Archives for September 2008

from a message by Charles Spurgeon! You [as preachers] have nothing else to employ as the means of good, except the salvation of Jesus, and there is nothing else worth telling. I heard of a congregation the other day that was so very small that hardly any one came to listen to the preacher. Instead […]

(Author: Tyler Kenney) The following is taken from my notes on Bob Kauflin’s message. 1) Singing can help us remember words. Ever notice how easy it is to recall the words of songs you haven’t heard for 20 years? We store literally hundreds, even thousands of songs in our memory vaults. Music has an unusual […]

The following poem came from an unknown author on Miguel Murillo’s blog. I liked it so much that I am translating it. It will not rhyme or anything I am sure but I thought you might enjoy it! I have failed in this in many ways both with my parents and children. My hands were […]

God blessed on Thursday evening by giving us two new church members. Brett and Maggie Charap joined Vision on transfer of their letter from Open Door Bible Baptist Church in New York City. They are a super fine young couple that have a heart to do something for God. I hope you will be sure […]

We had the privilege last night of attending Macedonia World Baptist Mission‘s Annual Conference at Corinth Baptist Church in Loganville, Georgia. Betty and I served with Macedonia for 20 years as missionaries to Peru. It was great to see many old friends. We love Macedonia and thank God for them. Most of our missionaries at […]

Here is a poster–picture that kind of tells the story of missions and church work. But as Trent says it would be better if it read we fight and we give. Since you are not going to the mission field what are you doing to give extra. It ought to be that it costs us […]

Don’t be so busy adding up your troubles that you forget to count your blessings. Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted From the Sonshine Bulletin

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The following is from the R U ministry blog from our church. It is a great article and I want to challenge you to read it and also to go and subscribe to the blog. God bless you Jonathan! You are a blessing! Is your love conditional or based on a person’s race, looks or […]

We have invited Dr Bob Dalton from Ambassador Baptist College to be with us from January 28 through the 30th for a Baptist Heritage Conference. He will speak on Wednesday night through Friday night for about an hour each night. On Thursday and Friday morning he will teach for about 4 hours on the same […]

God blessed us tremendously in this mission’s conference that just ended. It was our best ever in our 3 short years. We have however had like 4 conferences and so it was great. Chris Gardner did a great job preaching the conference. The music was great. Jacob T brought a tremendous message on Sunday morning. […]

The teens and several adults enjoyed an afternoon Braves ball game together. Not all were so young!–I had to put this note here and the photo because I was basically threatened by Jonathan. Ali and I demand to know exactly who were you referring to as “old people” having fun in the picture set from […]

God blessed tremendously with two new members. Tracy Paver and Lindsay Fredman both joined our church last night. They are two wonderful young ladies with a great heart for God and His work. Please welcome them and be in prayer for them. Tracy is standing with the cooler! She is a nurse and we are […]

The following came to me in a very round about way–David Lundy got it from Duane Moore who got it from Stinnett Ballew but here you have it. I want to ask you to pray for Brother Sammy Allen that God will protect him and continue to use him. He has been a friend to […]

David and Beth Gates were with us this week. On Friday night Beth couldn’t come because she was looking real close to being a mom. She was and so I thought you might like to see their new baby. What a blessing and the Gates are very fine Christians and will do all in their […]

Pastor Rushing was a friend to me when I pastored in Cartersville. He was a very good man of God and I don’t like men like him passing without us as God’s people stopping to thank God for men like him. He raised a godly family that is serving God right now as you will […]

God tremendously blessed again in our mission’s conference! Tonight we heard from David Gates, missionary to Egypt! Beth, his wife, was not with us. She stayed home resting because the baby was getting ready to be born. I just called David and they were at the hospital and the contractions were at less than a […]

I have taken out a few details from the following post for security purposes. A friend of mine and yours sent this out on his email. You ought to sign up to get it if you are not already signed up. It is an exciting story. You can click here and sign up if you […]

J. H. Jowett once said, “The real measure of our wealth is how much we would be worth if we lost all our money.”

Tonight was in my opinion the best night we have ever had in a mission’s conference at Vision! God blessed the first night of our mission’s conference. There was a super wonderful spirit in the service. It all started with many of you working on getting the decorations up and looking good. I really think […]

source The grace of giving is one of the most amazing blessings of the Christian life. Throughout both the Old and New Testaments, God reveals that He intends His redeemed people— those bought by the blood of Christ—to be the channel for His gospel to be extended to all the nations of the earth. How […]

How much do you know about the book of Leviticus–starting in October we are going to have an indepth study of this book. It is going to mean so much to you. You will learn how and why so many things take place in the New Testament. We will learn about the different offerings and […]

source Where does the money come from? Here are three possible sources to consider for Faith Promise: Change your spending priorities Look at your expenditures and ask, “What am I willing to give up, or sacrifice, so that the Good News can be proclaimed and churches planted?” This reordering of priorities is likely to pinch, […]

We just received a prayer request from Evangelist Stinnett Ballew. He writes the following: On Friday, September 12, 2008, Bro. Sammy Allen had a heart cath. They discovered he had four or five blockages. They were so severe that the doctor said stints would not work. He would have to have open heart surgery. On […]

I just couldn’t resist showing you a beautiful picture of our newest grandson. These are the children of our daughter, Stephanie, and her husband, David Young. They serve God in their church, Antioch Baptist Church of Harlem, Georgia! as assistant pastor and director of the Antioch printing ministry! They are missionaries supported by our church! […]

