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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Servant Leadership in Law Enforcement and in Life

Tremendous application here for all. We are desperate for genuine, sacrificial, godly (biblical) SERVANT-leadership both in our profession and in general. Here's Servant-Leadership in Law Enforcement and in Life.

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Defenders of Liberty

The American police officer is a frontline defender of our nation's freedom her on our own soil. Here's what God has for on this topic: Defenders of Liberty.

When Towers Fall

A follow-up 9/11 message: WHEN TOWERS FALL

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Separation of Church and State

What does that phrase actually mean? To whom does it apply? It's in the Constitution, right???
Let's be sure we get it right! Click on SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.

mc

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

A Matter of Life and Death

One of the most important newsletters and Bible studies I've written (thank You Lord): A Matter of Life & Death.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Radical Cops, Radical Faith

Are you "all in" for Christ? God help us, we must be. Here's RADICAL COPS, RADICAL FAITH!

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Cops, Christians and Independence Day

Getting caught up on posting the newsletters/Bible studies here (email and social media is the best way to get these). Here's
COPS, CHRISTIANS & INDEPENDENCE DAY

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Righteousness in Law Enforcement and in Life

Such an important message! Who are "the righteous?" Does being a cop give you a "get out of hell" card? A free pass into heaven? Really? Here's what God says on the subject:
Righteousness in Law Enforcement and in Life.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Mighty God!

I got a bit behind in my updating here (as always, the best way to get these newsletters/Bible studies is via email (contact me at thecenturionministry@gmail.com to get added to the list) and via my social media feeds (my The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry page on Facebook, for example). That said, getting caught up now with "Mighty God."

Happy New Year!

MC

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

As Iron Sharpens Iron

And here's last week's Centurion newsletter and Bible study: As Iron Sharpens Iron

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

God's Standard for Success

Here's the Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry newsletter and Bible study for week of June 3rd: God's Standard for Success (hint -- it's not the bogus, unbiblical "prosperity gospel" mess).

MC

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

God's Standard for Success

Here's the newsletter and Bible study from the week of June 3, 2018: "God's Standard for Success."

MC

Monday, May 21, 2018

The Word and the Witness

Not yet on our newsletter/Bible study mailing list (email me requesting to be added)? Not following on social media? Here then is "The Word and the Witness" (recap of our introductory study through the Gospel of John).

MC

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

When Accuracy Means Everything

Here's LAST week's Centurion newsletter and Bible study (always posted first in subscribers' email and via our social media feeds). With special thanks to Bro. J. Warner Wallace, here's "When Accuracy Means Everything" ("When Your Life's on the Line, Accuracy is Critical").

MC

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Detecting Fraud -- God's Way

Here's my newsletter and Bible study for the week of September 17th: Detective Fraud -- God's Way. As always, email and social media is the BEST way to get these.

MC

Monday, September 11, 2017

Time to Man Up!

Here's LAST week's newsletter and Bible study -- Time to Man Up! I'll post this week's in a few days -- on the subject of this day 16 years ago (9/11/2001) -- but let's NEVER FORGET! Blessings.

MC

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Called to Integrity

Miss an edition or not yet on the email list (just email me at thecenturionministry@yahoo.com and I'll get you added)? Then here again is "Called to Integrity."

Have a safe week on the street while being radically bold in Christ.

MC

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

"Never Surrender"

Here's last week's Centurion newsletter and Bible study. As always, the BEST way to get these is via email (email me at thecenturionministry@yahoo.com and I'll get you added to the list), followed by our social media feeds. Regardless, here's "Never Surrender."

Stay safe on the street but radically bold (and yes, wise) in Christ.

MC

Monday, July 10, 2017

God, Country and Independence Day

And here's my annual Independence Day (4th of July) newsletter and police-focused Bible study: "God, Country and Independence Day."

MC

Where's Your Backup (Part 2) -- AKA, "Our Comforter in Suffering"

Here's the June 30th Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry e-newsletter and police-focused Bible study: "Our Comforter in Suffering" (aka, "Where's Your Backup" -- Part 2). Again, the BEST way to get these is via email or through our social media pages. Have a blessed week.

MC

Our Core Verses

COPS -- God's ministers for good and a terror against evil. We do not bear the sword in vain.

(Paraphrase...for full text, see the Bible in Romans 13:1-4)

Psalm 82:3-4

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.ressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.he widow.

Colorado Law Enforcement Ministry Meeting Schedules

The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry (FCPO-Denver)

On the local front (meaning Colorado Front Range) we typically meet for iron sharpens iron fellowship and Bible study every 2nd and 4th Tuesday evening of each month at Calvary Castle Rock. Email me for details at thecenturionministry@gmail.com or give me a shout at 720-371-1022

Men of Courage Law Enforcement Ministry

Buena Vista (CO) PD Sgt. Dean Morgan is leading a law enforcement fellowship/Bible study in Chaffee County and the surrounding area. Contact Dean at interceptor@policeone.com for more info.

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TCLEM Mission Statement

The mission of The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry (TCLEM), is to educate law enforcement officers (police, deputies, troopers, investigators, parole/probation, corrections, military, etc.) about God's unique call on their lives as outlined in God's word (Bible) and to lead officers and their families to a saving knowledge of and close personal relationship with our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. Through same, we also seek to positively impact our profession by raising up Christian servant-leaders and reduce our historically high rates of divorce, alcoholism, depression, suicide and related issues.

