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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPoRT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. 8, NO. 26
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 16, 19 86
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Dear Ministers,
I have now completed the taping of the sermon for the Last Great Day
on the new set of the "World Tomorrow" television program. Rather than
being seated at the desk like our broadcasters,
I
felt more comfortable
delivering the sermon in a standing position behind a lectern. With both
of the taped messages now completed,
I
will be able to concentrate on
preparing the message for the live transmission on the first day of the
Feast.
As the new telecast season is now underway we have been looking
closely at the impact of the new programs and making slight adjustments
here and there to fine-tune them. Response to the messages and to the new
set has been very positive and our weekly telephone response has been
right in line with what we expected.
Of course, the high response to the telecast, as well as the
additional growth God has granted this year, does create additional
expense.
More telephone expense, more booklet expense and more direct
ministerial expense to handle the additional visit load are all a part of
it.
I
do need your piayers for God's guidance to regulate our expenses
and areas of growth in the most productive and efficient manner possible.
This is the Work of God, not of Joseph
w.
Tkach or any man. God will
lead us in the direction He wants us to go. It is our job to follow His
lead. But we must realize that God does not make our decisions for us.
He expects us to prayerfully strive to base our decisions on the
principles Be teaches us in His Word. We must ask God for wisdom, as we
are told in James 1: 5, and we must realize that we gain wisdom from
obeying God and heeding
His
counsel, as He makes clear in the enti � e first
chapter of the book of Proverbs. God does allow humans to make mistakes.
But we should learn from mistakes so we can avoid repeating them.
As
we've said so many times, God will bless us when� � a � s please Him! We
must be striving for perfection--fighting the good fig t, as the apostle
Paul put it.
IN THIS ISSUE
From the Pastor General••
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l
From Church Administration
2
From the Treasurer's Office•• 7
Media Purchasing . ••••
8
Editorial Services •••••• 8
Mail Processing Update . •
10
On the World Scene •••••• 12
God has encouraged us since the
death
of
Mr.
Armstrong
with
outstanding growth in the Work.
But we need to realize that the
world's economic pictg_Ie is one of
extreme uncertainty.
You are all
aware of the vast indebtedness of
Third World countries, even more
massive indebtedness of the United
States and an ever widening deficit
in international trade.
And no
economist knows for sure what the
impact of the United States tax
reform measure will be.
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