Wedding of Kevin and Tammy

Roxanne and I have a new daughter as of this past Saturday, May 9 as Kevin and Tammy were married at Crosspoint Community Church, Gadsden.  I don't have actual pictures of the wedding (guess why?), but I will share a few here of what I have.

Groomsmen's Breakfast Saturday, May 9

National Day of Prayer is Thursday

The National Day of Prayer is this Thursday, May 7. The 58th Annual National Day of Prayer will be lead by Beth Moore and Shirley Dobson. Millions will unite in prayer as thousands of events will take place from coast to coast. The theme for this year is "Prayer... America's Hope" and is based on the verse from Psalm 33:22 which states: "May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you."

The National Day of Prayer Task Force's mission is to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, mobilizing the Christian community to intercede for America and its leadership in the seven centers of power: Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Church and Family.

In accordance with Biblical truth, the National Day of Prayer Task Force seeks to:
* Foster unity within the Christian Church
* Protect America's Constitutional Freedoms to gather, worship, pray and speak freely
* Publicize and preserve America's Christian heritage
* Encourage and emphasize prayer, regardless of current issues and positions
* Respect all people, regardless of denomination or creed
* Be wise stewards of God's resources and provision
* Glorify the Lord in word and deed

The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. Our Task Force is a privately funded organization whose purpose is to encourage participation on the National Day of Prayer. It exists to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, to create appropriate materials, and to mobilize the Christian community to intercede for America's leaders and its families. The Task Force represents a Judeo Christian expression of the national observance, based on our understanding that this country was birthed in prayer and in reverence for the God of the Bible.

The National Observance will take place, Thursday, May 7th, in Washington D.C. from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and will be broadcast LIVE via webcast and through GOD TV, channel 365 on Direct TV and channel 138 on Sky Angel. Also, through the NDP site.

We know that He does hear us when we call to Him! As it says in 2 Chronicles 7:14, "If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

I'll never forget the impact when I heard that prayed (through an interpreter) by a house-pastor in Russia for his own land. It works in Russia, Mexico, the U.S. - we all need our land healed.

Take some time to pray and seek the Lord on this special day.

If God is Sovereign, Why Pray

I have appreciated the ministry of Life Action for many years.  I regularly get their emails and last week (4-28), Brian Hedges wrote "If God is Sovereign, Why Pray?"  It is an excellent read.  Click here to read.

Sermon Notes May 3, 2009

Here are the sermon notes from the message Sunday, May 3 "Don't Be in Debt to Dying Flesh" Click here.

How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways

"How do I love you?  Let me count the ways?"

My Child…

1. You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1

2. I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2

3. I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3

4. Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31

5. For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27

6. In Me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28

7. For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28

8. I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5

9. I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12

10. You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in My book. Psalm 139:15-16

11. I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26

12. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 19:14

13. I knit you together in your mother’s womb. Psalm 139:13

14. I brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6

15. I have been misrepresented by those who don’t know me. John 8:41-44

16. I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16

17. And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1

18. Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1

19. I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11

20. For I am the perfect Father. Matthew 5:48

21. Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17

22. For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33

23. My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11

24. Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3

25. My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalm 139:17-18

26. And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

27. I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40

28. For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5

29. I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41

30. And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3

31. If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29

32. Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

33. For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13

34. I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20

35. For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

36. I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

37. When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18

38. As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11

39. One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4

40. And I’ll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4

41. I am your Father, and I love even as I love My Son, Jesus. John 17:23

42. For in Jesus, My love for you revealed. John 17:26

43. He is the exact representation of My being. Hebrews 1:3

44. He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31

45. And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

46. Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

47. His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1 John 4:10

48. I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32

49. If you receive the gift of my Son, Jesus, you receive me. 1 John 2:23

50. And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39

51. Come home and I’ll throw the biggest part heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7

52. I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15

53. I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32

Written in Freedom Tools by Andy Reese

Kay Arthur on Hebrews 11

Nancy Leigh DeMoss recently had Kay Arthur talking about "Grounded in God's Word."  Click here to read the entire manuscript and discover why Romans is the first book she ever studied and taught. Also, she says that at the age of 73 she is going through the deepest trial of her life.  It's worth reading the entire manuscript. But this is what Kay Arthur said about Hebrews 11 and faith:

I have written at the top of Hebrews 11, “Faith is not faith until it’s tested.” It’s in the trial that I see:

• Do I really believe God?
• Do I really believe He’s sovereign?
• Do I really believe that He’s omniscient?
• Do I really believe that all things work together for good?
• Do I really believe I’m accounted as a sheep for the slaughter?
• Do I really believe that I am to be put to death all day long?
• Do I really believe that neither nakedness, peril, or sword can separate me from the love of God?” (See Romans 8:28-37).
• Do I really believe all that?
• Do I really believe my sins are forgiven?
• Do I really believe I can’t change the past, so therefore I’m going to move to the future and allow God to take the past and mold me and make me into what I’m supposed to be?