WORD OF THE DAY - Monday 21 March 2011 Nikolaev, Ukraine

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. (1 Corinthians 2:2)

ибо я рассудил быть у вас незнающим ничего, кроме Иисуса Христа, и притом распятого, (1-е Коринфянам 2:2 Russian)


бо я надумавсь нічого між вами не знати, крім Ісуса Христа, і Того розп'ятого... (1 Коринтяни 2:2 Ukrainian)

Porque no me propuse saber algo entre vosotros, sino á Jesucristo, y á éste crucificado. (1 Corintios 2:2 Spanish)

Dear God, our Heavenly Father ~ Thank you for the new sparkling vistas that appear with more signs of eternal hope on this new day. Give us wisdom so that all who attempt to persuade others to obey the gospel of Christ will not rely upon our own human intelligence, but solely upon the wisdom of love that is contained in the message of the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross. In the precious name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

When we arrived at the meeting place of the church, a larger than normal crowd gathered outside in the sunny weather to trade many interesting antiques mostly from the Soviet era. Eight people were present yesterday for our worship service here in Nikolaev. We enjoyed a great period of fellowship that included Q and A that mostly dealt with my sermon of the day that was taken from John 14:1-3. The theme was about the second arrival of Christ. Pavel works with a friend doing moving of furniture and other items for people relocating apartments and offices. So, that means he has some free time. He agreed to study with me on how to lead souls to Christ. He is very zealous, and humbly admitted that he lacks enough knowledge of the Bible to carry on a Bible study with someone. He is regularly inviting people to the services of the church. Our brother Nikolay recently works more in Kiev than he does in Nikolaev. He was leaving yesterday afternoon to catch the overnight train to Kyiv and didn’t think he will return for several weeks. The congregation here wanted to make a special collection to help Christians who are suffering in Japan so that they can receive some relief as they share with their non-Christian neighbors. We had our largest collection at this small church. (2,570 hryvnia equals approximately $324).  Now we must get $300 to the people who will put it to immediate use to bring relief and comfort so that Christians there will be able to let their lights shine in this country with a miniscule population of believers in the God of Heaven and His Son Jesus Christ. On our walk home yesterday, we decided to stop at a little pizza place. There were no seats inside so we decided to sit outdoors even though it was a bit chilly. Today we have four appointments with our English students. Thank you for the fervent prayers of faith regarding this work and other works of evangelism going on around the world.