BDCMINISTRIES

BDCMinistries--The Website of Bruce and Geneva Collins

Greetings dear friends,

I’m Bruce Collins. I am an evangelist and teacher of the Bible. I became a child of God by faith in the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ on November 24, 1963 and have tried to serve the Lord in various capacities since then. I am presently a self-employed minister of the Gospel. I do not work for an organization but I try to serve the Lord in the best way that I can wherever He leads. That means that my wife and I have our financial needs met by the Lord as we do not have a salary from any church or organization.  We believe that the Gospel is free so we have never made a charge for our services.

I am available for Bible studies, conferences, Gospel meetings, children’s meetings and camp work. I have traveled throughout much of the United States and Canada in my service for the Lord. My wife helps me, and we attend the Bethany Bible Chapel in Cedar Falls, Iowa. They have encouraged us by commending us for this work.

My wife, Geneva and I live in Waterloo, Iowa. We have four children. One of them is married and has provided us with two grandchildren.

This web site has a weekly meditation that I hope will encourage you. It has links to literature and organizations that I think are helpful. You can also listen to my weekly radio program here.

Yours because of Calvary,

Bruce Collins 

4008 University Ave., Ste 1 

Waterloo, IA 50701-5651


319.230.9140

collinsbd@hotmail.com

My Two Cents Worth

 

 

INDEX:

If you would like to read a classic Gospel Tract called GOD’S WAY OF SALVATION go here

For another classic Gospel Tract called God is Satisfied! Are You go here

For Important Personal Scriptures go here

For an open letter to my friends and neighbors go here

For the story of how I was saved go here

For the story of how my wife was saved go here

For the story of Merlyn VandeKrol–You Have About a Year to live! (a friend who died from cancer) go here

For the Rest of the Story–Merlyn’s Wife Karen go here

For answers to questions that I have been asked go here

For a women’s perspective on head coverings go here

For a manual on how to preach the Gospel that has been used with camp counselors go here

For an OVERVIEW OF THE BIBLE AND SOME PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION go here

For a PROPHETIC CHART go here

For a published article on FAITh, What is it? go here

For the story of the George Street Evangelist go to George Street

For links to other helpful websites go here

For the On-Line Blue Letter Bible go here

For the On-Line Bible Studies Tool go here

Bruce and Geneva

How Will We Be Remembered?

 

He (Jehoram) was thirty-two years old when he became king. He reigned in Jerusalem eight years and, to no one’s sorrow, departed. However they buried him in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. (2 Chronicles 21:20 NKJV)

 

Jehoram

Jehoram was remarkable for the evil that he did while reigning in Judah.  The first thing he did was to kill his brothers and the princes of Israel.  I suppose he thought that they were competitors to the throne.  He was chosen by his father, because he was the first born.  The first born in Scripture usually is set aside by God because the firstborn represents what we are by nature.  Yet, because of the couture of that day, the first born was the leader of the family when the father died; and they got a double portion of the inheritance.  But while God allowed Jehoram to reign, he judged him for the evil that he did.  The people that were his subjects were glad when he died.

 

How Do We Remember These Names?

Eve was deceived by Satan

Adam was not deceived but loved his bride and did not want to be separated from her.

Job was faithful while suffering

Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord and saved his family

Moses delivered the nation of Israel from bondage

David was a man after God's own heart

Solomon was the wisest man in the earth but was led astray by foreign women

Ahab was a very wicked king

Jezebel was Ahab's pagan wife and a very wicked queen

Daniel was faithful in a pagan land

 

These are just a few Old Testament names that immediately bring their good and bad reputations to mind when we say their names.  Hebrews 11 gives us a list of others.  

 

But What About Us?

Will the people that knew us say nice things about us at our funerals and mean it?  Will the Lord reward us for good at the judgment seat of Christ?  Will anybody really miss us?  Will our reputations be that we did evil in the sight of the Lord (and yes, professing Christians can do evil just as the religious leaders of the Lord's day did).

 

The Lord Jesus

What do we think of when we hear His name?  Many use his name as a curse word.  The religious leaders called Him a deceiver (Matthew 27:63).  Many in our list above came to kill and to destroy.  Jehoram was one of those.  My Lord came to save.  

 

Please don't ever speak evil of Him around me.  I show up at a meeting every Sunday designed to worship Him by remembering Him.  We who are saved are expecting His return.  To those of us who believe He is precious (1 Peter 2:7)

 

Bruce Collins

 

Meditation for the week of June 8, 2025

 

If you would like further conversation about the issues in these meditations, contact me at collinsbd@yahoo.com and I will try to accommodate you with a virtual Bible Study.





 

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PROGRAMS

For Archived Radio Programs go here

For Archived Meditations go here

 

THREE MUSTS:

Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' (John 3:7 NKJV)

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:14-15 NKJV)

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." 
(Acts 4:12 NKJV)