I can't believe that a month has gone by since I sent out my last "COVID-19 Report."
So far, no one here at The Homes of Ethnos360 has contracted CV-19. Last week the staff and residents in our assisted living facility were tested. I believe that they are still waiting on the results. But to my knowledge, no one here has tested positive.
As far as those residing in our apartment complex goes, we are complying with Florida's Phase 1 Reopening. That means practicing social distancing and avoiding large group gatherings.
On a positive note, Sanford Bible Church reopened yesterday following the guidelines of Seminole County's Social Distancing Order. Considering that our congregation is older and have a higher risk of infection, we had a good turnout. I spoke on "COVID-19 and Bible Prophecy." There were a lot of positive comments after the message.
A number of friends told me that they would like to hear that message. So I posted the audio on the website of Sanford Bible Church. If you are interested, you can find it here:
http://sanfordbiblechurch.org/
Just scroll down to "Past Messages."
I ended the message with the following thought.
As we look at the world around us, it seems as if things are falling apart. But as we put things into perspective and consider God's prophetic Word, things are actually falling together. The next event on God's prophetic timetable is the rapture of the church. As we see the direct hand of God at work in history, we know that our day is a great and opportune time to be alive! There are signs of the time, which indicate that we could be near the end of the church age. Stage-setting events are casting a shadow in our day. But before the curtain rises on that period of time known as the tribulation, the church will first rise into the air at the rapture. As believers in the Lord, we are not looking for the Antichrist. We are looking for Jesus Christ. Or as Paul said: "Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ (Titus 2:13).".
Stay safe!
Bob
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A call ... for Christian discernment must now be extended; for truly, the battle for the Gospel of the grace of God has come upon us once again. New attention must be paid on the part of individual Christians to sound doctrine and good theology. The beginning of this attention must surely be on the question "what must I do to be saved?" The resounding answer must always and ever be no more and no less than the stunning and surprisingly simple truth "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." (Acts 16:31) —Dave Breese
