Sometimes, everyday circumstances seem to take on a life of their own.
Pressures, demands, and obligations overtake us and dictate what we should do.
Taking tomorrow for granted, we settle into patterns of living and loving, failing to
notice the changes taking place.
Until one day, we turn around and find it hard to recognize ourselves.
Without realizing it, we've ignored the things that matter most in life.
Have you ever wanted to put everything on hold and find a place where you can renew,
refresh, and reprioritize life?
There is such a place.
The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, resting on 1,500 forested acres in the majestic
Blue Ridge Mountains of Adil, North Carolina.
The Cove is free from the outside distractions of busy world.
It has been created as a place where people experience God's Word in a way that transforms
their lives.
The Cove is a unique training center designed to equip ordinary Christians with the extraordinary
capacity to reach their family and friends for Christ.
I pray if you find it in your heart that you will come to The Cove to study the Scriptures
with outstanding teachers and through your own personal Bible study.
You can equip yourself with the Christian tools of discipleship by studying the Word
of Truth found in the Bible.
The natural beauty of the landscape has been carefully woven into every aspect of The Cove's
design, creating a biting sense of warmth that you'll feel the moment you arrive.
Whether you come for a weekend or week-long seminar, your Cove experience has been designed
to meet the needs of the whole person.
Spacious quiet rooms at one of our two inns ensure restful sleep and provide the perfect
place for early morning or late night devotions.
Coming through the gate and coming up the curved road through the trees up the mountain
was like coming to God's country.
I was very impressed.
I had no idea what it was going to be like and it blew away anything that I had imagined.
I was in awe and my next reaction was I said, gosh, this must be sort of what heaven must
be like.
The warmth and the friendliness of the people, it's just a different environment than what
I'm used to and I love it.
To me, I foster it to God.
In other words, the teaching, everything is structured to make you want to open your heart
and open your eyes and ears to God.
You'll enjoy dining and visiting with other guests in the relaxed setting of the buffet
style dining facility that also provides a spectacular view of God's creation.
Attention to every detail has been considered to make sure that your stay at the Cove is
an enjoyable and renewing experience, leaving you open to focus on the exciting discoveries
you'll make in the study of God's word as well as developing lasting relationships.
All these elements roll together and one provide a perfect setting for individuals just like
you to come and share in the teaching and wisdom of God's word.
People who desire to lead more powerful and fulfilled lives and who want a more intimate
relationship with Jesus Christ.
Depending on which of the many Cove seminars you choose to attend, your spiritual growth
will be enhanced in a number of unique ways.
The first is what we call knowing God.
As you seek a quiet place to spend these moments of reflection, it becomes virtually impossible
to ignore the humbling presence of God as you see His fingerprints etched on every inch
of your surroundings.
It was just such a great feeling of I'm leaving that busy world behind and now I can focus
and I can talk to God a lot more clearly up here.
It's such a peaceful place.
It's cut into the mountain.
Very beautiful.
It gives you a chance to just kind of get everything else off of your attention and
just so that you can focus strictly on God.
If we are not manifesting fruitfulness, if we are not abiding in Christ and His life
is not lived out through us, then the world gets a distorted picture of Jesus Christ.
You can do nothing more important than listen to God speaking to you through His word.
You are either in the word and the word is conforming you to the image of Jesus Christ
or you are in the world and the world is squeezing you into its mold.
When you start with the word and try to apply it by being righteous, God's peace will confirm
that that's the way to go.
God's plans for you are better than your plans for yourself.
And so we never have to be afraid to commit an unknown future to a known God.
Second Timothy 3, 16 and 17 tells us, All scripture is God-free and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped
for every good work.
In your main sessions you'll receive solid Bible-based teaching by some of the best nationally
recognized speakers.
You'll be equipped to practically apply the word of God to your life, ministry, and witness.
Many of our seminars offer interactive sessions.
This is a unique time to share and gain insights from others in a more personal setting.
In Hebrews 10, 24 and 25, we are commanded to encourage one another to love and good
deeds, to assemble together and uplift each other.
In workshop sessions you will get hands-on instruction on how to create a more personal
and effective Bible study.
You'll also have the option to receive training in how to share your faith naturally.
James 1, 22 tells us that we should not only hear the word, but we are to be doers of what
it says.
As our participants leave the cove and return home, they begin to build a desire in their
heart to study God's word for themselves, and it begins to build a desire in their heart
to conform their life and their spirit more to the likeness of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I would encourage people because just the getting away from home, getting out of your
routine and having that time alone with God.
My Bible study skills have not been desirable at all, and I'm sure I will improve that.
My prayer life left a lot to be desired, and I'm sure I will improve that.
People do not understand what a moving experience it really is to spend the weekend here.
I feel like God has given me what it takes to take a step of faith and to take that message
to others who may be hurting, who may not realize that His grace is sufficient.
The natural result of studying the Bible here at the cove is a renewed relationship with
God and a transformation of your own life toward greater godliness.