LET IT BE KNOWN NEWSLETTER 1969

LET IT BE KNOWN - STUDENTS OF BIBLE BAPTIST SEMINARY NEWSLETTER

Note the PASTORAL PRACTICE CLASS

Dr. George Norris had the vision to start this class with some of preacher

boys. Off campus at Gideon Baptist Church.

Those were some of the best practical classes on church and pastoral ministry.

Believe me, having taken my first church to pastor. These classes really helped me.
Secondly

Ralph and Barbara Wimm,

Most outstanding servants of Christ

STUDENT CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES CLUB

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Bill Smith, Edgar Graham and Daniel Stockton who were on this project with me, they were and are as I understand great servants to the Lord.

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Those years 1966-1969 in Seminary were interesting to say the least. As I remember the desire of my heart was for the on campus students. I had desire to help them move forward in their Christian service. I was only nineteen in August 1966, but I had been a Youth Pastors for two years prior in coming to Seminary. As I remember the only on campus activity was the Missionary group, and as I remember there was no activity for the preachers, students that was not missionaries. So I desired to start a ministry to minister to them. As I remember we had a great time trying, but as I also remember, not well received by the administration. Of course this was 40 years ago. Those were the years.

Arlington Baptist College today, has come alone way from those days. The current leadership are doing a wonderful work.

A group of student spend many hours on this project, Student Christians Activity Club. As I again remember after 40 years. I still believe that this would have been a wonderful ministry on campus, as was the Campus Newsletter, and the Student on Campus Revival.

And many of those who were on this project, have proven themselves as wonderful servants of the Lord Jesus Christ, many of them even after 40 years are still serving the Lord today.

Arlington Baptist College 1968 1969

FIRST ON CAMPUS REVIVAL 1968 BIBLE BAPTIST SEMINARY

ARLINGTON TEXAS

Front:

Terry Spencer, Ken Hawkins, Richard Conrod,

Back:

Joe Mays, Charles Whisnant, Bill Smith, Duane Light

(yes, that is me at twenty)

Don, Linda Epps (Grimm) Becky Pickeral Adams, Jeannie Wood,

Charity Mucha Whisnant, Charles

December 1968

We talked to Linda last week, she and John are doing good.

Becky is married to David Adams, Dr. Adams, proferssor.

Promotion for the first On Campus Revival

Bible Baptist Seminary 1968

Girls Dorm

Linda Clark Shelton are good friend on the left

The FIRST ON CAMPUS REVIVAL AT BIBLE BAPTIST SEMINARY

If I recall, forty years ago, I was the Sunday Speaker on Campus.

If I reall, the Revival was our idea. We pushed for an on campus event where we could preach to the whole group of seminary students. I loved preaching, and I loved campus life.

And I have been preaching since.

and

Bill Smith, missionary to Brazil is still preaching today

I would love to hear from the other fellows.

RIVERS OF JOY BAPTIST CHURCH

RIVERS OF JOY BAPTIST CHURCH

on 139 and 62 Shady Ln

Minford Ohio

We have a nice place to gather and have fellowship on Sunday

A view of the foyer

A view of the adult class and Wednesday Bible Study

A CHURCH: Rivers of Joy Baptist Church was started by Quentin King in 1992. I believe there were sixty folks who started coming to the church when Quentin came back to Portsmouth, from Friendship, Texas. Many of the people had already known the Kings, when he started Porstmouth Baptist Church back in 1959.

Too often the church body takes on the character of the pastor, and Rivers of Joy is no different. Quentin was the pastor of his time. I don't mean to write a bio of him, because am not sure of his history. But I do know he loved the Lord. He was a man on a mission, it seems. He would do what ever it took to get people to church and put up a building, with the money that was available.

It seemed in his day, that putting up a building was not as important as getting people to come to church. Just get the building up and get the people in.

