Years ago, after Fred Sprague got our 501c3 through the state of Michigan, I became aware, that to keep a national ministry together and informed, we needed a national periodical. I had just read Chuck Colson’s book on evangelism, challenging his readers to speak out for Jesus in the public square. About that same time, I received communication from Steve Sibiel about CBA and later learned he had editorial knowledge and contacts. Then it clicked and soon our first newsletter called Speaking Out” came to be. Steve had agreed to become our first editor and on July 1986 our charter members received their first newsletter.
You see the phrase now, in the top banner of every issue of the Christian Bowhunter Magazine, “Speaking out for Jesus Christ”. So how are we doing with our speaking out? Well, that becomes our responsibility and depends on all of us who make up the body of CBA’s membership. I trust we are taking Matthew 28:18-20 seriously. It involves preparing your heart with a deep devotion to your Saviour, Jesus the Christ, and preparing your mind with the knowledge of the Word; then letting the power of God’s Holy Spirit lead you to someone who needs to hear and accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour. You do your part in seed sowing and the Spirit of God will do the rest.
This past Christmas season, 2025, I was impacted about the divinity of Jesus. In the gospels John starts his narrative about Jesus this way. “In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word (Jesus) was with God, and the Word (Jesus) was God.” That is a powerful confession of the divinity of Jesus. He was not just another good man, as believed by many today, he was much more. Jesus was and is “the Christ”, the Son of God. In Matthews’s gospel, 16:15-16 Peter’s great confession is recorded. Jesus asked, “But whom do you say that I am?” Peter’s response, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Wow! John goes on to tell us in John 1:14 this truth, “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth.” That baby in Bethlehem’s stable was indeed God’s Son.
John’s gospel crystalizes the main message of the Bible. In the Old Testament it is truth concealed. In the New Testament it is truth revealed. That is also our message to share in the market place of life. “But as many as received Him, to them gave he the privilege to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” John 1:12. It’s a message of help and hope.
In John 6:69 Peter’s confession of Christ is recorded again and in John 11:27 Martha makes the same confession. That is also the confession of Christian Bowhunters of America. This is why you see on the bottom banner of every publication the Words of John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Now, to my readers, what do you say about Jesus the Christ? This is what Jesus said of Himself, “And if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me.” John 12:32. This is a declaration of His suffering, death and resurrection that the Apostle Paul declares as “the gospel” in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. Again, Paul reminds us in Hebrews 1:1-2 “that God…has in these last days spoken unto us by His Son…”
May I remind you that centuries ago the early Christian, under great persecution, taught, lived and died declaring the gospel of Jesus Christ. They often revealed their faith in Him by the symbol of the fish “Ichthys” which means in the Greek letters, Jesus the Christ, God’s Son, Saviour.
So, the question for you and me today is, are we lifting up Jesus in our lives? Others see Christ in us by what we believe, then by what we say and do for Him. If you have not truly believed on Him, today is a good time to do so. Confess and repent of your sins. Receive Him by faith and begin a new life with Christ. If you now are a “Christ follower” it is time to “Speak Out” about Him. Your family, friends, and your world are waiting for good news. 1 John 4:15 “ Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.”
By Reverend David Roose, CBA Founder
You see the phrase now, in the top banner of every issue of the Christian Bowhunter Magazine, “Speaking out for Jesus Christ”. So how are we doing with our speaking out? Well, that becomes our responsibility and depends on all of us who make up the body of CBA’s membership. I trust we are taking Matthew 28:18-20 seriously. It involves preparing your heart with a deep devotion to your Saviour, Jesus the Christ, and preparing your mind with the knowledge of the Word; then letting the power of God’s Holy Spirit lead you to someone who needs to hear and accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour. You do your part in seed sowing and the Spirit of God will do the rest.
This past Christmas season, 2025, I was impacted about the divinity of Jesus. In the gospels John starts his narrative about Jesus this way. “In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word (Jesus) was with God, and the Word (Jesus) was God.” That is a powerful confession of the divinity of Jesus. He was not just another good man, as believed by many today, he was much more. Jesus was and is “the Christ”, the Son of God. In Matthews’s gospel, 16:15-16 Peter’s great confession is recorded. Jesus asked, “But whom do you say that I am?” Peter’s response, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Wow! John goes on to tell us in John 1:14 this truth, “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth.” That baby in Bethlehem’s stable was indeed God’s Son.
John’s gospel crystalizes the main message of the Bible. In the Old Testament it is truth concealed. In the New Testament it is truth revealed. That is also our message to share in the market place of life. “But as many as received Him, to them gave he the privilege to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” John 1:12. It’s a message of help and hope.
In John 6:69 Peter’s confession of Christ is recorded again and in John 11:27 Martha makes the same confession. That is also the confession of Christian Bowhunters of America. This is why you see on the bottom banner of every publication the Words of John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Now, to my readers, what do you say about Jesus the Christ? This is what Jesus said of Himself, “And if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me.” John 12:32. This is a declaration of His suffering, death and resurrection that the Apostle Paul declares as “the gospel” in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. Again, Paul reminds us in Hebrews 1:1-2 “that God…has in these last days spoken unto us by His Son…”
May I remind you that centuries ago the early Christian, under great persecution, taught, lived and died declaring the gospel of Jesus Christ. They often revealed their faith in Him by the symbol of the fish “Ichthys” which means in the Greek letters, Jesus the Christ, God’s Son, Saviour.
So, the question for you and me today is, are we lifting up Jesus in our lives? Others see Christ in us by what we believe, then by what we say and do for Him. If you have not truly believed on Him, today is a good time to do so. Confess and repent of your sins. Receive Him by faith and begin a new life with Christ. If you now are a “Christ follower” it is time to “Speak Out” about Him. Your family, friends, and your world are waiting for good news. 1 John 4:15 “ Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.”
By Reverend David Roose, CBA Founder
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