Exodus 10:2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD. Parents are to share with their children all that they have […]
Archives for June 2018
Going to Keep His promise
Genesis 50:24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. As Joseph was dying, he reminded his family that God had plans for them all. God would take them […]
Turpin Family Prayer Letter
Discreet and Discerning
Genesis 41:38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: 40 Thou shalt be over […]
Prospered
Genesis 39:23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. Joseph was in prison, but even there God blessed and prospered him. God was with him. The jail keeper could see […]
Dreaming
Genesis 31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. Laban was angry with Jacob. Jacob had fled with his wives, children, and livestock. He was a worker for Laban. Laban had been taking advantage […]
Sporting
Genesis 26:8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. Abimelech saw Isaac sporting with his wife and knew it wasn’t any sport nonmarried people should be doing. […]
Sunday in Review
We had another great Sunday service here at Vision. On Sunday morning, we heard a word of testimony from Hannah Neilly. Then, Bro. John Pearson brought us the offering devotion from Proverbs 22. We had special music performed by Tracy Paver and Lydia Littlefield with Kristen Mize on piano and Ben Mize on guitar. Then, […]
Meditating
Genesis 24:63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. Isaac will see a sight that he has longed for as his new wife arrives. The real truth I want to focus on in this verse is […]
Allen Family Prayer Letter
Tithing
Genesis 14:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. Tithing is a dirty word in today’s society. It is the word people rebel against because they think the church is after their money. They work at denying any reason for […]
He gave him the land
Genesis 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. God gave Abraham and his people, Israel, the land. It is called the Promised Land because God promised it to Abraham and his people. God promised Abraham that they would own that land forever, […]
Quinn Family Prayer Letter
Taube Family Prayer Letter
All corrupt
Genesis 6:12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. From the beginning, till now all men have sinned. Humanity left to itself will destroy himself and all around him. Everyone wants to do their own thing. Everyone wants to rebel against […]
Roberts Family Prayer Letter
Elrod Family Prayer Letter
Rastelli Family Prayer Letter
Granted permission
Revelation 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. Do you realize that Satan can do nothing God doesn’t allow him to do? In the last days, he will make war on the saints. […]
Allen Family Prayer Letter
Protected
Revelation 9:4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. Most people know that there is a mark of the beast. They know that one day those […]
Gazaway Family Prayer Letter
Walk as He walked
I John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him […]
Sunday in Review
We had a fantastic service here at Vision Baptist Church. On Sunday morning we were blessed to have six people baptized. We also had a new member, James Byrapaka, join the church. We had special music performed by Hannah Ewing, Joanna Bush, and Taylor White with Charlotte Penrod on piano. Bro. […]
No sin or guile
I Peter 2:22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Jesus didn’t sin. He was God in human flesh. He is the only One to ever be sinless. Even more than that there was no guile found in His mouth. That means no deception, no deceit. He didn’t use cunning words. […]
Gates Family Prayer Letter
Earthly, sensual, and devilish
James 3:15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. Some verses just hit me hard. This is one of those verses. I know what it means to feel envy. I know what it means to want to […]
The day is coming
Hebrews 8:11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. The day is coming, in the millennium, when God will place the truth in men’s hearts. All men will know Him. No longer will […]
Roberts Family Prayer Letter
How to treat others
Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. The man of God was to speak evil of no man. He was not to be a fighter but rather a gentleman. He was to show deference to all. What a description of the man […]
Hall Family Prayer Letter
Wormley Family Prayer Letter
Purpose of the law
I Timothy 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, […]
Rishel Family Prayer Letter
Loving you with all his heart
I Thessalonians 2:8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. Paul loved the people that he ministered to. He wanted to help them and love them with no limit to his […]
Shumaker Family Prayer Letter
Sunday in Review
We had another great Sunday service here at Vision Baptist Church. On Sunday morning and evening, we had special guest speaker, Alexis Givens, missionary to the Dominican Republic. On Sunday morning, John Pearson brought us the offering devotion from Ezra 2. We had special music performed by Tracy Paver and Kristen Mize on piano with […]
In Chains
Philippians 1:14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. Paul was in jail because of his preaching. He had preached the gospel without fear. Now as he is in chains, he is glad that others are getting bolder to […]
Just Jesting
Ephesians 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. This verse sure hit me hard. So often we are just teasing, just jesting or joking but are wrong to do so. No filthiness or obscenities should come out of our mouths. We shouldn’t be talking foolishness […]
Made a minister
Ephesians 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Paul said God made him a minister of the gospel by the gift of His grace. It was God’s power in Paul’s life that made him useful for […]
Choking the Word of God
Luke 8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. One of the most dangerous things for all of us to be so worried about living that we forget who […]
Don’t you care, Lord?
Mark 4:38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? The disciples wanted to know if Jesus was concerned for their lives, their safety. The truth is that Jesus was at that very moment […]
Daddy relationship
Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. This Bible word Abba is beautiful. It is God telling us to call Him not only Father but Daddy. We, the born-again sons of God, have a tremendous relationship. He is not only […]
Godly sorrow
II Corinthians 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. Sorrow is a part of our lives. We do things we shouldn’t. We are embarrassed. We are sorry because we hurt a relationship. My dad used to discipline me. I would tell […]
Prayer Letter: Shawn Bateman
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Let them go to Hell
I Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha. This verse is super strong. Paul says that if a person doesn’t love Jesus then let them be Anathema. Anathema means to curse them, to let them go to hell. Paul loved Jesus. To reject Jesus, not to […]
Sunday in Review
We had a wonderful time this Sunday here at Vision Baptist Church. On Sunday morning, Bro. John Pearson gave us our offering devotion from Ezra 1. Then, we had special music by Jessyca McKinnon and with Abigail Pepperdine on piano. Then, Bro. Austin Gardner preached from Mark 12, as he continued the message on there is only one […]
Prayer Letter: Alberto Puente
Self discipline
I Corinthians 9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. Being saved doesn’t guarantee me that I will never have a problem with sin. I must work at living a holy life, the life […]
Live out who you are
Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. Remember that you are not in the flesh so live like that. Do not make provision for living like who you used to be before He changed you. Put on the things of […]