“Jesus replied, ‘Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the

power of God?’” Mark 12:24

Give Me That Book #3
The Center That Holds us Together

We are living in a day when those who are best, those who have good intentions, lack conviction. In other words they put up with evil. They don’t participate but neither do they stand up in protest. They simply escape to their cabins along a mountain stream to avoid all of the chaos and confusion. They simply do not care enough or are not sure enough to stand up against the tide of evil.

At the same time, the worse, those with no sense of right and wrong, those who have only one passion, the satisfaction of the self, hold nothing back. They are willing to speak out, protest, go to jail, blow themselves up, step-on the beliefs of others, and promote their vile lifestyles, all for the sake of pursuing their wildest and most degrading fantasies. When the center is lost, when that which holds a society together falls apart, when the anchor has been cut away, all hell breaks loose. Everyone does what is right in their own eyes. Evil is pursued with a passion. Life looses its sacredness. A hunter kills 8 defenseless people because he was confronted for being on private property. An enraged millionaire basketball player plunges into the crowd and incites a riot because he got hit by a cup of beer. Two football teams square off with fisticuffs and kicking and throwing equipment because their rivalry is intense. We are seeing the demise of our society right before our eyes.

God Declares His Glory! [Part One] Psalm 19

We are presently in a series in which I hope to produce a book and a seminar called, “Give Me That Book!” My purpose is both simple and selfish. I want to see and enjoy more of the glory of God. I believe that God wants me to see his glory and enjoy his glory. And because I believe that the place that His glory is most powerfully, and personally and practically revealed is His own written Word, I devote myself to its study. And because my sinful and dull heart is seriously flawed, I join the Psalmist and cry out for help in this adventure. I pray, “Open my eyes that I might see the wonderful things in thy Law” [Psalm 119:18]

However, my purpose for writing is not just about me. I want to draw you, even drag you with me, into a new love and new confidence in God’s written Word. I want you see and savor the glory that He has hidden there. Let me ask you: “Isn’t there more joy when we share the pleasure we have found than when we just keep it to our selves?” I think so. If the Holy Spirit would open the eyes of our hearts as he did the Psalmist, we would not only get into the Book out of duty, we get into the Book out of sheer delight, as he did. We would not only see and discover God; we would savor and delight in His riches that await us there. And if we do that, the sheer joy of it all would transform us into radical missionaries of the wonders we have found there. A whole company of Christ lovers would be set loose upon this land. LFC would become a center for the declaring of the glory of God that is found in His Book.

The Happy Man and God’s Law: Psalm 1

Bill Bright was the founder of Campus Crusade. He was one of the most influential Christians leaders of the 20th century. He was saved in 1941 through the prayers of his mother. He attended Princeton and Fuller seminaries. It was while he was at Fuller Seminary that he felt the call of God to help fulfill the great commission to go into the world and preach the gospel. He began to witness on the campus of UCLA and it was there that the seed of Campus Crusade was planted in his heart.

Campus Crusade became the largest Christian organization in the world. Begun in 1951, it now has 20,000 full time staff and 225,000 trained volunteers working in 191 countries. Bright’s pamphlet, “The Four Spiritual Laws, has been used around the world to explain God’s eternal plan for salvation. The “Jesus Film,” also produced by Campus Crusade, has been seen by people in 234 countries and is the most widely translated film in history. More than 128 million people have indicated decision to receive Christ in response to this film. Think of it! What a legacy!