Archives for May 2008

Here is a clip from the Reformers Unanimous blog written by Scott Newton. I hope you will subscribe and start keeping up with what God is doing. We had a great meeting yesterday, with 8 people in attendance, and 2 first time visitors! We are excited about what God is doing, and we are looking […]

Friends, parents, neighbors first it will embrace Our country next, and next the human race. The Gospel does affect homes first. In Scotland it led to a type of home life and family religion fitted to produce young men and women whose great interest was the service of Christ…. [John Paton’s] autobiography provides an unforgettable […]

A news article is causing quite the stir, as it should, in the world evangelism community. It speaks of an uncontacted Indian tribe that was recently spotted in the Brazil. The secular world is concerned for preserving their isolation so that they can follow their evolutionary instincts, I suppose. They do need the gospel and […]

I am not sure if all of the Vision people know it but I have sort of combined the 4 blogs that I was doing into this one. Makes it easier for me to just post it here than trying to figure out which one to post it on. Also many of the people that […]

For Vision people and for those who live close–you are not going to want to miss this week. We will have several people visiting with us and helping in the Our Generation Leadership Camp. The list below I think includes everyone but I may have left someone out. They are in alphabetical order! Each night […]

I am really excited about the Our Generation Leadership Camp that begins on Monday. It is our heart’s desire to challenge and motivate every young person possible to take the gospel to the world in our generation. You need to get the last minute details. If you have not signed up it is still not […]

This Sunday afternoon we will be holding deacon training classes in my office from 1 to 4. This class is open to anyone that might like to come and get the training. It will be a blessing and help you learn better how to serve. I would like for you to inform me if you […]

I just came across this news on the web and am excited to see how great our God is and all that He is doing. At this link I found the following quote: But we’re really excited about helping Pastor Sexton start a division of Crown College for linguistics and Bible translation. Be looking on […]

Betty and I along with John and Sandy Pearson, Trent Cornwell, Mark Coffey, Tony Howeth, Chris Gardner, David Gardner, Wayne Cofield, Kevin Hall, and of course Clark Hall (Kevin’s son) and then a heap of Jeremy’s family are here for the wedding of Jeremy and Bekah Hall. I am excited to see young missionaries getting […]

I just want to take this opportunity to tell both of you that I love you and am very proud of you. Jeremy you are like son and a brother to me. I could never tell you how much that I love you and how I have seen God do such great work in your […]

Today I get to have a small part in the wedding of one of my best friends. I think to keep it short that I will give you two posts on this but I want you to know Jeremy and Bekah well. Here are their testimonies from their web site. Growing up I visited church […]

Some preachers have such a phobia for repetition and such an unnatural fear of the familiar that they are forever straining after the odd and the startling… We dare not impugn the honesty or the sincerity of the men who thus flap their short wings so rapidly in an effort to take off into the […]

I am often asked what it is like on one of the trips that I make around the world. I thought that maybe you could get an idea if I told you what I just did in Northern Ireland. On Tuesday of this past week Betty carried me to the Atlanta Airport at 1 pm. […]

I was just listening to a speaker and he gave the following quote: “A leader is a dealer in hope!” Napoleon Bonaparte

I hope that what you are about to read is not true about you. The Bible is more than a good luck charm and it is more than just a book for your library. The God of Heaven stands ready to communicate with you through His precious Word! Bible study or the lack thereof has […]

Special thanks to Kathy Fies who takes the pictures at our church. Check out all of these Sunday School classes. We have 15 different classes happening at the same time. It is a very wonderful part of our Sunday. Thank you to everyone of you for all you do to make Sunday School the happening […]

The following comes from a good missionary’s post. Jason Kenney serves in Santiago, Chile. He is out of the Fellowship Baptist Church here in Cumming. He is in language school right now and has a blog. He has lots of good things to read and I subscribe to his blog. I think you would enjoy […]

The following is from Pastor Derik Lawrence’s blog. He explains how they handle some of the services during the summer. I know that God has tremendously blessed their church and they have seen real growth. I appreciate any opinion he has and wanted to get your take on this. So read carefully and then submit […]

I have preached a message more than once about the subject–Are the lost really lost? In other words do those that do not know Jesus Christ really go to Hell and the Biblical answer is a definite yes. They go to Hell if they are your family or not, they go to Hell if they […]

The Northwest Baptist Church, our first daughter church, has some beautiful pictures you should see. You need to pray for them. They are a product of our ministry and reason to be shouting from the housetop. Every time you give to faith promise missions you help one of our missionaries like Travis Snode do the […]

As you travel this summer with your family I know you will want to continue to bless the work of God at your church. If that is your desire then I just wanted to remind you that you can always give through the Online giving on the church web page. There is a button or […]

I am so very grateful to God for the opportunity to be with Travis and Teri Snode as we organized their church this weekend. We worked hard and talked late into the night and I believe that God has really big plans for this church and its ministry. I want to take this opportunity to […]

I could never encourage you enough to read your Bible and to read it systematically and in a disciplined manner. I just this morning finished reading the Bible through for the first time this year. I have set my program to get it read through once more by the end of the year. We are […]

Faith, if you like, can be defined like this: It is a man insisting upon thinking when every thing seems determined to bludgeon and knock him down…The trouble with the person of little faith is that, instead of controlling his own thought, his thought is being controlled by something else, and, as we put it, […]

I am here in Londonderry, Northern Ireland with Travis and Teri Snode. They are missionaries sent out of our church. They are a super wonderful family and it has been a blessing for me to be with them. They are the most kind and thoughtful people that you have ever met. Teri has literally attended […]

