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Archives for November 2006
It is obviously an unborn human baby!
Our newest grandson, Andrew, is featured below still in the womb at about 5 months since conception unless I am mistaken. As you look at the pictures on this page I just want you to consider the wonder of it all and how God has given us real babies even in the womb. This type of […]
April Hudson to get married on Saturday!
April Hudson, member of Vision, will be married this Saturday to Stephen Baker. They will be serving God together out of the Whitfield Baptist Church and through Macedonia World Baptist Missions as missionaries in Ireland. I want to ask you to pray much for them.  April has worked with BCWE, Our Generation, and Vision Baptist […]
Does the baby feel pain as it is being aborted?
“In the United States unborn children are subjected to trauma through abortion that causes them excruciating pain, which would be illegal if inflicted on animals in commerce or research,” NRLC legislative director Douglas Johnson wrote to members of Congress. He said the measure contains extensive findings including scientific evidence that unborn children would experience great […]
Becoming Men
I hope you will read the following article and use it to motivate each other and our sons to do great things for God. The article comes from the Boundless Webzine and a link to finish reading the article is at the end of this introduction of the article. Becoming Men: Feats of our Forefathers  by […]
Less than half of households are married couples, and singles aren’t rushing to wed
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Georgia now has only 49.5 percent are homes with married couples with or without children. In Georgia almost 4 in 10 babies are born to single moms. People are afraid of divorce. You can read all the article at http://www.ajc.com/search/content/living/stories/2006/11/27/1128lvlessmarried.html These are just more ministry […]
Visit “The Call for Muslim Evangelism”
Tyler Masters’ blog is “The Call for Muslim Evangelism.” He is doing a tremendous job and you will find in one spot tons of information that will help you to know more about how to share the gospel with Muslims. I challenge you to go check it out today. Subscribe to the Vision News by […]
The Jeff Andrews family, missionaries of the week!
Jeff and Deanna Andrews and their son Aaron are missionaries to Spain. They are very wonderful and super talented  people. I know that God is going to use them in a great way. They spent about a year in Peru where Jeff was studying Spanish and we had the privilege of working with them. Deanna […]
Watch the TV commercials that we are playing now
If you will click here you can go to the church’s web site and watch the commercials that we are paying to put on television each week end. Let me know what you think. http://visionbc.org/_mgxroot/page_10828.html Â
Principal Passion
“Ministers have the central responsibility for ensuring that missions are a principal passion of their congregations (and not a peripheral program for the super saints).” – Michael Griffiths
Raising Children in a changing world!
I want to challenge you to really get serious about raising your children in the nuture and admonition of the Lord. That means you must discipline and disciple your children in the right way to get them through what are known as the “tween years” 10-12 and also the “teen” years. God has given us […]
SEARCH AND RESCUE: No man left behind.
The new message series is entitled Search and Rescue. It is our intention to learn how to make the following statement a reality: NO MAN LEFT BEHIND. I thank you for having been with us this morning. I believe that God blessed. We had 77 for Sunday School and 90 for church and that on […]
Could we be these men?
Could we be these men? The points listed below were contained in the body of the reply from Pastor John Robinson and his deacon William Brewster to the Virginia Company to secure the patent necessary to settle their church congregation in the new world of America. This was the heart and resolve of the pilgrims. […]
American church culture immoral, says study
The following is a must read. Vision is unashamedly a “high commitment” church. We are going to study the whole Bible. Our goal is to prepare men and women that are totally committed disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our goal is to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. We […]
More history of Thanksgiving
Governor William Bradford called the Pilgrims to the first Thanksgiving celebration in the New World with the following proclamation. To All Ye Pilgrims: Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to abound with game and […]
Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation!
I have added the bold text that you will see in this proclamation below. This is the document that set in motion to have Thanksgiving be an annual event on Thursday. In the midst of war and much trouble Abraham Lincoln said that we should set aside time to be thankful. Notice how many references […]
Your thankfulness affects others!
This just came in an email. I thought you would enjoy it. A gentleman of wealth, but a stranger to a personal knowledge of God, was walking alone through his grounds one evening. Coming to the small hut of a poor man who earned his family’s bread by his daily labor, he heard the continuous […]
Special Thanksgiving Service pictures!
