Biblical Discipleship Ministries

2212 Chisholm Trail, Rockwall, TX 75032  (972) 771-0568

¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

²The same was in the beginning with God.

³All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

⁴In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

⁵And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

⁶There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

⁷The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might   believe.

⁸He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

⁹That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

¹²But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God,

even to them that believe on his name:

¹³Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

John 1:1-14

⁵“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: ⁶Who, being in the form of God,

thought it not robbery to be equal with God: ⁷But made himself of no reputation,

and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

⁸And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death,

even the death of the cross.  ⁹Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him,

and given him a name which is above every name: ¹⁰That at the name of Jesus

every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

¹¹And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Phil. 2:5-11

“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich,

yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.”         

 II Corinthians 8:9

“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin;

that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”      

 II Corinthians 5:21

“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ,

as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.”

 I Pet. 1:18-19

“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”  

Matthew 20:28

“For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh.”         

Romans 8:3

“But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son,

made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law,

that we might receive the adoption of sons.” 

Galatians 4:4-5

The INCARNATION means that Jesus came in the flesh as prophesied (Isaiah 7:14): “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

The REASONS for the Incarnation are:

            To reveal God to men (John 1:18)

            To provide the sacrifice for sin (Hebrews 10:1-10)

            To destroy the works of the devil (I John 3:8)

            To be a merciful high priest (Hebrews 5:1-2)

            To fulfill the Davidic covenant (Luke 1:31-33)

            To be highly exalted (Philippians 2:9)

“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”   II Corinthians  9:15

This year has been challenging with the busy travel schedule, the many unforeseen “inconveniences,” (stolen purse, van broadsided, continuing health issues for all of us), the completion of at least one of the three animal DVD’s in the Creation Proclaims series of three (watch for #2 and 3 in 2010), and Taryn and Mirren completing their doctoral studies in history at Pensacola Christian College.  We have continued to enjoy a busy guest house ministry and marvel at the differences in life from fifty years ago and now with managing computers, e-mail, faxes, cell phones, along with trying to keep the learning curve up with the depreciating brain capacity!  (Old dogs still don’t learn new tricks easily, and usually very painfully!)  We are thankful for Taryn and Mirren’s move back home to assist with the ministry and use their expertise in getting our lives organized and more efficient. The Lord has blessed in the various ministry trips with exciting stories and evidences of His gracious blessings and mercy at every juncture.  He has allowed the materials of the Evolution of a Creationist book, the same named four part series, The Incredible Creatures Series, and now the Creation Proclaims first DVD (“Climbers and Creepers”) to be in circulation worldwide.  We would especially appreciate your prayers that this last series can be completed as soon as possible in early 2010.  The second in the series is entitled “Flight and Spike” and will include bats, owls, porcupines, dinosaurs, etc.  We sincerely thank all of you who the Lord uses to minister to us through your faithful prayers and gifts during these challenging times!  November marked our 25^th year with Biblical Discipleship Ministries and we praise the Lord for His hand of grace and love through the many challenges as He has continually proven Himself to be faithful and true (I Thessalonians 5:24).

December 2009

Nov. 29: Leave for His Hill Bible College (Torchbearers, Capenwray International)

30-4^th:  Lecture on Creationism at His Hill Bible College, Comfort, TX

8^th:  Evangelistic Caroling Party, here, 6:45 pm

6-9^th: Pre-Trib Conference, DFW Airport

13^th: Highland Park Methodist Church, Word Class: The Sure Word of Prophecy

13^th: Christmas Devotional Highland Park Methodist Word Class (evening)

December 31^st: Leave for ministry in Tampa, FL

BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRIES

2212 Chisholm Trail, Rockwall, TX 75032   972-771-0568

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory,

For thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

Psalm 115:1

The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

Psalm 126:3

What shall I render unto the lord for all his benefits toward me?

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

Psalm 116:12, 17

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

I Thessalonians 5:18

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with Psalms.