Law enforcement is a God-ordained ministry of service and protection for our society as outlined in the Bible in Romans 13. Inasmuch as our very authority as peace officers is given to us by God, TCLEM seeks to affirm our calling as servant-warriors ("sheepdogs") and leaders while at the same time developing the our spiritual, family and personal lives through Bible study, peer fellowship, and group accountability along with active involvement in a solid Christ-centered/Bible-based church. We also seek to infuse our profession with godly leaders who will in fact LEAD (serve) from a biblical world view.

What We Believe (Statement of Faith)

(1) WE BELIEVE the only true basis of Christian fellowship is Christ's sacrificial agape love, which is greater than any secondary differences we possess, and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.

(2) WE BELIEVE in all the fundamental doctrines of orthodox evangelical Christianity as detailed in God's word (Bible).

(3) WE BELIEVE the sixty-six books of the Bible (i.e. Old and New Testament) comprise the totality of Holy Scripture and is inerrant in the original text, and remains God-breathed/God-inspired and infallible in all its substance, and therefore, it is the supreme and final authority in faith, theology, and life. 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Psalm 119:11, 89, 105.

(4) WE BELIEVE that our Lord has called us to share the Word of God in such a way that its message can be applied to an individual's life and, in particular as it relates to our service in the God-ordained calling of law enforcement. We also believe that it is the responsibility and privilege of every Christian to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and to seek to make growing disciples. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8.

(5) WE BELIEVE there is only One true, eternally existent God. He exists in three co-equal persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The triune God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, and is worthy of worship and obedience. Deut. 6:4-5; Genesis 1:31, Luke 3:21-22; Matthew 28:18-20, Rev. 4:11.

(6) WE BELIEVE in one God who is Creator of heaven and earth, Spirit, personal, transcendent, sovereign, life, love, truth, almighty, simple (i.e. one without parts), timelessly eternal, unchangeable, wise, just, holy, relational, dynamic and infallible in all things.

(7) WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human, possessing two distinct natures which are co-joined in one person, that He was miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless and miraculous life, provided for the atonement of our sins by His vicarious substitutionary death on the Cross, was bodily resurrected by the power of the Holy Spirit, physically ascended back to the right hand of God the Father in heaven, and lives to make intercession for us. After Jesus ascended to Heaven, He poured out His Holy Spirit on the believers in Jerusalem, enabling them to fulfill His command to preach the gospel to the entire world, an obligation shared by all believers today. John 1:1-3,14; Matthew 1:18-25; Philippians 2:5-9; Colossians 1:15; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Acts 1:11.

(8) WE BELIEVE that all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered as a gift by the Lord Jesus Christ to all based on His grace alone. When a person sincerely repents of their sin and enters into a life-saving/life-changing personal relationsship (not "religion") with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, they are immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit, all their sins are forgiven, and they become a child of God -- changed, and destined to spend eternity with Him. John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-10; 2 Corinthians 5:21.

(9) WE BELIEVE in all the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Scriptures, and that they are valid for today, and should be exercised within scriptural guidelines, seeking to exercise them in love that the whole Body of Christ might be edified. John 14:16-19; 16:7-15; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Romans 8:9,11; Titus 3:5.

(10) WE BELIEVE in the pre-tribulation rapture of the church, and we believe that the physical second coming of Christ with His saints to rule on the earth will be personal, premillennial, and visible. This motivates us to holy living, heart-felt worship, committed service, diligent study of God's Word, regular fellowship, and participation in the two ordinances the Lord gave the church - adult baptism by immersion and Holy Communion. Revelation 3:10, Thessalonians 5:9.

(11) WE BELIEVE there is a real personal devil of great evil, cunning, and power, who seeks to tempt, kill, steal, and destroy, yet his power is limited by God to only what God permits him to do; that the devil has been defeated positionally at the cross of Christ, and will be defeated practically at Christ's glorious second coming which will ultimately eventuate in the quarantine and punishment of the Satan (aka the Devil, Beast, and False Prophet, etc.) in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone where they will be tormented day and night forever (what has been traditionally called "Hell"). Luke 10:18; Matthew 4:10; John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11, etc.

(12) WE BELIEVE that our Lord is clear that there is ONLY ONE WAY to Christ and that is through a life-changing personal relationship with the Risen Savior. Jesus told his disciples, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). He did not merely point the way to God. He himself claimed to be the only way to the Father and the source of eternal truth and life. The way to God is through personal faith in Jesus Christ. Intellectual acceptance of Christ is not enough. You must come to him determined to turn from what displeases him, with a total trust in Christ's saving power for you.

Are you ready to receive Christ today? If so, scroll up towards the top of this page to the links under How Can I be Saved (AKA True "Officer Safety"). Please feel free to contact me if you need help in this area -- it would be my honour to lead you "home" to Christ!

If you sincerely put your faith in Christ, God promises not only to forgive you, but also to receive you into his family. It's the greatest discovery you will ever make!

Donate to the Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry

We do accept donations to support our ministry and outreach, including but not limited to leading officers to Christ, support for wounded officers; "officer down" outreach; chaplain and counseling services; speaking engagements; website expenses; ministry apparel, etc. Donations can be made out to The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry and mailed to

P.O. Box 630854
Littleton, CO 80163

That said, support your church first...and then donate if the Holy Spirit inspires you to do so. Thanks in advance for your support.