So many special days have become little more than a holiday, a time to be off work and enjoy some family fun, but we should never forget all the sacrifice so many of our people have made to give us our freedom. I thank God for every man and woman that has served in our […]

Murmuring is no better than mutiny in the heart; it is a rising up against God. When the sea is rough and unquiet, it casts forth nothing but foam: when the heart is discontented, it casts forth the foam of anger, impatience, and sometimes little better than blasphemy. Murmuring is nothing else but the scum […]

I want to say a special word about our daughter, Stephanie, and her family. May 20th was Stephanie’s birthday and May 22nd–today is their 10th wedding anniversary. God tremendously blessed us with a great son in law and 5 soon to be 6 grandsons. They love God and are serving Him faithfully and have for […]

God blessed in giving me a great trip over. It is not very long actually. The flight from Newark, New Jersey is only about 6 hours in the plane. The only part that is a little difficult is that you are 8 hours ahead so it is like I got up at 4 o’clock after […]

Scott Newton has started a blog for the Reformers Unanimous ministry. On the side of this blog you will see the link for R U Blog. Click there and you will get to see some great information. I am so excited about this new ministry. I am excited that Scott has shown the initiative to […]

I pray that God will give us someone on staff someday as a college pastor for the students in Atlanta. As you read this article consider the mission field God has placed right here in our back door. Pray for them and help me pray that God will allow us to do something to reach […]

I need to ask you to pray for me as I will be traveling to Northern Ireland to be with our missionaries Travis and Teri Snode. They are members of our church now and so I am really excited about the opportunity to see them. By the grace of God we will be organizing their […]

Well you will be hearing about it if you haven’t so I might as well be the one to tell you. The Vision staff is in a weight loss contest with the Victory staff. Pastor Lawrence gave a small hint about it today. So I figured that I better let you know what is happening. […]

Read the following from Kevin Hall’s blog. He is one of our missionaries serving in South Africa. Betty and I have had the privilege of visiting them and seeing the work there. This is wonderful exciting news. We serve a great God. This young man gave up a full ride scholarship to play football for […]

These questions come from this link already explained in the previous post. For Your Mind 1) Read 1 Timothy 2:3–10. What do these verses say about the motivation for modest dress? 2) How do we know that 1 Timothy 2:9 does not prohibit women from making themselves beautiful? 3) How do women who dress modestly […]

This article is taken from right here At the bottom of this article I will give you the links to all of the other articles by C J Mahaney on Modesty. I have already ordered the book and you can too by clicking right here to get a prepublication discount! When it comes to fashion, […]

It was wonderful to have Pastor McHoyt Moore with us on Thursday night. To see and hear a man that God has so greatly used is always a blessing. Later I will have pictures for you of the baptismal services that Gene Womack brought of his dad and Pastor Moore from many years ago. That […]

Tonight McHoyt Moore will preach at Vision Baptist Church. He was the pastor of Old Suwanee Baptist Church and the founder of Old Suwanee Christian Schools. He pastored there for over 41 years. He has been my friend for well over 20 years now. He has a great testimony and has been greatly used of […]

Well here comes an announcement of congratulations first to our kids, David and Katie and then to Betty as grandma to 12 coming up. David and Katie Gardner, our kids and missionaries that our church supports, just announced that they will be having a baby soon. They just found out today. That means Betty and […]

This just came in from Aaron: Pray for me tomorrow as I go back into the hospital. I have developed a slight fever and the doctors fear that there may be infection in the lung. They are going to do another bronchoscopy after putting me to sleep. It’s outpatient. Praise God! I am about sick […]

Wow this is something to think about: Jonah knew that the mariners were supposed to throw him overboard in order to calm the seas and cease the raging… Jonah 1:12-13 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for […]

I counted dollars while God counted crosses. I counted gains while He counted losses! I counted my worth by the things gained in store. But He sized me up by the scars that I bore. I coveted honors and sought for degrees; He wept as He counted the hours on my knees. And I never […]

“I can give a Prescription that will bring a revival to any church or community or any city on earth.” “First, let a few Christians (they need not be many) get thoroughly right with God themselves. This is the prime essential. If this Is not done, the rest that I am to say will come […]

Sunday, May 11, 2008 GRAFTON, W.Va. Betty and I were just in Grafton, West Virginia and Bridgeport for the mission’s conference. This is the birth place of Mother’s Day and some of the men of the church reminded me of it. I just saw this article and thought you might like to read it. Pretty […]

As always special thanks to Kathy Fies for the photos

Aaron made it through the surgery fine. The tumor was the size of a plum which is larger than they had expected. He will be staying in ICU to see if the lung is losing any oxygen and needs to be repaired. Please continue to pray for him and when I hear anything further we […]

I want to invite you to come to Reformers Unanimous on Friday nights at 7 pm. It is a great program based on the Word of God that will help free you from any of your addictions. If you will click here you can go to our web page at Vision and learn more about […]

Bro. Austin, The Pastor’s Conference really was a blessing. The food, the hospitality and the teaching and preaching encouraged my heart. The Books, the gifts, the singing, the teaching and preaching was just what I needed. The people and staff of Vision Baptist hosted one of the best conference I’ve ever attended in my 34 […]

Is not this the reason why God’s servants are made to pass through so many trials, that they may really learn many truths not otherwise to be apprehended? Do we learn much in sunny weather? Do we not profit most in stormy times? Have you not found it so — that your sick-bed — your […]