Psalm 19:4 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. God dealt with my heart this morning through this verse. How often are my words and thoughts-meditations acceptable in His sight. He is my redeemer, my strength and my […]
Archives for March 2009
His Words keep you from the destroyer
Psalm 17:4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. What a recommendation for getting into His Word and getting His Word into you! Men would mess you up. The destroyer is just down that path. How can you keep your life […]
Pray for our missionaries in Northern Africa
Muslim Morocco expels 5 Christian missionaries RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Authorities have expelled five Christian missionaries from Morocco on the grounds that they were illegally inciting Muslims to convert, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. The missionaries were caught Saturday during an assembly with Moroccan Muslims in Casablanca, the North African kingdom’s economic capital, and have […]
I think they are getting it…
We had a wonderful night last night in our Youth Service. I am very proud of the teenagers for their understanding of how awesome it is to serve God! They took their responsibilities very seriously and did a great job. I just saw on Jennifer Armstrong’s Facebook account a project that Hollis, Rhyne and Jennifer’s […]
Men praying
How can I say thank you! Betty and I are in Arequipa, Peru dealing with some family issues. Our daughter, Joy, is hurting and really needs your prayers. The men of our church gathered around the altar and prayed for us. When I got this picture I was so blessed to think of the kindness […]
Choir starting!
I was so excited when I saw the following pictures. The guys are working at getting a choir started. Scott Newton is getting everyone together and I believe that we are going to have a choir soon. I have dreamed about this since we started the church. God is so good and I am blessed […]
Great night with the youth
I am so proud of our teens and Pastor Trent! I got the following in an email from Trent Cornwell just a few minutes ago. Check out Brother Tony Howeth and his son Ethan! I am very proud of the teens. This was one of my favorite moments. He preached with the passion of his […]
Surrounded by His favor!
Psalm 5:11-12 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. What a passage we […]
He knows what you are thinking!
Job 42:1-3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said, I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. Finally we are coming […]
Where is your confidence
Job 31:24-25 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; Job is ending his words for the most part! He is reminding his “friends†that he has lived right! He […]
Travis Snode missionary prayer letter
Dear Pastors and Praying Friends, The last several months have been a real whirlwind of activity for us. Ever since we took on the leadership of the church in Limavady along with the church in Derry as well, we have been extremely busy. On Sundays, we leave the house at 9.30 AM, drive 30 minutes […]
Wisdom and Understanding
Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. To fear or reverence and respect God is wisdom. Understanding what you know about God will result in your departing from evil. Who determines what is evil? Can that be voted upon […]
Killing Cockroaches
I am sure by now that most of you know that I read books and do book reviews ever so often. I recently read “Killing Cockroaches and other scattered musings on leadership!” by Tony Morgan. The book is a collection of short thoughts that deal with all areas of church leadership. There is a chapter […]
RSS and Blogs Explained
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Upcoming Series: Hall of Faith
We are so excited about our spring sermon series! Our pastor, Austin Gardner, will be preaching through Hebrews 11. There are some incredible truths to be learned from this portion of scripture. We had not planned on announcing this series until Sunday. However, I couldn’t wait! Click here to read of all the awesome characters […]
Vision Baptist Pulpit
You can get every sermon preached at Vision Baptist Church for free! In the column to the side of this blog you will see a place you can listen to it. But you can also get the sermons to your phone using the mobi link below or you can get them to your ipod with […]
Podcast!
Do you listen to podcasts? If you do the Vision Pulpit is available through your mp3 player as a podcast. You can go to ITunes and simply put the following url and it will download to your ipod or whatever you use. http://sermonfeed.com/visionbaptistchurch Invite others to subscribe!
Happy Anniversary to David and Katie Gardner!
Today is David and Katie Gardner’s third anniversary as a married couple! They have had quite the time as a young couple. They are very much in love! They want to be used of God! I am going to put up a couple of pictures just so you can see their history. David and Katie, […]
How important is God’s Word to you?
Job 23:12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. Job is suffering! He is raising his complaint to God. Then he makes a statement that ought to be true in and of all of us! He basically says […]
Is it Love or Lust!
Good evaluation tool for our teens and even our married people!
On the edge of a great revival!
Article from the Washington Post Pardon me, but Christians should feel fine. This is not the end of American Christian dominance, though it may mark the end of the religious left. Signs of revival are everywhere amongst serious Christians. If American history is any guide to the American present, we are on the edge of […]
Church Sign
If anyone ever asks you what kind of sign that I would like to have for Vision Baptist Church here in Alpharetta you will be able to show them! I love this sign. This is the sign for Kevin and Beth White and Jorge and Jenny Montenegro’s ministry there in Cochabamba. Tell me what you […]
Hope even in the midst of the trial
Job 19:25-26 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: What a declaration of faith that Job gives. Literally everything that can go wrong has! His health […]
Home away from home
I spend quite a bit of time on the road. It is really nice when you have a host like Beth White. She is going to give birth any day and yet she has been careful to check on every detail to make my stay very comfortable. Things like a clean towel and bath cloth […]
Miserable Comforters
Job 16:1-5 Then Job answered and said, I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake […]
More from Bolivia!
