We have had an amazing start to the 2010-2011 school year at Our Generation Training Center. All the classes are in full swing and going great. This year there are eight new students and two returning students preparing for ministry. We would love to see more students and adults get involved with the Training Center. […]
Archives for September 2010
The Moriarty’s Testimony Videos
No matter how many baptisms we have had and will have at Vision Baptist Church it will always be one of my favorite parts of the service. I love seeing people desiring to be obedient to Jesus Christ through their unashamed proclamation of their new life in Christ. It was also exciting to see Jonathan […]
Vision Announcement Slides
Moving my devotional
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All the people of the earth
Joshua 4:24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. It is amazing the number of times God makes it clear that He wants all the people of the earth to know about Him and […]
Welcome our newest members!
Today Aaron and Anna Moriarty were baptized into the membership of Vision Baptist Church. Join me in welcoming them as our newest members. It is exciting to see God work in their lives and in the ministry here at Vision.
God magnified His servant
Joshua 3:7 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. God magnifies Joshua so that the people will know that he is God’s man and that God […]
Sunday Baptism!
BAPTISM SERVICE Tomorrow we are having a very special Sunday Morning Service. Aaron and Anna Moriarty will be baptized and become members of Vision Baptist Church. Jonathon Marks will be baptizing both of them. It is so exciting to watch a couple give their lives to God and follow him in baptism. Come and welcome […]
The Big 3–September 26, 2010
Set your hearts!
Deuteronomy 32:46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. Moses calls on God’s people to make a decision. They are to set their hearts much like we […]
He will not fail you!
Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. The source of Joshua’s strength and courage was that God would be with him. He could live without […]
We have the Word
Deuteronomy 30:14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. God has not placed His will some where so far off that we can’t get to it. It is not high up in the heavens out of our reach. It is not hidden […]
A Biblically benevolent society
Deuteronomy 24:19 When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. […]
David Gardner’s prayer letter
Dear Pastors and Praying Friends, It is always exciting to look back on the month and write about all that God has been doing here in Arequipa. I think the greatest lesson that I have learned here on the mission field is this: God’s time is not my time and God’s ways are not my […]
Stay away from fearful people
Deuteronomy 20:8 And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart. Amazingly God told His men to tell the brethren to not go to […]
Christian Judging
Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. We could stop a lot of gossip if we would listen to this […]
Join me in welcoming our newest member!
Last evening Makasing Southivorarat joined Vision Baptist Church. He studies in the Our Generation Training Center. We are very glad to have Mak as a member of Vision and I hope you will also make him welcome
Testing you!
Deuteronomy 13:3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Why would God allow their to be false prophets and false teachers? The […]
The Big 3–September 19, 2010
Be careful about studying the wrong stuff
Deuteronomy 12:30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. God warned His people to be careful about studying what the […]
Why did God bless them?
Deuteronomy 9:4-5 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee. Not for thy righteousness, […]
Never forget how you got here
Deuteronomy 8:16-17 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. God had […]
Chris Gardner’s prayer letter
Dear Pastors and Praying Friends, What a crazy month this has been! Ups and downs as always and we have seen God prevail in it all. Omega is doing great. We had 152 people in church on Sunday. The church is growing and you can see the people getting excited about what is going on. […]
Remember
Deuteronomy 7:7-9 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought […]
don’t forget who brought you here
Deuteronomy 6:11-12 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the […]
There is none else
Deuteronomy 4:35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him. Deuteronomy 4:37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt; God has shown […]
Joshua is beginning his ministry
Deuteronomy 3:24 O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? It is an exciting day for Joshua. He has quietly served Moses all these years. […]
The Big 3–September 12, 2010
Last man in the way
Deuteronomy 2:16-18 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people, That the LORD spake unto me, saying, Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day: What a sad thought! When all the men of war that had resisted God’s […]
You don’t always get a second chance
Deuteronomy 1:42 And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. It is a common thought that Christians have that we will always get a second chance. We like to call God the God of the second […]
The Pilgrims & Philemon
I thoroughly enjoy our midweek services. We meet every Thursday night at 7:00 pm for worship through song and Bible study. Our Pastor is currently in the book of Philemon. We just ended in the book of Colossians and will start Revelations on September 26th. Tonight we are honored to have the Pilgrims with us. […]
Deal with the sin or the consequences!
Numbers 33:55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them[ shall be] pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. The Lord gives […]
Travis and Teri Snode’s Prayer Letter
September 4, 2010 Dear Pastors and Praying Friends, Thank you for your faithful prayers and support for our family. Your faithfulness and generosity never cease to amaze us. You are a vital part of the ministry here. We had a very eventful and exciting summer here. In June, I was back in America to report […]
Why would discourage you people from getting the promises of God?
Numbers 32:9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them. God’s people got right to the edge of the promise. Some of them even got to […]
Why the laying on of hands
Numbers 27:23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. Moses takes Joshua and in front of the entire congregation he will lay hands on him. In our church we lay hands on men when we pray for them and especially when […]
Scott and Melissa Newton’s prayer letter
We are officially on full-time deputation! We are so excited that God wants to use us to plant churches and train Christian leaders in Spain. We have been preparing for this for 7 years, from Bible college, to working on the field, to training at Vision Baptist Church. When I look back at these years […]
How will you die?
Num 20:29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel. They mourned this man for 30 days. He had made big mistakes. He had failed in his leadership, but he had been used of God and he had made a difference. […]
hard to realize sometime
Numbers 16:3 and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of Jehovah? This is one of those verses that […]
This Week’s New Announcements!
The Big 3–September 5, 2010
Jealous preachers
Numbers 11:29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD’S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them! Some men were prophesying. Others thought that maybe Moses would be upset. They came to warn Moses. Moses attitude was great. He said it […]
Quarantine
Numbers 5:1-3 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead: Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile […]
The firstborn belong to the Lord
Numbers 3:13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD. When all the firstborn of Egypt died God set aside for […]
Take care of your brother
Leviticus 25:35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. If your brother gets in trouble you are to help him. It doesn’t matter if he is a stranger or […]
Bassham family prayer letter- August
Full time Deputation! It is finally here! We are on full time deputation to start churches in Thailand. We have been preparing for this day for 10 years, and the Lord has faithfully brought it to pass. Our schedule is about to change quite drastically, and we need your prayer that we would be able […]
Goer Sender Coalition
Tonight will be Vision Baptist’s monthly “Goer /Sender Coalition” service. This is a spectacularly exciting service that you do not want to miss! This service will feature Vision Baptist missionaries, and missionaries in training, all preaching mini messages! Instead of one message, there will be several, shorter messages, and there will also be several interesting […]