Apostolic Faith Church - Grants Pass, Oregon

12/23/2025

Start your day right in God’s Word.

11/28/2025

11/28/2025

Save the date for our weekend of special meetings!

11/28/2025

Join us for our Christmas Evening of Music - Sunday , Dec. 21 at 6 pm.

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas!

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘦

We read in Matthew 1:23 the prophecy from Isaiah, “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”

Down through the years, many have desired to be assured of God’s presence with them as they endure life’s challenges. One such person was Dietrich Ritschl, a man who lived in Germany during World War 2. One day in 1944, his city was bombed and many were killed. After the bombing subsided, Ritschl was lying on a bench in a makeshift hospital, looking up through the partially destroyed roof as fires burned all over the city. From that position, he caught a glimpse of an inscription that was carved into a part of the ceiling that was still intact. It read: “Beyond the stars, there must live a gracious Father.” Contemplating the message, Dietrich thought to himself, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Ritschl’s desire is how many still feel today. As the world around us seems to be upside down in many ways, people long for the presence of God to be near. To all who feel that way, there is good news this Christmas season! God is not just out beyond the starry skies. The prophecy from Isaiah says that one of Jesus’ names is “Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.” We need not go through any challenge alone, because God desires to be with us.

This Christmas season and into the new year, may you feel the presence of God in a powerful way. May you have the assurance that no matter what you go through, Jesus—the reason for the Christmas season—will be with you and will give you victory.

Tolu and I wish you a Merry Christmas and pray that in 2025, God will bless you and your family exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think, in Jesus Name. Remember, God with us!

In Christ,
Sola Adesope
𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭

10/13/2024

𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣.

𝘉𝘺 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭

What an incredible privilege the Lord has given me to write my first Viewpoint as a servant of this wonderful Gospel. I am grateful to God for the inspiring legacy that my predecessor, Brother Darrel Lee, left for us all. One important aspect of his legacy is keeping the Apostolic Faith Church a Christ-centered church. With the Lord’s help, we will continue to do that. Indeed, as you read this issue of The Apostolic Faith, you will notice that lifting up Jesus Christ is a common theme throughout every article.

As a university professor, I often teach about “reliability” and “validity.” “Reliability” refers to the 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 of a measure, while “validity” refers to the 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 of a measure. We remind students that a measurement tool can produce a reliable (consistent) result that is wrong, which is not useful. A tool that produces a valid (accurate) result but does not do so consistently is also not useful. To be useful, the source of information must be both reliable and valid.

We live in a complex world that far exceeds humanity’s ability to measure and understand everything that is happening around us, much less to predict what will happen next. In every field, experts are asked to analyze and forecast outcomes, but they do so with limited success. Many of us have experienced disappointment after finding out that the systems and institutions of this world are not reliable. However, an article by Brother John Musgrave (read it on page 10) reminds us that there is Someone we can believe, and that is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. How thankful we are that He meets both criteria of reliability and validity. His words are infallible. His promises are sure.

Brother John’s sermon also speaks of the fulfillment of prophecies related to the Lord’s return, reminding us again that Jesus’ words are true. In addition, the testimonies in this magazine point to the surety of Jesus’ words as well; Brother Ernest (page 18), Sister Jennifer (page 26), and the others have proven that we can trust and depend upon the Lord. Jesus Himself declared in Matthew 24:35, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”

Without doubt, we are living in the last days before the Lord’s Second Coming. More than ever before, we need the reliability and validity that only Jesus can offer. It gives us so much joy to know that we can depend upon the Lord and His Word, and we pray that the contents of this magazine will inspire you to trust Him in all areas of your life. When we do that, He will do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think (Ephesians 3:20).

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳 2024 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 The Apostolic Faith 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦: https://www.apostolicfaith.org/magazine-volumes/volume-117-4-2024

04/29/2024

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