Our Speaker during Family Bible Hour was Mr Steve Witter.  How do we fulfill and face the impossible(s) in our lives, and do what Paul's reminds  us to do?:
...walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;  ~ Colossians 1: 10, 11

The answer to the questions may be found in the life of Joshua, as we look at the passage of  his "impossible" situation as he faced the swollen Jordan River (see Joshua 3: 5-17):

And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you...And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, they they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.  And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.  And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.  And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the  Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.  Behold, the ark of the covenant, even the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.  Now therefore take ye twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.  And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon a heap. 

According to the passage above, there are three requirements in order for a person to fulfill his/her calling from the Lord and to face all humanly-impossible situations in life:

1. Sanctification.  Do I know the Lord? If not, I have no hope nor help to begin with. If yes, am I set apart for the Lord?  Have I made the choice to follow Him and no other?  Am I holy as He is holy? 
2. Saturation.  I must spend time being saturated in God's Word.  Jesus said in John 8:31 "...If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed."   
3. Submission.  I must make the choice to obey God.  Hebrews 11 is the honor roll of people who had made the difficult choice of obeying God in spite of very difficult or impossible situations.

Lastly, Mr Witter reminds us to have "stones of remembrance" as Joshua encouraged the people to have in Joshua 4: 1-7.  For us as Christians, these would be: following the Lord in Baptism by immersion; and doing what the Lord Jesus asked us to do by being present and participating in the Lord's Supper. 

Our Speaker during Family Bible Hour was Mr Steve Witter.  His message was based on Joshua 1: 1-9:

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,  Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them even to the children of Israel...Be strong and of good courage:  for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them...Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed:  for the Lord thy God is with thee whitersoever thou goest. 

Mr Witter reminded us that when our heroes and leaders are no longer around, the Word of God tells us that we need to step up to the plate, be strong and of good courage, that we might

...walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;  ~ Colossians 1: 10, 11

Here are some of the reasons that we will be able to walk worthy of the Lord, in strength and courage.  Mr Witter reminds us of  -

1. God's many promises such as forgiveness of sins, rest for our weary souls, and the sufficiency of His grace
2. The limitless power of God 
3. His daily presence, and that nothing can ever separate us from God

Mr Witter's full message, in context and complete with Bible references, is available on DVD.  Please see Romy.

Mr Witter also reminds us to please pray with Emmaus Bible College regarding the follow:

1. For the Lord to send 253 full-time students this coming Fall 2010
2. For the new Business Administration Program Director, Philip Boom
3. The Schultz Family covets your prayer as Steven Schultz died suddenly and tragically
4. Pray for EBC's Faculty/Staff/Students engaged in work for the Lord over the Summer
5. That the college's accreditation will be re-affirmed during an accreditation visit in September.   Ideally, that the accreditation would be be re-affirmed for 10 years, with no reports and no focus visits needed,

We had two very special guests today ---

Liviu, visiting from Michigan

shown with Young

Ana (R), shown below with Leela and Bevita

A scene from LGYC's Boy's Camp Week

 Jillian, Camille, Jared

 Micah, AJ, Nathanael, Hannah Farrah, Noah