Monday, March 05, 2007
Ray Crossno Interment
Family and friends gathered at Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens for the final resting place of Ray Crossno's body. Of course, as Christians, we have assurance through Jesus Christ that Ray is now in paradise with his other family members. Ray will be missed greatly. The Graveside Service was conducted by Ron Hamm and assisted by Milton Gordon. Ray is gone on but his memory lives on in our hearts. . . .
Digress, Regress, Confess and Progress
The Christian maturation process either digresses, regresses or progresses. The life of a Christian can be compared to a stream of water. If it flows freely and has a continual inflow source it continues as a life-giving source to the plant life and marine life in and around it. If there is no source of inflow or refill the stream becomes stagnant, full of scum and bacteria, eventually dries up and cannot sustain life. Whatever blocks the inflow or refill needs to be removed for the free flow of the stream. A Christian needs the continual flow of the life-giving water of the Holy Spirit and the Word of Christ.
The admonition to the new Christian found in 1Peter 2:2 says, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. . .” God’s purposes for each newborn Christian is to “grow” or mature in Christ. There should be a continual growth throughout the Christian life. To move away from the things of Christ or to think one has “arrived” and there is no more growth is to digress or regress. Second Peter chapter one gives a challenge to Christians by encouraging them to add virtues to what God has already given (all things that pertain unto life and godliness) to us.
Digressing is to deviate or stray. All that is needed to grow is found in Christ, His Word and the power of the Holy Spirit. Some folks in the Galatian church were being led to digress by being taught that Christ plus certain ordinances and rites observed and practiced in the Old Testament were necessary for salvation along with believing in Christ. Paul’s cry to them is, “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you. . . “ Gal. 4:19 They had digressed from the pure salvation that is only in Christ and were being strongly influenced by teachers who insisted that circumcision was necessary for salvation.
Regress is to go back. The writer of Hebrews challenges, “For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat” Heb. 5:12 The writer of Hebrews addresses those who were looking and going back to the ordinances, sacrifices, in brief, to the system that God ordered under the leadership of Moses. That system was ordained for that time but a new covenant had been established by Christ. The writer assured them that “Jesus [is] the author and finisher of our faith. . .”12:2 and the writer also assured them “by so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. .”(Heb. 7:22) Respect for the past movements of God and Christian heritage is commendable but becoming entangled in past methods, past customs, biblically unsound interpretations and past irrelevant, lacking systems for this day and time are not the answer for today’s ministry.
As humans we fail. We fail to devote ourselves to worship, prayer, Bible reading and study, etc. We fail to stay focused on Christ and His relevancy for today. We become like Peter who saw Christ as the Messiah in one instance and later began rebuking Him and saying, "You're not going to be crucified." We are like him in some ways when he walked out on the water. We walk steadily for a while with Christ then see and fear the raging tempest and storms of life and begin to sink. We want to stay in past comfort zones that will not work now. There are times we desire to do good and the ability to perform the good is lacking as Paul said of himself. Blaise Pascal wrote of man’s nature, “Does he exalt himself? I lay him low; does he humble himself? I exalt him, and continue to contradict him until he comprehends that he is an incomprehensible monstrosity (Pensees, Concerning True Religion no. 13). Without Christ man is hopelessly lost and without salvation. No system of man, no custom, no past tradition, no method will save anyone. Salvation comes to those whose hearts are broken over their sin, their lack of seeking God and their lack of being involved in what He is doing in their present world and confessing their need of the Savior.
We come to the need of confession. Some have suggested that approaching God could be done with the ACTS acronym (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication). This is certainly a good way. Further, Jesus taught to pray, “Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name (divine recognition and adoration), thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven (petition and submission), give us this day our daily bread (simple petition for daily needs), and forgive us our debts (confession), as we forgive our debtors (restitution), lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil (providence/sovereignty) for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever (worship) Amen.
