Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for May 12, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
Ask Rick Gage about Go Tell Ministries, and the conversation turns quickly to evangelism and seeing people’s lives transformed through the power of God’s Word.
Attacks on two predominantly Christian villages in Egypt last week came after days of rising tensions, which the state’s security services did nothing to quell despite being notified of impending danger to Christians …
“I was getting the word out there, but it wasn’t until the Minister Connection that it really came through. I view it all in God’s timing,” Scott Patz said. “I appreciate the program very much, and I’ve been very blessed through it.”
The ordeal of a pastoral couple jailed without trial for three years for taking in a runaway Muslim girl shows the injustices that Christians suffer in northern Nigeria, church leaders said.
Matt Thackerson, the Baptist Convention of New Mexico’s Missions Mobilization Team leader, said the primary desire for these supported hunger ministries is to provide not just a “temporary hope” but also “eternal food.”
It seems we constantly must wade through layers and layers of opinions before we can find those glimmering diamonds known as facts. So, I’d like to offer a challenge, and I need your help to evaluate the difference it could make.
Ask David Lee and Zoey Kim about the one thing that can push their ministry in Madagascar to the next level. The International Mission Board missionary couple will answer in unison, “More workers.”