Telling Future Generations

Even though Mother's Day is one day a year, every day is a good day to be thankful and grateful for our mother that God has given to us. A mother gives to her children so many gifts, but the three primary gifts that a mother gives to her children is the GIFT of LIFE, the GIFT of LOVE, and the GIFT of UNDERSTANDING. Included in this special podcast is the true story of Dr. William MacKay and h...

The purpose of Pentecost is not just about a 'power-show' in a life of a believer. Rather, the coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2 is all about the promise fulfilled, the proclamation of Christ, and the point of the church, both for internal growth and external growth of God's people until the Lord Jesus comes again! Go to our website to learn more information about Child Ev...

At our recent CEF Summer Ministry Fundraiser with the Kramers in concert, we shared the final CEF of Illinois ministry report that included an overview of our summer ministry outreach. From June through August, potentially 4,000 children will hear the Good News of Christ through 5-Day Clubs, Camp Ministry, Fair Ministry, and Gospel literature distribrition ministry. In addition to our summer minis...

We are continuing to air the second part of our CEF Summer Ministry Fundraiser at our recent concert with The Kramers. Jill Hostetler, the Assistant State Director of CEF of Illinois, shared about the summer ministry outreach through 5-Day Clubs , including not only the opportunity, but also testimonies from those last summer who hosteed a Backyard Bible Club as a neighborhood outreach. Dr. Katrin...

This year our CEF Summer Ministry fundraiser featured the Kramers in concert. It was a wonderful evening of praise and worship in lifting up the name of the LORD! Also, that night, CEF summer ministry reports were shared by our staff, as well as our financial needs for our upcoming summer ministry outreaches. This is part 1 of a 3-part radio program re-airing excerpts from our CEF Kramer concert f...

The Feast of Pentecost is not just an Old Testament Feast. It is a New Testament fulfilled Feast that defines the purpose and the mission of the church of Christ today! In Acts chapter 2, the prophetic fulfillment of the Feast of Pentecost was about two main things: the promise and the harvest. The promise is the giving of the Holy Spirit for the three-fold purpose of spiritual conversion, spiritu...

The Seven Feasts of the LORD found in Leviticus 23 are not just Israelite, Old Testament Feasts; they are the LORD's Feasts which mark out God's calendar plan of redemption from beginning to end. The first three feasts of the LORD occur in the first month of the year at Nisan, which is our April. The Feast of Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Feast of Firstfruits were not...

'The Heart of the Gospel,' is answered in this simple, yet overarching question: "How can sinful man be made right in relationship with Holy God?" The negative answer : It is not by our works by what we do or do not do because there is no righteousness within us to be accepted before Holy God. The positive answer:   All of our righteousness is found outside of us, by God's...

Many people down through the church age have asked the question, "Who Was Jesus?" As C.S. Lewis so distinctly stated, 'Christ is either a liar, a lunatic, or He is Lord."   Lewis goes on to say, "... let us not come up with any patronising nonsense about His (Jesus) being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to." The Gospel points...

This Easter season we remember all that our Lord Jesus has done for us on our behalf. Yet, have you ever wondered in the Easter story WHO IS GUILTY for putting Jesus to death?  Was it Judas who betrayed Jesus that night in the garden?  Or was it the Chief Priests and High Priest who conconcted the whole plot and sought to deliver Jesus to death? Or perhaps, it was the King Herod from Gaililee or t...

In the book of Leviticus, there are seven Feasts of the LORD which are laid out as part of the Jewish calendar year. But what do these seven Feasts have to do with us today? The whole Old Testament, including these biblical Feasts, point to Christ, portray our relationship as believers in Christ, and ultimately, have a prophetic fulfillment in Christ. These seven Feasts function as God's plan...

In Nehemiah chapter 8, God's people come together to understand God's Word and to apply God's Word, which results in great joy in the LORD. One of their applications of God's Word discovered by the people in Nehemiah's day is the celebration of the Feasts of Tabernacles. But how does the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles help God's people back then and for us to...

Revivals are deeply needed among God's people today, yet revivals do not happen in a  vaccum. Rather, revivals include God's work in and through His people, by and with His Word. In Nehemiah chapter 8, the greatest recorded revival in Scripture took place over 2,500 years ago during the time of Nehemiah. The revival occurred as all of God's people together grew in their understandin...

