FF News Edition 1 of 2019 - Uganda for Christ

EXPLORING the CENTRAL MESSAGES of EVERY BOOK of THE BIBLE
Reformation 500 Zürich
It was on 1 January 1519, that Swiss Reformer,
Ulrich Zwingli, launched the Reformation in Zürich,
Switzerland. He dispensed with the Latin Mass and
began expository preaching in the local language,
starting with the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 1.
Zwingli worked line by line, verse by verse, chapter by
chapter, week by week, through the New Testament.
This bold action of replacing the Mass with the
preaching of the Word of God as the central focus of
church services, marked the beginning of expository
preaching. The Reformers called believers to return
to the Bible as the sole standard of Faith and practise
and to recognise our Lord Jesus Christ as the only
true Head of the Church.
Have You Studied Every Book in the Bible?
Scripture alone is our ultimate authority. However,
most Christians have never even read through every
Book of the Bible. Our professor of Old Testament at
Baptist Theological College, Dr. Fritz Haus, regularly
asked the students how many had actually read the
Book which we had been focusing on for the semester.
Incredibly, only a minority of the students could say
they have actually read the Book of the Bible we were
studying! On one occasion, Dr. Fritz Haus asked the
assembled college students of all years, at a chapel
service: How many had read the whole Bible? Sadly,
very few could say that they had.
Biblical Illiteracy
Surprisingly few pastors can articulate the central
message, or clear distinctives, of each Book of the
Bible. We know this, because for 37 years of ministry
in the streets, market places and shopping malls,
across the continent where we have engaged in
personal, one-on-one Evangelism and surveys, it is
clear that there is a pervasive Biblical illiteracy. Even
at Bible colleges and Theological seminaries, we can
see from the responses to the Bible Exam that most
students and even a surprising number of lecturers,
are ignorant of central doctrines of the Scripture and
the major events in Redemption history.
Africa Reformation Overland Missions
Frontline Fellowship is organising regional events
and missions to encourage and equip pastors
throughout Africa, from Cape to Cairo, to return to
studying and preaching through every Book of the
Bible. To this end, we have also published the Biblical
Preaching Handbook. We pray that this New
Testament Survey will be a vital resource for Bible
college students, pastors, lecturers, for missionaries
and evangelists throughout Africa.
“So shall My Word be that goes forth from My
mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall
accomplish what I please and it shall prosper in
the thing for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11
Resource for Bible Study
The New Testament Survey (over 300 pages) and the
Audio MP3 Boxset are available from Christian Liberty
Books, PO Box 358, Howard Place 7450, Cape Town,
South Africa, Tel: 021-689-7478, Fax: 086-551-7490,
Email: admin@christianlibertybooks.co.za and
Website: www.christianlibertybooks.co.za.
Dr. Peter Hammond
www.FrontlineMissionSA.org
www.LivingstoneFellowship.co.za
www.williamcareybi.com
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