This makes it all mean so much!



We receive a lot of very encouraging emails all the time (also some "interesting" emails from the cults).  We wanted to post this brother's email so that you could see the incredible things God is doing through APOLOGIA and see the amazing reach this ministry has (we get emails from all over the world).  We are humbled and excited by emails like this and those of you who have given through APOLOGIA should be encouraged by the amazing things God has done through your prayers and gracious support!

I found your ministry quite honestly by accident. I have a co-worker who is a JW and for quite some time believed that JW and Mormons were just like Christians. However after talking to him for just a little bit I realized how wrong I was. I had never come across the teaching of a JW before in my 39 years of life and I needed to find out more about it, so I Googled JW and found your debate with two JW’s. I was amazed not at what was said but at how much I did not know. I didn’t have the foundation to even start to talk to my co-worker about Jesus. After listening to your debates I decided to actually do my own research and really read my Bible. I was amazed at how much closer I began to get to Jesus because of this. The person of Jesus all of the sudden became more real to me in those few days than ever before and I am very grateful for that. I have been witnessing to him for a few weeks now it is very hard because the only time I see him is at work and his entire family are JW’s also he is an elder in the kingdom hall. I pray for him every night to have his eyes open and to see Jesus as he really is. Thank you for the work you do and the videos you have put out. I hope you continue to do this and share your experiences with the rest of us out here.



Your brother in Christ,

Randy (Florida)

Please Remember:

We are just a couple of days away from the end of the year and would be grateful for any year-end tax-deductable giving you might give.  We are a very small ministry that God is doing crazy-great things with and would appreciate all of your gracious prayers and support!  Bless you all!


Jeff Durbin
APOLOGIA

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Upcoming public debate with Atheists announcement

We have very exciting news.  Plans are underway for a public debate where Vocab Malone (host of backpack radio) and I will debate two well-known local atheists in Tempe, AZ.  We will fill you in as soon as we can tie-up the loose-ends.  Please be praying for us and please consider helping us with some of the ministry's needs.  We put these before God's people because He has kept this ministry moving through the giving of people like you.  Here are the needs:

Financially:

We have been blessed with an abundance of fruitful ministry!  Our cup is overflowing with new-believers that have come to Christ and are madly in love with Him and laying their lives down in service to Him!  Just tonight a huddle of mostly brand-new believers gathered up a bunch of homeless people in Tempe and served and fed them!  Awesome!  On the flip-side we are hurting financially as a ministry.  We have a tremendous shortfall of funds and are currently seeking the Lord's provision for an immediate ministry need of $5,000 dollars to catch up before the end of the year.  If any of you felt led to give anything towards this we would greatly appreciate it and you would be instrumental in keeping the wheels of APOLOGIA spinning and allowing us to continue this amazing ministry.  I cannot express to you how much your giving is needed and is instrumental to keeping this ministry moving.  You can give right now at the tab at the top of our blog.  Or feel free to contact either Luke or I at luke@defendthefaith.org or jeff@defendthefaith.org.  Don't forget that your giving is also tax-deductible.


Also, our equipment and material needs:

We have put together a ministry list of some very vital needs we have at the moment.  Some of this is equipment needs for both church and outreach and some of it is materials I will need in preparation for the upcoming public debate.  Any items you purchase for the ministry will be shipped directly to us and will be put to use IMMEDIATELY!  Click here to go to our wishlist.  Bless you and thank your for giving to the Lord through this ministry.


Solus Christus!

Jeff Durbin
Pastor/Elder
APOLOGIA

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Mormon gospel is no gospel at all.

Here is a clip of Luke and I appearing as guest panelists on the Christian radio program "Backpack Radio" on KPKQ in Phoenix, Arizona.  We are discussing a biblical justification (as well as Mormon) to the evangelism we do at the temple in Mesa, Arizona.  We also discuss the nature of the false-gospel of Mormonism.

Jeff Durbin

APOLOGIA

Pastor/Elder

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Christian Teachings are an abomination?

Here is a clip with some actual audio from the evangelism we did at the Mormon temple in Mesa during Christmas lights.  We hope that God uses this to equip Christians to reach their LDS friends and also to show the Latter-day saints the tremendous inconsistencies in their current teachings compared with the classic teachings of the LDS church.




Soli Deo Gloria!

Jeff Durbin
Pastor/Elder
APOLOGIA

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New Videos Coming Soon!

We've been at the temple reaching the Mormons and things are going great!  We have handed out a bunch of tracts and gotten into some great conversations.  We were able to record 2-separate conversations that (Lord willing) we are going to make some new video out of.  Stay tuned!  Keep checking back and keep praying for us!

Soli Deo Gloria!

Jeff Durbin
Pastor/Elder
APOLOGIA

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Really fun Backpack Radio Episode on Mormonism!

Here is the radio show we did for the show "Backpack Radio" on the local Christian radio station KPXQ.  The show centers around our outreach to the Mormon community.  It includes some funny and encouraging stories.  And Luke is on this one too!  We hope you enjoy the show and are encouraged to reach the Mormons near you!

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The Kingdom is advancing

We've got a fantastic week ahead of us!  This Saturday we will be at Arizona Community Church teaching and equipping believers to reach their Mormon friends and family.  Everyone is welcome to come.  And we have a surprise for everyone coming.  After the training (2pm to 5pm) we are going to head over to the Mormon temple in Mesa to hit the streets and reach the LDS that will be in attendance for the Christmas lights event!  Come and join us!  If you have any questions email us and we'll get back with you.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Also, God has used our supporters nationwide to help us stay in motion and make ends meet as a ministry. We are coming up to the end of the year and could really use the help and support of our brothers and sisters in Christ worldwide.  God has been providing for this ministry through believers just like you and we are so grateful!  If you have given before, I want to encourage you with this:

God has used your giving and prayers to change countless lives through this ministry.  And we all won't know the eternal effects of all that He has done until we go home to be with Him and rejoice with Him over this tremendous ministry that He has put together.

I could write a book about all the amazing things that God has done through this ministry just in the last 6-months alone.  People are coming to Christ, lives are being changed to the glory of God and we have been reaching the lost and equipping the body locally and worldwide!  Wow!  God is good.

We are experiencing a overflow of ministry fruit as well as a tremendous shortfall of funds.  We know He will provide for our needs so we are asking for your prayers and gracious giving.  Also, please note, if you have any giving you would like to do and also receive the benefit of a year end tax-deductable donation we will provide you with necessary information to do so.

YOU CAN GIVE RIGHT NOW BY CLICKING THE 'DONATE' BUTTON AT THE TOP RIGHT HAND-SIDE OF THE PAGE.

Blessings!  Thank you!  Thank you!

Jeff Durbin
APOLOGIA
Pastor/Elder

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