Archives for February 2008

Are you praying for Celebration Sunday! We will soon be 2 years old as a church. God has been so good to us. He has blessed us beyond our wildest imaginations. What wonderful people He has given us in each of you! What servants you are and what a hunger you have for God and […]

Well if you were at Vision tonight you will have noticed that Betty and I were not there. We are in Fairwinds Baptist Church, Bear, Delaware. The pastor here is Carlo DeStefano. They supported our ministry for 19 years while we were in Peru. This is a great church and we have wonderful friends here. […]

An efficiency expert was delivering a seminar on time management for a company’s junior executives. He concluded the session with a disclaimer: “Don’t attempt these task-organizing tips at home,” he said. “Why not?” he was asked. “Well, I did a study of my wife’s routine of fixing breakfast,” he replied, a little embarrassed. “I noticed […]

Published on Cumminghome.com By Diane Garcia Originally Published Feb 27, 2008, 12:27am (Updated Feb 27, 2008, 12:27am) “Many residents who have been residents of Forsyth County for a few years remember the honor bestowed on Forsyth County as one of the fastest growing counties in America based on U.S. Census information in 2004. Once again, […]

I am reading a book called Lord, Change My Attitude Before its too late. John Pearson loaned it to me. I think that David Allison told him about it. I was just reading about Contentment. I have been under conviction for my sin of not being content with what God has given me. The book […]

The following notes are based on an article by John Piper that I challenge you to take the time to read. Just click here to read the article! Our children need to learn how to act in church. They need to learn how to worship! Here are some practical ideas based on the article. 1. […]

We were greatly blessed to have our newest member Mrs Angel Vensor. Angel and her two children, Mateo and Cheyene moved into the area recently. They have been a blessing over the past several weeks and we are excited to have them join the church. Angel’s husband is in the army and stationed in Germany […]

In the following article Phil Cooke discusses how often politicians and preachers have a lack of substance in what they are saying and doing. We have become more interested in the theatrical and the flare than in what we are saying. Preachers are putting on a show too much. I do not want to be […]

The following article is from a newspaper in London, England. I wanted you to read it so that you can be aware of the horrible consequences of an abortion. It is something when those who do not understand the spiritual side of abortion react in this way. An abortion is not a birth control method! […]

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and to realize that the prisoner was you – Lewis Smedes

I can’t wait for Sunday. Go ahead and be reading Acts 27 and get ready for a great Bible passage and great truths that can be applied directly to your life and situation! Tonight we will learn more about how to disciple. Don’t be shocked when you come into the auditorium tonight. It will be […]

Mark Tolson has prepared us a page with all the details about Celebration Sunday. If you see something that is missing please let us know. Use this information to invite people to Celebration Sunday. Learn to witness of your faith also by clicking on a link on that page. Also be praying that God will […]

Yesterday, our church, hosted the Georgia Independent Baptist Preacher’s Fellowship! I wanted to express my great appreciation to all of you that did so much to make it a very special day! Thank you to Brother Tony Howeth and Brother Roger Green for bringing wonderful messages. Both messages were great and they were very helpful […]

Did you know that Celebration Sunday and Easter Sunday are just around the corner. This year Easter is in March which means it is coming up very fast. So I wanted to ask you to mark your calendars and also to begin praying that we will be able to reach lots of people on these […]

This came through on one of the blogs that I read every day. I couldn’t let this one go by without bringing it to your attention. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest […]

Mugunna James joined the church this morning! He has been attending several weeks now. James is from Kenya. This morning after we accepted him into membership He quoted John 3:16 in Swahili for us. What a blessing that God would give us people from all over the world. We had 115 in Sunday School and […]

I just had lunch with my sister, Vicki, and her husband Bobby who were with us this morning. My parents had invited all of us to Arthur and Justine’s place which is a wonderful Chinese restaurant–JAZ Chinese Cuisine. We had a great lunch, great service, and a great time together as a family. While we […]

Hebrews 4:2 1. You must decide before you hear that you will obey what you hear! James 1:23-24 2. You must approach the Word of God with faith Hebrews 10:22 3. You must have a clear mind. Make the Word of God the most important thing in your life Luke 10:39 4. Receive the Word […]

I was looking forward to getting back to the book of Acts. We will be finished in less than 3 or 4 messages with the entire book. It has been one of my favorite studies ever. I hope that you have enjoyed it. As I thought and prayed about the message I decided that I […]

