Telling Future Generations

How can people in one moment be waving Palm Branches shouting out to the Lord Jesus, "Hosanna, Hosanna," but then less than a week later... some of those very same people may have been part of the crowd shouting, "Crucify Him, Crucify Him!" Why the sudden turn? Many of the people back then, and even people yet today, do not understand WHO JESUS IS and WHY JESUS CAME. Christ cam...

One of the key texts for the Biblical basis for reaching children is found in Matthew Chapter 18. This passage is one of the foundation texts that the Lord used in the life of the Rev. Jesse Irvin Overholtzer, the founder of Child Evangelism Fellowship almost 90 years ago in 1937. Matthew Chapter 18:1-14 are powerful verses that continue to build one upon another until the Lord Jesus reaches the c...

The Biblical Basis for reaching children does not begin in the New Testament, but in the opening pages of the Bible in Genesis and throughout the Old Testament. Three key passages found in the Old Testament are Deuteronomy Chapter 6, Judges Chapter 2, and Psalm Chapter 78. The LORD GOD's desire for the children, including for the future generations yet to be born, is to KNOW GOD, LOVE GOD, an...

There are many methods in how to share the Gospel, but there is only ONE GOSPEL MESSAGE which never changes because it is rooted and grounded in God's Word. If you were to summarize the Gospel message, it would rest upon FOUR FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS:  1) Who God Is 2) Who Man Is 3) Who Jesus Is and What Jesus Did 4) And What Jesus Provides... for all those who by God's Grace Alone, through F...

Over 160 years ago in the mid-1880's, an unknown minister shared with the Rev. Charles Spurgeon a three-leaf booklet that contained only three colors which reminded him of the precious truths of the Gospel of Christ. Over time, that three-leaf booklet developed into a full, 5-color booklet, known as the Wordless Book : 1) GOLD which stands for God and the street of gold in heaven. 2) DARK for...

The Rev. Jesse Irvin Overholtzer, founded the ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship in 1937. Because of Mr. O's burden and passion for reaching children, he was also known as the, 'Modern Weeping Prophet.' Every time he spoke of children, he was compelled to speak of the children's need for Christ and their need to hear the clear teaching of the milk of the Word... even as yo...

Rev. Jesse Irvin Overholtzer, who is fondly known as Mr. O founded the ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship beginning in Chicago, IL, which is now a worldwide ministry today reaching over 25 million children with the Gospel! Listen to an actual recording of Mr. O as he tells the story of how the Lord burdened him to begin an interdenominational children's ministry with a worldwide vision t...

God delights in hearing and answering the prayers of His people. In Luke Chapter 1, God used the prayers of Zacharias and Elizabeth to not only answer their personal heartfelt prayers, but all to accomplish the Lord's plan and prepare His people to be a blessing to others and proclaim the Good News of Christ!  Go to our website to learn more information about Child Evangelism Fellowship of Il...

What does the classic Christmas movie, " It's a Wonderful Life, " and Luke Chapter 1 have in common? It unveils for us how God is working behind the scenes to prepare His people to accomplish His plan using their background, their time, and even prayers prayed all to be a blessing to others and proclaim the Good News of Christ! Go to our website to learn more information about Child...

Today, we are wrapping up the final segment of Ken Ham's second seminar on, "Apologetic Answers From Genesis." We hope you have enjoyed these two, 45 minute seminars shared by Ken Ham for our CEF of IL Fundraising Event last Fall on, "Gospel Foundations," which is grounded and rooted in the first book of the Bible, in Genesis! Go to our website to learn more information ab...

We are continuing to air Ken Ham's second session of common objections that often pop-up from the creation account or flood account found in the book of Genesis.  We hope you enjoy Ken Ham as he seeks to help families, the church, and especially young people in how to respond by giving solid 'Apologetic Answers from Genesis.' Go to our website to learn more information about Child E...

This continual airing of Ken Ham's second seminar on, "Apologetic Answers from Genesis," turns the tables and explains how the teaching of evolution is in reality 'blind faith' in a man-made theory of origins; whereas, the Biblical view of creation is 'evidenced based.' Go to our website to learn more information about Child Evangelism Fellowship of Illinois.

