We make followers of Jesus and help his followers grow

We make followers of Jesus and help his followers grow

Christ’s Church at Virginia Tech campus ministry

is a non-denominational Christian community of students who:

--believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God

--believe the Bible is the infallible Word of the one and only true God, and therefore embrace it as our first & final authority for faith & practice as it contains all the truth needed for salvation and living in Christ. (2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 4:12)

--strive to put our faith in action, to keep growing in our knowledge and love for God, and to transform our world by living as Jesus lived. (James 2:14-26, Colossians 1:9-12, Romans 12:1-2)

"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever." -- Isaiah 40:8
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Who wrote the Bible -- God or men?

Did God write it all on stone tablets? Did he write it on gold plates? No? If most of it was written with ink by the hands of men, then on what basis can we say that it is more than just different men's ideas? How can we say it is from God?

There are good answers to these questions. Would you be able to give a good answer to a friend who asked you one of these questions?

1 Peter 3:15 says, "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." Are you prepared?

Come and learn. Be prepared.

This is what we will be studying and discussing at Oasis tonight.

For those of you who may not know, "Oasis" is our main, large group gathering that we have every week. It's kind of the center of our life as a campus ministry and includes Bible Study, group discussion, sharing with friends, prayer, & celebration through heartfelt worship. It all happens at our campus house every Wednesday night at 7:30 during the semesters.

If you need directions to our campus house, probably the best way to get them is to type "413 West Clay St., Blacksburg, VA" into Google maps. You'll see that our campus house is only about a block away from most of the dorms on campus, over by the Washington Street tennis courts. It's much closer than most of your classes!

If you are walking from on campus, do this: When you are standing on Washington Street between O'Shaughnessy (O'Shag) Hall and Johnson Hall you are only one short block away. Cross to the other side of the street and take the sidewalk up the hill towards VT's Cranwell International Center. (You will see a sign for Cranwell on Washington St.) VT's Tennis Courts will be on your right. As you are walking up the hill veer to your left off of the sidewalk and walk up the grassy hill. (Veer left before you get to the chain link fence with all the vines growing on it. We are on the other side of that fence.) You will see the campus house facing you. It's a two story red brick house with a big front porch and a banner on the balcony railing that says "Christ's Church @ VT Campus Ministry" -- so you'll know you found the right place once you get here! It's really pretty simple, but feel free to call me if you have any trouble: 540-552-8292.

All of us at CCVT are really looking forward to seeing you at Oasis, so I hope to see you there.


Don't forget: Oasis Bible study at 7:30pm every Wednesday (during the semester).

See you soon,
Steve