I wanted to let everyone know that this Tuesday we will have the privilege of hosting the Georgia Independent Baptist Fellowship at Vision Baptist Church. The meeting will start at 10 AM with the preaching of Tony Howeth and then followed at 11 AM with Roger Green from Grace Baptist Church in Middletown, Ohio. We […]

The following article is quite humorous (a friend said that I should let you know that the article is really satire) and will let you know just how far we have actually gone. You can click on the link to go to the original story. The bold high lights in the article are put there […]

Sunday is coming! Valentine’s Day is over and we are back to the book of Acts! I hope you will come with your Bible open, your pen ready, and a place to take notes. I have loved preaching the book of Acts and can’t wait to get back to it. We are on are way […]

Two wonderfully blessed years is how I would sum up what I am thinking about here in the month of March! Two years ago this month we were working hard on the phones calling everyone we could every night of the week. Several of us had a dream of what God could do here in […]

Brother Tony and I have put a lot of work into a book for missionaries as has our whole team. Mark Coffey, Travis Snode, Morris Hunsucker, Kelli Canfield and I don’t know who else has worked so hard to get this book together. We are really praying that God will use it to help missionaries […]

           

I know that I say that often and I really do believe that you ought to be in every service possible–after all in the book of Hebrews the writer talks about how that as we see the day of Christ return getting closer we should be in church more and more. But tonight we have […]

Today is Valentine’s Day. I know that it is a secular holiday but I don’t think that we should need much of an excuse to tell our spouses that we love them. Betty and I have now had 34 Valentine’s Days together. She is and has been the love of my life. She is literally […]

         

The Vision Business Luncheon just finished. We had a great time! Here is the lesson we discussed today! Mark your calendar now for next month and I promise to not change it! Too much staff and too much going on to keep things straight sometimes I guess! Our next business luncheon will be at the […]

We are praying very hard over some new ministry opportunities. I want you to ask God what part He might have you play in one of these ministries. We are looking very strongly into starting a faith based ministry that will help people over come their addictions. Could it be that God would have you […]

Can you believe that it is only a few weeks until our church will be 2 years old. God has definitely been very good to us. I am excited about the celebration that we are already planning. I hope that every Sunday School class begins to think and plan about this very special day. Start […]

Well, that was for Amy, I took Betty out to eat today for a special time of “Comfortable Communication”! Yes, it does cost! While I am sitting there talking to my wife we began to talk about the Ladies Retreat! Evidently it was a very special time. Amy was the one in charge of planning, […]

I invited Pastor McHoyt Moore to preach here at Vision. He will be with us on May 15, 2008. Pastor Moore is retired now but I first met him in June of 1986. He was on the board of Macedonia when I went to my first orientation. He was at the meeting and became a […]

February 13th, Wednesday, 11:30 am at the Golden Corral on Exit 8 for our Vision Business Luncheon! I hope you will come and bring some one with you. February 14th, 7:15 pm at our church we will have a very special service for the married couples. You will not want to miss this. February 19th, […]

Jason Holt will be preaching for us on March 6, 2008. We want to try and give between $2,000 and $3,000 to his building fund need. We are asking all of you that will to help us do something very special. He is one of our own. He may not be a member of our […]

The first ladies retreat ever of the Vision ladies! I am excited for them. God is so good. I think that 15 ladies are on their way to Callaway Gardens. I am praying that God does a great work in their hearts. Our church is blessed with some wonderful ladies. Their heart to serve, love […]

The following article comes from Sharper Iron and is written by Michelle Brock. Tremendous insight! When you think of modest clothing, what words come to your mind? Can you describe a modest person? Maybe you think of a mousy, quiet soul with no personality, or an unattractive woman who is proud of how she dresses […]

Brent Armstrong is the pastor of Oakwood Baptist Church in Anderson, South Carolina. He preached for us tonight at Vision. It was a wonderful evening. God gave us 98 people in attendance–only about 52 in the auditorium since the rest were in Spanish church or Master Clubs. It was a great service. I am honored […]

Trent and Stephanie Cornwell are going to be the parents of a little boy! God is so good! I do not know of a finer couple any where. I count it an honor and privilege to work with Trent. He has such a heart for God and a desire to see God do great things. […]

source The following list should help us as many of us are going through bad times. I think of you and pray for you regularly. I want you to know that I love you and that I am concerned for you and what God is doing in your life. I pray that God will give […]

Elections are Tuesday. Click HERE if you live in Forsyth County to find out exactly where you need to be Tuesday between 7 am and 7pm to vote… Feb 4, 2008