How Do We Get to Heaven?

How do we get to heaven? What does it mean to be saved? The Lord our God is not willing that any of us should perish, (2 Peter 3:9) so he told us precisely how to avoid hell in his holy bible. Satan, the father of lies, on the other hand would love nothing more than for you to not even believe in hell - so that you end up there with him. Watch, believe and confess with us as we assure our place in God's Kingdom!

What in the world is happening to our Bibles?

Is your Bible missing something? One new version takes over 5,000 words out of the New Testament alone. Perhaps it is time we take an honest look at the version of God's Word we are getting our doctrine, our reproof, our correction, our instruction in righteousness from. If you are a preacher, perhaps it is time to start preaching from the scripture given by inspiration of God.

Still not sure who to trust? …"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."  -John 14:26 KJV

Suggested Reading: One Book One Authority by Dr. Douglas Stauffer

Jesus Is Our Hope Bumper Sticker

If my hope was in man, there would be nothing left of me but a helpless heap of quivering worry. I thank my God above that He gave me the eyes to see Him, and the ears to hear His comforting words of redemption. Redemption not only from an eternity of torment in hell, but deliverance from the bondage of man as well. 

One cannot listen to the news, whether propaganda or truth, and not see the oncoming oppression of our natural rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Almost daily (if we are awake) we witness a new freedom being slithered out of our atrophied grips: bondage no doubt.

Thankfully, those of us in Christ hold very near to our hearts a truth taught to us by the teacher of teachers, Jesus, the son of God: "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew 10:28.) God again assures us through the Apostle Peter, “And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?” (1 Peter 3:13) For believers, there is no fear of man; precisely why we are such a threat to those who wish to dominate.

The opposite of fear and despair is hope. Hope is not wishful thinking, but the highest degree of expectation of good, grounded on substantial evidence. To a Christian who has been born again (John 3:3), the Lord Jesus Christ is our hope (1 Timothy 1:1) and the very essence of our faith. "Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;" (Hebrews 6:19) 

This hope that dwells in every Christian is not to be confused with a superficial desire for the protection of our flesh. If this were the case, our hope would have been nullified with the senseless murders of the very first Christians. (Every apostle save John was martyred.) Today, it is estimated that a Christian dies for his faith every five minutes. 

Exceedingly richer, the hope we speak of is of eternal joy, unspeakable and full of glory! (1 Peter 1:8) Christians will continue to suffer from one end of the earth to the other.  “But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: (1Peter 3:14&15) 

Are you ready to give a reason of the hope that is in you?

ABOUT THE “JESUS IS OUR HOPE” BUMPER STICKER

"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. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates." (Deuteronomy 6:5-9)

This is the passage I always show my kids when they tell me I’m a walking, talking Bible, or roll their eyes when I wear my Christian t-shirts or attach a Jesus sticker to my car. It gives me such joy to pass along the reason of my hope, which is Jesus my Lord and Saviour. He told us to “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). 

The purpose of this bumper sticker is to take this command seriously, and is twofold. They will uphold the name of Jesus and the truth that He is our hope AND fund missionaries who are preaching this very message. One hundred percent of your entire donation will go to our church-supported missionaries, many of whom I am blessed to know personally. We are not all called to be missionaries, but we are all called to support them - most importantly by prayer, but it is essential to fund them as well. They cannot get to the harvest fields without our help. A list of their names and the countries they reach out to are listed below.

Not a bumper-sticker-on-your-car kind of person? Get creative! God will bless you for it… “Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;” (2 Corinthians 9:10)

STICKER STATS

•   Vinyl
•   6" x 4" 
•   Made With Removable Adhesive. 
•   Only $5.00 each, or a huge donation of your choice! 

TO ORDER

Send a check or money order written out to: Branch Hill Baptist Church ATTN: Missions

and mail to: inspire! 7149 Knoll Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237 

Apologies for the old-fashioned method of payment.
If you would like a receipt for tax deduction purposes, please note so in your order.
Don't forget to send the address you want it mailed it to! 
For questions email schmitztamara@mac.com

LIST OF MISSIONARIES

Angela Wheat 

Australia

Aric Kroupa 

Russia 

Chris Rue 

Ukraine 

CLA 

USA 

Chuck Harding 

Washington DC 

Cliff Taylor 

Missionary/ Evangelist 

Dan Bardwell 

Ukraine 

Dan Tribuzio 

Australia 

Dana Vogelpohl 

Scotland 

Daniel Fetter 

Micronesia 

Dave Fetter 

Micronesia 

David Lethert 

Philippines 

Derrick Goette 

Canada 

Fellowship Tract League 

World 

J. Matacchiera 

Zambia 

Jason Hines 

Canada 

Jean Kruse 

Brazil (widow) 

Jeff Demarest 

South Africa 

Jeff Williams 

New Zealand 

Jerry Collins 

Mexico 

Jim Taglialeta 

Spain 

John Allen 

Papua New Guinea 

John MacLennan 

Scotland 

John Walz 

Taiwan 

Jose Gomez Jr. 

Mexico 

Keith Reedy 

Bibles for the Blind 

Kenneth Murphy 

Germany 

Kevin Kendell 

Papua New Guinea 

Lonnie Brooks 

Kenya 

Manny Rodriguez 

Puerto Rico 

Manuel Gomez 

Mexico 

Marguerite Vella 

Philippines (retired) 

Mark Norman 

England 

Matt Bernsdorff 

Trinidad 

Mike Ford 

Greece 

Milton Martin 

Mexico 

Paul Gray 

Ukraine 

Paul Pierucki 

Romania 

Phil Gabbard 

USA 

Richard Maher 

Ukraine 

Robert Mickey Jr. 

Kenya 

Roberto Arellano 

Mexico 

Stella Mayo 

New Zealand (retired/ widow) 

Ted Mullins 

Papua New Guinea 

Thomas Castellaw 

Germany 

Thurston Mounce 

Belize 

VBP\Jim Fellure 

Bible Printing 

VBP\Shawn Dunn 

USA reps for VBP 

Worth Worley 

Russia (retired) 

Jim Showers

Paraguay