Whats In A Hero

I can remember growing up I had plenty of heroes but none like my heroes of Faith. What I mean by Hero of Faith is the Faith I have seen in them towards God even through situations and circumstances, it is during these times do our trust in God become an affect. One of these heroes is Bro Howard my Pastor, mentor, Friend and spiritual father. This man has done more for me then I could ever repay, but yet he is aways there for me. I trust this man to correct me when I am going astray and to guide me in all spiritual matters. I think the message he preached that I was not present but yet heard on tape was on Sticking By The Stuff, biblical separation and abstaining from all appearances of evil was what he preached on and he still lives it,this is why i love this man not just because he is my pastor but how he lives it. We all have pastors but I don't have to worry about him compromising and listening to no country music or other ungodly thing. Other men I have as heroes of faith men like Bro. Allen, Bro. Janew, Bro. Pope and men who have gone on to Glory. Not because of there messages or how they preach but how they over came adversity. But you see there is one though who is my personal hero, and that is my wife. I have seen her go through many trails and yet because she takes Gods promises literal she does not wobble on the fence. Through back surgery and an another surgery that hurts her still today she is believing trusting and committed to the Lord. Lately I haven't seen her much due to her work and mine but it is on Sunday were we can worship the God that keeps His promises together. I love my wife and I know she loves me.
(Lord I pray that you give her strength during these days and comfort her as you have aways done)

The New Job

God still answers prayers. in 2 weeks I start my new Job. I have been praying that if it be His will I could get a job that was Mon.- Fri. and 8-5, well The prayer was heard and I almost lost the opportunity due to miscommunication. All went well and instead of the maintenance job I was getting my new boss said it would be a waste for me to work that department even though it was the job I was applying for. Instead I will be working the shipping and receiving and other positions that would benefit me and company. My main position is receiving. and it is a 8 to 5 Mon.-Fri. It will be perfect Because I will be in town and there for Melinda when she closes.And I will be focusing more on the church and the bus ministry we will be starting. I almost feel bad leaving Oreilly Auto Parts because it feels good to help people with there vehicle and other engine parts from mowers, compressors, generators, and man it was good to learn about hitches and wiring. It is amazing how helpful it is for a customer who doesn't know have someone who knows. I give God all the glory because He allowed me to learn so much in these last 8 months. And I am still waiting for my leather jacket that I won. Thank you Lord for all that you did for me at Oreilly.

One Nation forgetting

The “Pledge of Allegiance” was first published in 1892 and was widely recited in schools soon thereafter. It has been amended several times, and the most recent revision came in 1954 with the addition of the phrase “under God” following the words “one nation.” This addition grew out of a desire to include a reference to Deity in keeping with the beliefs of America’s founding fathers. The phrase “under God” was aptly chosen because Abraham Lincoln reportedly used the expression, “this Nation under God,” in his immortal “Gettysburg Address.” For several decades, students in public schools all over America have recited the pledge with the words “under God.” Now those words are under legal attack.The Pledge: One Nation Under God teaches Americans not to regard their freedoms lightly and eloquently echoes the words of Thomas Jefferson: “THE GOD WHO GAVE US LIFE GAVE US LIBERTY.”

Madalyn Murray O’Hair is the one atheist who by the way is dead, lead the way to get God and the Bible out of school. But it is awsome to know that her son; William J. Murray is working hard today to make sure that they dont mess with our pledge of allegence. He has personally helped to bring the Gospel to Sudan, Darfur, Kosovo, Serbia, China, and the Middle East, and the Soviet Union.

The devil is fighting hard but men like this and others are making a difference.

I wonder what happened

It is amazing to me how weak knee christian some have become. Popularity has become more important then the convictions you used to have. You have to ask 1 year ago how was I, did I stray this far. Hey whether it was from the 40s,50s,70s,80s,90s, it is still not of Gods. Maybe the god of this world. Oh and do we wink at it because they are my buddies, A man at my church wanted me so bad to talk with his Friend at my new job so bad because he knew that he could sin the sin unto death. (oh by the way that is in the bible, do you wink at that also and pray a little pray and ask God convict them.) this guy witnessed to him and led him to the Lord got him to church but the other friends influenced him to go back to the partying. this Brother prayed that I would talk to him. He even knew that after awhile he had to separate from him. but never stopped praying. God gave me liberty to talk to him for 2 hours and God made that no customers came in the store. HEY GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE PEOPLE!!!! or did you forget. This guy was in tears with repentance. What if I did what you do and say Or Pray God please help him to see. Get over yourself. Hell is to hot for you to just blow it off. Do you know that 3.2 billion people have never heard the gospel. they might know that there is a god out there but they don't know Him. Just going to church ain't cutting it friend. we have a commission, hey those on visitation aren't the only ones going to hell .. those around you to.. even the buddies. Do you ever think about those in hell. Especially the ones that don't know why they are there. It is one thing to hear the gospel and reject it but to never to have heard it and go to hell. those that do when they die and open up there eyes in hell are freaking out. I know what you are thinking hey the rich man knew why he was in hell, and Lazarus wasn't, you are so holier than me... The rich man knew because he rejected God. he knew who Abraham was and the Prophets...What about those today int he 10-40 gap of this world who have never heard of Jesus ever..... Oh wait I know; you think well that ain't my fault, you are right but God wont wink at your ignorance knowing that you know. i give my faith promise to but are you so proud of it, proud of what you can give. you might not be called to be a missionary neither am I but are you really doing all you can, Have you prayed for those missionary's, and no not just when it is mentioned in church i mean in your prayer life. pray for those that are called and actually go. remember you used to get upset with those do nothing missionarys and now what. Hey Help Me Lord! .....old fashioned used to mean something to.

