Western Apostolic Bible College - Our Treasure Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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I y aw of 'N r N tw 5 Bro. Sz Sis. Renison MEMQMAM We want to introduce to you Bro. Willie Renison, a dedicated man of God who was called home to be with his Lord on April 22, 1972. Although Bro. Renison is gone from our midst, our memories of him linger on.. Bro. Renison received the Holy Ghost in the First Pentecostal Church of Stockton in 1933. Since that time he has been a great asset to the work of God. He was a faithful member of the Stockton Church for many years before moving to Burney, California where he assisted his son Rev. Jack Renison in the church and building programs. While Bro. Renison was in Stockton, he spent many hours of labor at First Pentecostal Church and also at the Western Apostolic Bible College. He was instrumental in helping to erect many of the buildings on the WABC campus. Bro. Renison,along with his good wife who cooked for the school, will always be remembered for their labor of love at WABC. The Editorial Staff

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, 1 EQUIPPED FOR THE TASK The power behind us is greater than the task before us. The great truth behind this statement which is being echoed throughout our fellowship is the center-core of our educational endeavor at Western Apostolic Bible College. ln equipping young men and women for the great task before them, we have dedicated ourselves to the educating, teaching, and showing to them their ready access to the fervent, conqueroring power of Almighty God. At Western Apostolic Bible College, we are careful to emphasize the Spirit because we do not believe we are fighting a verbal, natural warfare. We do not believe that a simple Head Knowledge of the Bible and of the works of God will instill within a young person the ability to win the lost. Soul-winningis not simply the rangingof two conflicting viewpoints on the doctrines of the Bible. If that were the case, we would simply teach the debate techniques of man. But we are fighting a spiritual warfare! Therefore, we are careful to emphasize the need for ascertaining that great source of power, the Spirit of God, which truly equips us for the task. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but againstprincipalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness ofthis world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God... Ephesians 6:12-13a. The armor for the battle is loins girted with the truth, the breastplate of righteousness,having the feet shod with the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit. We are not manufacturing the equipment for the taakg God has already made the weapons available, but we are helping young men and women don the whole armor of God expounding unto them the need for strong soul-winners and how to put their weapons to use effectively for the work of the Lord. Students learn to appreciate the basic truths of salvation. As school progresses, they begin to delve into the Word of God and to search out the great mysteries of Daniel, Revelation, and the other great books of the Bible. Outreach programs are made available to them ranging from neighborhood visitation to the drug or prison ministry. Students begin to express themselves through the medium of participation. We do not believe that the United Pentecostal Church needs an influx of spiritually impotent scholars. Rather, we need spiritually anointed, functioning pastors, evangelists, and soul-winners who will carry the gospel of Christ. We believe holiness is the emblem of warfare. God called us to be a separate people - Come out from among them, and be ye separate .... God did not call us out to conform to the world and preach a weak, insipid social gospel as some do. But we will preach the powerful, penetrating holiness message that God has ordained for His church!! We realize that in order for us to be equipped for the great task before us, we must have an appreciation for the basic fundamentals of truth for which our forefathers so dearly fought. lt was their strong stands against worldliness, compromise, and private interpretations of scritpure that has delivered unto us the power-packed message of true salvation. It is their victory that gives us power that is GREATER THAN THE TASK BEFORE US!! The learning in depth of that Spiritual Power and the Active Expression through Participation is the reason for Western Apostolic Bible College. We are helping the soldiers to equip for the Mid? Rev. Kenneth F. Haney President great task which lies before themg