For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hands are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

Psalm 95:2-8a

“Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.”  (Romans 5:20)

This is the time of year that Americans set aside to reflect on the blessings of God which have been showered on us in the previous year.  All other holidays, even Christmas and Easter, can be skewed into a non-Christian meaning, but not Thanksgiving. Historically, Thanksgiving was a time to give thanks to God for the bountiful harvest. While there are those to whom we should give thanks for particular favors, there is only One to whom we can give thanks for the blessings of life. Nothing else makes sense.

Christians, of course, have much more for which to give thanks than the non-believer, or at least they have the eyes with which to see and the heart with which to recognize God’s blessings.  Indeed, Paul instructs us that “In every thing [we should] give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (I Thessalonians 5:18), the tense of the verb implying a habitual, continual thanksgiving.  Unfortunately in our culture, even in Christian circles, we sometimes struggle with thankfulness as we have been so inundated with the politically correct attitude of “entitlement” and thanklessness.  Everything we have is from the hand of God and we should, even in our suffering or inconvenience, be thankful for the blessings of life and ability to serve our God (The Lord Jesus Christ) with the gifts and talents with which He has blessed us.  An unthankful heart is a proud heart that chooses not to acknowledge the blessings of the Almighty but still desires the blessings of God’s grace.

We should be specifically thankful for His grace which, as explained in our text, completely overwhelmed our sin, and brought salvation and freedom from guilt (Romans 5:20, above).  “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8).

Note that in our text the word “abound” appears three times.  Both the offense and sin exist in abundance. But the abundance of grace comes from a different Greek word which means literally “to exist in superabundance.” But there is more. It is further modified by the prefix “much more,” implying a grace that is beyond superabundance.  As we see the American dream and our freedoms rapidly being eliminated, this grace can allow us to have joy and be thankful even in a time unprecedented in the history of the United States of America where our leadership totally ignores the National Day of Prayer yet lavishly celebrates Halloween.

At this special time of year let us not be dissatisfied and discontent with the blessings of the Lord, but have diligence in the opportunities of the moment and joyful anticipation of the blessed hope of things to come in the life of the believer.    In light of these times in which we live, let us be steadfast, immovable and continue to abound in the work of the Lord—for His glory and praise! (Selections and additions/paraphrases, ICR Days of Praise, Nov. 2006)

***PLEASE JOIN WITH US IN GRATITUDE AND THANKSGIVING FOR THE 25^TH ANNIVERSARY OF

 BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRIES***

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:3-6

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God.   Colossians 1:10

We are so grateful for the prayers and financial support of all of you who have invested in the work of Biblical Discipleship Ministries over these past, actually 28 years now. BDM was “birthed” out of Didasko Ministries back in the early 80’s while we were still in seminary. God has graciously given us all of you as co-laborers in this ministry of evangelism and discipleship that has outreaches around the world.  We are thankful for the opportunities to speak on the various areas of Worldview, Family Relationships, Discipleship, New Age Cults, Bible Prophecy, and the Creation/Evolution issues.  The materials God has enabled us to produce by His grace are being used to promote a biblical basis for the Christian worldview, especially in the areas of Family and the Creation/Evolution debate (The Evolution of a Creationist, (book and DVD series),  Incredible Creatures That Defy Evolution series and the  new Creation Proclaims series).  We have survived home school, heart stents, back problems, book writing (five foreign languages), video filming, learning Power Point, maintaining our sanity through Taryn and Mirren’s doctoral programs in history, travel that can many times take us on the road for almost three weeks out of the month, a busy guest house, the continued challenge of keeping house, cars, and yard, and the greatest challenge of having a spirit that is willing, but an “earthly tent” that is weak.  We so thank the Lord that His grace is sufficient and that His power continues to be perfected in our weaknesses.  Please continue to uplift us in prayer.  Nothing is more encouraging to us than to know that we are being prayed for on a regular basis.  Please pray specifically for the completion of this current Creation Proclaims series. We pray that your prayers and monetary investments will bring eternal glory for our Lord.

TO GOD ALONE BE ALL THE GLORY!