Magnum P.I.

Well under the thought of suspicion myself and my wife staked out her job last night due to the fact that as we went in before her store closed the 2 closing workers had 4 baskets and totes loaded with merchandise. We parked across the street and watched them bag everything in bags and loaded a car with stuff. My wife went in to comfront, oh by the way I stayed in the car in case they started beating her so I could leave and get help (j.k), Well one got defensive and left and the other left but later called back to admit that the other stole but not her which wasnt true but oh well. This place is crazy and it seems hard to find workers. Since my wife took the assistant manager job her manager quit the third person under the totem pole quit got a second chance then quit again and now this. One wasnt even from her store but came and helped worked but helped her self instead. As of today the Heathen are still raging.

My Princess

Today after Sunday night services our church surprised my wife with a birthday party. It was great and they served her favorite food and mine by the way. We even tried some new stuff too some kind of pasta salad, Yummy. These are some pics of the party and as you can see I even tried to do the robot. Oh and the reason for the crown and scepter is because my wife is a Princess, and a little boy named David in Texas will fight you if you disagree. Oh and by the way that is me trying to do the robot.

It was a good day

My Pastor preached a mean message today and it was good. He preached out of 2 Peter 3:3-4 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

You know it is so true though, many mock at God and His people. Everywhere you look it seem like it is getting more wicked. I like how God worked both Sunday School and Main service together. I am really enjoying beening Bro. Buddy's Associate Pastor, I don't know how long God will keep me here but I will enjoy every minute I got with Calvary Baptist.

The Heathen Rage

Today I start teaching on Psalm 2 and just the 1st verse gets me going. It is amazing how things are going to pot. But why do I complain and do nothing. I am a Christian and yet I fail. I am a Christian Yet that what I should do I find my self not doing. Then let us do that which we are commanded. God said Whom shall I send, Isaiah said here am I Lord. Then Isaiah said; How long Lord? And Gods response was until the cities be wasted without inhabitant. So while there are people lets us go. Why such a rant, well because the heathen rage.

The Wolves

http://www.timgiddensministries.homedns.org/wolvesmilby.ram

It would help some of you proud boasters to here this message.
You want revival you want old fashioned revival, STOP BOASTING ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW AND YOUR THOUGHTS AND HUMBLE YOUR SELVES YOU PROUD BOASTERS. God aint no were near that puffed up garbage.

This country is becoming a nation that is forgetting God and you are socializing more than brininging in. HELP ME LORD!

Some will listen to a message like this and agree and say thats right preacher but dont change a thing about what you are doing. Help Me Lord!

Just for laughs

I havent had much time to blog, but i read this in my email and thought I would post it just to let you know I am still here.
BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY. A Charlotte, North Carolina lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy the lawyer filed claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires." The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The lawyer sued.. and WON! (Stay with me.) Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company! that the claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer "held a policy from the company which it had warranted that t he cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be unacceptable fire" and was obligated to pay the claim. Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the cigars lost in the "fires". NOW FOR THE BEST PART.. After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!! With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine. This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest. ONLY IN AMERICA! NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THINK AMERICANS ARE NUTS

The first of many

Well this will be the first of many of what I have been teaching in Sunday School. Lords will we will be traveling through the book of Psalms verse by verse.
The Study In Psalms
I want to say first that the Psalms are Adoration to God. The definition of adoration is as follows.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary [A-J]adoration
ADORA'TION, n.
1. The act of paying honors to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a God.
Adoration consists in external homage, accompanied with the highest reverence. It is used for the act of praying, or preferring requests or thanksgiving, to the Supreme Being.
2. Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound reverence.
You see the authors such as David, Moses, The sons of Korah, Heman, and others through the inspiration of the Holy Ghost give honor to were honor should be giving. GOD!
And we as Christians ought to do so also, though I am unworthy He counted me worthy to be saved.
Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
That word Blessed is to be happy. Psalms 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. Are you happy today? Is there joy in your Christian life?
There is a reason why we are not happy or blessed.
When you are blessed things are going right and peace is with you, but the main reason we are not happy or being blessed is because of our walk. What you do in your Christian life affects your outcome.
God said Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly. In other word going along side with the world. (ill. How we are to be separate. Where the world is and where the Christian should be)
For the body to stay at the weight or to lose weight or maybe to be stronger he or she has to exercise. This is what David is trying to put forth to us today. To not walk in ungodliness we have to exercise as well.
Listen to this next phrase; who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly. He takes wiser counsel, and walks in the commandments of the Lord his God. To him the ways of piety are paths of peace and pleasantness. His footsteps are ordered by the Word of God, and not by the cunning and wicked devices of carnal men. It is a rich sign of inward grace when the outward walk is changed, and when ungodliness is put far from our actions.
Now let’s turn to Romans 8;1-13#1 I want to point out in verse one union with Christ. 1 Corinthians 6:15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
If you are a Christian and you do things that are sinful or a sin then you do the latter part of this verse. But yet God said it should be forbidding you to do that.
In other words you should all ready know that.
When I first got saved I didn’t know I couldn’t do certain things or knew that this or that was in the bible but up until I knew it or heard it preached from the bible then we have a choice, be blessed and obey or satisfy the flesh.
I have a short study on the Flesh vs the Spirit turn to Matt. 26:41 (ill. Booklet)
Remember we are joined with Christ at our salvation so there is no escape.
2 Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Paul in this verse expressed to the church in Corinth of the possibility of fallen away from serving God.
This jealousy spoken of here is not over a chastened lover but of a GODLY ZEAL Paul had for them not to be persuaded away from the Gospel.
He was reminding them and for us today that we are one with Christ.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

