19^th: Cardiac appointment

14-15^th: Highland Park Methodist, in house retreat private home (14^th), Sunday School, HPM, Dallas, 15^th

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in ignorance: but as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, be ye holy; for I am holy.                                                           I Peter 1:13-16

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.  And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.  Use hospitality one to another without grudging.  As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.  If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever.  Amen.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:  but rejoice in as much as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.  If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you:  on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.  But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil doer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.  For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God:  and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?  Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.                                                                                                                            I Peter 4:7-19

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.  Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.  Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.  And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at  peace among yourselves.  Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.  See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.  Rejoice evermore.  Pray without ceasing: In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the spirit.  Despise not prophesyings.  Prove all things: hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.                                                                                                                                           I Thessalonians 5:9-24

                Between the political focus on the East Coast and the Hollywood focus on the West Coast, and Oprah on both coasts and in between, it becomes increasingly difficult for us all as Christians to keep a focus that is disciplined to a PURPOSE and a PLAN for “this present darkness.”  These continue to be the best of times and the worst of times in which to be living.  The worst part is seeing the demise of  the America we once knew,  in the process of being reduced to a socialistic state. We may soon be losing our military power, our right to bear arms, the tax exempt status that Christian organizations have long enjoyed, our privilege to home school our children or even to send them to Christian Schools, as well as to have medical care for any condition for any age group, and reasonable protection of life of the aging. We will be seeing continued killing of innocent babies in the Mother’s womb and yet more money will be spent for saving animals and “Mother Earth” (as if God cannot take care of what He has created)!  It all gets back to a worldview problem.  Either God determines Truth, or man determines truth.  Man’s truth is where our country has quickly turned in such a few short years and any turning back from this reality seems very unlikely with the current mind set of forty years of values clarification, self-esteem, and environmentalism brainwashing in our schools of America. If man determines truth, then at this stage of civilization, truth is relative to what is determined to be the current trend or whim of society, (Political Correctness) instead of absolutes based on God’s Word.

The best of times lies in the fact that we still do have the right to assemble publicly for church, to pray openly, and to evangelize others, although with just the swish of a pen from the President, all of these freedoms, as well as the right to free speech (“Fairness Doctrine”) stand in dire jeopardy. The best of times has allowed us to be citizens of the greatest nation in the world and to appreciate the inexpressible joys of freedom as no other country in the world has or ever will experience. God has blessed our nation and yet we have not been thankful nor obedient to pass the baton on to future generations.  If this all ends tomorrow or in the next months, let us heed the words of the Scriptures above and pray, rejoice always, and have hearts of gratitude, as we carry out the great commission that God has given each of us (Matt. 20:28).  So in the midst of these changing times, can we have joy and peace and do what these Scriptures admonish us to do?  Be sober, watch, pray, have love, be hospitable, rejoice in trials, judge ourselves, commit our souls to God, comfort and edify, be at peace, be thankful, rejoice always, abstain from evil?

The very best of times involves the ageless TRUTH of Ephesians 2:4-9: But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.  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. 

We are grateful to the Lord for the many ministry opportunities in NC, SC, GA, in early February and for God’s grace to get Jobe through the fifteen times of speaking in eleven days with both a cough and laryngitis.  We have had a lot of catch up, two weekends of guest house company, medical appointments, and lots of scheduling and ordering of supplies, registrations for home school meetings, and much research for future speaking engagements.  We are anticipating the girls’ graduation with their doctorates in history from Pensacola Christian College on May 6^th if all goes as planned.  We covet your prayers for this final stage of study and writing for them. We have just received verification that the Creation Proclaims animal DVD will be completed by late March with replication of it by early April.  Please pray for this to become a reality at the appointed time.  Another new DVD that we are presently carrying is God of  Wonders, a fantastic collection of the beauty and majesty of God’s Creation featuring such men as John Whitcomb, Gary Parker, Dave Hunt, Ken Ham, and others.

Schedule March/April 2009

1^st:  Household of Faith, Garland, TX, Jenna Dee to ladies: Discipleship Basics, particularly in the home

4^th: Radio interview for Partnership Church, Texarkana, TX

5-6: Teacher’s Association of Baptist Schools Convention, Prestonwood Baptist, Dallas, (speak/exhibit)

8^th: Partnership Church, Texarkana, TX, Creation Seminar: David Markham: 903-748-6363-903-223-9943

14-15^th: Highland Park Methodist, in house retreat private home (14^th), Sunday School, HPM, Dallas, 15^th

19^th: Cardiac appointment

22 & 29^th: Community Bible Chapel, Richardson, TX, Creation series, Sunday School

30^th: Good News Club, Richardson School, Richardson, TX (Martin Tuohy, contact)

2^nd: Good News Club, Richardson School, Richardson, TX

5^th: Community Bible Chapel, Richardson, TX, conclusion of Creation series

6, 7^th: Texas Christian School, Houston, TX (Katy area), Creation teaching

11^th: Leave for Cincinnati

15^th: Creation Museum, Petersburg, KY, Lecture opportunity

16-18^th: Cincinnati Home School Convention:  Speaking and exhibiting (set up 15^th)  speak/exhibit

