Ezekiel's vision of the heavens opened in Chapter 1 is absolutely stunning!As Ezekiel came near in his vision to the presence of the LORD, he saw the Cherubims, the special class of angels who are the guardians of God. Ezekiel also saw t...

In Ezekiel Chapter 1, God gave to Ezekiel an amazing vision of the heavens opened.Ezekiel was lifted up to the highest heaven coming near the presence of God and saw with his own eyes the cherubims, God's guardian angels, and God's const...

Today, we wrap up Acts chapter 2 that focuses on the four-fold ministry of the church.According to God's Word in the book of Acts this includes, not only the evangelizing ministry, the enfolding ministry, but also the establishing minist...

Today on our program, we are continuing our second part of the interview with Mike Fox and Eddie D. who was our Chapel Speaker at the recent CEF Summer Missionary Training School' for our young people... high school throu...

In early June, CEF of Illinois launched our summer ministry outreach by holding a 'Summer Missionary Training School' for our young people... high school through college-age!Eddie D, who served as our guest chapel speaker...

Emmanuel Mukasa, the CEF National Director of Uganda in East Central Africa, shares about the wide-open door to reach children for Christ year-round in his country, but especially during the Christmas season by conducting Christmas...

Recently, Emmanuel Mukasa, the National Director of CEF of Uganda came for a visit here in the USA. Emmanuel came not only for a visit to the state of Illinois, but also to attend the CEF International Conference that was atte...

At the CEF of IL Spring Concert, the CEF staff shared a ministry update of not only our school year ministry, but also our upcoming summer ministry that launches June through August as an evangelistic outreach to children acro...

Jesus made it clear in Mark 10:14 that children are not a peripheral to the kingdom of God, but are to be included in hearing the message about Jesus because the kingdom of God includes children too!Jesus said, "Let the children come...

Chuck Coleson of Prison Fellowship once gave a humorous observation about the state of the church saying,  "The church is a lot like Noah's Ark. The stench on the inside would be unbearable, if it weren't for the storms on the outside....

The mission of the church that is described for us here in Acts Chapter 2, includes not only the evangelizing ministry of the church, but also the enfolding ministry of the church.The church's enfolding ministry, has two components: 1) '...

Acts Chapter 2, with the birth of the church on the day of Pentecost, reminds us in descriptive detail what is the point of the church that can be categorized into a four-fold ministry of the church: the evangelizing ministry of the church, the...

Acts Chapter 2 is a wonderful example of the essential truths of the Gospel message which focuses on the life of Christ, the death and resurrection of Christ, and also the exaltation of Christ.The message on the Day of Pentecost all work...

Acts 2 includes the first recorded sermon in the New Testament after Christ's death and resurrection.This message proclamation is given in the midst of both wonder and mocking, reminding us that every time the Gospel message is given, we...

Acts Chapter 2 is pivotal in understanding the purpose, the mission of the church.It can also be confusing and filled with doctrinal tensions that separates churches and various theological camps.We could skip Acts Chapter 2 and i...

Of all the events in the history of the world, the Day of Pentecost in Acts Chapter 2, ranks third in the most important events, right behind the first coming of Christ and the creation of the world.Why is the Day of Pentecost such a wat...

Acts chapter 1 lays the foundation for the church, God's people, in spreading the Gospel message, which is the mission of the church.This foundation that is laid here in Acts 1 is vital to the birth of the church and the building of the ...

What a time to be a live!  We are right now living between the first and second coming of Christ, until Jesus comes again.Last week, we looked at a sampling of God's instruction manual of what we are to be doing while we wait for th...

Have you ever wondered as God's people what our priorities should be while we wait for Christ's return?The Bible in Acts Chapter 1, during the ten-day period between Christ's Ascension and the giving of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pent...

Last week, we looked at the Four Pillars of the Foundation of the Mission of the Church, including the reliability of the Scriptures, and the many Infallible Proofs of the Resurrection of Christ.This week, we will look at two other Pilla...

On Christmas Day in 1863, during the war-torn era of the Civil War, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the famous American poet, composed the poem, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” Within a decade, the poem was turned into ...

Where in the New Testament does the Christmas story begin?Interestingly, the Christmas story does not begin in the New Testament with the Gospels, but rather in the Old Testament, particularly in one of the major prophetic books in the B...

Where do spiritual revivals come from that sweep across a nation and how do they occur?Actually, we do not have to guess, because not only are spiritual revivals given to us by the direct hand of the LORD.  God has given to us Bibli...

Overlooking the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts’ tucked away on top of a hill, is a large statute dedicated to our forefathers, the Pilgrims, that most Americans today know nothing about.The monument dedicated to the Pilgrims was built i...