Confession is often overlooked in our praying. There are areas of weakness, failure and sin that we do not even see that God desires for us to seek forgiveness. Moses sought God to deliver him from hidden or secret sins (Psalm. 90:8). Confession is needed to be drawn into the presence of God to pray in His will as one should. The Psalmist also was aware that if he regarded iniquity (wickedness, vanity, sin) in his heart, God would not hear him (Psalm. 66:18). The admonition from 1 John is, 1:8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” Some would say, "I confessed when I first got saved some time ago." The question is, “Has that person sinned or failed God in any way since that time?” The answer is obvious. The Bible says Job was a righteous man - one who feared God and shunned evil. Yet his final words to God near the end of his devil inflicted debacle were, " I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:6). He did not come with any of his righteousness to God but approached the awesome, holy, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent God with repentance and self-abhorrence. Do we live a life of purposeful sinfulness so that God's grace will automatically cleanse us, no! But there is need of confession.
To progress with Christ is see how far one is from being like Christ and how utterly abhorring one is in comparison to Christ and to continue reaching toward Him who is perfect and complete in every aspect and part of that progression is confession. . .The Holy Spirit will do his work of convicting and reproving. . .confession comes from a broken, contrite spirit knowing that Christ is the only victory over any sin. . . then the grace of God flows, refills and cleanses by the Power of the Holy Spirit. . .Christ the only victory in our daily lives. . .Milton Gordon
The admonition to the new Christian found in 1Peter 2:2 says, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. . .” God’s purposes for each newborn Christian is to “grow” or mature in Christ. There should be a continual growth throughout the Christian life. To move away from the things of Christ or to think one has “arrived” and there is no more growth is to digress or regress. Second Peter chapter one gives a challenge to Christians by encouraging them to add virtues to what God has already given (all things that pertain unto life and godliness) to us.
Digressing is to deviate or stray. All that is needed to grow is found in Christ, His Word and the power of the Holy Spirit. Some folks in the Galatian church were being led to digress by being taught that Christ plus certain ordinances and rites observed and practiced in the Old Testament were necessary for salvation along with believing in Christ. Paul’s cry to them is, “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you. . . “ Gal. 4:19 They had digressed from the pure salvation that is only in Christ and were being strongly influenced by teachers who insisted that circumcision was necessary for salvation.
Regress is to go back. The writer of Hebrews challenges, “For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat” Heb. 5:12 The writer of Hebrews addresses those who were looking and going back to the ordinances, sacrifices, in brief, to the system that God ordered under the leadership of Moses. That system was ordained for that time but a new covenant had been established by Christ. The writer assured them that “Jesus [is] the author and finisher of our faith. . .”12:2 and the writer also assured them “by so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. .”(Heb. 7:22) Respect for the past movements of God and Christian heritage is commendable but becoming entangled in past methods, past customs, biblically unsound interpretations and past irrelevant, lacking systems for this day and time are not the answer for today’s ministry.
As humans we fail. We fail to devote ourselves to worship, prayer, Bible reading and study, etc. We fail to stay focused on Christ and His relevancy for today. We become like Peter who saw Christ as the Messiah in one instance and later began rebuking Him and saying, "You're not going to be crucified." We are like him in some ways when he walked out on the water. We walk steadily for a while with Christ then see and fear the raging tempest and storms of life and begin to sink. We want to stay in past comfort zones that will not work now. There are times we desire to do good and the ability to perform the good is lacking as Paul said of himself. Blaise Pascal wrote of man’s nature, “Does he exalt himself? I lay him low; does he humble himself? I exalt him, and continue to contradict him until he comprehends that he is an incomprehensible monstrosity (Pensees, Concerning True Religion no. 13). Without Christ man is hopelessly lost and without salvation. No system of man, no custom, no past tradition, no method will save anyone. Salvation comes to those whose hearts are broken over their sin, their lack of seeking God and their lack of being involved in what He is doing in their present world and confessing their need of the Savior.
We come to the need of confession. Some have suggested that approaching God could be done with the ACTS acronym (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication). This is certainly a good way. Further, Jesus taught to pray, “Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name (divine recognition and adoration), thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven (petition and submission), give us this day our daily bread (simple petition for daily needs), and forgive us our debts (confession), as we forgive our debtors (restitution), lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil (providence/sovereignty) for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever (worship) Amen.