Dr. Katrina Forseth continues to trek through Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, pointing to the undergirding, master theme of the Bible, which is the Doctrine of the Lamb. Simply put, "There is a LAMB in this Book!" Through unfolding Biblical revelation, the student of the Bible understands how God's eternal plan from the foundation of the world to eternity forever with God cent...

After Nehemiah and the people completed building the Jerusalem wall in a mere 52 days, what's next? Nehemiah chapter 6 and 7 is a gleaning of many biblical principals that points God's people, whether in Nehemiah's time or even today, to complete each God-given task as part of our overall God-given mission. Nehemiah chapter 6 points us to Nehemiah's, 'What's Next,&apo...

Here is a spiritual law that you can take to heart: 'spiritual work and spiritual attack' go together because we are in a spiritual war! In Nehemiah Chapter 6, the personal attacks against Nehemiah by his arch-enemies, ramps up and zeroes in on the leader Nehemiah. The goal was to stop the wall building work at any cost. Nehemiah 6 reads like a spy novel where threats against God's...

Nehemiah, the governor of the land in Jerusalem, not only encourages God's people to model redemption, by forgiving other's debts and keeping their promise before God and man, but also to give grace to others, by giving 'grace for grace'. Nehemiah, in many ways, reflected the true Redeemer, by not requiring of the people what he could have charged and also by abundunantly provi...

Internal family disunity broke out among God's people that almost brought the 'wall-building work' in Jerusalem to a screeching halt. Brethern turned against brethren and family against family, all because great debt was heaped up due to famine, taxes, and usury charged on top. The people were powerless on their to repay. They needed a Redeemer! In the same way, we also need a Redee...

Meet Gracia Burnham, the modern day Elizabeth Elliot, who was a former missonary to the Philippines with Missionary Aviation Fellowship. In 2001, Gracia and her husband Martin, were held captive for over a year by a Muslim terrorist group. Listen to Gracia's compelling story that she shares not only about what happened in the Phillipine jungles, but how God's love holds her heart captive...

Gracia Burnham continues to share her testimony where her and her husband, Martin, were held hostage on the Philippine islands by a Muslim terroist group for over a year.  But even in the midst of captivity, and afterwards, the Lord has provided opportunities for Gracia to show God's love to her captives, who were former enemies. Praise God that He is indeed in the heart changing busisness th...

Gracia closes out her time by sharing with the audience the missionary flashcard story produced by Child Evangelism Fellowship. CEF is pleased to share, 'The Burnham Story,' with the children in our CEF Good News Clubs nationwide to help teach children to understand the importance of missions and the need to share Christ with others, both near and far. After listening to today's pro...

Listen to the CEF of Illinois Statewide Ministry Report for 2023 and also meet a special visitor, Emmanuel Mukasa, the National Direction from CEF of Uganda. Hear what God is doing not only in the state of Illinois, but also what God is doing in the ministry of CEF worldwide, including from the other side of the world in Africa!  Go to our website to learn more information about Child Evangelism F...

Jill Hostetler, the Assistant State Director of CEF of Illinois, shares a look back at our 5-Day Club summer ministry of what God did to enable us to reach almost 500 children with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ! We praise the Lord for His provision of 9 summer missionaries who gave of their summer to share the Good News of Christ with the children throughout Central Illinois. Also included a...

Looking back at 2023, we praise the Lord for all that God has done in providing for our ministry and making a way to minister to children and point them to Christ. We hope you enjoy listening to our Camp Good News summer ministry report shared by Mark Andrews, our new Acting Camp Director. Camp ministry, first and last, is about transforming lives by the power of the Gospel through Biblical teachi...

The ROLE of a LEADER in God’s economy is radically different than the ROLE of a LEADER in the world. In Nehemiah Chapter 2, the leadership job of Nehemiah is described in one key concept. The role of the leader is to be, 'an extension of God’s good hand for the people that they serve,' by PRAYING for the PEOPLE, DOING GOOD for the PEOPLE, and EQUIPPING the PEOPLE to do God’s good work. G...