PPL April 2022 eNews | Death, the Last Enemy

Compelled by the Gospel, PPL equips Presbyterians to champion human life at every stage PPL ENEWS May 2022   Death, the Last Enemy   by PPL Executive Director, Deborah Hollifield Yes, it’s Easter season, and Christians are supposed to be focused now on the Resurrection, not on Good Friday.  But we’ve been stuck in Good Friday for going on 3 years now.   READ MORE

PPL RECOMMENDS... PPL's website contains resources and links for Christians to help navigate multiple end-of-life issues, including decision-making, bereavement, miscarriage, suicide, euthanasia, caregiving, grief, bioethics and more.

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Heidelberg Catechism Q & A 1   “Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death?”   “A. That I am not my own,1 but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death,2 to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.3 He has fully paid for all my sins with His precious blood,4 and has set me free from all the power of the devil.5 He also preserves me in such a way6 that without the will of my heavenly Father not a hair can fall from my head;7indeed, all things must work together for my salvation.8 Therefore, by His Holy Spirit He also assures me of eternal life9 and makes me heartily willing and ready from now on to live for Him.10”    [1] I Cor. 6:19, 20   [2] Rom. 14:7-9.   [3] I Cor. 3:23; Tit. 2:14.   [4] I Pet. 1:18, 19; I John 1:7; 2:2.   [5] John 8:34-36; Heb. 2:14, 15; I John 3:8.   [6] John 6:39, 40; 10:27-30; II Thess. 3:3; I Pet. 1:5.   [7] Matt. 10:29-31; Luke 21:16-18.   [8] Rom. 8:28.   [9] Rom. 8:15, 16; II Cor. 1:21, 22; 5:5; Eph. 1:13, 14.   [10] Rom. 8:14.

What Happens After I Die? Rev. Michael Allen Rogers (DMin, Westminster Theological Seminary), senior pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, writes a challenging and comprehensive study of the Biblical view of the Afterlife. Heaven for Kids and Tell Me About Heaven In these two books author Randy Alcorn helps kids answer their questions about heaven, by addressing the difference between present Heaven, where we go when we die, and the New Earth, where we will live forever with Jesus after he returns. Intended for kids age 8-12.  Heaven for Kids features ten chapters of questions, and answers based on scripture, as well as a summary of the Gospel.

BOARD MEMBER PROFILE Rev. John Sheldon, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, PC(USA), in Ocean City, New Jersey, has served as PPL's board President since 2007. He and his wife, Laurie, are parents of nine children and grandparents of 6. Read more about our other board members here.    Could God be calling you, or someone you know, to serve with PPL? Our current and past board members come from all walks of life and many Presbyterian and Reformed denominations (such as ARP, ECO, EPC, PCA, PC(USA), RPCNA and others).

Will you click the donate button today? PPL has started a new fundraising campaign with a goal of $100,000. With rising costs of almost everything we know our actual expenses will hover around the $80,000 mark. That's the bottom line. We have added to our goal, funds to re-publish one of our most popular resources: Pregnant With Promise, a 2010 Bible Study by Marie Bowen on the character of God as shown through the pregnancy stories of the Bible and funds to convert the Baby Chris blog series by Deborah Hollifield into book format.

Why the name "Baby Steps" campaign? It's simple. Many people feel a small gift is not enough to make a difference. Instead of giving $5 or $10 now they wait until they are able to make a larger contribution--and that day never comes. Will you take a "baby step" today and make a gift of any size? Perhaps choose an amount you know you can give every month and set up a recurring donation today.  $10 a month for 12 months is $120! $100/month will be a major gift of $1200 by the end of the year. And $200/month will be $2400. Baby steps grow up into giant leaps that empower PPL to equip the church to champion life! Click the DONATE button to learn more about this campaign. (Don't worry, you can exit without making a donation if you really want to do that!)  Other ways to give To donate via text from your phone: Text "give" to 1 (717) 537-0909. Follow the prompts on the page that opens to make a gift to equip Presbyterians to save human lives! To donate by check, simply mail your check to: PPL, PO Box 5239, Lancaster, PA 15606-5239. Set up a monthly recurring check through your online bill pay with your bank. Give an IRA disbursement and avoid paying income tax on it. Call us for information about giving stocks. Click the donate button below to help PPL make a difference today!

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