Ezine for the Week of August 10, 2009

Growing in Christ is the key to growing a faith, a family and a fellowship!

News

ITW Financial Challenge

We are a ministry making a difference for the Kingdom of God...

And we need your help!

Some concerned friends and board members urged me to share this with you…

Remembering Dr. Ralph Winter, a truly great man!

New Funding Project!

RealEstateProject.pdf

ITW and the Schaeffer Institute are now seeking to raise funds through real estate ventures.

Help us rebuild our ITW Facebook group:

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Please invite your FB friends to join us in "Suggest to Friends" or "Invite People to Into Thy Word" as we rebuild…

See our new blog

www.biblicaleschatology.org/

We have added hundreds of PDF files to our main site intothyword.org and discipleshiptools.org. We will be adding more "doc files" and then we will be adding them to all our sites in the coming months.

Help us Build a Pasadena L'Abri!

To build a research, training and study center and a base of operation for over ten ministries! Using a large house for the center, guests and offices (L'Abri) and an apartment complex that will be used to fund the operational costs of this mission.

Can you partner with us to make this happen? Click here to Donate!

ITW History

Thirty Years of Legacy… Continuing the Legacy and Influence of Francis Schaeffer with New Research and Findings!

You can help us to provide free quality Biblical resources to over 5,000 people each day all over the world. We are teaching thousands of pastors in over 80 countries, and we are greatly under funded. Unlike other ministries, we do not charge for our materials or ask for remuneration.

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Into Thy Word Ministries

Family of Websites

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www.withtheword.org

www.pastortraining.org

www.truespirituality.org

www.biblestudynotes.org

www.discipleshiptools.org

www.francisschaeffer.org

www.churchleadership.org

www.biblicaleschatology.org

intothyword blog

Research Methods

We have a call to make sure our hearts are lined up with His. When they are Christ blesses us and our church.

More research and insights from Schaeffer himself

Research Findings

Providing Effectual Biblical Resources for Churches, Ministries, Pastors, Sunday School, Youth and Small Group Leaders!

Weekly Bible Study

1 Corinthians 13:4e Love is not Proud!

http://www.intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=59197&columnid=3803

John & more Bible Studies archives

The Love Bible Study archive is now here:

Topical Bible Studies

http://www.intothyword.org/pages.asp?pageid=56860

Enjoy our challenging summer series on Love…

Monthly Bible Study Article

The Love Challenge!

http://www.intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=58253&columnid=3844

Leading your heart-not letting your heart lead you!

The world tells us that to be in love and have that perfect marriage; we have to follow our heart. Is this true? Does this work? Is it biblical? Are we to really follow our heart? Does what the heart wants really what is best? Is there something we can do...

This is also the introduction to our summer Bible Study series on Love...

Christianity is not just the proclamation of the Gospel; it is also the example of the Gospel!

Monthly Leadership Article

Developing a House Church

Do you or your people struggle with your role and placement in church? Do your people feel disconnected or lost in church? Do they feel like they are unimportant or not noticed or appreciated? Do they feel they are not getting fed spiritually or challenged to grow? Do they feel they have few opportunities to exercise their gifts and call? Do you...

http://www.churchleadership.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=58249&columnid=4541

Research Highlights

Statistics and Reasons for Church Decline

Has God's marvelous Church become culturally irrelevant?

http://www.churchleadership.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=42346&columnid=4545

What on the "Blogs" this Week?

New: Love is not Proud!

Real Love does not Boast!

What is love not?

What is love? It is kind and it cares!

What is love?

Remembering Dr. Ralph Winter, a truly great man!

Revelation 6 at www.biblicaleschatology.org/

Did the early Church Fathers teach a rapture or a particular position ofit?

all on: intothyword.blogspot.com

and www.biblicaleschatology.org

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What happens when you support us?

Your gift is not only supporting us to do ministry, but you partner with us to come along side to do real ministry to other pastors too. You help those in ministry who have no means to go to higher education or receive seminary level educational resources or the means to pastor their flock effectively. A pastor in Central Asia who makes a mere $60 a month can have access to a library of solid biblical resources, sermons and studies as well as practical effectual help to lead and manage their church. You help a person who wants to be a pastor to be trained, such as how to exegete Scripture, prepare sermons and how to grow themselves and their flock in Christ. Thus, you help people like Pastor Narula to not take the limited money to feed his family and divert it to feed his church, now he can do both. You help Pastor Sanjiv to spend the time to council and help his people because we help him administer his church. You help a young man named Babu prepare to become a pastor. You help us stay in full time ministry ministering to over 10,000 pastors worldwide (this does not even include the 5,000 people who use our web resources each day!)!

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This and Next Weeks Bible Reading Schedule

Week

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Gospels

Law

History

Psalms

Poetry

Prophecy

Epistles

33

John 5-6

Numbers 1-4

I Chronicles 5-9

Psalms 96-98

Proverbs 17-18

Daniel 7-12

I Timothy 1-3

34

John 7-9

Numbers 5-8

I Chronicles 10-14

Psalms 99-101

Proverbs 19

Hosea 1-7

I Timothy 4-6

To view entire chart: Weekly Bible Reading Chart More Bible Reading Plans

Our Main Books

The New Exodus

How to Build your Faith to Share your Faith

BuildingHealthy Relationships...

Into Thy Word

How to Study the Bible!

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We Need your Help! Every small bit of help, helps us serve our Lord!

It is our VISION and call, and commitment to point the church back onto the path of making disciples. It is our passion and directive to lead Christians away from our false perceptions and into His way.

Help us help them, help us help you!

Church Growth Tip of the Week For successful evangelism, the key is to focus the church's evangelistic efforts on the questions and needs of non-Christians. Find the need that is not being fulfilled and fulfill it, such as a parent support group, a daycare or an after school program. (2 Corinthian 2:3-4; Colossians 1:24-29; 1 Peter 3:15) Prayer Guide for your Church and Pastor! Pray that your Church and your Pastor give real biblical help and counseling from God's wisdom and Word to those in need (Isaiah 61:3). From www.churchleadership.org Featured Content Fruit of the Spirit Part I The Practice of our Fruit Part II Is there Fruit in your Church? Part III ITW History Why are Devotions Important?
Last Week's Bible Study Lessons 1 Corinthians 13:4c 1 Corinthians 13:4d Bible Studies on the Fruit of the Spirit The Rotten Fruits and What They Do! A Primer for Stewardship and Finances www.discipleshiptools.org/pages.asp?pageid=60400 Also, make sure you check out our main book, Into Thy Word! Why are Devotions Important? ITW History
	Opportunities to Help us Out... *Please consider Into Thy Word* for your giving... Like this newsletter, would you like to see it kept going? Well, we need someone, as a volunteer, to manage, improve and produce it each week, pray for this…let us know... We need people to review our books online such as at Amazon Can you help us out on this? This will help others get to know our resources better. ITW Radio Opportunity We as a ministry have a wonderful opportunity before us and we need your partnership and or an advertiser! Advertisement: Get more from life! Enjoy more energy, more vitality and help support our ministry! All of us at ITW use these products and they work! Did you know: It costs us over $1,000 a month to be hosted for our websites; you can help us out by sponsoring our hosting just by $35 that will pay for a day, or $250 that will pay fora week or $1,000 that will pay for a month... Click here to Donate! We cannot do this vital ministry without you! We are here to help equip and encourage you to grow deeper in your walk with Christ and impact others around you!** God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1

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