The following was taken from a Pinecrest Baptist Church Faith Promise statement with very few changes for our church! I thought it was excellent. “He which soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly: and he which soweth bountifully shall also reap bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not […]

Today is Northwest Baptist Church’s one year anniversary as a church. They are having their Celebration Sunday. I want to ask you to pray for Travis and Teri Snode and all the fine people of Northwest Baptist. They are wonderful people and God is blessing their church. They have moved into a new rented facility […]

I just got through preaching a mission’s conference in North Carolina. I was at the North Laurel Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Wakefield. I had a great time with this very good church and pastor. They brought in a slew of missionaries. They are giving about $70,000 a year to world evangelism. God is really […]

I want to ask you to be praying for our missionaries in both Bolivia and Venezuela. Kevin and Beth White serve in Bolivia and we have two other families that serve their from Peru that we do not support as of yet. Jorge Montenegro and Lorenzo Laura are good men with families serving in this […]

Click on this link and go watch a video about a baby that only lived 99 days but God used greatly in the lives of some people. It will surely touch your heart.

Dad David Young with his new son, Jonathan Reagan Young! Jonathan was born at 3:18 AM on September 10, 2008. Grand dad with the new baby. He weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce! Jonathan was 20.5 inches long. Thank God for His goodness! One tired dad and mom! Especially mom!!!

I love this pastor Voddie Baucham. Check out how he stands and defends the TEXT! I love it.

I am preaching in Valdese, North Carolina with Pastor Mike Wakefield. I will be with them through Friday night. They are a great church and gave over $68,000 to missions last year. I had a great time with them tonight and ask you to pray for me that God would use me during the next […]

I haven’t read everything on these blogs but I like what I see so far. I would love to see our young people get involved like this and read and discuss with these young people. Beauty from the heart Jesus FreaKatrina Fearlessly Feminine Modesty Survey Happy reading! Let me know what you think!

I have been very impressed by what I have read by Christa Taylor and wanted to challenge you to read her blog and check out her fashion page. All you have to do is click on the links that you just read over. The following article came from her blog. The clothes on her web […]

This is great stuff and I hope you will see how God might use you to do some of these things. Again here is the same source. Before, during, and after Sunday School, think about these things: PICK UP TRASH ON YOUR WAY IN AND OUT. Many first impressions are visual. Wherever you see trash, […]

The following comes from a blog that I am subscribed to and I thought you might be interested in this quote by Michael S. Hyatt Here they are: “Four Guidelines for Modesty”: If you have trouble getting into it or out of it, it is probably not modest. If you have to be careful when […]

The following is from Darryl Wilson’s blog which I read regularly. I thought it was very applicable to our church and that you might enjoy reading it. Before, during, and after Sunday School, think about these things: IF YOU SEE IT, FIX IT. Don’t keep passing problems. Address them. If a bulb is out. Change […]

A pastor friend in Northern Ireland sent this link out and so I enjoyed reading the article. This is the article that I mentioned yesterday morning in my message on “Get out of the Bunker!” I meant it tongue in cheek but it did literally come from a “very reliable source” and I will give […]

Thomas Watson It will be a great comfort in a dying hour, to think we have glorified God in our lives. It was Christ’s comfort before his death: ‘I have glorified thee on the earth’ (John 17:4). At the hour of death, all your earthly comforts will vanish: if you think how rich you have […]

source by George Muller According to my judgement the most important point to be attended to is this: above all things see to it that your souls are happy in the Lord. Other things may press upon you, the Lord’s work may even have urgent claims upon your attention, but I deliberately repeat, it is […]

I thought that these were wonderful instructions on how to worship God in song. The source of this material is here. I hope you will read it and get more involved in singing. I am praying that God will raise up our choir and our special need right now is men that who will want […]

God has blessed us greatly with Philip in our church. He serves anywhere and in any way that he is needed. He has a real servant’s heart. He has done a tremendous job with the music at our church and today is his birthday. Philip also does a great job teaching and preaching. He has […]

After the Sunday evening service we will have a brief time of fellowship and eat some good cold watermelon. I hope you will plan now to be with us. If you can bring a melon if not just come ready to eat one. I look forward to getting to spend some time with you. See […]

Thomas Watson It reproves those who fight against God’s glory. ‘Lest ye be found to fight against God’ (Acts 5:39). Such as oppose that whereby God’s glory is promoted fight against God’s glory. His glory is much promoted by the preaching of the word, which is his engine whereby he converts souls. Now, such as […]

This Sunday will be National Grandparent’s Day. Now this day wasn’t important to me until a little over 9 years ago when we became grandparents. God has tremendously blessed Betty and me with wonderful grandchildren. This Sunday we will recognize all of our grandparents in the service and I sure hope that you will contact […]

Aaron Vance sent me this in an email! this is taken from the newsletter sent out by www.battlezoneministries.org A man who is valued in his home and in his church equates this felt value into love. Men spell love, V-A-L-U-E. When a man is valued, he is committed to the process that gives him that […]

Thomas Watson It reproves such as are so far from bringing glory to God, that they rob God of his glory. ‘Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me’ (Mal. 3:8). They rob God, who take the glory due to God to themselves. 1. If they have gotten an estate, they ascribe all […]