Mexico and Nicaragua

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For some years now, GES has made spreading the message of Free Grace available to other countries. GES is not a large organization and our work in this area would be considered modest by at least some folks. But the work is taking place, nonetheless, and it is consistent. Usually, we go to places in
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Update on Zambia

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Some reading this blog know that GES has had an ongoing teaching ministry at a Bible college in Zambia. Each year for approximately five years, my daughter Kathryn and I have gone there to teach. She teaches a class on soteriology (salvation). I teach a class on the Book of Romans. We are scheduled to
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Free Grace Pastors’ Conference in Costa Rica 

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GES has been planning a pastors’ conference in Costa Rica for a couple of years. Lordship Salvation has a very strong presence in that country, and Protestant pastors are exposed to that teaching. Many of John MacArthur’s books, for example, are translated into Spanish and are used by these pastors in their sermon preparations. In
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Preaching in Costa Rica

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In October, GES board member Bernie Hunsucker and I had the opportunity to conduct a two-day pastors’ conference in Costa Rica. I was also able to teach some classes at a Baptist seminary over another two-day period. In both cases, the goal was to introduce those in attendance to Free Grace Theology. Both at the
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Six Hundred Years of Fear (John 4:14)

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Recently GES held a regional conference in Tallahassee, FL. The audience was made up of primarily Spanish speaking people, although most were bilingual. One of the speakers was a local Spanish speaking pastor, Dr. Marino Martinez. He spoke about the history of Christianity in Spanish speaking, primarily Latin American, countries. He gave a good overview
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Teaching in Kenya

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Recently I went to Kenya to conduct a week-long conference on the Gospel of John for pastors and church workers. I want to make some observations, within my limited experience, on teaching in other countries. The conference had approximately 150 attendees. It is safe to say that almost all (if not all) of them strongly
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Preaching in Kenya

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I recently spent nine days in Kenya (July 30-August 7). While there, I was given the opportunity to preach in three different churches. At another church, I was asked to lead a Bible study of people who have been exposed to Free Grace teaching and had believed in the Biblical gospel of grace. I just
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Two Motivations for Ministry: A Lesson from Anthony Norris Groves

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There are two very different motivations for ministry. The first motivation begins in doubt, and the second begins in assurance. That was the experience of Anthony Norris Groves, one of the first “Plymouth Brethren,” and often called “the father of faith missions.” In his interesting biography, Robert Dann notes how Groves went through both kinds
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