"Hey, self, listen up!"

The Cross Centered Life by CJ Mahaney

PREACH TO YOURSELF

Reminding ourselves of the gospel is the most important daily habit we can establish. If the gospel is the most vital news in the world, and if salvation by grace is the defining truth of our existence, we should create ways to immerse ourselves in these truths every day. No days off allowed.

In his book The Discipline of Grace Jerry Bridges calls this "preaching the gospel to yourself." Don't worry- even if you don't consider yourself a public speaker, you can do this. Your audience is your own heart. And the message is simple: Christ died for your sins. "To preach the gospel to yourself, "Bridges explains, "means that you continually own up to your own sinfulness and then flee to Jesus through faith in His shed blood and righteous life."

It's a matter of sitting yourself down, grabbing your own attention, and saying, "Hey, self, listen up! This is what matters most: You're forgiven! You have hope! Your hope is based on the sacrifice of Jesus. So let's not view this day any other way. Let this day be governed by this one defining truth."

We're Back & Going to Campus!

Thanks to all of you who prayed for us on our recent trip to Chicago, Michigan & Ohio. It was a great time for us to see long lost family & friends, including a few new additions, & share about what God is doing here in Waverly through this ministry.

A few highlights included spending an afternoon at the Toledo Zoo last Thursday with Jeff & Gretchen & zipping around town in a sweet Corvette with a different Jeff. Holy Horsepower!
Caleb thoroughly enjoyed his sunscreen bottle at the zoo, only paying attention to the exhibit of gorillas out of all the animals we saw all day, but he did take his first steps crawling before we got back home. Our staircase is now barricaded effectively, I assure you!

In recent blog news, I've added a new slide show that will stick around where our old picture was. Almost all of the photos are from our recent trip, so be sure to check them out.

ALSO, make sure to take notice of God's provision by looking at our updated funding tracker! Now that we hit the 75% mark we have been cleared for campus this fall officially. We still need another $12,000 to take care of all of our need and we'd ask you to continue to pray for that in the next month, but the Lord has provided mightily for us thus far. God is most definitely good and we continue to trust Him for all that we need. Philippians 4:19 says, "and my God will meet ALL your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." We know this verse is true and work earnestly to see how He fulfills this promise. As we continue to do what must be done we begin to return our minds to reaching students with the life giving truth of the Gospel and that's something we're all excited about!

July Ministry Minute!

A premature Happy Fourth of July to you!

Thanks again for your prayers in June. Here are a few things the Lord has been doing as a result of your faithful and effective praying! (James 5:16)

Praises:

• God has provided a new contact in Waverly who works at Wartburg & has a heart for missions and for making the Truth known there. Please pray for mutual encouragement and a sound relationship to form in the next month. (Ro. 15:5)
• He has been very kind in giving new financial partners to our growing ministry. (Phil. 4:19)
• Incoming Freshmen Orientation at UNI went very well! We now have a database of over 200 names to contact in the fall to get involved in our weekly bible studies and meetings! Pray that God would grab the heart of these students and they would use their college years to grow closer to God. (Hosea 10:12)
• Times with Brian have been a blessing. We have had multiple times this last month to meet and open the Word together. Pray for the book of James to bring conviction and encouragement to his (& our) faith. (Ro. 15:4)

Requests:

• Two different friends have given us the name of an incoming freshmen girl to Wartburg next year. Please pray for God's hand to work out a relationship for Angie & Brittany this September, if not sooner, that they may strive after the Living God. (1 Tim 4:10)
• Please pray for the Snow Mountain Ranch Summer Training Program in Colorado. Pray for the continued safety of fellow Nav Staff members the Brown's & the Nelson's. Please also lift up the students there that in the 5 weeks remaining God would set His Word in them & that it will make a mark on their lives that will last into eternity. (Jer. 20:9)
• As we continue raising our support, we have made steady gains in raising new support but have made slow headway with our pre-existing partners. That we may get to campus on time, please pray that God would stir in the hearts again of the people who gave a gift in 2006 and that He would lead them to respond to His call in a timely manner. (1 Thess. 5:24; 2 Cor. 9:7)
• For safe travel as we go to Ohio & Michigan this month from the 10th - 16th.

Our prayer for each of YOU in the month of July:

Col. 3:15-17

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

God Bless,

Ben & Angie Krueger

The Navigators Staff

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