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Amos’ Mission Trip Testimony

Dave Hess — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:10:49 +0000

In May/June of 2011 Katie and I helped lead a group of students on a short term mission trip to Marseille, France with Ten Days Missions (the short term missions arm of Every Nation). We were there supporting the ministry of some amazing Every Nation church-planters. We engaged in campus outreach, Bible distribution and community service, [...]

The God Test

Dave Hess — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:48:47 +0000

Rice Broocks has developed a great tool to help believers share their faith. It’s a conversation piece called “The God Test”. Perfect for campus ministry, and useful in a variety of settings, Rice gives an explanation of this tool in this brief video clip: Click here to view the embedded video. I have personally used this [...]

FSU “Go Week”

Dave Hess — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:06:36 +0000

Each August thousands of students start their college experience. This is a huge transition for all of these young people, many moving away from home for the first time! I have always seen this transition as an important time of outreach to students, and we at ENCM have for many years attempted to create relationships [...]

Marseille, France Mission Trip

Dave Hess — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:21:58 +0000

I recently helped lead a team of 15 (mostly students) on a mission trip with Ten Days Missions to support an Every Nation church plant in Marseille, France. While there we served in a variety of ways: We worked with kids, reached out to college students, distributed over 2,300 copies of French language copies of [...]

Helpfulness of Sabbath Observance

Dave Hess — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:58:41 +0000

Feeling personally challenged with the current relevance of the Fourth Commandment to “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” (Exodus 20:8) Consider this quote by evangelical theologian Dr. John Currid: “I would suggest that if we kept the Sabbath as Christians then our lives would improve dramatically. How many of us never do an [...]

Christian Unity Gone Wrong

Dave Hess — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:13:17 +0000

The Bible clearly teaches that as Christians we should not be divisive in our diversity. There are many teachers, and within the Church there are many different spiritual gifts given. The Corinthians were corrected (among other things) for creating factions based on their favorite teachers. (I Cor. 3:1-18) We believers should always remember that we [...]

Jesus: Savior Now or Judge Later

Dave Hess — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:23:59 +0000

I came across this paragraph from J.I. Packer today while studying. I pray that reading it stirs your heart to the urgency of receiving Jesus, and sharing his message with the world, as it did mine: Paul refers to the fact that we must all appear before Christ’s judgment seat as “the terror of the [...]

Don’t Waste Your Christmas Break! (An Appeal to Students)

Dave Hess — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:33:54 +0000

Time off from school can be restful and refreshing, but it is certainly not free from temptations. Some go home to strained family relationships, others face the temptation of old friends and habits which come back to haunt them during school breaks. For many there is the temptation to waste countless hours doing nothing but [...]

Steve Murrell’s Message on Honor

Dave Hess — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:39:42 +0000

I recently wrote an article on the importance of honor. One of the things that spurred me to reflect on this subject was Steve Murrell’s excellent message at the Every Nation 2010 conference. I encourage you to listen to it, if you have not already done so. Pastor Steve provides some powerful insights into this all [...]

Giving Honor

Dave Hess — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:22:10 +0000

I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of honor lately. Sadly, I think showing-honor is almost a lost art, especially among those my age and younger. Too many times we young people come across as really impressed with ourselves and apparently forget the contribution of so many who have helped us get where we are [...]