We had a wonderful time of fellowship and thanksgiving. Ryan and Crissy Murphy Steve and Shawna Wallace  Jacob Taube and Stephanie de los Reyes get our congratulations as they are now engaged to be married. They are missionaries to China! Carolyn and Charles Gardner, my parents! Â
Fox News reports: Almost 40% of Children Born in the U.S. in 2005 Were Out of Wedlock, an All-Time High
A major warning signal has been fired again. The family is in trouble in America. Many children are and will be raised in single parent homes. We must meet the needs of these families with God’s truth. Children need the security of two parents that love them and not a couple of people who are […]
Let me just say thanks!
Well we just finished our thanksgiving service and I praise God for all that He has done in our church and in our lives. I really wanted to just take this time to tell each of you that attend Vision how much I love you and how thankful I am to God for the privilege that […]
Tony Howeth’s granddad has passed away!
Brother Tony sent an email to inform us of the passing of his grandpa. He went to heaven at 3:34 a. m.  He is survived by his wife who is also in failing health. The funeral for Bro. Tony’s Grandpa is Saturday at 2pm in Winder, GA at Carter’s funeral home.  His name is Etsel Bell.  The viewing will be […]
Jake and Stephanie are engaged!
Jacob Taube and Stephanie de los Reyes are now engaged to be married. We praise God that He has given Jacob a good life’s partner and that Jake will not be serving God alone in China. You know that next year, 2007, Jake and Stephanie will be going to China as missionaries. Jake is a […]
$22,745.00 committed toward the building project in Santiago, Chile
Brother Jason Holt writes that he now has $22,745.00 towards the needed $108,000 to purchase the land in Santiago, Chile. I want to ask you to pray that God will meet this need. You can learn more about it on http://biblicalmissions.com/. We will be taking at offering at our church so please pray about how […]
Pray for Tony Howeth’s granddad!
Please write this name on your prayer list and be in much prayer for Brother Tony and his family. His granddad is Etsel Bell. He is in his lower 80’s and having heart problems. He basically has only one lung left from cancer though he did not smoke. His body is just worn out. He […]
Special Thanksgiving Supper
I want to remind you that it is Thanksgiving time at Vision! This Tuesday night at 7 pm we will begin eating. I am sure that all of the ladies are going to bring some very special food that they have prepared. We will feast first on great Thanksgiving food but then we will really […]
Greg and Tracey Anderson, missionaries of the week!
Greg and Tracey Anderson are our missionaires of the week here at Vision! God has greatly used this family to do great and mighty things for Him in and around Peru. They have started several churches from Ayacucho to Arequipa. Greg maintains probably the best web site in Spanish on the web. You can visit […]
Chris and Kathy Fies, our newest members
We are excited to welcome Chris and Kathy Fies as our newest members. They are extremely talented, dedicated, and hard working couple. They immediately wanted to know what they could be doing to serve God in and through the church. They are very welcome as we are looking for people who want much more out […]
Could we be this?
The story of Stanley Dale, missionary to Yali people of Irian Jaya is a story of relentless courage and unwavering faith in the God that said “go ye into all the world.” Those that Stanley took the gospel to shot more than 50 arrows through him the day he died. As he stood in the […]
Men
“the same commit thou to faithful men,†became the theme this morning at the first meeting of the men’s fellowship at Vision Baptist church. Eighteen men and young men showed up and were challenged by Austin to take the leadership role that God intended men to have. II Timothy 2:3-5 gives men their instructions for […]
Andy is growing up!
The show off granddad just thought that he would show you the latest picture of Andy Gardner, Chris and Andria’s newest child. Lord willing they will be here in the states in December for the Summit and you will be able to meet Andy there I hope. Thank you for praying for them.
Should a Christians have Christmas trees?
We see nothing wrong with the traditional Christmas tree. However, some have taught that it’s wrong for anyone to have a Christmas tree in their home. But are their reasons valid? We don’t think so. Let’s look at the two most common objections people make against having a Christmas tree. First, some object on the […]
Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?