Schedule: November/December 2009

Nov. 1^st: Northwest Christian Church, McKinney, TX, Creation Evangelism, The State and “Stats” of our Children.

6^th: Leave for Wisconsin

7^th: Richland Center Fellowship, Cazenovia, WI, (608-983-2686)

8^th: Berean Bible Church, Pelican Rapids, MN, Biblical Defense of Genesis, “What is Truth, Defending the Faith.”

10^th: Rockwall Bible Church, Bible Prophecy Conference,  Preterism and First Coming Prophecies:  972-771-6179

13,14: Institute in Creation Research conference, First Baptist, Dallas, TX, (Attendees)

15^th: Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, TX, Word Class, Sunday School

22^nd: Clifton Bible Church, Whitney, TX, “Defending the Biblical Basis for Creation”

25-27^th: Pensacola Christian College for Thanksgiving

29-4^th: His Hill Bible College, Comfort, TX, teaching on Biblical Creation

7-9^th: Pre-Trib Study Group, DFW Airport

13^th: Highland Park United Methodist, Dallas, TX, Word Class Sunday School

www.biblicaldiscipleship.org  www.evolutionofacreationist.com   www.Creationproclaims.info

 drjobe@bdmin.org

 Jobe, Jenna Dee, Taryn, and Mirren Martin

Biblical Discipleship Ministries

2212 Chisholm Trail, Rockwall, TX 75032

972-771-0568

But this thing commanded I them, saying, obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. . . .

Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.

Jeremiah 7:23-24, 26-27.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.                                                                                               Hosea 4:6

Wherefore I will yet plead [contend] with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead [contend].                                                                                            Jeremiah 2:9

Tragic Ignorance

“Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not” (Hosea 7:9).

One of the saddest dramas in human experience is the sight of a proud and confident leader who does not realize that his once-vaunted powers have deserted him and he now appears merely weak and foolish. Mighty Samson, with his locks shorn, was a sad example of such tragic ignorance. “And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him” (Judges 16:20), so the Philistines put out his eyes and bound him with chains. So it was with the once-mighty people of Israel in the days of their deep apostasy. Hosea described their distressing condition in the graphic words of our text.

Many years later, God’s chosen people exhibited an even more tragic state of pompous ignorance. Their Messiah had come to them, and they didn’t know Him, even crucifying Him. God’s judgment couldn’t be delayed. “[They] shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation” (Luke 19:44).

But perhaps the most tragic case is the church in Laodicea. This church represents all those outwardly prosperous evangelical churches that attempt to take a neutral stance on the basic conflicts of the last days. The one who is “the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God” (Revelation 3:14) will pronounce the awful judgment. “So then because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked” (vv. 16-17). How urgently the people of God need to guard against the tragedy of arrogant ignorance! Dr. Henry M. Morris, Days of Praise, August 19, 2009. www.icr.org

Jeremiah 2:9 (above) has one interpretation—God dealing with the Jewish people, but there may be an application to USA. The generation of the ‘60’s, the Hippy generation, departed from the Lord by kicking Him out of our schools and country via the courts. We are now in the generation of the Hippy’s grandchildren [the “children’s children”]. Could God be saying to our country “You refused Me in your youth (1960’s), USA, so I will now get your attention—I will bring down my judgment on the generation of your grandchildren and perhaps that will finally gain your attention!

Thirty-eight years ago when we moved to Dallas, we remember Francis Schaffer making the comment that “really all the Evangelical Christians in America want is their personal peace and affluence” and a “leave me alone tunnel  vision” attitude.  From what we observe of these last 30 plus years, he seems to be correct in his assessment.  Praise God there are godly remnant families scattered here and there that are NOT this way.

At bedtime we routinely read together as a family a devotional, and the one above was the one for August 19^th.  The term “tragic” seemed to resonate with us all. It is the perfect description of where our country is right now, having chosen “other gods” and the people, for the most part, specifically and obviously not serving God as did our early forefathers .  We feel this is an important message for all of us and we pray that our prayer would be that of Philippians 3:10 that we would “know HIM and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death.”

