Grubb Mission Report – May 2020
“Go into all
the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).
A Work of the Chestnut Mountain Church of Christ,
Chestnut Mountain, Georgia, USA
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PLEASE PASS THIS REPORT TO THOSE YOU THINK MIGHT HAVE
INTEREST IN OUR WORK!
The Corona Virus has been a real problem for everyone.
It has also affected congregations around the world. Let’s continue to pray for
the quick solution to this problem.
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April in Quarantine
Who would have ever “thunk” it? Practically
the whole world has been placed in a shutdown mode because of the virus.
Because we have not been able to meet
publicly for worship during this period, I have been meeting with the Chestnut Mountain
congregation via Zoom on Sundays and Wednesdays. In addition, my wife and
daughters in Indonesia have been meeting with me for worship on Sundays and
Thursdays. In addition, I have had the opportunity to tune in to services in
New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, and in various places in the United States.
There is a hope that beginning on the third
Sunday in May, we will be able to start having public services with a maximum
of fifty in attendance.
On May 8 and 10, I will be doing a live
lesson presentation for the Subang Jaya congregation in Kuala Lumpur. We were
supposed to be there in person, but because of circumstances, we were not able
to make that trip. It may be that we will be able to make arrangements with
other Malaysian congregations to speak to them via the Internet.
I am
looking forward to the time when Indonesia and either Singapore or Malaysia
opens its borders, so I can go back and visit my wife.
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USEFUL WEBSITES
http://www.grubbchinese.org
http://www.wvbs.org
http://www.gbntv.org
http://www.ibtministries.org
http://www.oabs.org
http://ChineseBibleSchool.org
apologeticspress.org/OL_Chinese.aspx
Grubb Mission Reports can be read here:
http://grubbmissionwork.blogspot.com
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ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
John M. Grubb
“Onward
Christian Soldiers” was written in 1865 by an English clergyman. The music for
this song was written by Arthur Sullivan of the Gilbert and Sullivan team. It
was originally written for children to sing while marching between villages. It
has become one of the most popular songs in the religious world. In this
article we will look at some of the lessons found in the three words of the
title of this song.
The
Bible encourages the people of God to go forward. “And the Lord said unto
Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that
they go forward” (Ex. 14:15). This statement is made to the Israelites on the
banks of the Red Sea. The sea was parted and the children of God escaped
Egyptian bondage. The Christian is urged to “press toward the mark for the prize
of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3:14). God’s people are
admonished to “always abound in the work of the Lord” (1 Cor. 15:58).
The
word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” When we obey the gospel
we are baptized into the ownership of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt.
28:18-20); we are bought with a price (1 Cor. 6:19-20); which is the shed blood
of Christ (1 Pet. 1:18-19). In becoming
a Christian we choose Christ as our Lord and Master, and we become an obedient
servant. In going forward as Christians, we obey the commands of Christ in
every area of our life. Our ultimate reward is heaven (Heb. 5:8-9; 11:13-16;
4:11).
The
Bible is full of references to children of God being soldiers. In this article
we are discussing “Christian soldiers.” Paul wrote to Timothy, “Fight the good
fight of faith” (1 Tim. 6:12), “endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus
Christ” (2 Tim. 2:3), “no man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs
of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier” (2
Tim. 2:4). Paul also urges the Christian
soldier to “put on the whole armor of God” (Eph. 6:10-17).
Unfortunately,
some Christian soldiers do not move forward, but retreat or desert to the
enemy. We either serve Christ or the Devil (Matt. 6:24). Deserters must be
court-martialed (2 Thess. 3:6,14-15; 1 Tim. 5:20; Tit. 3:10-11; Acts 5:1-11; 1
Cor. 5:1-13; Rom. 16:17-18; 2 John 9-11).
“Onward
Christian soldiers,
Marching
as to war,
With
the cross of Jesus,
Going
on before.”
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TRAVELING SCHEDULE – 2020
May Malaysia Preaching (Tentative)
May 8,10
Subang Jaya (via Zoom)
May 15-17 Ipoh
??
May 22-24
Melaka ??
May 29-31
Section 17 ??
September – Indonesia/???
November 8-11 – Schertz Lectures
December – Indonesia/Taiwan
2021
March-April New
Zealand
May-June
Malaysia
– John and Eta Grubb
