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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…
Life of Trust
By Jim Elliff Long ago I learned that people are not so interested in what a man can do for God, but rather what God can do for a man. I wanted my life to be a visible demonstration of the fact that God exists and that He hears and answers prayer. This led me to make financial choices that many of you ask me about. I am happy to talk about this since one of the very reasons I…
Travel and Financial Policy
Many people ask us what our financial policy is for the speaking ministry of Jim Elliff, our founder and president. This is a brief explanation. Other questions may be answered by communicating directly with Jim at the following address: CCW PO Box 12045 Parkville, MO 64152 Phone (816) 584-8601 E-Mail: info@ccwToday.org Jim speaks at churches and conferences without remuneration. Jim prearranges not to receive love offerings or honoraria for compensation for his speaking, either for himself or the ministry. It…
Speaking Biblically About the Death of Christ
Among conservative Bible-believing Christians there is often passionate resistance to the doctrines of unconditional election and the limited atonement. One reason for this, I believe, is a commendable zeal for evangelism coupled with a common misconception about the essential content of the gospel message. I think it would be fair to say that most Christians believe that preaching the gospel means saying two things to the unconverted: (1) “God loves you and wants to save you,” and (2) “Christ died…
The Muller Center for Biblical Studies
Frequently asked questions: 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? What is required of Muller Center students? What is the cost for becoming a Muller Center student (for our main 2 semester courses)? May I study in the Muller Center’s two semester forums if I live outside the Kansas City area? What is the typical weekly schedule for two…
A Journey in Search of Comfort as a Christian Parent of Unconverted Children
There are few events in the Christian life that can be more disturbing and cause more anguish of heart than to see your children become young adults while continuing to evidence a spiritual disposition that seems to betray that these most precious gifts from God remain strangers to His grace. Yes, they may think that they are believers, but there is no love for His Word, no desire to be with His people, and no desire to live for the…
God Provides
Online Giving A Message from Jim Elliff— Our Only Financial Plan: Trusting God CCW has never solicited money for our ministry personnel or for the ministry itself. Not once. For over 30 years, God has supplied everything we’ve needed without asking anyone but Him. It is exciting to think that He has actually provided a few million dollars for this small ministry in answer to prayer, allowing us to preach and teach His word to thousands around the world, through…
Let Us Pray Without Delay!
They didn’t complain. They didn’t doubt. They didn’t even strategize. Once Peter and John reported their imprisonment and the threats they had received for preaching the gospel, they immediately prayed with a gathering of believers in Jerusalem (see Acts 4:23-31). As I once heard, “Prayer was their first choice, not their last chance.” Here’s what they asked from God: “And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,…
Reflections on the Ministry Trip to Ethiopia & Uganda, Fall of 2012
On September 4, 2012, CCW staff member Selamab Assefa and I left America for a few weeks of ministry in Africa. This was my third trip to Ethiopia with Selamab, and our first trip to Uganda. What follows is a brief report, arranged by topics. Old Friends Our first weekend in Ethiopia involved ministry to church leaders in a town called Dangla, about a 10 hour drive northwest of Addis Ababa (the capital city of Ethiopia). We had served in…
The Garage Method
A former professor of mine, now a successful author of Christian fiction, used to dismiss his anxieties by repeating this mantra: “Oh well. It doesn’t eternally matter.” For him six words conquered all ills. He slew his worries with a phrase, with a mere wag of his tongue. I’m not sure he was right about things not eternally mattering, but his blood pressure remained low and in many ways, he turned his worries into trust. It is sort of an…