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Teaching the Bible Well Even if You Only Have 5 Minutes to Speak
My church meets in multiple “home congregations” throughout Kansas City. Most weeks in our church gatherings, we have an “open sharing time.” During this portion of our meeting, people are free to communicate with the group in various ways, such as by sharing a testimony, telling about an evangelistic experience they recently had, confessing sin, and asking for prayer. During this time, the men of the church are free to teach something briefly from Scripture (usually for 5 to 10…
Thanksgiving in Ethiopia: Ministry in Hosanna
I just finished an outstanding lunch at the missionary guesthouse—mashed potatoes, cooked carrots, dressing, chicken, and a unique salad that included bananas. It was like Thanksgiving in Ethiopia! Not surprisingly, the attendance at this lunch was higher than most days. We hope the people we served in Hosanna this past weekend enjoyed the food for the soul that we gave them. Our plan is so simple: teach the Bible. What else do they ultimately need? And what else has God…
From Ethiopia: Ministry in Goha Tsion
While driving back from a weekend of ministry in a town called Goha Tsion, we learned from a church planter with us that just yesterday (Sunday) a mini-bus crashed into another vehicle on the same route we were taking. 13 people died and 4 are in critical condition. I was able to get a picture of the vehicles as we drove by, although the picture doesn’t illustrate just how devastating the crash really was. It was a reminder to us…
Jerusalem Update: October 2013
Elliff October Update You know the feeling. You stop paying much attention to the paths you walk (or drive) every day, you go to the same stores and buy the same foods, you see the same people and grow to enjoy their company . . . it’s the feeling of settling in. Though surprises still often tap us on the shoulder, this welcome feeling has been growing in us this last month. Lately we’ve found that a good way to…
Update From Jerusalem: September 2013
“Hello, hello.” “Excuse me, please come in.” To the thousands of tourists swarming through Old City Jerusalem every day, these words, spoken in heavy accents by every Arab shopkeeper lining the narrow streets, may seem endearing and inviting. But now we hear them multiple times a day, on our way to school, on our way to work, everywhere we go. They’re almost offensive to us now, because although we look like every other tourist passing by, the Old City is…
Bible Intensives
What is a Bible Intensive? A Bible Intensive is a one-and-a-half or two day retreat in which a small group of people intensively studies a short book or section of the Bible. How does a Bible Intensive work? At least two CCW communicators come to your venue to lead the retreat. Before coming, we decide on a passage of Scripture and print off formatted copies. The whole retreat then centers on this particular passage. Using ideas and methods that we’ve…
MEDITATION
By meditating on Scripture you are transformed into the person God intends you to be. Meditation is a blend of your words to God and His Word to you; it is loving conversation between you and God through the pages of His Word. It is absorption of His words into your mind by prayerful contemplation and concentration.
Muller Center
What did George Muller think about the Bible? What is the Muller Center? Why did we name the Center after George Muller? Where is the Muller Center located? Who are the tutors for the Muller Center? Photos of previous Muller Center Studies What is required of Muller Center students? What is the cost for becoming a Muller Center student? What is the typical weekly schedule? How can I participate in overseas trips through the Muller Center? How may I sign…
Sample Chapter
FAITH WITHOUT REPENTANCE Chapter 5 Many who live in the United States are familiar with the caricature of the frontier preacher coming from the days of the Kentucky Revivals in the mid-19th century. The backwoods preacher is standing on a stump, waving his Bible and exclaiming, “REPENT!” while perspiration streams down his face. This portrait, interestingly, is not far from that of John the Baptist, whose voice also reverberated, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”…
A Brief Account of the Life and Labors of George Muller
A Brief Account of the Life and Labors of George Muller George Muller (1805-1898) believed he had seen over 50,000 answers to prayer. Refusing to ask anyone but God alone for help, he fed, clothed and housed 10,024 orphans during his lifetime in Bristol, England. Perhaps no one in modern history has demonstrated the life of trust in God more persistently and conspicuously than this man. A Brief Account of the Life and Labors of George Muller was written by Muller’s…
Hymns
An enduring interest over the years at CCW has been regaining an elevated hymnody for the church. To that end, we are pleased to offer the following hymns for use in personal or corporate worship. Always Lord Almighty Expand Download: https://www.ccwtoday.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/07/3.mp3 View Score: Credits:Music and Lyrics Jim Elliff Always Lord Almighty O God, my ever present help In floods of pain and trouble, You are my refuge and my strength, Though earth’s foundations crumble. Always present, Always helping, Always Lord…
Monthly Letter
April 2017 Dear CCW family, I recently calculated that we’ve had about 2000 meetings in our home over the last ten years, many of them packing out the place. That’s around four per week! When I think about all the times we’ve “cleaned up before they come,” I break out in a cold sweat. Let’s just say, we’ve put out a lot of chairs and swept a lot of floors. But really, think about what a privilege it is to…