Confession is often overlooked in our praying. There are areas of weakness, failure and sin that we do not even see that God desires for us to seek forgiveness. Moses sought God to deliver him from hidden or secret sins (Psalm. 90:8). Confession is needed to be drawn into the presence of God to pray in His will as one should. The Psalmist also was aware that if he regarded iniquity (wickedness, vanity, sin) in his heart, God would not hear him (Psalm. 66:18). The admonition from 1 John is, 1:8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” Some would say, "I confessed when I first got saved some time ago." The question is, “Has that person sinned or failed God in any way since that time?” The answer is obvious. The Bible says Job was a righteous man - one who feared God and shunned evil. Yet his final words to God near the end of his devil inflicted debacle were, " I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:6). He did not come with any of his righteousness to God but approached the awesome, holy, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent God with repentance and self-abhorrence. Do we live a life of purposeful sinfulness so that God's grace will automatically cleanse us, no! But there is need of confession.
To progress with Christ is see how far one is from being like Christ and how utterly abhorring one is in comparison to Christ and to continue reaching toward Him who is perfect and complete in every aspect and part of that progression is confession. . .The Holy Spirit will do his work of convicting and reproving. . .confession comes from a broken, contrite spirit knowing that Christ is the only victory over any sin. . . then the grace of God flows, refills and cleanses by the Power of the Holy Spirit. . .Christ the only victory in our daily lives. . .Milton Gordon
Sunday, March 04, 2007
RAY CROSSNO MEMORIAL SERVICE
Manuel, Ray's brother, did a great job of getting Ray's memorial service together. There were several songs including Daddy's Hands, The First Day In Heaven and many others that spoke of Ray's delight in hearing and singing gospel music. His granddaughter, Renee's daughter, read a very pertinent poem for her grandfather and the family. Vernon Caruthers did the obituary and also shared some. Ronnie Hamm shared some from his memories of Ray when he and Ray were still very young (8, 9, 10). I offered some memories and some of Ray's humorous moments. It was a great memorial service and Manuel said, "I believe this is just what Ray would have wanted." There was a host of family and friends there. His wife Brenda and several of her family and also Renee and Lavonne his two daughters and their family, of course, were present.
I was blessed to know Ray and count it an honor to have served in the funeral.
We sang together for several years and now he is singing with the heavenly choir. Till we meet again in that heavenly realm where the blessed Savior is. . .Bye for now. . .Love you and your family. . . .
I was blessed to know Ray and count it an honor to have served in the funeral.
We sang together for several years and now he is singing with the heavenly choir. Till we meet again in that heavenly realm where the blessed Savior is. . .Bye for now. . .Love you and your family. . . .
ANOTHER GREAT SUNDAY MORING!
Thank God for His continued presence among us. We are so blessed to be serving an awesome, mighty God. It was good to the see the Davis' back today as well as some others that have been out.
NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER! Sister Joyce Grace is now the Small Children's Sunday School Teacher. When we asked her, she said, "You know I've been thinking and praying about that!" Siste Joyce, we thank you and pray for you in this great ministry for the Lord. Children are so much in need of ministry and being involved in the work of the church. A big GOD BLESS YOU! To Sister Joyce.
God is doing a great work among us and we are seeing people getting involved and working for the King and His Kingdom and Church! TGBTG!
Revival is coming, click here to see dates, times, themes and guest ministers.
NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER! Sister Joyce Grace is now the Small Children's Sunday School Teacher. When we asked her, she said, "You know I've been thinking and praying about that!" Siste Joyce, we thank you and pray for you in this great ministry for the Lord. Children are so much in need of ministry and being involved in the work of the church. A big GOD BLESS YOU! To Sister Joyce.
God is doing a great work among us and we are seeing people getting involved and working for the King and His Kingdom and Church! TGBTG!
Revival is coming, click here to see dates, times, themes and guest ministers.
UPDATED EMAIL EMAIL AND DAILY CALENDAR
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Click on these links for My Ministry Calendar . and My Personal Calendar Click on tabs for day, week, month, etc.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
DEATH OF RAY CROSSNO - UPDATE
Karen and I received a call this morning from Kevin Crossno, Ray Crossno's nephew. Ray died last night. He had been sick the past few months and had fallen several times. A recent fall caused a cut on his leg which may have resulted in an aneurysm (I spoke to Manuel tonight and this appears to be the cause of death). Cause of death is uncertain at this time. Kevin informed us that Ray's daughter, Lavonne, was with him yesterday and she had told them that Ray seemed to be doing okay. Then he passed away during the night at a Rehab Health Center. This is a sudden death. Ray's mother Bonnie (Crossno) Curtis died just a few months back. Ray grew up in the Huntingdon area and attended the Church of God of Prophecy at Huntingdon for several years. He attended my home church at Burns, TN Church of God of Prophecy for about 5 years during the late sixties and early seventies when he worked in Nashville as a Glazier with Pittsburgh Plate Glass. We traveled together for about four years in a singing group during this time. More information will be posted later. Ray will be missed but is resting with the Lord now.