When I went to Altoona, Kansas, this was the same mindset. Get up a building the best you can and get the people to come. The building was about as poorly build as any building I have been in. Just honest. Yet in spite of the outside of the building and poorly put together inside, we had a great group of people. And we slowly, very slowly made the building a bit better. I am glad now they have a very nice new building. And still have a great group of people.

Well back to Rivers of Joy. Some preachers are driven by a big building and will go in debt by the millions to build one. Others will go the other direction, and put up a poorly designed building. And its my experience that preachers are not good building builders, but think they are.

I guess that is the reason I was never motivated to get a building up in Altoona, I desired to, but I didn't want to go into debt or have a poorly buiding either.

Today we live in a culture that most folks have a nice home. We don't see many poorly buildings today. It is not that you can worship in any building.

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MY CHURCH

Charles E. Whisnant
Pastor/Teacher

The Brothers

19991949 or 52

DID YOU NOTICES WE ARE SITTING THE SAME WAY.

I know these photo are a few years ago, but nevertheless

now to get an update.

BELIEF IS BASED UPON TRUTH NOT FEELING OR LIKING IT.

TRUE BELIEF IN THE BIBLE REQUIRES YOU TO BELIEVE BEYOND YOUR BELIEF.

• Too often we can't believe the truth of Scripture because we don't like it. When the subject comes to salvation, we know what the scripture says, but we still believe that its not what we really believe. We might believe God saves, and Jesus is the only way unto salvation, but at the same time we might believe some might still get into heaven with out belief in Jesus Christ.

• "I just don't like it, pastor." "So it can't be true." That is often the case with many Christians and their theology. When did truth depend upon our liking it?

• If the Scriptures says it, let us believe it. Yet when the plain sense of the scripture makes it clear, then we must accept the truth of the Scriptures. Rather than reading into the text what we believe to be true, let us read out of the text what is truth.

• Of course there needs to be correct study of the text for the correct interpretation of the verse, thus we need to understand and believe.

MY CHURCH OFFICE plus THE GOSPEL MESSAGE

THIS IS MY STUDY ROOM AT THE HOUSE.

This photo I was trying to use to make a point.

Charity was trying to get the point of what I was trying to get at.

I WAS POINT OUT.........

A view of the office I have at Rivers of Joy Baptist Church

I like the picture of the eagle.

It's a great joy to have a office again at the church. Its humbling to know that the Lord is so gracious to us.
The three pictures on the wall, I have had since the 1980's and they speak of the leadership roll of the Pastor/Teacher

SEVERAL QUESTIONS TOAY

1. CAN THERE BE REGENERATION WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION?

I.E. can a person go to Heaven without having been saved? Do those who never hear the gospel go to Hell?

• CAN THERE BE JUSTIFICATION WITHOUT SANCTIFICATION?

I.E. can a person who has been justificed, saved, born again, and not be sanctified, this is a change of character, nature, and a life style?

• AND CAN THERE BE EITHER (JUSTIFICATION/SANCTIFICATION) WITH OUT THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST?

I.E. Can a person be saved without hearing the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom, Jesus Christ?

If you believe the truth about the Gospel then you need to follow that belief throughout your understanding about the Gospel message.

• Upon futher study of the Scriptures, I finally understood that the Gospel is far more than just the message about the invitation of salvation. Salvation is about the past, present and future realities of the believers life, and the Work of God and Jesus Christ.

• Salvation: is also Redemption revealed, and Redemption accomplished , and then Redemption applied. From Genesis to Revelation the Story of Salvation/Redeption is taught.

1. But just a footnote, I do not apply every verse in the Old Testament to Christ. I do believe there is another thread that is woven throughout the Old Testament. I do not spiritualize the Old Testament. I do believe in progressive history and progressive redemption. I do believe there is a "seed" that you can trace throughout the Old Testament and that seed is the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

1. I do not think I need to address salvation each time I preach, in the sense I need to address "you need to be born again", with that said, I believe you need to preach or teach the scriptures you are addressing.

GOD'S BEAUTIFUL CREATION

MY DRIVE TODAY, I HAD TO STOP AND TAKE THESE PHOTOS