At Last

Well it has been awhile since I have posted and I did not forget though. First I would like to say that John the Baptist was the answer to my poll. Jesus said; Matthew 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
I have been working alot, and in so much pain. my feet are still hurting so much. The lifts have worked a little and the pills have brought down some inflammation. we will be moving to Jennings soon and we are excited about that as well. This Sunday as Associate Pastor at Calvary Baptist I will be teaching Sunday school to the adults. I have been wanting to teach on the whole book of Psalms verse by verse. So far God has giving me liberty to study 2 days this week and it has been awesome. As I teach I will be posting the lesson God has giving me as the weeks go by. I know that these outlines will be taking alot of room on my blog but Until I figure out how to put a link on I will do it this way. Please don't forget to pray for my feet.

The Foot

Well those that can pray I need you. I went to see a foot Dr. to see what was wrong with my ankles and well I wasn't to happy with the results , but there is an alternative to surgery. You see I was born with high arches and that is not good. Since as long as I can remember every new shoe or boot I would buy it seemed like the sides would swoop out in time. like if I would walk on my sides on purpose. It always bothered me but I would let it go. As the years went on and the weight got healthier it didn't help. My ankles always hurt and it would get swollen. I thought it was because I broke my ankles before but it turned out the reason I sprained easily and broke my ankles was because of the leaning of my feet outside. The Dr. gave me four options and highly recommended to avoid the last. Option 1. Heel lifts and antinflametory pills (which is what I am trying now) also to change my shoes every 4 months. Option 2. heel lifts and have regular injections on my ankles, (I don't like that because in time it gets ugly in side). Option 3. surgery on my foot to remove or grind off bone spurs, I have a bunch of them. And option 4. Complete reconstructive surgery on my feet. He said that he would have to break my feet apart and try to fix it. Which would take alot of time and healing. He said we would want to avoid that but he would have to if needed. I believe this, That it is unfortunate that I have to go through option 1 but through much prayer and supplication God will heal. That is my faith in Him, He is able. If not then that is His will, so please pray for me. And if you have high arches go see a doctor please. you might not hurt now but you will later. Check your shoes how they wear out. if you have new shoes and within 2 weeks you see slopping to the outside see a doctor. The Doctor I saw in Lafayette was awesome. And yes I have to lose weight he really never mentioned it only after I brought it up, only because I was born this way. But being overweight does not help. Please pray for me. Before I end this post I want to say this, You men who are married might say my wife is the best well you are wrong because my wife is the best. As soon as we left there she made sure to buy me 2 new shoes one for church and work and socks. And date them so we can get them changed in four months. She also called the Doctor and bought me another lift and then took me out to eat Chinese, mind you she really don't like Chinese but God saw her today and man she really enjoyed it so much. First time ever. I put this part of the post in bold because I want to let you know that my wife is the best and the only one that has my heart. Every time I am sick she is there, and yes she may joke around and say"Here we go again" she doesn't mean it she loves me. And if you are not married to bad it doesn't get any better than mine

My Laptop on the fritzs

This is the second time my laptop has gotten a virus, and so now I am using this old dinosaur of a computer but hey thank God I got this though. My Pastor gave me this comp. about 3 yrs ago and he had it about 5 yrs and it works great, except I have no sound and it is bad because I like to go and hear preaching and singing on different sites, so that is not good. So if you have an older but newer model I will pray you give it to me. Or just buy me a new one. Soon I will send my laptop to my Brother in Texas to fix again.

What a revival

Last night finished our week long revival with Evangelist Frank Pittman http://www.evangelistfrankpittman.com/Listen.html, and boy last night was for me. Both myself and my wife were moved so much by the message. It just took me back to the first time I ever preached and how nervous I was. It also made me miss pastoring fulltime so much. I pray that in Gods time He will use me again for both His honor and glory.