Telling Future Generations

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 across Illinois! Go to our website to learn more information about Child Evangelism Fellowship of Illinois.

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 attended by 1,500 CEF staff and volunteers from across the world. Emmanuel Mukasa shares a picture that he gained from the conference of the CEF ministry worldwide which motivate...

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 Party Clubs and also Camp Good News Christmas Camps. This year, CEF of Illinois is partnering together with CEF of Uganda in raising $10,000 to send 500 children to a C...

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, shares his testimony, background, and his perspective and involvement as a youth pastor with the CEF 'Summer Missionary Training School.' Go to our websit...

Go to our website to learn more information about Child Evangelism Fellowship of Illinois.

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 to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God." There are only two ways to respond to children's need to come to Jesus.  Either we...

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." Is this true? Is this the point of the church to just hunker down together and hang on tight? Acts Chapter 2 in the birth of the church, lays o...

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) ' Next Steps ,' leading to a public profession of repentance toward sin and believing/saving faith towards Christ; and then 2) ' Baptism. &apos...

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 enfolding ministry of the church, the establishing ministry of the church, and the extending ministry of the church. Today on our radio program, we will fo...

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 worked together to point to the ultimate question of who Jesus is, whom the Apostle Peter declares emphatically that JESUS is both LORD and CHRIST! Go to our website...

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 should expect different and even opposing responses. The Apostle Peter, who was the messenger on the day of Pentecost, pointed to his bottom-line message th...

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 ignore the controversy altogether of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and the speaking in tongues divergent views. Instead, let's dig in and discern what Acts Chapter...

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 watershed event in the history of the world? It is because Acts Chapter 2 not only marks out the birth of the church and the mission of the church, but the beginning...

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 church, which includes FOUR MAIN PILLARS of FAITH that are touched on in Acts 1, as follows: 1) The Reliability of the Scriptures 2) The Infallible Proofs of...

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 the Lord's return.  But have you ever wondered what the Lord Jesus is doing for us right now while we wait? Today in this week's radio program we will loo...

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 Pentecost, gives us a brief glimpse into the priorities of the early church while they waited for Christ's promise to be fulfilled. Let's tak...

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 Pillars for the Foundation of the Mission of the Church, which include the Giving of the Holy Spirit and the Coming Kingdom of God. We want to unpack these doctrinal t...

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 a Christmas carol that is still sung to this day, including modern renditions. The story behind the song is powerful and rings true still today. Listen to this podcast to hear mor...

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 Bible, the book of Isaiah. The book of Isaiah is like a Bible in a book with 66 chapters and two major divisions, including the first 39 chapters emphasizing the P...

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 Biblical principles that spiritual revivals are grounded in and flow out from. The book of 2 Chronicles, from a birds-eye view, gives us four major principles for spiritual...

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 in 1891 over a 70-year period and has the center statue rising 81 feet high, with four other statues connected to it and flowing out from it. This ‘Liberty Matrix,...

Have you ever wondered why there can be two two different views of the world that is happening both at the same time? Psalm 2 tells us the answer by pointing us to the ultimate two views... an earthly view of the nations raging against God in utter rebellion and the heavenly view of God seated on His throne in heaven reigning and ruling over all as King. The Bible tells us from cover to cover who...

In this final four part series on, "Celebrating Generations," Dr. Bryan Chapell shares good news that 90% of those who grow up in the Christian faith will come back to walk faithfully with the LORD.  This is especially true, when we raise up our children to see and know our love and faithfulness to the LORD first of all, and also to our children, as we seek to raise them up in the nurtur...

Part 3 of Dr. Bryan Chapell's message on, "Celebrating Generations, " where he continues to lay out the changing demographic shifts in the Church across North America, particularly here in the USA, post Covid.  Even though lower numbers across generations have come back to church and are attending church less regularly, there is still great hope.  Statistically, the majority of salv...

Dr. Bryan Chapell continues with the second part of his message on 'Celebrating Generations.' After COVID, there was one group of people who came back to the church in even greater numbers than before. Who are they? They are the millennial generation who now have their own children. Dr. Bryan Chapell walks us through this culture shift post-COVID, but also highlights the open door for th...