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Jesus is the one Isaiah referred to when he wrote, "And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). The Prince of Peace came to Earth so that each person might have peace with God. |
GOODBYE TO A DEAR FRIEND
William R. "Bill" Bright, Founder of World's Largest Christian Ministry Dies
ORLANDO, Fla., July 19, 2003 William R.Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, the world largest Christian ministry, died today from complications related to pulmonary fibrosis. He was 81.
Fueled by his passion to present the love and claims of Jesus Christ to "every living person on earth," Dr. Bright spent more than five decades building and leading the Orlando, Florida-based Campus Crusade for Christ.
As the world largest Christian ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ
serves people in 191 countries through a staff of 26,000 full-time
employees and more than 225,000 trained volunteers working in some
60 niche ministries and projects ranging from military ministry to inner
city ministry.
Bright was so motivated by what is known as the Great Commission,
Christ command to carry the gospel throughout the world, that in 1956
he wrote a booklet titled The Four Spiritual Laws, which has been printed
in some 200 languages and distributed to more than 2.5 billion people,
making it the most widely disseminated religious booklet in history.
In 1979, Bright commissioned the JESUS film, a feature-length
documentary on the life of Christ, which has since been viewed by more
than 5.1 billion people in 234 countries and has become the most widely viewed, as well as most widely translated, film in history (786 languages).
In 1996 Bright was presented with the prestigious Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, worth more than $1 million. The Templeton Prize is
the world's largest financial annual award. Bright donated all of his prize
money to causes promoting the spiritual benefits of fasting and prayer.
He has carried a burden on his heart as few men that Ive ever known.
A burden for the evangelization of the world, said Rev. Billy Graham, a
long-time friend of the Brights...is a man whose sincerity and integrity
and devotion to our Lord have been an inspiration and a blessing to me
ever since the early days of my ministry.
Brights work through Campus Crusade for Christ will continue under the leadership of Steve Douglass, a long-time associate whom Dr. Bright
tapped in 2001 as his successor.Not only have I lost a dear and
lifelong friend in Bill Bright, but the world has lost one of its greatest visionaries and faithful servants of Jesus Christ, said Douglass.
Bill Bright is survived by his wife Vonette, who assisted him in founding Campus Crusade for Christ; a sister Florence Skinner; a brother Forest Bright; his son Zachary, who is pastor of Divine Savior Presbyterian Church in California; son Brad, who is on staff with Campus Crusade; and four grandchildren.
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Hi, my name is Mario McDonald, born in Havana, Cuba. I came to USA in 1995 after leaving my place of birth on a raft with a group of friends from my neighborhood. I came to know the LORD in 1994, and one of the tools used by God was the film "Jesus". I recommend every Christian to watch this movie and to share it with their friends and relatives, specially with those that have not made a decision yet about the LORD and his free gift of eternal life. |
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IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE SURE OF HAVING ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU DIE?
We all grow up with certain views of God, some of them are accurate and some are simply what we believe....but they might not be at all in line with what God says.
Heaven is one of those areas where people have formed all sorts of conclusions, assumptions. But they are not at all what God says is true. For example, many people assume that one goes to heaven based on living a good life. And if one wanted to be more certain (beyond living a good life) some think it would be important to be religious, showing your devotion to God. Whether its living a good life or being religious, people conclude that heaven is a reward for their efforts.
That is not true.
The Bible says that to spend eternal life in heaven is a free gift. Heaven is not earned. Here are just a few places where God says that heaven is a gift:
Romans 3:24:...justified by his grace as a gift...
Romans 5:15:But the free gift...
Romans 5:16:The gift is not like that...
Romans 5:16:...on the other hand, the free gift...
Romans 5:17:...of the gift of righteousness...
Romans 6:23: ...but the free gift of God is eternal life...
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DR. BILL BRIGHT
A man of God with a passion for souls. You will be missed.
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