I received this in an email from one of the young men in the church. I think that it teaches good Biblical truth. At the end of the article you can click on a link to take you to the original. Scripture doesn’t specifically command believers to celebrate Christmas—there are no prescribed “Holy Days” the […]
Top ten ways to listen to boring lectures
Don’t miss this article. Click here to read more The banner just below is a link to the page where I get so much good information. I think that he has some of the best material on the web. He is a Nazarene but has a world evangelism heart like you would never believe.
Kurds converting to Christianity, doing away with Sharia
God is doing a great work all over the world and we are privileged to be part of what He is doing. I was excited to hear this news about His work among the Kurdish people since we have several that attend our church. I hope that you will be blessed by this article and get […]
Let’s praise the Lord
As I read my Bible this morning I came across this verse. It speaks so loudly to us as a church. We are to praise the Lord and give thanks to Him. He is good to us. His mercy endures forever towards us also. All the people shouted with a great shout. I wonder how […]
FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES
One summer evening, during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, “Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?” The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. “I can’t dear,” she said, “I […]
Two Moms to Be on Baby’s Birth Certificate After N.J. Gay Rights Ruling–Fox News reports!
God created the family in the very beginning. The family unit is not a product of evolution nor is it a man made institution. When God created the world He made man and woman and formed the first family. The family unit is the most important basic social unit in the universe. Satan has always […]
The Church Covenant
Below you will find the church covenant that many Baptist churches have used for centuries.  I have put in bold some things that I think should stand out extra large in our hearts and minds. I think that together something like this should be on our hearts and in our minds and not just hanging on the back […]
Wet Pants, one of those email stories
 WET PANTS Come with me to a third grade classroom….. There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his     heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It’s never […]
Pray for Scott and Melissa Newton
I want to ask each of you to pray for this young couple. They are Scott and Melissa Newton. They are in Portugal right now studying and preparing to be missionaries to South Africa, Lord willing. I want to ask you to be in prayer for them that God will direct their paths and provide […]
Latest update from Burkina Faso
Keith Shumaker just sent another update on the work in Burkina Faso. I know that you will want to learn more about this ministry. He is one of the missionaries that you support. Thank you for giving. You can learn more by clicking on the following links: Pictures Ministry in Burkina Faso Shumaker home page
Making friends!
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you! ~ Dale Carnegie ~ Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. […]
Urgent Need Update from Santiago, Chile!
The following letter came from Jason Holt in Santiago, Chile. I would like to ask you to pray that God will do great things and meet this need: Thank you all for your prayers and offerings we have received thus far for the land purchase here in Santiago. Over $20,000.00 has been promised!! But we […]
Invitation to visit World Evangelism Devotional
I have begun again to add a devotional per day to the World Evangelism Devotional and would like to invite you to subscribe to it and to visit that site. I hope that it will help you to keep your mind focused on getting the gospel to the world. Feel free to register and post […]
David Young family, missionary of the week!
David and Stephanie Young are our missionaries of the week. Stephanie is our daughter and so you are looking at 4 of our beautiful grandchildren. Now doesn’t that sound like a grandparent talking! The Youngs work with Antioch Baptist Press. They prepare John and Romans booklets, gospel tracts, books and pamphlets by the thousands. We […]
Do you worship a Village God?
John Stott told the story of visiting a tiny church in rural England while on a study leave. He worshipped with them every Sunday, participated in their fellowship, and heard their discussions. He related his dismay when week after week, the pastor would preach about issues facing the village, pray about concerns in the church, […]
GEORGE MUELLER’S METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE WILL OF GOD
I just preached Thursday night on Seeking God’s Counsel for our lives or how we can know what God wants us to do. George Mueller was known as one of the greatest men of God of his time. He followed God’s direction for his life. Below you will find what he gave as directions to […]
Pornography
The following excerpt is taken from a message by Dan Meaders preached in 1999. In “Homer’s Odyssey,†there is the story in that famous classic, and in that story, there is a certain island that is inhabited by these little sea creatures that they call sea nymphs. And the island was called the Island of […]
Calling for Muslim Evangelism
 I want to invite you to subscribe to and read another blog that just got started by Missionary Tyler Masters. The blog is Calling for Muslim Evangelism and already has a lot of good material that will be useful to you. I have been privileged to know and work with this fine couple for […]
Do we need a brick to get our attention?
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag’s side door! […]