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MISSIONS
BIBLICAL BASIS FOR MISSIONS
Satan's Undoing A 10-minute Skit about about the role of prayer in missions - performed as a one-man drama by Josh Wilson.
All The Earth - a study comparing the language of the Abrahamic Covenant with the Great Commission and its fulfillment in Revelation. (1-page PDF document - See bottom of page to get Adobe Acrobat for viewing this.)
How to Pray for the world a brief survey of the teachings of Jesus and Paul
Why Must Christians Preach the Gospel? Scriptures outlining the lost state of mankind.
Motivations for Mission: Seven Biblical Bases for World Mission Web Version (html) | Brochure Version (pdf)
Laborers: Analysis of Matt. 9 and the Missionary force needed
GUIDANCE FOR MISSION INVOLVEMENT
Recommended Mission Resources for Your Church
Prepared for the Great Commission 5-page sermon showing how Jesus prepared His disciples to preach the Gospel to all the world and how He has likewise prepared us!
Finding your place in this world: 4 roles.
How to Lead a Concert of Prayer
Avenues of Involvement in Mission (101 ways to participate in world mission) Click Here for PDF version of "Avenues" as a 1-page brochure .
How to Get involved in Missions By G.P.
Mission Issues Articles
Roles in World Mission --where do you fit?
World Christian Support Groups: A model for developing World Mission Vision & Action
Why Campus Revivals Spark Missionary Advance By J. Edwin Orr
The Funnel - a Strategic paradigm for Mission Mobilization
DATABASE of information for church mission emphasis leaders - an organized collection of resources reviewed in the Mission Mobilizer's E-zine between March 1995 and June 1998.
How do you lend to the poor? Check out The TentMaker Project 's Micro Enterprise Development Through the Church
HISTORY OF MISSIONS
Geographic Timeline of the first 1500 years of Christian Mission (2-page PDF document)
Missionaries of the Early Church 13 Centuries of Christian missionary work with brief biographical sketches and maps
One-page history chart of Modern Mission (PDF document)
Second Era Expansion of Modern Christianity Pioneers on the growing edges of Christianity from the Mid 1800's to the mid 1900's - 2 pages of lecture notes by Nate.
The Westminster Standards on Missions 2 pages of relevant quotes from the confession and larger catechism
State of the World The Status of World Religions and Christian Missions at the outset of the 21st Century - 1 page.
Calendar of mission events - Founded by Nate
Information on the Yemeni Arabs .
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FAMILY
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PERIODICALS
April 2008 Ministering to Soldiers, Various and Sundry News, Hope
June 2008 Kansas Tornadoes,Summer Doldrums, Hope Victoria
August 2008 Turning 40, Thanks, Joshua Tanner
October 2008 Cross-Cultural Ministry, Soldiers Return, Beni
December 2008 Birth Announcement, Praises, Amos
February 2009 Church Planting Report, Family Update, Peter
April 2009 Birth Announcement, Worship leading, Grace Ann
June 2009 Life is Full, Irene, Prayer Corner
September 2009 Age Integration, Family News in Pictures, Lillian, Prayer Corner
November 2009 Age-Integrated College Ministry, Church News in Pictures, Hope
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ARTS
Click here to see and hear samples of our children's Speeches, Dramas, Artwork, Music, and Writings!
Hymns of the Reformation REFORMATION DAY Hymns (composed between 1450-1650, found in the Blue Trinity Hymnal)
BENIAH: Mighty Man of God Illustrated Children's book.
VIDEO: A Day in the Life of the Colorado Wilsons (10 min., VHS, 1994)
VIDEO: Thinking of You (10 Min., VHS, 1996)
VIDEO: The Wilsons in Westcliffe (10 min., VHS, 1998)
VIDEO: Back in the Mile-High City (18 min., VHS or QuickTime File, 2001)
VIDEO: Thanks for 2003 (17 min., VHS or DVD, 2003)
VIDEO: Kids Debates, Speeches, and Dramas (2008: 3 hrs. 2 DVDs, 2009: 2 hrs. 1 DVD)
VIDEO: Homeschool on the Prairie (20 min., DVD, 2008)
I'm looking for a choir to record this song for me; can you help? Click here to see sheet music.
Collection of outdoor and wildlife photography by Nate
Name That Wildflower!
SONG OF THE MONTH: Toss The Feathers - Live recording of Nate & the kids playing a rollicking Celtic instrumental featuring Beni on Fiddle, Amos on Recorder Flute, Peter on Drums, Josh on Guitar, Grace on 2nd Fiddle, and Nate on Acoustic Bass. We heard it on a Ballycastle CD, and Beni painstakingly wrote the entire score out, note-for-note, before he could play it. So, if you want the sheet music, we've got it!
Family Album (1995)
Lord's Prayer (1996)
Christmas (1997)
Sound & Meaning (1998)
No Rock (1999)
For The Kids (2000) Preview contents | Order CD .
Acoustic Midwifery (2001)
Lover (2007)
Comfort & Joy (2008)
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BIBLE
NATE'S BIBLE COMMENTARIES:
First Samuel
Ezekiel - Online version | Order book .
First John
First Thessalonians
Second Thessalonians
Jonah - Online version | Order book .
Philippians - Online version | Order book
Leviticus
Isaiah
AUDIO RECORDINGS OF BIBLE BOOKS (Tape or CD):
All but I Cor., Acts, and Romans have background instrumental music written by Christian artists. Sound quality has been lowered in the samples below for faster downloading.
Leviticus
Psalms 1-20
Ecclesiastes
Habakkuk
Mark
Acts
Romans
I Corinthians
Colossians
James
I Peter
I John
TOPICAL STUDIES & CHURCH HISTORY
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Why do Christians worship on Sunday rather than Saturday? - Relevant Bible verses and an excerpt from Philip Schaff's History of Chrsitianity published in 1910.
