October 7, 2018
with Pastor Terrell
“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” ~ 1 Peter 2:12 ~ The Christian Science Monitor reported in February 2006 that perceptions of the US had changed significantly in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation. In 2003 a poll conducted by the Terror Free Tomorrow organization reported that 48% of the people had a “very unfavorable” view of the US, and only 15% had a favorable view. Two years later those numbers had flip-flopped: Only 13% had a very unfavorable view and 44% had a favorable view. What made the difference? When the tsunami struck Indonesia in December 2004, tens of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid poured into the country, much of it from US sources, and thousands of relief workers came to help, many of them American Christians. Indonesia is predominately Muslim with small pockets where Christianity is alive and well on this island nation. Indonesia is in the news again over the past few days. You may have heard or read that they were hit with a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami last Saturday. The wave of water that hit was almost unimaginable in size with 20-foot waves of water engulfing Palu, a coastal city of about 330,000 people. An estimated 66,000 homes were destroyed leaving nearly 200,000 people urgently needing assistance. I read this morning that at least 1,571 people have died in this disaster, including at 34 children who were attending a Christian Church camp. How do we live today is such a good way that even Muslims in Indonesia may see our good deeds and turn to worship and glorify Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord?
PASTORAL STAFF Terrell Eldreth, Senior Pastor Scott Terry, Worship Pastor OFFICE CONTACT & HOURS Monday — Friday 8:30 A.M. — 4:30 P.M. Phone: 928-772-7218 Email: fsbcpv@firstsouthernpv.org SUNDAY SCHEDULE • Bible Study
9:00 A.M. • Morning Worship Service
10:30 A.M. • Evening Worship Service
6:00 P.M.
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