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship in 1937.Because of Mr. O's burden and passion for reaching children, he was also known as the, 'Modern Weeping Prophet.' Every time he spoke o...

Rev. Jesse Irvin Overholtzer, who is fondly known as Mr. O founded the ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship beginning in Chicago, IL, which is now a worldwide ministry today reaching over 25 million children with the Gospel!L...

God delights in hearing and answering the prayers of His people.In Luke Chapter 1, God used the prayers of Zacharias and Elizabeth to not only answer their personal heartfelt prayers, but all to accomplish the Lord's plan and prepare His...

What does the classic Christmas movie, "It's a Wonderful Life," and Luke Chapter 1 have in common?It unveils for us how God is working behind the scenes to prepare His people to accomplish His plan using their background, their ...

Today, we are wrapping up the final segment of Ken Ham's second seminar on, "Apologetic Answers From Genesis."We hope you have enjoyed these two, 45 minute seminars shared by Ken Ham for our CEF of IL Fundraising Event last Fall on, "Gos...

We are continuing to air Ken Ham's second session of common objections that often pop-up from the creation account or flood account found in the book of Genesis. We hope you enjoy Ken Ham as he seeks to help families, the church, an...

This continual airing of Ken Ham's second seminar on, "Apologetic Answers from Genesis," turns the tables and explains how the teaching of evolution is in reality 'blind faith' in a man-made theory of origins; whereas, the Biblical vie...

In the beginning of this New Year, we are continuing the second session shared by Ken Ham with Answers in Genesis at our recent CEF of Illinois end of the year fundraiser in 2025.In this session, Ken Ham shares some hel...

This week we continue with the CEF of Illinois '7 Highways' presentation which highlights the ministry outreaches across the state for this past year.As we think about this gift-giving season, we are reminded of God's greatest g...

At our recent CEF Fall Event, Dr. Katrina Forseth shared a ministry presentation called, 'The 7 Highways, plus more,' of what CEF ministry looks like in Illinois.We hope you enjoy listening to this CEF of Illinois ministry presentation!

This week we are airing the last segment of Ken Ham's first session on how, 'Genesis Chapters 1-11 is the Foundation for Everything!'Ken Ham encourages God's People to be bold at what God has said in His Word about foundational issues an...

This week we are continuing to air the third part of Ken Ham's first session on how 'Genesis Chapters 1-11 is the Foundation for Everything!'Ken Ham shares that the same problem that begins in Genesis with the entrance of sin, Satan, and...

This week we will be continue to air the second part of the first session that Ken Ham with Answers in Genesis shared on how, 'Genesis 1-11 is the Foundation for Everything!'We hope you enjoy!

Wow what an evening!This Fall, CEF of Illinois held our annual fundraiser and had as our guest speaker, Ken Ham, with Answers in Genesis!Ken Ham shared two 45 minute seminars with us, which we will be airing in t...

John Chapter 15 is a key chapter where Jesus tells His disciples what we are to be doing while Jesus is physically absent from this earth. Jesus is working, the Father is working, and the Holy Spirit is working.What is our work that we a...

Failed fruit is the story-line of not only Ezekiel Chapter 15, but of the story of Israel. From the beginning, the Lord called Israel to not only be His People, but to be a Faithful People to produce forth fruit for Him and for othe...

If Noah, Daniel, and Job were alive today, would their righteousness save and deliver unrighteous people living in the land?In Ezekiel Chapter 14, God answers His own question and points to one eternal truth: There is no one who is right...

Great revivals of people turning their heart to the Lord, do not begin in a vacuum or come from nothing.Biblically-speaking, revivals only happen when God's people who know the Lord repent of their sin and  walk in a right relations...

A dual, spiritual 'hot potato' is found in Ezekiel Chapter 13 concerning women who were prophets.The issue was not that they were 'women' or that these women were 'prophets,' but because these women were false prophets who practiced divi...

On September 10th, a Scripture verse was tweeted out on social media by Erika, the wife of Charlie Kirk, saying simply this, 'Psalm 46:1, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.'This Bible v...