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Time our weekly conversation on
Matters of Faith. Joining me
this morning is
Charles Gibbs, senior Pastor at
West Mobile
Baptist Church
thanks for joining us this
morning. Guest: Good morning
Chad: We wanted to talk about
something your
church is starting this morning
called an
Evangelist Crusade. What is
that?
Guest: It's a series of meetings
where the gospel
is shared.
Chad: What is your church doing
for the community?
Guest: As far as this crusade is
concerned, We
are offering special services
that are open to
the public. In a more general
sense, we have
ministries similar to other
churches: food distribution,
a clothing closet and we partner
with Ransom
Ministries to provide a café
meal for whatever you can
afford each Thursday.
Chad: What is the point of
outreach like this?
Guest: To give people hope.
Chad: How do you expand that
reach of your church beyond
"preaching to the choir" as it
were
Guest: We will have special
emphases nights.
For example, Monday will be
children's emphasis
night and Tuesday will be Youth
Emphasis night. On
Wednesday evening we will have a
special emphasis on
families.
Chad: What is the most
importance is a personal
relationship with Christ?
Guest: I'm not sure I
understand this question,
but Jesus said, "I have come
that you might have
abundant life." A personal
relationship with Jesus is
contrasted with no relationship
with God
or a relationship based on
religious ritualism. For
those who have received Christ
by faith
, Jesus says, "I will never
leave you nor forsake
you..."
Chad: How do you define a
personal relationship with
the diety?
Guest: It's like a personal
relationship with anyone.
You meet Him personally. You
acknowledge His
constant presence. You carry on
a constant
conversation with Him.
Chad: Charles Gibbs, senior
Pastor at West
Mobile Baptist Church
, thank-you for joining us for
this edition of Faith Time
and News 5 This morning will
continue after the break.
