Went to the Pastor Appreciation dinner sponsored by the Gideon's last night. I really do love that organization. The testimonies of what God's Word in the lives of those who recieve Bibles is always way cool! It's also cool to see these older people who have been diligent in pursuing Jesus and ministering for an extended period of time. Pray that God will bring more young men into this organization. They could use it.
Checked out the whitehouse.gov website yesterday. I'm not gonna comment on anything specific there but it is pretty interesting to look at. One can see the direction this country is headed under our new administration and some of the possible impact it will have regarding our freedoms as believers.
I'm looking forward to the Innerancy of the Word conference at Tri-City this weekend. The Word of God is under attack like it has never been before and I think this is a timely conference. Great blessings are expected. See you there.
I pray that God will use the platform of the Super bowl to exalt Himself. Even though I am not much of a Cardinals fan (nominal fair weather fan) I would still like to see them win. I have nothing against the Steelers but they have won a number of times already. I would like it to be a good game whoever wins.
Col. 3:17
God Bless
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Wow!
I added a FREE new feature that is pretty cool. It's called reftagger. What it does is; if I reference a Bible verse and put it's "address" into the blog such as John 3:16, and you put your mouse on it, it will put the verse in a balloon allowing the reader to read that particular verse or verses. If you are interested in adding this feature to your blog it is very easy to do you can get it and the instructions for adding it at reftagger.com. Jude 24-25.
God Bless
God Bless
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
authority despisers, self-willed, evil speakers
Just been studying for this weeks message and have gotten to the following verses.
2 Peter 2:9-10.
These verses should cause us to pause and take notice. We all are in positions where there are God placed authorities over us. They may be in government, church organizations, civil organizations, work, school or home. As believers our first authority is God and then to His revealed person and nature according to the Scripture. One will not contradict the other.
We seem to live in a day and age or society where it is common to "despise authority" of any kind. The attitude of "You don't have the right to tell me what to do!" seems to be found even in preschoolers nowadays. You can often see people who are going to do what they want to do (self-willed) no matter what anyone else says.
Where I think we really see this nature come forth is in everyone feeling so free to disparage others rightly or wrongly.
Unfortunately since this is common practice in the secular community these things are also becoming more common and acceptable within the Christian community.
Thank God for the illumination that His word can and should bring to our lives as believers. Without it we stumble blindly on through this life wreaking havoc of one degree or another where ever we go.
We need to be God directed, Spirit filled, and abiding in the Vine.
Come soon Lord Jesus!
2 Peter 2:9-10.
These verses should cause us to pause and take notice. We all are in positions where there are God placed authorities over us. They may be in government, church organizations, civil organizations, work, school or home. As believers our first authority is God and then to His revealed person and nature according to the Scripture. One will not contradict the other.
We seem to live in a day and age or society where it is common to "despise authority" of any kind. The attitude of "You don't have the right to tell me what to do!" seems to be found even in preschoolers nowadays. You can often see people who are going to do what they want to do (self-willed) no matter what anyone else says.
Where I think we really see this nature come forth is in everyone feeling so free to disparage others rightly or wrongly.
Unfortunately since this is common practice in the secular community these things are also becoming more common and acceptable within the Christian community.
Thank God for the illumination that His word can and should bring to our lives as believers. Without it we stumble blindly on through this life wreaking havoc of one degree or another where ever we go.
We need to be God directed, Spirit filled, and abiding in the Vine.
Come soon Lord Jesus!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Ho ho ho Hosana in the highest!
Just a short note as we quickly approach the "holiday season". Unless God by His Holy Spirit does a work in mankind this is all this time of year will be; the "holiday season".
Will you not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? Psalm 85:6
Jesus truly is "the reason for the season". If He lives in you and you are not rejoicing ask him to revive you and "restore unto you the joy of your salvation"
Merry Christmas!
May God bless you today and everyday.
Will you not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? Psalm 85:6
Jesus truly is "the reason for the season". If He lives in you and you are not rejoicing ask him to revive you and "restore unto you the joy of your salvation"
Merry Christmas!
May God bless you today and everyday.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Service connection instructions
We haven't gotten the link worked into our web page so that you can watch the services live on line yet but here is how you can do it in the meantime. I do not think this will work at this point with dial up but with a broadband connection it works great. P.C. only at this point. About 10 t0 15 minutes before the service on Sunday morning or Wed. night
1. Open Windows Media Player on your computer
2. push the Ctrl (or control) key holding it down and then push the u key, a small pop-up screen should then appear with an area to type in
3. type this
mms://74.53.109.245/user
then click on the OK button, wait and an image should appear in the Windows Media Player of the podium-stage area, adjust your sound level when the worship seems to start and enjoy being with us at home.
God Bless
1. Open Windows Media Player on your computer
2. push the Ctrl (or control) key holding it down and then push the u key, a small pop-up screen should then appear with an area to type in
3. type this
mms://74.53.109.245/user
then click on the OK button, wait and an image should appear in the Windows Media Player of the podium-stage area, adjust your sound level when the worship seems to start and enjoy being with us at home.
God Bless
Election encouragement
1Sa 30:6 Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.
