MERRY CHRISTMAS!
“For unto us a Child is
born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government
will be upon His
shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful,
Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
Hello Family and Friends,
We
hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and pray you will also have a
blessed Christmas. Since our last email, we were able to get the
building we made an offer on in July, and then after a few weeks were
able to complete all the renovations. We had a family in our fellowship
who own a painting business that blessed us with painting inside the
building for free. Things have been a bit crazy here in rural Minnesota,
and ministry has been full speed ahead since we moved into a building
of our own. We have seen many people come who are hungry for the Word of
God and real fellowship with other
like-minded believers.
For more details on the facility, see: https://ccfergusfalls.com/
(Left – Pastor Seth Wetter from Calvary Chapel Fargo, Center – Pastor
Tim Molter at Calvary Chapel Fergus Falls, Right- Pastor Chik Chikeles
from Calvary Chapel Saint Paul pray at the church building dedication
service)
Then we recorded a
school board meeting where a local doctor spoke in favor of
parents making the mask decision for their children, and Tim with others
spoke also about the negative effects the mandate can have on the
little kids in Pre-k to 6th grade. It was a peaceful and respectful time
hearing both sides of the issue and what we can do together. Yet,
little did we know that doctor
would be fired a week later, then the TV and radio people would have
interviews with him and request to use the video we recorded which would
end up on Fox News and many
other outlets. (see tweet and Video Credit that kind of started it all
at: https://www.foxnews.com/us/
This
event in Fergus Falls has brought both positive and negative attention
to us, but we have been
growing already with people hungry for the Word and fellowship where
they feel safe to be real at. Tim has gotten to talk to many in the
media and community, but the favorite so far is talking to a Pastor from
South Dakota who is an immigrant, a refugee who escaped dictatorship,
and persecution in Burma (Myanmar). God miraculously sent him and others
to America, and Tim has been blessed to encourage him to keep meeting
as church, but also has been blessed by him to stand firmly on God's
Word, and believe that He will be with us through this just as He always
has.
Now, we typically don't
do topical messages, but Tim sensed the time was right to do one after
we finished the book of Exodus, right before all of this happened as we
have continued to gather and have given people the freedom to make
mask/vaccine decisions for themselves. Tim did a message called "Awake
and Not Woke" in talking about the danger of cancel culture and how we
should be aware of them doing this to Jesus and as His followers we
should not be surprised when it happens to us, but to keep standing for
the Lord in love, and keeping our eyes on Jesus who is the Author and
Finisher of our faith. The message is online at: https://ccfergusfalls.com/
We
had new people come who want to know why the culture is doing this and
what we should be doing as Christians. We saw people return to the Lord
and desire to study the Bible. It was such a wonderful time as well, to
exhort one another to share the gospel of Jesus Christ like never
before. And, to top that if you can believe it, we have many people
excited about our Bible study through the book of Leviticus as more
people are hearing about Jesus our great High Priest and substitute
sacrifice. People are learning that God wants us to be set apart and to
think differently, act differently, and live differently than the
culture as we simply follow Jesus.
These are the days when the church needs to look to the Word of God for
everything, and that means that the true church will be living in a way
that is set apart unto the Lord.
What a crazy time to be alive and yet it’s also an exciting time as we
get to see revival taking place in our community with new people getting
saved, equipped, and sent out to reach the lost in their circle of
friends and family. We have had new Bible study groups form, with the
Women going through the book of Jude, and the Men studying about the 12
disciples. We have also seen people like Susan who watched online that
received Jesus at the invitation, and she is now regularly studying
online with us and growing in the Lord.
Friends,
we never could have dreamed any of this would happen or all that God
had in store for us when we
first obeyed His call to move from California to Minnesota those eight
years ago. Yet, we are
so blessed by all He has done, and are so excited for what He has in
store for us here. God is definitely moving, and we are seeing the
beginning of a list revival before Jesus returns. One of the best things
you can do in the coming year is to keep your eyes and heart fixed on
the Word of God. We hope you will rise every day seeking God's wisdom
for your life. And again, "thank you" for your prayers and support as we continue to serve Jesus in the Midwest.
- Pastor Tim, Anna, Joshua, Caleb and Samuel Molter
* To make a donation visit: http://ccfergusfalls.com/
CCFergusFalls@gmail.com
Meeting: Sundays @ 10am - 120 1/2 W. Cavour Ave.
Mailing Address: PO Box 263, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
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