Telling Future Generations

False prophets not only were a problem back in Ezekiel's day, but False Prophets abound today. These false prophets spew fake news, all because they were fake prophets, and built a fake wall of words to weaken God's people. Ezekiel Chapter 13 is instructive for us today that help us discern three main ways we can understand False Prophets from True Prophets by applying specific Biblical...

God has given to us, His people, the gift of God's Word, not only so that we would know the Lord and be in a right relationship with Him, but also so that we would depend on God's Word! Ezekiel Chapter 12 is a great reminder to God's people to help us know how to depend upon God's Word by resting on God's Word, by believing on God's Word, both in whole or in part, and...

The people in Jerusalem had a problem. God said, they were a 'rebellious house.'  Through the prophet Ezekiel, God wanted to get the people's attention because God knew what His people's answer was to their problem.  God's people, back then, as well as now, need to rightly respond to God's Word immediately.  This includes not only having open ears and open hearts to r...

Ezekiel Chapters ' 7-Eleven ,' contain many Biblical principles that we can pick up like walking through a grocery store aisles that we can place in our spiritual grocery cart and take to heart. In Ezekiel Chapters 7 and 8, -- God is the God who sees and who knows all things. In Ezekiel Chapter 9-11, -- God is the God who knows His people by name and marks us out as His people all by His...

Can you imagine finding HOPE in the book of Ezekiel which is filled with prophecies of doom and gloom and days of coming difficulties for God's people? Yes, we can! Embedded in Ezekiel Chapter 6, God promised that He would 'save a remnant,' and one day, carry His people back to their promised land. This is not just a promise for God's People in the Old Testament times back then...

In God's, ' 7-Eleven ,' grocery store in Ezekiel Chapter 7-11, we see Biblical truths laid out for us on the shelf that we need to put into our 'spiritual grocery cart' to help remind us of WHO OUR GOD IS and that GOD IS THE GOD WHO SEES ALL THINGS. If we truly understood that GOD IS THE ONE WHO KNOWS ALL THINGS and WHO SEES ALL THINGS, including the hidden crevices in our...

The book of Ezekiel is filled with specific prophecies and righteous judgments, but it is also filled with HOPE! In fact, the overarching storyline of the whole book of Ezekiel is that even though God in His Holiness must judge and discipline His People because of their sin, God in His mercy has a Grace-filled plan to bring His people back into a right relationship with Him! In other words, becaus...

The Lord has a call upon all of His people to, ' Go and Speak God's Word to Others.' This God-given commission is not just for pastors, missionaries, and full-time Christian workers, or even to Old Testament prophets back then, but to each of us today! In Ezekiel Chapters 2 and 3, God tells His prophet Ezekiel the 'where' and the 'how' to speak God's Word to...

God's 'Plan A' from all eternity is to send forth His people to go and speak God's Word to others! In Ezekiel Chapter 2-3, the prophet Ezekiel was commissioned and commanded by the Lord to go and speak God's Word to His people, including to the Jews in captivity in Babylon. However, this commission and commandment was not only for Ezekiel and the Old Testament prophets bac...

Ezekiel's vision of the heavens opened in Chapter 1 is absolutely stunning! As Ezekiel came near in his vision to the presence of the LORD, he saw the Cherubims, the special class of angels who are the guardians of God. Ezekiel also saw the moving Chariot carrying God's Spirit, turning like a wheel in the center of a wheel! Don't stop there, because above the created firmament desig...

In Ezekiel Chapter 1, God gave to Ezekiel an amazing vision of the heavens opened. Ezekiel was lifted up to the highest heaven coming near the presence of God and saw with his own eyes the cherubims, God's guardian angels, and God's constantly moving chariot, which was the Spirit of the Lord ever turning and working, like a wheel in the center of a wheel! This is an amazing vision, but w...

Today, we wrap up Acts chapter 2 that focuses on the four-fold ministry of the church. According to God's Word in the book of Acts this includes, not only the evangelizing ministry, the enfolding ministry, but also the establishing ministry, which includes an intentional focus on God's people PRAYING TOGETHER.  Then the final four-fold ministry of the church includes the extending minist...

Today on our program, we are continuing our second part of the interview with Mike Fox and Eddie D. who was our Chapel Speaker at the recent CEF Summer Missionary Training School ' for our young people... high school through college-age! Eddie D shares a sample overview of his chapel messages that he shared, including giving our students tools how to dig deep into God's Word called &apos...

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...