The world continues to move forward under the sovereignty of God. A real statement was made yesterday through the choosing of a new president, a president that I believe we are scripturaly obligated to intercede and pray for. I think that people indeed do want a change and that they voted for that change. I do not think that the majority of people viewed this election as a deeply spiritual decision on their part, but I do think that this election was all about spiritual decisions and the spiritual direction that this nation was going to choose to follow. I think the nation in general chose to move away from the God of the Bible to do what is "right in their own eyes". To me this means two things. First that sin will abound more and more within our society with it's resultant consequences and secondly that the return of Jesus is closer and more imminent than ever. Some of our fellow believers like David at Ziklag might be distressed but also like David they need to turn to the Lord for their encouragement. It is only in Jesus and in His promises that we have hope!
Keep Looking up!
The world continues to move forward under the sovereignty of God. A real statement was made yesterday through the choosing of a new president, a president that I believe we are scripturaly obligated to intercede and pray for. I think that people indeed do want a change and that they voted for that change. I do not think that the majority of people viewed this election as a deeply spiritual decision on their part, but I do think that this election was all about spiritual decisions and the spiritual direction that this nation was going to choose to follow. I think the nation in general chose to move away from the God of the Bible to do what is "right in their own eyes". To me this means two things. First that sin will abound more and more within our society with it's resultant consequences and secondly that the return of Jesus is closer and more imminent than ever. Some of our fellow believers like David at Ziklag might be distressed but also like David they need to turn to the Lord for their encouragement. It is only in Jesus and in His promises that we have hope!
Keep Looking up!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
so much going on
As always it has been busy. My daughter Nataley, her husband Justen and their son, my grandson Silas were here this weekend. He was "Dedicated" this last Sunday and it was awesome. They are moving here since Justen is getting out of the Corps and will be joining the P.D. soon thereafter. Nataley and Silas have already moved and are establishing a basecamp to reconoiter the area and decide where to set up a more permanent HQ for the family. I'm praying that God will get all my children and grandkids close, it's such a blessing when they are all together.
Getting the church services online is getting closer to reality. We have most of the hardware and software together and I think it is just a matter of putting it all together and turning everything on. I'm thinking that it will be up and running in October. If someone has a broadband connection to the Net they should be able to get audio and video of the services live, if they don't have broadband but a dial-up connection they should at least be able to get the audio of the service. We are gonna start out with Sunday a.m. service and add Wed. and Sun. evenings later. These services will also be available as downloads off the web after we get this all going. Keep this in prayer. This gives us opportunity to reach many more with the message of the gospel and to minister to those who cannot attend here or at a local church where the Word is taught consistently or expositionally.
We are continuing to work with the Apache Junction Baptist Church and our lawyers to put together the legal aspects of merging the two churches into one. Who knew that there was so much to do and to consider (the lawyers did). I will keep you posted as I become aware of the progress in regard to this matter. Right now everything is in the discovery stage, that means we are mostly getting old legal documents together that have impact on the merge such as; titles, deed, corporation papers, by laws and addendums etc. Pray for wisdom for all involved and that God's will be done in this whole mater.
God's Spirit is moving in our midst. It is so great to see Him move in the lives of individuals, in salvations, personal growth (spiritual maturity) and in the establishing of new areas of ministry in peoples lives. God is Awesome.
Think about it!
C.S. Lewis,
If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved. Similarly if nothing is obligatory for its own sake, nothing is obligatory at all.
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans,
"Happy trails to you until we meet again,
Happy trails to you, keep smiling until then.
Happy trails to you!"
God Bless,
P.C.
Getting the church services online is getting closer to reality. We have most of the hardware and software together and I think it is just a matter of putting it all together and turning everything on. I'm thinking that it will be up and running in October. If someone has a broadband connection to the Net they should be able to get audio and video of the services live, if they don't have broadband but a dial-up connection they should at least be able to get the audio of the service. We are gonna start out with Sunday a.m. service and add Wed. and Sun. evenings later. These services will also be available as downloads off the web after we get this all going. Keep this in prayer. This gives us opportunity to reach many more with the message of the gospel and to minister to those who cannot attend here or at a local church where the Word is taught consistently or expositionally.
We are continuing to work with the Apache Junction Baptist Church and our lawyers to put together the legal aspects of merging the two churches into one. Who knew that there was so much to do and to consider (the lawyers did). I will keep you posted as I become aware of the progress in regard to this matter. Right now everything is in the discovery stage, that means we are mostly getting old legal documents together that have impact on the merge such as; titles, deed, corporation papers, by laws and addendums etc. Pray for wisdom for all involved and that God's will be done in this whole mater.
God's Spirit is moving in our midst. It is so great to see Him move in the lives of individuals, in salvations, personal growth (spiritual maturity) and in the establishing of new areas of ministry in peoples lives. God is Awesome.
Think about it!
C.S. Lewis,
If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved. Similarly if nothing is obligatory for its own sake, nothing is obligatory at all.
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans,
"Happy trails to you until we meet again,
Happy trails to you, keep smiling until then.
Happy trails to you!"
God Bless,
P.C.
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