God is always so good to us! Things have been busy here as we talk, plan, and pray asking God to do great things in the work here in Cochabamba, Bolivia. God is greatly using the Kevin White family and the Jorge Montenegro family. They work together as a great team. I am very proud […]
Desperate Trust!
Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. This is one of Job’s most famous sayings. He was willing to trust God in the good times and in the bad times. Sometimes things are going good, they are going our way. In […]
Easter Sunday is coming
April 12, 2009 will be Easter Sunday! I want to ask you to be praying now for this very special day and service. People are more open to go to church this day than most any other day of the year. Will you begin praying now that God will allow you to bring a friend […]
Youth Sunday Coming up!
Next Sunday evening is going to be a very special time for us at Vision Baptist. Pastor Trent Cornwell and the youth will be in charge of the service. They will lead our music, do the specials, offering, testimonies etc. It is going to be a special time. The service will start at 6 pm […]
More on the World Vision Celebration
Mark Coffey will be with us and present the needs of Peruvian missionaries that are going all over the world through the ministry of our church. He is on the road raising support for men trained in our ministry in Arequipa that are going to and have gone to Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela, USA, Morocco, […]
Count your days!
Job 9:25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good. Job is suffering. He has lost basically everything that he had. He sees his life running away before him. He is hurting and he makes this statement. Life is moving fast. It is going to be over before […]
World Vision Celebration
Our World Vision Celebration is coming together. Get it on your calendar. September 17-20 will be our World Vision-Mission’s Conference. I was just able to book the first missionary that I know will be with us. Missionary Kevin Hall, Church Planter in South Africa, has agreed to be with us. You are going to love […]
God is so good!
We just got home from church at 1:16 AM. We left the house at 4:15 PM. I started teaching the leaders at a little after 5 until 6:30. Then at 7 we started the evening service. God moved and two people made professions of faith. Then we went to Jorge Montenegro’s house to eat supper. […]
Happy correction!
Job 5:17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: The fact that God deals with us and corrects us should bring us great joy! Why: God doesn’t correct or teach every one but only those that He loves. Proverbs 3:11-12, Revelation 3:19 It is easy […]
When the Cats away!
Well I leave and they take over! What do I say!
Greetings from Bolivia
If you have been keeping up you know that Sam Paxin and I are in Bolivia with missionary Kevin White and missionary Jorge Montenegro. These men form one of the best teams that I have ever seen. They make me think of Paul and Barnabas. God is blessing their work in a great way. I […]
Not things but Him!
Job 2:10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. This part of Job’s life sums up the attitude we are to have […]
Do Right leave Results to God
Esther 6:2-3 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that […]
Why are you here now?
Esther 4:14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? This is the story of […]
I want a choir someday!
Mark Tolson sent this out from his previous church where he was in a mission’s conference. I am and was blessed by this singing. It produced the gladness in my heart that we just looked at in the prveious post on music, thankfulness and worship. Will you pray that God give us a choir some […]
Gladness and worship
Nehemiah 12:27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. Nehemiah and his people have done a great work. They are now […]
Celebration Sunday Review
I didn’t get anything written yesterday because I left the house at 8:40 am and did not get back until about 10:15 pm. It was a long day but a good day. As you know it was a rainy day in Georgia. That always makes you feel like you are going to have a great […]
Happy Birthday Mark Coffey
I want to take this opportunity to wish Mark Coffey a very Happy Birthday. Today he turns 33 years old. He has been my friend and coworker for many years. I guess we have worked together for nearly 15 years. I count him as a dear friend and literally do trust him with my life. […]
Celebrate with me!
God has been very good to us at Vision Baptist. He has done the work and He has done great things. He has brought wonderful people to our church! The church doesn’t feel much like a church in many ways but more like a family. I hear lots of people say that. God has given […]
We will not forsake the house of God!
Nehemiah 10:32-39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of […]
What are you doing of any value?
Nehemiah 6:3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? Nehemiah is building the wall around Jerusalem. He has a lot of opposition. They try to entice him to leave […]
Spanish Revival Services
Tonight I begin preaching for Ronald Tubillas at Trinity Hills Baptist Church in Norcross. I will be preaching to the Spanish ministry there. They are averaging around 50 people. It is wonderful to see what God is doing. I will preach tonight at 7, then again tomorrow at the same hour. We will finish the […]
A broken heart!
Nehemiah 2:3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? Nehemiah is sad before the king. He was the king’s cup bearer. He could not legally […]
Blog report
I started this blog on July 24, 2006 just as I was leaving on a trip to Peru and Bolivia. The church was only 4 months old. That means you can get a pretty good church history reading the blog. Over these years now, total of 2 years and 8 months, we have added a […]
Ashamed to ask!
Ezra 8:22 For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is […]