Video of Nate giving a devotional message on Isaiah 55 at the Kansas State Capitol about 5 minutes of video
View our church apologetics blog - on C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity .
The Confession of St. Patrick - with Scripture References and a sermon on following the example of Patrick's faith and obedience to Scripture .
In Search of the First Thanksgiving - A sermon for the Thanksgiving holidays based on Leviticus 23.
What the Bible Says about Hell - All instances of Sheol, Hades, & Gehenna in the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible with Strong’s numbers for reference and three centuries of English translations.
A Biblical Basis for Formal Church Membership .
He Descended into hell - Should we remove it from the Apostle's Creed?
Resurrection Eggs - Bible Prophecy and History Concerning Jesus’ Death & Resurrection
Resurrection Bible Study - all NT passages containing references to resurrection or raising the dead, organized topically.
What does it mean to worship? - a word study on the Biblical use of worship
Guitars in the Bible - How were stringed instruments used in the Bible? 2 pages of Bible texts.
Encounters With Jesus - a brief list of Bible accounts of what people did when they met Jesus; examples to us all!
Bible texts on the Trinity - Includes the Deity of Christ and person of the Holy Spirit
Is it Biblical to Seek Brokenness? - a survey of how the Bible uses this word.
The Bible and Baptism What is the Biblical way to administer baptism?
Baptism - What, Why, How, and Who : a follow-up on the above paper which presents the data in a more organized and succinct format.
The Baptism and Temptation of Christ If Jesus was sinless, why was He baptized?
The Essentials of the Kerygma What must we preach?
Gentiles and Jesus' Time Survey of the Gospels that shows Jesus' "time" relates to His death and also to His being glorified by Gentiles.
What Makes Christianity Unique? Jesus' claim to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life
The Immutability of God - God's nature as unchanging (a Bible study)
The Justice of God - God's nature as righteous (a Bible Study)
Worship under the Old Testament Monarchy - Lessons we can learn from the way they did church in the Old Testament.
What does it mean to PREACH? - the context of every occurance of the word "preach" in the Bible.
Comparison of Millennial end-time views
Sodom & Gomorrah: Archaeological evidence that God punishes sin
Comparison of Bible Genealogies
Levitical Sacrifices - a chart simply laying out the system.
Biblical Prophecy - What is it and what is it for?
American Presbyterians in the 19th Century and Beyond a one-page lecture outline by Nate
2 Essays on Modern Church History: "Stuart Puritans and the Westminister Confession" and "Revival vs. Revivalism in the Great Awakenings"
Ancient Church History Timeline - outlining events in every year from 100-600 AD.
EXEGETICAL STUDIES & SERMONS
Genesis 2:16-21 - The Covenant of Works & The Making of Woman - Translation and Commentary (pdf)
Deuteronomy 4 - Generational Vision
Deuteronomy 6:1-6 - The Shema and the Mosaic Covenant (pdf)
I Samuel 4-7 - When God Lets You Down
1 Samuel 14:1-23 - Faith & Courage: A Character Study of Jonathan
Psalm 95 - Our God
I Samuel 25 - Abigail: a godly example
Psalm 119: 1-8 - The Blessings of God's Law Click here for a printable version of the notes (pdf) | Click Here for the audio version on SermonAudio.com
Ecclesiastes 7 - A poetic analysis and sermon .
Ninety-eight Expositions on the Book of Isaiah - Sermon series on the entire book
Amos - An Overview and Outline
Jonah 1 - Two Sermons
Matthew 9:35ff - Pray the Lord of the Harvest
Matthew 22 - Who Are You?
Expositions on 1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 8:1-5 - Remember the Poor - Learning from the Example of the Macedonian church's giving
Ephesians 1:11-23 - The privileged Status of the Church - Sermon for Worship in the Park 2007, Manhattan, KS
Four E's in Ephesians: Eph. 1 - Exalting the Lord Jesus Christ Text | Audio
Four E's in Ephesians: Eph. 2 and 3 - Evangelizing the World Text | Audio
Four E's in Ephesians: Eph. 4 - Equipping the Saints with the Bible Text | Audio
Four E's in Ephesians: Eph. 5 and 6 - Encouraging Godly Households Text
Phil. 1:20 - My Earnest Expectation
Philippians 4:4-7 - The Sin of Joylessness
Colossians 1:3-8 - The spread of the Gospel
Colossians 3:1-4 - If you have been raised with Christ...
I Peter 3:15ff - Are You Ready?
BIBLICAL LANGUAGE RESOURCES
Introduction to Greek letters and Grammar
Introduction to Hebrew letters and Grammar
Sangre De Cristo School for Biblical Studies - the best place to learn Greek and Hebrew!
New Testament Greek language starter quizzes. Includes two quizzes, one for learning the Greek alphabet and one for learning beginning vocabulary. This is a 258KB zip file that you install in your computer. Instructions are included .
Concise Hebrew Vocabulary Learning Kit 2-page chart with quizes based on John Watt's list of Hebrew words used 300 or more times in the Bible.
Click here for information about Greek and Hebrew fonts used on this website .
Greek Screen Font Created by Nate, Josh, and Beni Wilson
Hebrew Vocabulary List for Paige Kelley's Biblical Hebrew Text - pdf file
Hebrew Vocabulary Flashcard templates for Paige Kelley's Biblical Hebrew Text (pdf)
Greek language learning exercises from the classic Machen text, New Testament Greek for Beginners - pdf Lessons 4-12 | Lessons 13-22 | Lessons 23-33 .
If you can't view the pdf files listed above (free download)
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Nate is the organizing pastor of Christ the Redeemer Church of Manhattan, Kansas
Background Photo taken by Nate of leaves in our yard.