It has been quite a last couple of months for us with the girls finally home from college, the home school conventions and other travel, and numerous medical appointments. We need lots of prayer for the busy next two months—pray for open hearts of the people and health and safety for us.

Dear email Friends, during our nearly three week trip we do not foresee the ability to check our email Inbox. While we love hearing from each of you and enjoy reading the notes when we return from a long trip, the extensive number of spam and junk mails we receive each day and cannot regulate when we are gone, now “bump off/squeeze out” the important emails we get from friends and ministry-related contacts. Could you please suspend emails to us between Monday, August 24th and Friday, September 10^th? Thank you very much and please remember to put us back on your contacts list after this time. J

September/October 2009

Aug 25^th   Arrive Heathrow. Transfer to Latimer Place. Stay overnight.

Aug 26-27: Littleport Evangelical Church, Littleport, UK, The Barnds: Worldview, Animal complexity

Aug 27^th   Drive to Bristol. Overnight Croyde with Brightons

Aug 28^th   Leave for Heatree

Aug 29^th-Sept 1^st  Truth4Youth Conference: Topics for Families, Ladies, Young Girls

Sept 1^st  Barnstaple, Tavistock Christian Fellowship:  Creation Truths  (Pastor Kay)

Sept 3^rd  Leave Heatree.  Return to Croyde:  7 pm  Jobe speaks at Whiddon Valley Evangelical Church.

Sept 4^th   Fly to Germany

5-6^th         Ministry for Rhein Valley Independent Baptist Church, Weisbaden, Germany

“Creation or Evolution: What is the Issue?” (0611-204-8291)

8^th:           Bibelgemeinde (Bible Church) Ulm/Neu-Ulm: Worldview and Economics: 07345/7666

9^th:           Ansbach Baptist Church, Pastor Doug Cook: “Creation or Evolution: What is the Issue?”

(865) 686-8904

10^th:        Fly Germany to London to Dallas

13^th         Rockwall Bible Church,  Jobe teaching: Truth and Discernment

17^th:        Richardson Home School Group, Richardson, TX: Sheila Clay:  10:30 “What is Truth and How                       
Do We Defend It?”   Second session: 11:30am-12:15pm- “Creation/Evolution: What is the Issue?”

20^th:        Stepping Stones Church, McKinney, TX, 972.542.2802: Incredible Creatures, Issues in Creation

24^th:        Leave for Pennsylvania

27-30^th:  Mount Zion Baptist Church, Denver, PA, Creation Conference:  717-336-5553

29^th:        Home School Group, Denver, PA area:  Worldview and Creation Issues, Animals of Creation

30^th:        Ephrata Mennonite School, Ephrata, PA, Creation/Evolution Controversy: Creatures of Creation

Oct 1 :    Lancaster, PA, 7pm: The Institute for Scientific and Biblical Research: Creation update: new DVD

3^th:          Mifflinburg, PA, Mifflinburg Bible Church: Ladies’ Talk 9:30 AM, Jenna Dee: “Tone in the Home”

4^th:          Mifflinburg Bible Church: SS/Church 9:30 AM, “Creation and the Authority of Scripture”

4^th           Corapolis, PA, Evening Service, (unconfirmed)

5^th:          See Pennsylvania Martin family

9^th:          Leave for Atlanta

11^th-14^th: Providence Church, Duluth, GA, Sunday and Wednesday:  “The Veracity of Genesis and Issue of Origins”: 770-497-1309

12-14^th:   Possible Christian School Ministry in the Atlanta area

18^th:        Lamar Baptist Church, Beaumont, TX, 409-899-3367: “Creation/Evolution: The Real Issue”

24-25^th:  Trinidad Bible Church + Prison Ministry, Trinidad, CO, “Apologetics and the Veracity of the Word”

27^th:        Buena Vista, CO, Prison Ministry: Creation, Worldview, What is Truth?

(Schedule is incomplete, pray for the pending events)

www.Biblicaldiscipleship.org                       www.evolutionofacreationist.com        drjobe@bdmin.org