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Posts by Jim Folk

Global Fingerprints- Over 5,000 Children Sponsored

Care Workers Share Christ with Children. Children reach out to other Kids. We can’t emphasize enough how important Care Workers are in the ministry of GlobalFingerprints. When a child is sponsored, they are assigned a GlobalFingerprints Care Worker who meets with them and their family about once a month to assess the child’s well-being. These…

Jesus, James, Paul, and assurance of salvation

One principle of biblical interpretation which strengthens our faith is HARMONIZATION. Harmonization is the process of reconciling the different principles and statements taught in the Bible when they seem to appear at odds with one another. For example, you often hear a tricky syllogism such as this: “Jesus was a friend to people who were outcasts and sinners. Paul is the only…

What Shall is Profit a Man?

Jesus said, “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?” Mark 8:36-37 ESV The implied answer is “nothing!” It does not do a person any good to gain the whole world materially, and yet forfeit his soul. What is more, it puts a…

A Personal Update…

Our belief needs to move towards complete trust in Jesus, which is sometimes painful. If someone had asked me a month ago, “Do you realize that you are simply a collection of cells: water, tissue, bones, skin, muscles & tendons, etc. totaling 180lbs?” I would have replied, “Yes, of course. I know that.” I knew it in a physical sense. But it…

Notes on Spiritual Gifts-

Spiritual gifts are supernatural abilities given by God to Christians in order that they may serve the body of Christ (the church). Spiritual gifts are not the same as natural talents or abilities, but they may sometimes overlap (for example, someone who is a good communicator may also have the gift of teaching). Spiritual gifts are listed in different places in the…

We are all Stewards

This month we begin a series of messages on stewardship.  In short, God is the owner of everything. Because God is the owner, we are all stewards of what He has entrusted to us.  Some of you may read the word stewardship and automatically think the following: money, tithing, church buildings, financial campaigns, etc.  However, we are not going to begin with…