Wednesday, September 27, 2017

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