Scott Christiansen
“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.” (Psalm 62:8) These past two months have been a reminder that even though we sometimes cannot trace God, we can always trust Him. In Augus [...]
“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not.” (II Corinthians 4:1) June and July were very full months that “stretched” us, but we are thankful for the increase that God gave us. As we finished up our co [...]
“The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” (Jeremiah 8:20) April is the hottest month of the year here. This verse reminds me that the days of harvest will soon be over, and how sad it will be for those who were not r [...]
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) This year seems to be racing by at a faster pace, perhaps because I know I have fewer years ahead of me than behind me now. With all the events that a [...]
“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:12) Our theme for 2024 is “Let Us Go On unto Perfection – Developing the Disciplines.” We are thankful for what the Lord [...]
“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11) Our ministry took a big step forward [...]
“. . . many shall run to and fro . . . .” (Daniel 12:4) I can testify that this prophesy of the last days is true, as we began a new academic year and I made a trip back to the USA in September. August began with a new year at our Bible col [...]
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might . . . .” (Ecclesiastes 9:10) The last two months have been an especially intense time of serving the Lord at International Baptist Church of Dumaguete City. June saw us finishing up o [...]
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine . . . .” (II Timothy 4:2-3) The Lord certainly has been bles [...]
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” (III John 1:4) The last two months have been filled with activity and growth in our students and people at the International Baptist Church of Dumaguete City. I have had a [...]
