Fall Newsletter – November 2011

Dear Friends in Christ

 This fall certainly has been an exciting and productive time ministering the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I arrived back to home base in Sacramentoin mid September after a twelve-week road trip. I spent a little time recuperating with reflection on the summer trip and some Bible study days. I also worked with my nephew Pat to earn my keep before traveling off to the Bay Area for the last week in September, preaching there.

I spent the first few weeks in October doing some admin work and extra time in prayer and study. After that I went back to the Bay Area and was there for 3 weeks or so. Besides San Francisco, I preached in Oakland, something I had not done in four years. It was a fabulous trip. I then came back here to Sacramento and I have been preaching downtown. If you haven’t already done so you can always check out what goes on in each city by going to: http://www.lawrencedubois.com/cities/index.html

Looking down the pike, the Lord willing, I am going to Spokane,Washingtonin December and then Los Angelesin January 2012. I have also been invited to preach in Kenya, Africain 2012. Not sure, but if the Lord wants me to go, I will. Click the Itinerary tab at the top of the page for more info on where I will be and what cities you may want to pray for. Thanks!

 FRUIT OF THE MONTH
“The harvest is past, The summer is ended, And we are not saved!” Jer 8:20, This scripture in Jeremiah seems to be the condition of the fields I have been working in for the last five years. As one who sows seeds moving from field to field you never see much harvest. This is why I am so excited the Lord allowed us to see a young man, Chris come to Christ.

I met Chris as he came up to me one day when preaching on 4^th and Market streets inSan Francisco. He asked a few questions and about a Church in town. I gave him directions to Calvary Road and mentioned for him to come that Sunday as I would be there. He showed up and talked to Pastor Eric and received a Bible. We prayed for him after he left. The next week he didn’t show up, however he did the following week in which he received Christ. Pastor Eric and Sergio took him to lunch and answered his many questions. Chris continues to come on their Wednesday night meetings as well.

PRAYER NEEDS
I do have a prayer request for my sister Louise; she has been diagnosed with lung cancer and she is not saved as of yet. Thank you all for the prayers and especially the ones for my health. I had a doctors appointment back in September and one this week (November). I feel a lot better than I have the beginning of summer. I have had real good energy. Praise the Lord.

HOW WAS THE TOMB OF JESUS SECURED?
The tomb of Jesus of Nazareth was secured by three distinct ways. The first security feature was the huge stone in front of the tomb. Archeologists and historians figure these stones weighed a couple of tons. They were put in place by gravitational pull as it sloped down hill to be in front of the tomb. It took several men who had to use a lever to roll it up to access the tomb; as in the case of Lazarus.

The second was the guard, which most including myself, believe to be roman guards. There are differing opinions on how many were guarding the tomb. Let’s just say there were four. The disciples or anyone else would hardly try to overpower the roman soldiers. Had they fallen asleep it would be unlikely they would have all fallen asleep at once, and besides sleeping on duty and allowing the prisoner to escape was death. In this case they were guarding a dead body.

Thirdly we have the official Roman seal that would be like our modern day police tape that says, “keep out crime scene.” To break or to encroach upon the Roman seal was much more serious than what we have today. Anyone breaking a Roman seal would be put to death. They didn’t play around back then.

I would encourage you to read the four Gospel accounts regularly. It certainly has been a blessing for me to do so.

Larry DuBois

Fellow Slave of Jesus Christ