In the beginning of this New Year, we are continuing the second session shared by Ken Ham with Answers in Genesis at our recent CEF of Illinois end of the year fundraiser in 2025. In this session, Ken Ham shares some helps in, "Apologetic Answers from Genesis." We hope you enjoy! Go to our website to learn more information about Child Evangelism Fellowship of Illinois.

This week we continue with the CEF of Illinois '7 Highways' presentation which highlights the ministry outreaches across the state for this past year. As we think about this gift-giving season, we are reminded of God's greatest gift of salvation in God giving to us His Son (John 3:16)?  How should we then respond to God's greatest gift? By giving to God all that we have back to...

At our recent CEF Fall Event, Dr. Katrina Forseth shared a ministry presentation called, 'The 7 Highways, plus more,' of what CEF ministry looks like in Illinois. We hope you enjoy listening to this CEF of Illinois ministry presentation! Go to our website to learn more information about Child Evangelism Fellowship of Illinois.

This week we are airing the last segment of Ken Ham's first session on how, 'Genesis Chapters 1-11 is the Foundation for Everything!' Ken Ham encourages God's People to be bold at what God has said in His Word about foundational issues and doctrinal truths that have been laid out clearly in Genesis. God's Word says what it means, and means what it says. There is no vaguene...

This week we are continuing to air the third part of Ken Ham's first session on how 'Genesis Chapters 1-11 is the Foundation for Everything!' Ken Ham shares that the same problem that begins in Genesis with the entrance of sin, Satan, and death, is answered by the same solution.  What is that answer? The answer is singular, it's the Gospel. The Good News of Gospel is the only a...

This week we will be continue to air the second part of the first session that Ken Ham with Answers in Genesis shared on how, 'Genesis 1-11 is the Foundation for Everything!' We hope you enjoy! Go to our website to learn more information about Child Evangelism Fellowship of Illinois.

Wow what an evening! This Fall, CEF of Illinois held our annual fundraiser and had as our guest speaker, Ken Ham, with Answers in Genesis! Ken Ham shared two 45 minute seminars with us, which we will be airing in their entirety here through our CEF of IL radio program, 'Telling Future Generations.' Please enjoy this first segment from Ken Ham's first session on how Genesis Chapters...

John Chapter 15 is a key chapter where Jesus tells His disciples what we are to be doing while Jesus is physically absent from this earth. Jesus is working, the Father is working, and the Holy Spirit is working. What is our work that we are to be doing until Jesus comes again?  It is simply this, to abide in Jesus! Jesus said in John Chapter 15:4-5, "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch c...

Failed fruit is the story-line of not only Ezekiel Chapter 15, but of the story of Israel.  From the beginning, the Lord called Israel to not only be His People, but to be a Faithful People to produce forth fruit for Him and for others, to point the nations to the Lord--but Israel failed. They forgot their purpose and persisted in their sin of disobedience.                                 However,...

If Noah, Daniel, and Job were alive today, would their righteousness save and deliver unrighteous people living in the land? In Ezekiel Chapter 14, God answers His own question and points to one eternal truth: There is no one who is righteous and there is no one who can save or deliver anyone, let alone themselves. If that were the end of the story, this would not just be disappointed hope, but cr...

Great revivals of people turning their heart to the Lord, do not begin in a vacuum or come from nothing. Biblically-speaking, revivals only happen when God's people who know the Lord repent of their sin and  walk in a right relationship with their God! Ezekiel Chapter 14 is an amazing chapter that lays bare the problem of idolatry from which all sin stems and then points God's people to...

A dual, spiritual 'hot potato' is found in Ezekiel Chapter 13 concerning women who were prophets. The issue was not that they were 'women' or that these women were 'prophets,' but because these women were false prophets who practiced divination that was totally against God's Word. In Ezekiel Chapter 13, we see both a vivid WARNING to God's people who partici...

On September 10th, a Scripture verse was tweeted out on social media by Erika, the wife of Charlie Kirk, saying simply this, ' Psalm 46:1, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.' This Bible verse was posted at 9:45 am, less than 3 hours before her husband's tragic death in Utah at the college campus. Psalm 46 has been a comfort to God's people down thro...