Pastor Peter Peer & Linda

PRESIDENT’S CORNER – PASTOR PETER PEER

“Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psalm 73:25-26).

The psalmist, in this case Asaph, in Psalm 73 grapples with the problem of the prosperity of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous. In verse 13 he says, “Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain.” Happily, in verse 17 he contemplates the end of the wicked and his heart is set straight with an eternal perspective, “Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.” In verse 25 he asks a question that turns from the “what” of the things enjoyed by the wicked to the “who” upon whom the dependence of the righteous rests, “Whom have I in heaven but you?” A grand declaration of his righteous desire follows, “And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.”

Oh, that all God's people had such a degree of passionate aspiration for that kind of a relationship with God. The pathway to such blessedness is to be found in setting aside all the distractions of this life to commune with our God, our Lord, and our Maker. Then we can say with Asaph, “God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Samuel Chadwick said, “The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from prayer. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil and mocks our wisdom, but trembles when we pray. No man is greater than his prayer life.”

Just weeks from now we will be meeting at the Marriott Columbus Northwest in Dublin, Ohio for our national conference. I am looking forward to seeing you all there, trusting that you will come with hearts prepared to seek a higher plane of Christian living.

2025 NATIONAL CGCI CONFERENCE – JULY 4-7 at Marriott Northwest, Dublin, OH

$135.00 per night

You can make reservations online at:

Book your group rate for CGBCI National Conference July 2025

Last Day to Book: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Or you can call to make reservations at: 800-228-9290

(Be sure to mention the CGBCI National Conference Group Rate)

CHILDREN’S CONFERENCE 2025 – PASTOR IKE GRAHAM

I am looking for help with Kid's Conference. I need help with songs, games, snacks, supervision, and Bible lessons. If you go to the CGBCI website (CGBCI.org), click on the "National Conference" tab. Under that tab, you will find the Kid's Conference schedule. You will see that help is needed on certain days at specific times. If you can help fill any one of those slots, please contact me at ikeg327@gmail.com, and let me know. I am looking for those 18 and over who can help.

Kids Conference Schedule