Dilday Funeral Home of Huntingdon, TN will provide services. The Memorial Service is set to be conducted at Dilday Funeral Home on Sunday, March 4, 2007 at 6:00 pm. Visitation is from 12 noon until the Memorial Service at 6 p.m. The interment is scheduled for 10 a. m., Monday, March 5th at the Harpeth Hills Memorial Gardens in Nashville, TN. Reverend Milton Gordon will be officiating.
Ray was a friend of mine. We sang together in a gospel quartet (Original Triumphant Quartet not connected with the one now) from 1968-1972. We traveled middle Tennessee, and other states singing the gospel together. Ray was an exceptional baritone singer and the main catalyst for the group. We entered the Ralph Emory amateur program and was given a spot on his, then WSM TV Chanel four show in the early 70's. We had been approached about doing a recording when two members of the group went into evangelistic and pastoral ministry.
Dilday Funeral Home of Huntingdon, TN will provide services. The Memorial Service is set to be conducted at Dilday Funeral Home on Sunday, March 4, 2007 at 6:00 pm. Visitation is from 12 noon until the Memorial Service at 6 p.m. The interment is scheduled for 10 a. m., Monday, March 5th at the Harpeth Hills Memorial Gardens in Nashville, TN. Reverend Milton Gordon will be officiating.
Ray was a friend of mine. We sang together in a gospel quartet (Original Triumphant Quartet not connected with the one now) from 1968-1972. We traveled middle Tennessee, and other states singing the gospel together. Ray was an exceptional baritone singer and the main catalyst for the group. We entered the Ralph Emory amateur program and was given a spot on his, then WSM TV Chanel four show in the early 70's. We had been approached about doing a recording when two members of the group went into evangelistic and pastoral ministry.
Friday, March 02, 2007
TODAY
Several hours (5-6) today, I worked on the DMin. reading and writing. I am actively involved in this work since I only have until the end of July to finish three more courses and then until the end of November to finish four more or I will have to pay for an extension.
Karen and I visited with Sister Marie Moore this evening. She is scheduled to have more testing next Thursday in regards to the bone marrow cancer diagnosis. Brother and Sister Moore always make us very welcome. The visit was great. We had a good season of prayer. Let us continue to pray for her and contact her and let her know we care.
Part of the Praise and Worship team were practicing when we got home around 8 pm. When Jason finished practicing he came over to the parsonage for a few mintes and told us bye. He is going with the Bethel Renaissance Choir to minister and sing on the Spring Tour - Mississippi and Louisana. They will be doing some benevolent work in New Orleans by helping to build a house and doing some singing in a shelter and in some other arenas. We are thankful for Jason and that he is back in full force in his Music Education/Ministry major for his Bachelor's degree. He was out last fall after going through some difficulties but has worked through the problems and doing well now.
Karen and I visited with Sister Marie Moore this evening. She is scheduled to have more testing next Thursday in regards to the bone marrow cancer diagnosis. Brother and Sister Moore always make us very welcome. The visit was great. We had a good season of prayer. Let us continue to pray for her and contact her and let her know we care.
Part of the Praise and Worship team were practicing when we got home around 8 pm. When Jason finished practicing he came over to the parsonage for a few mintes and told us bye. He is going with the Bethel Renaissance Choir to minister and sing on the Spring Tour - Mississippi and Louisana. They will be doing some benevolent work in New Orleans by helping to build a house and doing some singing in a shelter and in some other arenas. We are thankful for Jason and that he is back in full force in his Music Education/Ministry major for his Bachelor's degree. He was out last fall after going through some difficulties but has worked through the problems and doing well now.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
TONIGHT, WED. FEB. 28,2007
Revival is the watchword in our services. We continue to pray for our families and for the healing of the church here. Tonight we continued with our community of faith discussions and sharing in our desires for fulfilling God's mission here in our community. There was a great spirit of unity and fellowship. We continue to seek the Lord. . . .