19^th: Heritage Family Bible Chapel, Cincinnati, Ohio: contact:  (859) 609-0934

23-30^th: The Creation Science Association of British Columbia (CSABC) Various meetings
May 3: Leave for Taryn and Mirren’s graduation, Pensacola Christian College

Wholehearted Mother’s Conference, Irving, TX, Exhibitor

Creation Family Ministries, Hickory, NC, Creation teaching, Marriage and Family

Western Carolina University, Sylva, NC, Animals that Defy Evolution, Evidences for a young earth

BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRIES

2212 Chisholm Trail, Rockwall, TX 75032

For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life:  but teach them [to] thy sons, and thy sons’ sons.                                                                                                  Deuteronomy 4:7-9

O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!              Deuteronomy 5:29

For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward. . . .  He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.                       Deuteronomy 10:17, 21

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.  And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:   And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.                Deuteronomy 6:5-7

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:  But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.              

                                                                                                                            I Corinthians 1:26, 27

But the Lord said unto him, go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.                                                     Acts 9:15

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.                                                                                               II Timothy 4:5

Our great nation which was founded upon Biblical principles has always been a nation known throughout the world as a Christian nation and one that extends charity, generosity, invention, and compassion toward others of all creeds and colors.  Unfortunately we have allowed ourselves to become “compromised, neutralized, and diluted” as we have chosen other gods and forgotten the one true God of the Bible.  It is simply not “politically correct” to believe in God in these present days, and certainly not JESUS CHRIST!!  Many of the churches of the last 30 years have become contaminated with other gospels. Tolerance and compromise have resulted in a watered down gospel (if any gospel at all) and truly the mentality of “God on my terms, and the ten suggestions” now prevails in our culture.  We are now even seeing signs that advertize “drive by church” which have banners saying, “Come as you are and worship; guaranteed to not last over 20 minutes!”  With the new administration in the White House we will probably see the Fairness Doctrine reinstated. This will essentially take away the freedom of speech for a certain segment of Americans, although not for those on the more liberal side, as they will still be allowed to function with just as much deceit and deception as we have observed especially over these last 25 years. There is a huge “DISCONNECT” in the world today and what we profess as Christians we are going to have to live out, no matter the cost, the circumstance, or the consequence—particularly in a day of forgotten Biblical Absolutes.

As we start this New Year, let us be encouraged that the message of the Gospel has not changed, nor should our resolve be any less fervent regarding our mission and purpose as Christians at this time in history. We are here to fulfill the Great Commission, to make disciples, and to bring glory to our Lord in this wicked and perverse generation, as He lives His life out through us, His temples.

The last three Scriptures above could be paraphrased as a challenge for the New Year: 

*Consider your calling: You are a child of the KING, made in His image and of great worth to Him.

*Understand that you are a chosen vessel, a special instrument of the Lord’s: To bring Him glory.

*Endure, persevere, and fulfill the ministry that the Lord has given you: He has raised you up for such a  

  time as this!

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

As we pre-decide to “walk worthy” in this New Year, consider the following:

Be careful of your thoughts,

They become WORDS;

Be careful of your words,

They become ACTIONS;

Be careful of your actions,

They become HABITS;

Be careful of your habits,

They become CHARACTER;

Be careful of your character,

It becomes your DESTINY!

*Please keep the girls in your prayers as they enter the final stages of their dissertation research. We are   

  all praying that they will walk in the May graduation.

*PLEASE continue to pray for the completion of the Creation Proclaims animal DVD.

*There is a possibility of getting the Burmese translation of The Evolution of a Creationist printed this

  year.

* Work on the Hungarian translation of the four part series, The Evolution of a Creationist is progressing

   as related by Paul Meehan: – “Please pray for the work we are doing on a DVD, The Evolution of a

  Creationist, by Dr. Jobe Martin. We are in the process of transcribing and dubbing this into Hungarian.

  This is a great four part video series on creation.”

*Our hearts are filled with gratefulness and thanksgiving to our Lord for another year of ministry and the

  prayer and support team the Lord has provided for us through so many of you. “Thank you” is indeed so

  inadequate!

January/February 2009

Jan. 4:  Household of Faith, Dallas, TX, Taryn and Mirren sharing with Ladies: Discipleship for Girls

        5:  Taryn and Mirren drive back to Pensacola Christian College

        5:  PATH Home School group, Canton, TX, 7pm:  Deception, Delusion, Discernment (Cults, New Age)

        7:  Mirren: interview with Dr. Michael Ruse (evolutionist), Tallahassee, FL [Jobe will accompany Mirren]

11-16:  His Hill Bible College, Comfort, TX, Worldview, New Age, Relationships

18-20:  Pastors’ Conference, Clifton, TX, Discernment and Deception:  The Secret

      31:  Leave for Georgia and North Carolina ministry

        2:  Macon, GA, Covenant Academy, various classes and assemblies

        3:  Western Carolina University, Sylva, NC, Animals that Defy Evolution, Evidences for a young earth

    4-7:   Creation Family Ministries, Hickory, NC, Creation teaching, Marriage and Family

20-21:  Wholehearted Mother’s Conference, Irving, TX, Exhibitor