Nigeria Mission Trip – Nov 2024 Lagos Pastor Austin Huggins participated in this year’s Lagos Bible Conference in Nigeria alongside Pastor Ronald Kalifungwa from Zambia, as well as the elders of Sovereign Grace Bible Church in Lagos. Below is a brief accounting of labors. “The Minister as a Shepherd” – Pastor’s Intensive This Years Pre-Conference […]
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This past February 23-25, 2023, many of the friends and partners of FirstLove Ministries who gathered last year at the Inaugural FirstLove Bible Conference, hosted by FBC Bagdad, came together again for the 2nd Annual FirstLove Bible Conference, with the theme: The Person & Work of The Holy Spirit.
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NOTE: Due to the high detail density of the mid-year mission events, and the singular perspective provided by Austin Huggins, the following report reads as a personal journal entry style report. By The Lord’s miraculous and unexpected financial provision through an unknown saint, I was able to board the plane, Wednesday afternoon, for what was
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This year’s conference addressed the doctrine of regeneration, commonly referred to as “The New Birth.” Biblical Christians for millennia have asked of their families, friends, neighbors, and perfect strangers the all searching question, “are you Born Again?” In our day, though the phrase, “born again Christian” has become common place, and not given a second thought. We fear that this phraseology, or the doctrine of regeneration, has been absentmindedly set aside so that it doesn’t have the weight and meaning it once did….
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Austin Huggins and Tom Smith had the privilege of ministering at Sovereign Grace Bible Church in Lagos, Nigeria November 3-7, 2022. The focus of the ministry was the 2022 Lagos Bible Conference, Radio Outreach, and the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Sovereign Grace Bible Church. On October 27, 2022, the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria issued
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Please join us for our first annual Bible Conference March 3-5, 2023 as we examine the new birth together. The conference will cover numerous topics including Doctrine of the New Birth, Why Regeneration Matters, Regeneration, Revival, & Awakening, and breakouts including Church History, Reformation, Pastoral Ministries and Evangelism all related to Regeneration/the New Birth. We
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Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. – Galations 6:9 Despite massively difficult travel restrictions, struggling to make visa deadlines, and almost not making it into Nigeria at all, the FirstLove Missions team was able to reconnect with our Nigerian brethren
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The Dorean Principle by Conley Owens. A Biblical response to the commercialization of Christianity. Ministry should be supported, not sold
(Matthew 10:8-10) Coming Soon: September 30, 2021. First Available by FirstLove Publications at the G3 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The first portion of the mission was scheduled to take us to Marikina, Valenzuela (a new area for FLM), local churches, and a rally symposium. Pastors Nelson, Smith, Huggins, and Leo Galanza (FLM Philippines, Branch Leader) would carry the torch through the first two conferences in the Manila area. Marikina This year’s conference
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Mission Duration: November 3rd – 13th, 2017 Mission work in the nation of Nigeria presents unique challenges when compared to some of the other countries that FirstLove has the privilege of ministering to. Some of these challenges may be encountered as early as the visa application process which is required for entry. Praise the Lord,
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