Saturday night we saw the Lord add 3 people into the Kingdom. A husband and wife who have been coming to our church for awhile were saved. She told me today (Sunday) that she feels like a whole new person today! Since I have been at EBC, I have had the privilege of seeing three generations of this family come to Christ!
The other was a ten year old girl. When she came forward and said she needed to be saved, I motioned for her mom to come forward. When I told the mom what was going on, she said that she could tell God was dealing with her heart. After talking extensively with her, this girl totally understood her sin and even referred to it as evil. She prayed the sweetest prayer all on her own asking Christ to forgive her and to be her Lord and Savior. This family has just moved to our area and joined our church last Sunday.
God is so good! Praise Him for what He is doing in your life and the life of your church!!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Day #3
Tonight we heard the third part of "A Study of Faith" by Dr. R.E. Clark from Hebrews 11:17-23. Not only did he preach the Word, but he also shared his personal testimony of losing his wife to ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). It was a remarkable testimony, especially of Miss Kay's incredible faith. I could certainly feel the Lord working, especially in my life.
Bro. R.E. is a dear friend and mentor in my life. 2007 was the darkest year of my life and he was there for me and my family and helped us walk through it. 2008 was the year that he was dealing with his wife's illness and death and I was not there for him. I have asked his forgiveness and told him that it will never happen again! You see, he needed me as a friend and I was distant and didn't know how to handle the situation. I make no excuses and I am grateful for his forgiveness. God really brought all that to my mind once again this evening.
I don't know what you are going through but you can trust God. He is faithful and will not let you down, even when those who are close to you do. That doesn't mean that you will have all your questions answered, but it does mean that you can trust the One who hung the moon and the stars and spoke this world into existence! Praise the Lord that He is God and I am not!
Bro. R.E. is a dear friend and mentor in my life. 2007 was the darkest year of my life and he was there for me and my family and helped us walk through it. 2008 was the year that he was dealing with his wife's illness and death and I was not there for him. I have asked his forgiveness and told him that it will never happen again! You see, he needed me as a friend and I was distant and didn't know how to handle the situation. I make no excuses and I am grateful for his forgiveness. God really brought all that to my mind once again this evening.
I don't know what you are going through but you can trust God. He is faithful and will not let you down, even when those who are close to you do. That doesn't mean that you will have all your questions answered, but it does mean that you can trust the One who hung the moon and the stars and spoke this world into existence! Praise the Lord that He is God and I am not!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Praising God for Revival
Thursday night was the second night of our revival services. We are praising God for what He did tonight. One soul was added to the Kingdom and another accepted the call to preach. The invitation was an awesome display of God working in the hearts of people. The message tonight was a continuation of faith from Hebrews 11:8-16. I want to thank those of you who are praying with us and for us. I can't wait to see what the Lord is going to do on Friday night.
Revival Services Day #1
We began revival services on Wednesday night and it was a great time. Bro. R.E. Clark brought a message on faith from Hebrews 11:1-7. He will be preaching from Hebrews 11 each night unless the Lord changes his direction.
As the pastor of EBC, I am extremely excited about what the Lord is doing and about the willingness of His people to hear from Him. We talk all the time about how the Lord must first do something in us so then He can do something through us. We are getting ready to begin a couple of community outreach activities that will get us out of our comfort zones and get us in front of the community with the goal of showing them and telling them about the love of Christ. This really ties in with Bro. R.E.'s message as we go out by faith, obediently trusting the Lord and knowing that the results are up to Him.
Revival services are Wed.-Sat. at 6:30 nightly and Sunday morning at 10:45. Would you please take a moment just to pray for God to do something that only He can explain and take the credit for? Thanks. Leave me a comment and I will be sure to pray for you and your church as well.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Revival Depends on You!
Revival services begin Wednesday night May 2nd at 6:30pm at EBC. We are really excited about this time and are praying for a renewed sense of the holiness of God and the sinfulness of sin. This is a revival meeting and therefore it is primarily for the church. The goal in this revival is not to see a bunch of people come to Christ, but that the church is renewed and restored to health. While we certainly pray for the conversion of the lost, the main focus is for the church.
Revival must start individually before revival will spread throughout the church body. Revival is really up to us, not up to God! At first this may seem arrogant, but truthfully revival depends on God's people. The Lord has promised to send revival if His people will humble themselves, pray, seek his face, and turn from their wicked ways. Read 2 Chronicles 7:14 and Psalm 85. The world is not hindering revival, the church is. To listen to the message I preached leading up to this revival, go to www.ebcjane.org and you will find it on the home page.
Revival must start individually before revival will spread throughout the church body. Revival is really up to us, not up to God! At first this may seem arrogant, but truthfully revival depends on God's people. The Lord has promised to send revival if His people will humble themselves, pray, seek his face, and turn from their wicked ways. Read 2 Chronicles 7:14 and Psalm 85. The world is not hindering revival, the church is. To listen to the message I preached leading up to this revival, go to www.ebcjane.org and you will find it on the home page.
Friday, March 9, 2012
My Calling
Not too long after I was saved, I began to feel like God wanted me to do more than just sit in the pew. Heather and I were on our way to the mall and I told her that I felt like God was calling me to preach. Her response was "He's not calling me to be a preacher's wife!" Needless to say that made for an interesting trip to the mall.
A few weeks later I talked to my pastor. He said that he believed God was calling me but he wanted to the Lord to reveal that to me so he didn't say anything. He gave me the opportunity to preach one Wednesday night. During my sermon (if you could call it that) I was very nervous and monotonous. At the end of the service, our church family came up to compliment and encourage me. On the drive home Heather told me that the Lord had put it on her heart that this is what we were called to during my message!! That was in 1997.
Looking back, I thank God for the awesome way He revealed to Heather and I that this is what we are supposed to do. I can't imagine doing anything other than preaching and teaching the Word of God and shepherding the flock that He has called us to!
A few weeks later I talked to my pastor. He said that he believed God was calling me but he wanted to the Lord to reveal that to me so he didn't say anything. He gave me the opportunity to preach one Wednesday night. During my sermon (if you could call it that) I was very nervous and monotonous. At the end of the service, our church family came up to compliment and encourage me. On the drive home Heather told me that the Lord had put it on her heart that this is what we were called to during my message!! That was in 1997.
Looking back, I thank God for the awesome way He revealed to Heather and I that this is what we are supposed to do. I can't imagine doing anything other than preaching and teaching the Word of God and shepherding the flock that He has called us to!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
My Testimony
I was not raised in a Christian home. My parents were divorced when I was too young to remember. My mom moved us to Florida (from Virginia) when I was about 7. Our family background was Catholic but that was just a title. I remember one time when I was 12 years old I went to a Catholic church with a friend. Someone asked me if I was a Christian in the parking lot. I asked what that meant and they said, "Do you believe in God?" Of course I believed in God. Their response was, "Then you're a Christian."
I moved to Northwest Arkansas as soon as I graduated high school. I started working for Wal-Mart and the guy who was training me began to share Jesus with me. I realized for the first time that Christ died for my sins. I had always believed in God but I never believed on God. I believed facts but I didn't have faith.
On September 6, 1995, I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. My life began to change and I now had meaning and purpose in my life! Tomorrow I will write about my call to preach.
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