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| • By Dr. Walt Larimore Thursday, March 18, 2010 NOTE: Once in awhile something so good comes across your desk you want to share it – not by way of a quick click on an email to friends who may well groan at the prospect of another "forward" and go straight to "delete" – but with folks who expect you to value their time by giving you only "the good stuff." We think this true account shared by our friends at Life Action Ministries more than qualifies!
I knew I needed a mentor. I was busy with my career as a physician – too busy for my family. My priorities were out of whack. I needed someone who would encourage me and keep me on track. So I asked the pastors who came through the hospital, "Who's the one layperson you know in this area who looks most like Jesus?" When I heard the name Bill Judge multiple times, I said, "This is the guy I'd like to meet."
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Move the scene from Kissimmee, Florida, (above) to San Antonio, Texas, about 30 years ago. The name of the café is Romanna instead of Joanie's, but you still have to travel all the way downtown to get there, and the menu is about the same – life-changing conversation over bacon and eggs and a cup of coffee. A middle-aged tire salesman instead of a milker of cows requires the early morning breakfast to show that you mean business about growing "Into His Likeness." The tire man will talk gently with you for an hour, referring always to Scripture, before he walks the block back to his business where he will open the garage bays to customers dropping off their cars for repair or tires on their way to work.Curious about Russell Kelfer's approach to mentoring? Find out by reading on line, down loading, or ordering transcripts of "Possessing the Land: The Process of Mentoring" # 1367 – 1378. If you prefer the entire series in book form order Passing Your Baton # PB. Or let Russell tell you himself on CDs of #1367 – 1378. To order click here. |
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 Assessing Your Spiritual Condition |
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Business executive Fred Smith, known for his mentoring skills, once wrote,
"When I was teaching an adult Sunday School class, one member who was the CEO of a major firm asked me to lunch. He started the conversation by saying, 'I have a CPA to keep me liquid, a lawyer to keep me legal, and a doctor to keep me healthy. But I have no one to help assess my spiritual condition. Can you give me a 'spiritual audit'?" "In the years since, I have accumulated twelve questions I ask myself. 1. Am I content with who I am becoming? 2. Am I becoming less religious and more spiritual? 3. Does my family recognize the authenticity of my spirituality? 4. Do I have a flow-through philosophy? 5. Do I have a quiet center to my life? 6. Have I defined my unique ministry? 7. Is my prayer life improving? 8. Have I maintained a genuine awe of God? 9. Is my humility genuine? 10. Is my 'spiritual feeding' the right diet for me? 11. Is obedience in small matters built into my reflexes? 12. Do I have joy?" |
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Some Things Never Change
It's true. A few things never change.
Like the Gospel or our message. But in keeping with the mushrooming social networking times, methods do. We are taking a deep breath and learning how to communicate through Facebook ®! Find us at  Russell Kelfer
Expect experimenting for awhile, but you'll probably see cameos of who we are, pictures of guests, great finds you'll want to explore with us. And yes, we even plan to tweet now and then. Perhaps you'll find a gem of wisdom to spiritually spark your day on Twitter. Or directions to something you won't want to miss. We promise not to bore you with where we're eating lunch. (Most of the time it's the same old P&J sandwich at our desk, anyway.) Will we ever answer your questions? Too soon to tell. We’ll see. Check us out at  |
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| Please Meet Some Friends of Ours |
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Some messages by other speakers are too good to lie dormant on the shelf. Enjoy the blessing of hearing like-minded messages spoken over the years by a variety of friends and acquaintances, brothers and sisters in the faith worth knowing.
To be introduced, visit our EXPANDED CATALOG.
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About The Teacher |
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Our teacher is Russell Kelfer, 1933-2000. A layman and business man, his practical application Bible lessons on living the Christian life are timeless and continue today to be heard, seen, read, and taught by others around the world.
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The Dothan Conspiracy
By Russell Kelfer
God really does use real people. His film festival of life is not a make-believe drama made up of cardboard saints performing before a backdrop of canvas skies and artificial lighting. God's design is not to paint perfect images of sinless saints before us and then shame us into submission because we can't measure up to unattainable goals. Our God uses anything. Our God uses anybody (anybody who will let Him). The want ads of God's classified section might well read: Wanted: Sinners in any condition. New owners will cleanse, Transform and renew. Apply at Calvary! |
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Rejoice! |
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There's a new kid on the block! Welcome to KPCS 89.7fm, a full power station in Princeton Minnesota. Your area can now hear "Into His Likeness" with Russell Kelfer weekday evenings at 8:15 p.m. Central. To see if you are in one of the other 44 areas of the country able to access the Rejoice Broadcast Network, click US Stations on our menu bar. (Stations are tuned to car radios. Home radios may need an antenna or small wire for reception.) Night owls like truck drivers or those out delivering our morning newspapers often tune in to "Into His Likeness" at 1:30 a.m. or 4:30 a.m. Central. For the rest of us not living in one of those areas, you can listen via the Internet by visiting Rejoice.org or you can contact DTM and ask to be sent a CD of the week's programs. DTM heartily endorses the Rejoice Broadcast Network, coming to you across America from Pensacola, Florida via 2 full service stations and 43 translator stations as well as the Internet with trusted speakers and teachers as well as good music. |
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| Featured This Month in MP3 | |
The Beatitudes Part I series. Ready for you to listen to on line, download to your iPod, or order on MP3 or CD or cassette tape. Includes 20 messages by Russell Kelfer. Also available in print.
Request Disk 9 or click to download/listen now. And for other great speakers on MP3 at no charge, visit our good friends Firefighters For Christ. |
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Special Message for Stressful Times |
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From Russell Kelfer(#174) God's Rx for Worry(#306B) When the Heavens Appear to be Silent(#1359A) A Gospel of Insignificant Beginnings(#1360B) Five were Wise, Five were Foolish (End Times)
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| "The soul that has been enriched by communion with God will not be dismayed by isolation but will welcome solitude. He will seek not the crowd, but the closet, and emerging will never walk alone, for he has unseen companionship." – Frances J. Roberts
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| Responsibility is your response to God's ability. –Russell Kelfer |
This web site is sponsored by Discipleship Tape Ministries, Inc. and Into His Likeness Radio. All materials generated through the ministry of Russell Kelfer are archived with the goal of helping Christians everywhere benefit from free, practical application studies majoring on spiritual growth as expressed in II Corinthians 3:18 (NIV): "And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
"Only against the backdrop of man's impotence can God's omnipotence stand in the spotlight of God's . . .deliverance." - Russell Kelfer
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STILL SHOWING
On a computer near you! And good to see at any season. The belovedSTORY OF EDITH EASTER
BY RUSSELL KELFER
BY RUSSELL KELFER
So many of you forwarded Edith on her travels that she's resting now, but she still loves company and hopes you'll visit her in the off season! You can still find the video of the fictional Story of Edith Easter by clicking the arrow above.
The original fictitious Edith comes to life in the wonderful new film written, directed, and produced by 18 year old college freshman Krista McKinney.
DTM is thinking, "Oscar winner is in Krista's future!"
Do YOU believe in Easter?
To View the video of Edith click arrow above
Edith Easter from Krista McKinney on Vimeo.
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