Prayer requests:
Lost family members.
Lost community members.
Prayer for Sister Marie Moore, diagnosed with cancer of the bone marrow.
Prayer for ministers to visit and minister during the upcoming revival.
Prayer that we can pray and become involved in what He is doing in our community.
Prayer requests:
Lost family members.
Lost community members.
Prayer for Sister Marie Moore, diagnosed with cancer of the bone marrow.
Prayer for ministers to visit and minister during the upcoming revival.
Prayer that we can pray and become involved in what He is doing in our community.
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST
Sister Marie Moore called requesting prayer. She was told that cancer was found in her bone marrow. Pray for her and call her and let her know that you care.
Monday, February 26, 2007
MINISTRY HELPS
Object Lessons from Unforgettables
Reaching youth with Mega Sports Camp
Helps for Church Planting and New Churches
Help with Clergy Financial Needs
Reaching youth with Mega Sports Camp
Helps for Church Planting and New Churches
Help with Clergy Financial Needs
PRAYER
CONDITIONS OF PREVAILING PRAYER, By Charles G. Finney
But I wish to call your attention more especially to the restitution which we are to make to God. And in respect to this, I do not mean to imply that we can make good our wrongs against God in the sense of really restoring that which we have withheld or taken away; but we can render to him whatever yet remains. The time yet to be given us we can devote to him, although the past has gone beyond recall. Our talents and influence and wealth, yet to be used, we may freely and fully use for God; and manifestly, so much as this, God and reason require of us, and it were vain for us to hope to be accepted in prayer unless we seriously intend to render all the future to God. . . .
. . .Surely this is an all-important enquiry. God will not hear us unless He sees that we have such reasons as will satisfy his own infinite intelligence--such reasons that He can wisely act in view of them;--such that He will not be ashamed to have the universe know that on such grounds He answered our prayers. They must be such that he will not be ashamed of them himself. For we should evermore consider that all God's doings are one day to be perfectly known. It will yet be known why he answered every acceptable prayer, and why he refused to answer each one that was not acceptable.
Hence if we are to offer prayer, or to do any thing else in which we expect God to sympathize with us, we ought to have good and sufficient reasons for what we ask or do.
You can not help seeing this at your first glance at the subject. Your prayer must not be selfish but benevolent--else how can God hear it? Will he lend himself to patronize and befriend your selfishness?
Read more here
But I wish to call your attention more especially to the restitution which we are to make to God. And in respect to this, I do not mean to imply that we can make good our wrongs against God in the sense of really restoring that which we have withheld or taken away; but we can render to him whatever yet remains. The time yet to be given us we can devote to him, although the past has gone beyond recall. Our talents and influence and wealth, yet to be used, we may freely and fully use for God; and manifestly, so much as this, God and reason require of us, and it were vain for us to hope to be accepted in prayer unless we seriously intend to render all the future to God. . . .
. . .Surely this is an all-important enquiry. God will not hear us unless He sees that we have such reasons as will satisfy his own infinite intelligence--such reasons that He can wisely act in view of them;--such that He will not be ashamed to have the universe know that on such grounds He answered our prayers. They must be such that he will not be ashamed of them himself. For we should evermore consider that all God's doings are one day to be perfectly known. It will yet be known why he answered every acceptable prayer, and why he refused to answer each one that was not acceptable.
Hence if we are to offer prayer, or to do any thing else in which we expect God to sympathize with us, we ought to have good and sufficient reasons for what we ask or do.
You can not help seeing this at your first glance at the subject. Your prayer must not be selfish but benevolent--else how can God hear it? Will he lend himself to patronize and befriend your selfishness?
Read more here
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Online Bible
GREAT TIME TODAY
Thank the Lord for another great time this morning. Several were in the altar after the morning worship time and message. We are continuing to seek God for revival, renewal, and the mighty move of the Holy Spirit. It was good to see Brother Leon Reynold's stepson and spouse with us today from Michigan. It was good to see several visitors in our midst. Church lets make these folks welcome and let them know we want them in our services.
No service tonight to give our families time together. This is every fourth Sunday evening.
