Christian Life Center
3409 Grove Ave
Berwyn, IL 60402
708 398 3234
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Billy Graham
"My one purpose in life is to help people find a personal relationship with God, which, I believe, comes through knowing Christ."
Evangelist Billy Graham took Christ literally when He said in Mark 16:15, “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.”
Mr. Graham has preached the Gospel to more people in live audiences than anyone else in history—nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories—through various meetings, including Mission World and Global Mission. Hundreds of millions more have been reached through television, video, film, and webcasts.
Since the 1949 Los Angeles crusade vaulted Mr. Graham into the public eye, he has led hundreds of thousands of individuals to make personal decisions to live for Christ, which is the main thrust of his ministry.
Born November 7, 1918, four days before the Armistice ended World War I, Mr. Graham was reared on a dairy farm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Growing up during the Depression, he learned the value of hard work on the family farm, but he also found time to spend many hours in the hayloft reading books on a wide variety of subjects.
In the fall of 1934, at age 16, Mr. Graham made a personal commitment to Christ through the ministry of Mordecai Ham, a traveling evangelist, who visited Charlotte for a series of revival meetings.
Ordained in 1939 by a church in the Southern Baptist Convention, Mr. Graham received a solid foundation in the Scriptures at Florida Bible Institute (now Trinity College in Florida). In 1943 he was graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois and married fellow student Ruth McCue Bell, daughter of a missionary surgeon, who spent the first 17 years of her life in China.
After graduating from college, Mr. Graham pastored the First Baptist Church in Western Springs, Illinois, before joining Youth for Christ, an organization founded for ministry to youth and servicemen during World War II. He preached throughout the United States and in Europe in the immediate post war era, emerging as a rising young evangelist.
The Los Angeles crusade in 1949 launched Mr. Graham into international prominence. Scheduled for three weeks, the meetings were extended to more than eight weeks, with overflow crowds filling a tent erected downtown each night.
Many of his subsequent early crusades were similarly extended, including one in London which lasted 12 weeks, and a New York City crusade in Madison Square Garden in 1957 which ran nightly for 16 weeks.
Today, at age 88, Billy Graham and his ministry are known around the globe. He has preached in remote African villages and in the heart of New York City, and those to whom he has ministered have ranged from heads of state to the simple living bushmen of Australia and the wandering tribes of Africa and the Middle East. Since 1977, Mr. Graham has been accorded the opportunity to conduct preaching missions in virtually every country of the former Eastern bloc, including the former Soviet Union.
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Billy Sunday
1862-1935
Billy was a professional baseball player from 1883 to 1891 for Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia teams. He was converted through the street preaching of Harry Monroe of the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago. He left a $5,000 a year salary as a baseball player for $84 a month in a ministry position with the previously evangelistic YMCA. From 1893 to 1895 was associated with J. Wilbur Chapman. He was an evangelist from 1893 to 1935. It is estimated that over 300,000 people walked the "sawdust trail" to receive Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord through the ministry of Billy Sunday.
The Old Pacific Garden Mission
In Chicago, IL.
Christian Life Center
Mens Ministry
It is our goal at Christian Life Center to help the men find their place in the body of Christ. We are taught that each member of the body of Christ has a part to play just as each of our own individual parts of our own bodies support each other. Each man is very important and always has something they can add to the body of Christ. It may be as a teacher, counselor, usher or even someone who takes the time to listen to a friend. We want to support our Church and Pastors in what God is calling us to do and that is to go into the world and preach the Gospel and make disciples. We meet once a month on the 3rd Saturday at 9 am here at CLC so please join us. We would love to see you there.
As we meet together as men of God we strengthen each other. It is our goal to grow and to mature so we can become the men God has called us to be. We meet each and every 3rd Saturday of the month for breakfast at 9 am downstairs in the fellowship hall. We invite you to come out and find your place in the kingdom of God as soldiers of Christ. See Ray Abruzi or Roger George for more details or call the church office for more info on this event. 708-398-3234
Also remember to take advantage of our Pathways to purpose classes each and every Sunday morning in the fellowship hall at 9:00 AM here at CLC. There is no better way to grow as when we gather to study the word of God together. Take advantage of the classes offered as our teachers share their insight intoGods word.
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Mens Bowling Night
Friday Evening March 21st at Brunswick Bowl
Time: TBA
See Ray or Roger
Brunswick Zone Romeoville
735 N. Center Blvd
Romeoville, IL 60446
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Mens Basketball at CLC
Each Tuesday evening from 7-9 PM
Come out and join the men as we play some basketball and have a great time. We meet in the gym on the second floor of CLC. Nursey is not available for any children for this event. This is a great way to reach out to those who do not know Christ. See Brian Brniak for more details on how you can serve in this ministry.
Call the church office for more info on this event. 708-398-3234
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Some Helpful Links for Men
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"Through The Storm"
Through the storms of life
We have hope we will get through
Through the Hardships we face
We know we can Stand
We can find Faith to face anything
Romans 8:38-39
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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