Sunday Update on Reagan

I spoke with Allen a few minutes ago and Reagan's condition has been officially upgraded to "Stable."  Praise the Lord.

She is still in a chemically induced coma and paralyzed, but has had a "good" day, as Allen reported.

Pray for Allen and Jeri Ann tonight as they have a room at the Ronald McDonald house - this will be the first time since Wednesday they have left the hospital to rest.  Pray they will get some much needed rest.

Saturday afternoon update on Reagan

Sorry for the delay in updating.  It's been quite a long 36 hours.

After I posted Friday, her condition keep getting worse through out the day.  Nothing was working so at 6:30 last night the doctors with Allen and Jeri Ann made the decision to do emergency surgery.  They did not want to do it because they did not know if she could endure it. 

So with much praying and many tears, she went off to surgery.  WELL PRAISE THE LORD she came through.  She had a twisted colon and a tear which he repaired.  GLORY!

She came out of surgery with "the bag," but the doctor said in about 6-8 weeks they would go back in and reverse it.  Again, PRAISE THE LORD.

Friday night and Saturday is still an hour-by-hour thing.  She has alot of infection that they are continuing to battle.  They had to insert two chest tubes this morning, but she tolerated that better than they were expecting.

She is in chemical coma for a few days.  

Keep praying.  She is in the PICU at Children's Hospital in Birmingham.

Friday Morning Update on Reagan McBride

Please pray for little Reagan McBride.  As our church family knows, she has been in-and-out of the Emergency Room at Keller on Tuesday and Wednesday until they decided she needed to be sent on to Children's.  Last evening, she was transferred from the floor to PICU.  Her doctor says that she is critical.

Pray for her, Allen and JeniAnn.  I will keep you updated.

Obedience

Obedience is doing exactly what I'm told to do, when I'm told to do it, with a right heart attitude. Obedience brings blessing; disobedience brings conflict. The first time God prompts your heart and you refuse to obey, your revived life begins to dry up and shrivel away. To delay is to disobey. To maintain the fire of revival in your heart, you must be committed to absolute obedience to the holy God. The closer you are to God, the faster you will obey.

Insight from the Word Deuteronomy 28:1 "And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth." 1 Samuel 15:22 "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams." Psalm 40:6-8 "In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required. Then I said, "Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me: I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart." John 14:15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." Making It Personal Is there any known command of Scripture that I am not obeying? Is there any God-ordained authority in my life (boss, parent, etc.) toward whom I do not have a submissive attitude? Has God prompted my heart to some act of obedience which I have not gotten around to doing yet? © Life Action Ministries: Revival Review--Keys to Continued Revival

God's Positioning System - Sermon May 24, 2009

Here are the sermon notes from Sunday, May 24 on "God's Positioning System" on Romans 8:14

Nancy Leigh DeMoss speaks out on Miss California

The story of Miss California and her remarks about gay marriage has been in the news, but frankly I've not seen anyone commenting on it that was worthy repeating or reading at lenght. But then I saw this response from Nancy Leigh DeMoss and knew it was worth reading. As always, she is not for the "cultured" Christian to read for she will flat blow you out of the water. But you have to read long and hard to find reasons to disagree with her Biblically. The clear fact of the matter is that far too many Christians are in step with the world and out of step with Christ. Take time to read this editorial here.

NOBTS Graduate Recognition Service this Sunday night

As most of you know, I am the Director of the North Alabama Center for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary that meets at First Baptist Church, Athens.  We offer two certificates in Christian Education and Pastoral Ministries. We will be adding the Bible Teaching Certificate beginning in the fall.

This coming Sunday night we are recognizing our first graduates from this Center with these certificates.  In a special service at 6:00 pm (May 24) at FBC, we will honor (pictured left-to-right) Shane Reyer, Donald Turbyfill, Charles Miller, Steve Slaton, Andy Elliott, Billy Hayes and Mike Johnson.  This was a picture taken of this group at our last night of class last week.  Congratulations guys!!  It is a joy to see your hard work and perservance pay off.