Primal by Mark Batterson

I want to recommend to you the first book you need to read in 2010.  It is Primal by Mark Batterson.  Mark is the Lead Pastor at National Community Church in DC.  He has written 2 other good books which are a Wild Goose Chase and In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day.   I have heard Mark speak in person and been with him in a small breakout group.  He is great preacher and communicator of God’s Word.  He is a humble leader and a very good author.

In Primal he really challenges us about our Christianity.  He really challenges us about living out our Christianity.  Does our talk and walk match??  An opening question that he starts off the book with is:  “Does your heart break for the things that break the heart of God?”  From there he starts his his quest for the lost soul of Christianity.

This is a must read for 2010 and I encourage to read his other books if you have not.  You can purchase his book at www.RandomHouse.com. 

So, let me know what you think about the book.  Take care and look forward to seeing what God will do on Sunday.

Happy New Year!!

Just want to wish everybody a Happy New Year!!  Pray that the Lord will lead and guide your steps to do great things for His Kingdom!!

Janice and I look forward to what God is going to do.  We look forward with eager expectation.

Praise the Lord for a good weekend and Wed.

Praise the Lord for a great weekend.  We had a great day at Booneville Fall Festival.  I give the Lord all the praise for all the Oak Hill people who came out and served.  We had 30 people come out from set up to tear down.  Praise the Lord for Sunday because we had 1 profession of faith and 1 join the church. Then we had a great service tonight and I enjoyed preaching about the sword of the Spirit and the Word (rhema) of God’s Word.  I have been loving studying and preaching the armor of God.

Sunday was an Awesome Day

Both our morning and evening worship services were awesome today. I praise the Lord for all He did and the opportunity to serve the great people of Oak Hill Baptist.  Sunday morning I shared about being a C4 Church and how God want us to be an explosive church that distributes His love to all people.  I presented a purpose/mission statement of  “LEADING PEOPLE TO BECOME FULL-TIME FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST.”   Sunday night was awesome. We baptized 7 Sunday night.  The waters were moving and praise the Lord for all the changed lives and new life in Jesus Christ. Then Holly and Danielle shared about their trip to Russia. It was great to see all that Jesus did there. Praise the Lord for the 140 that came to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior on this trip to Russia.  Then we wrapped up the day going bowling with the youth group. We had a great time there.  I praise the Lord for all He has done and I look forward to what He will do in the days ahead.

Sunday Thoughts

Wow! What a week.  It was emotional and tiring. Yet God is good all the time!

Just read this from Mark Batterson – God is far more concerned with who you’re becoming than where you’re going. And He won’t get you where He wants you to go until you’re ready to get there! I just read this incredibly encouraging verse in Romans 8:25. 

It is all about being more like Him. May we all desire to be more like Him this week.

Lion Chasers Manifesto

I read this on Mark Batterson’s blog. I thought you might like to read this:

Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Grab life by the mane. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. Keep asking questions. Keep making mistakes. Keep seeking God. Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop repeating the past and start creating the future. Stop playing it safe and start taking risks. Accumulate experiences. Consider the lilies. Enjoy the journey. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. Live like today is the first day and last day of your life. Don’t let what’s wrong with you keep you from worshipping what’s right with God. Burn sinful bridges. Blaze new trails. Criticize by creating. Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks. Don’t try to be who you’re not. Be yourself. Laugh at yourself. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away.

Chase the lion.

May we go with God and find out where God is at work and join Him as Blackaby has taught us in Experiencing God.

Take care and Have a great weekend!!

Wow Life has been crazy

I have just finished golf season. The guys did good and won the district.  Praise the Lord for a good season with some good guys.

Then I came down with the stomach virus for a day. I am glad that is over.

Thursday we had our sports banquet. I just want to thank my volleyball girls for the gift certificate. Guys, thank for the autographed golf ball.

Mother’s Day is Sunday. I just want to thank the Lord for my Mom. She has been there for me always. I want to thank her for all her support, prayers and encouragement over the years. I thank the Lord for a godly mom.

Take care and look forward to seeing you Sunday.

Not Enough Time in the day

Sorry I have not blogged. Way too busy. Yet, God has been speaking to me through this series I have been preaching. He has really spoken in the areas of holiness, prayer and fasting. I am not an expert on these issues but I want to be sold out to Him and grow to know HIM more and more. Take care and hope to see you Sunday!!

Too Busy to Blog

Life has been too busy to blog. I have wanted to put several things on the blog that I have learned from my study in this new series called “The Fundamentals.” I have run across some good stuff for quiet times.

Well got to go. See you tomorrow! May God move and work in our lives and may He receive all the glory.

PTL!

Praise the Lord for the good services yesterday. The Lord blessed. I thank the Lord for Steve Wilson coming and leading worship. It went great. In addition we kicked off the first season by celebrating the Lord’s Supper.

Then I thank the Lord for the opportunity to preach today at the CCA High School Chapel. I praise the Lord for how He worked in the service.