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Elisha Masiku of Malawi – Featured Student

Elisha Masiku is a man called by God, but without the free training offered by CLI he would have been unable to pursue his calling further than his local church. Here is his testimony. I am writing to submit and communicate to you my personal…
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Clay Jars

Treasure in Clay Jars

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In a book entitled Treasure in Clay Jars, we can find this statement which (among several others) describes a congregation on a mission from God. “The church understands itself as different from the world because of its participation in the…
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Online Bible School in Bermuda

Online Bible School in Bermuda

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Derek Weller lives in Bermuda, which is a small island with limited resources for anybody who wants to take their knowledge of God beyond the sermons at church. Without any substantial income, traditional methods of Bible training would have…
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Evidence

What is the Evidence? Why Analyzing God is Foolish

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In recent years I have been teaching courses online for a secular university. My students want to gain an understanding of what I call the truth about life. But sometimes, it gets to be very difficult for them to discern just what might be the…
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Good Enough

Am I good enough?

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Do you know what it is to be rejected? Have you ever had that feeling that you just are not good enough for your family, for your friends, especially for God? I have known many people like that over the years I have spent in ministry. One…
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Thailand Bible School

Thailand Bible School Gives Opportunity Online

Christian Leaders Institute offers a high quality Thailand Bible School online. Called leaders from Thailand can access over 22 Bible Training classes. Betche Tabilid, One of the First Students in the Thailand Bible School I was raised…
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Mars Hill

Do you remember when….?

On the rocky hillside of Mars Hill in Athens is a bronze plaque on which is written, in hard to decipher Greek, the message of Paul to the members of the Areopagus. The Areopagus was the great international university of the day. If one wanted…
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New Life for the Failures in this World

Two millennia ago the son of God came into the world to bring new life. For thousands of years God had reached out to mankind, sending prophets and judges, appointing kings and rulers. His prophets spoke of a great messiah to come: one who would…
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Trusting God in the Tough Times

In the book of the Bible we call Daniel, in the third chapter, we have an intriguing passage. The great King Nebuchadnezzar had set up a big statue of himself. Then he gathered all his royl bureaucrats to the capital city. Once they had arrived,…
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Weariness

The Remedy For Weariness: To Wait?

In one of the memorable passages of the Bible, the prophet Isaiah says that weary people can find new strength for living when they wait for the Lord. He writes, “…they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up…
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Who are You People to Say You Speak on God’s Behalf?

What it is about Christian people who enter ministry- whether it be full-time or part-time bi-vocational pastors? What makes them think that they can speak for the Lord Most High? What gives them the courage to stand in front of others and say,…
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reaching the next generation

Culture or Christ? Reaching the Next Generation for Him

There has seldom been a time in the United States when reaching the next generation for Christ was more difficult and less acceptable. We are at a point where we can no longer choose culture and Christ. We must often make the choice: culture…
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