No service tonight to give our families time together. This is every fourth Sunday evening.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
BOOK REVIEW
Christ Centered Preaching: Redeeming The Expository Sermon. 2nd ed., author, Bryan Chapell. Published by Baker Publishing: Grand Rapids, MI, 2005. ISBN 0-8010-2798-5
Chapell's book is becoming a classic since the first edition in 1994. The second edition has some added material but holds true to the tenor of the first edition. Chapell focuses on the FCF (Fallen Condition Focus) of man that is a part of Biblical preaching and the element of "redemption" which addresses the FCF. Chapell brings the emphasis of Christ as being the center of any scripture text - Old or New Testament. The book is a great help for any preacher, teacher, evangelist or anyone who wants to present a more Christ centered messge. I recommend it highly.
Chapell's book is becoming a classic since the first edition in 1994. The second edition has some added material but holds true to the tenor of the first edition. Chapell focuses on the FCF (Fallen Condition Focus) of man that is a part of Biblical preaching and the element of "redemption" which addresses the FCF. Chapell brings the emphasis of Christ as being the center of any scripture text - Old or New Testament. The book is a great help for any preacher, teacher, evangelist or anyone who wants to present a more Christ centered messge. I recommend it highly.
HOMEGOING OF HOMER ARTHUR GORDON
Tonight Karen and I visited with the family of my dad's brother, Homer Gordon. Homer passed on this past Tuesday. His body lies in state at the Boyd Funeral Home in Ashland City, TN. Visitation is tonight from 5-8 pm and all day Friday until the funeral at 7 pm. The graveside service will be 10 am Saturday morning at the Pleasant Hill cemetary. It was good to see the many family members and friends, yet it was a sad but happy time. Homer was a dedicated Christian man and his children testify to the fact. His son we call Bubba said tonight, "People tell me I keep them laughing like my dad and I don't think of anyone in this world I would rather be like." Thats a powerful statement from a son. The three daughters were there along with Paul, his only surviving brother and two sisters, Pearline and Betty. Two other sisters were unable to attend (Katherine and Gladys both in their 80's. Many other of my cousins were there too numerous to mention and besides I can't remember them all.
Homer is resting with the Lord. We are praying for the family.
Homer is resting with the Lord. We are praying for the family.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
CONFESSIONS, TEARS, TESTIMONIES
Great moments of sharing burdens, testimonies and what revival means to each one was evident in our Wed. evening time together with the Lord. Tears flowed as each one shared remembrance of past revivals and God's presence and manifestations in those revivals. Confessions were offered as we shared the lack of commitment to seeking God. The challenge went forth to keep our affection and desire focused on Him who brings revival, salvation, sanctification and convicts the hearts of those who do not know Him. Prayer and fasting was emphasized to bring us to a more powerful relationship with God and to help get us focused and align us with what God wants to do through us, among us and around us outside the walls of our "box" where we have often tried to put God. Cries of "We must seek Him" and "Will our children and youth see the manifestations that God wants to manifest or will we be lax in seeking Him" was spoken. Tears of confession, repentance and commitment flowed. Cries of, "We must be ready for those who are coming who need us to love them, help lead them, mentor them, help disciple them," went forth. Cries of, "We must seek Him to bring back those who have been snatched from us by the enemy," went forth. REVIVAL, REVIVAL, REVIVAL! WE ARE HUNGRY AND THIRSTY FOR HIM AND HIS DESIRES FOR US!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
PRAYER REQUESTS
>Sister Marie Moore's medical testing showed that she has to be on a sodium restricted diet with fresh or frozen vegetables. The doctor advised her that the diabetes is progressing into a very serious stage. She is requesting prayer.
>Continued prayer for revival, the lost in our families and community.
>Deliverance for those who are bound.
>Prayer for the youth ministry and children's ministry.
>Continued prayer for revival, the lost in our families and community.
>Deliverance for those who are bound.
>Prayer for the youth ministry and children's ministry.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
GOD IS AWESOME
Great time in the Lord tonight. Seekers in the altar and Montana Maness plays and sings for the firt time here. Several testified to receiving from the Lord - salvations, confirmation, strength, encouragement. . . .TGBTG. . .In case you may not know what TGBTG means it means To God BE The Glory. . .
Montana Maness worships in song.
Montana Maness worships in song.SWEETHEART BANQUET CANCELLED
Due to inclement weather and sickness the Sweetheart Banquet will be rescheduled.
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