18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.  19 Go Ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.  20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world, Amen.   St. Matthew 28:18-20 KJV
    
    The church has a grave obligation to the Community and to the world at large.  Believe it or not, the church is still held in the highest of esteem among the institutions of the world.  When people reach a certain peak in life and the crisis become unbearable they look to the church for that particular kind of help that is needed to solve their inner frustration and problems.

    How many times have you been down with life's situations, and you turn to the church for relief and Spiritual elation.  If so, this proves the point that the church is still held in the highest of esteem.  I talked to a young man one Sunday at the church and he said to me "I was touched by the message, I must be getting older."  Yes, when the settling down process begins, a number of people start to think about the church.

    It is the responsibility of the church to seek out the spiritually lost, despondent, discouraged, and those that don't have any hope.
    
              excerpt from the book "By the Foolishness of Preaching" by the Reverend Dr. Grace Ruth Batten, DD 

That you may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.  Philippians 1:10 KJV

    "We are living in one of the most crucial times ever known to homosapiens.  That is to human beings,  Chaos is everywhere.  The world, figuratively speaking, is upside down.  There is no surety of anything.  Anything could supervene.
    Now is the time we, as professing Christians, must put our best foot forward and prove by our lifestyle that we are who we say we are.  Of course, living this Christian life would be impossible if we had to live it by virtue of our own abilities.  Be it known that we can do it, not of our own accord but by the power of God invested in us by His son Jesus Christ."  
                excerpt from the book "By the Foolishness of Preaching" by the Reverend Dr. Grace Ruth Batten, DD