From today's devotion
Seek Wisdom and get understanding
Seek wisdom so that you will do what is right and please God
Get understanding , it is the wellspring of life
Where do we get wisdom and understanding?
You get wisdom by asking God, who give liberally
You get understanding from daily scripture study
Formula for daily quiet time
Pray and Study
"Tell me your dreams
I will read the riddle of your life
Tell me your prayer
I will write the history of your soul
Tell me your asking
I will tell you your gettings
Tell me what you seek
I will tell you what you are
I do not wish to know your possessions
only your wants
I do not care to know what you have
only what you have not and desire to have
the ideal you set before you
the things you approve as excellent
what you seek after
and have given your heart to
these are the
measure of a man"
(and woman)
anonymous thinker
Monday, March 3, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
First Baptist Church Moultrie
We love to travel. We love being back in Moultrie. Spending time with the grandbabies, sleeping in our own bed, eating at the Square, working at the stable on our new crafty ideas,.....and being back in church.
We love our Sunday School class. The visiting before the lesson. The lesson from a wonderful humble teacher that we both really enjoy and learn so much from. Talking to Colonel Nagy about his son going back to Afghanistan, making it all too real. (We really respect him and his family). The prayer request, bringing us all closer together as we pray for each other.
I noticed two thirty something year old ladies in the hall discussing children"s church and the need for red crayons. Those kids should have a good time as they learn about the Lord.
I also heard two other thirty something year ladies discussing VBS this year before church. I love that the young adults are taking over so many roles in our church
Our youth minister, children ministry and music ministry and minister of education are all talented young people doing Gods work.
Then we walk into big church.
Today, we have to sit in the back row because we have the Red Cross beeper and do not want to cause a disturbance, if we have to leave. So, there we are on the wrong side of the church, on the next to the back row. Can we even hear from this side. Whose seat are we taking? Sitting next to me is a cute little blond and her Auntie who is trying to make sure that she is not bothering me. I remember when the Auntie was the cute little blond sitting in Big Church. She is a newly wed, back in church with her new hubby after getting married last week here at FBC.
As we settle down to get ready for the service I look around from our new prospective and notice my sweet little Travis all grown up with a very pretty girl sitting next to him. My little Travis is a state champion wrestler and star football player...but to me he is still my little Bible Drill boy who got out of trouble with that mischievous grin.
I could not help but notice the little cutie with big eyes in Sam's arms as we stood for the first song. She is facing backwards in Daddy's arms. smiling, singing all the words to the song, with a little wave when she notices an adult that she recognizes.. Our little ambassador, making everyone on the back two rows smile.
Sitting in front of me today was the lady who has been a member of our church the longest, Ms Bridges.
The choir was wonderful today with the song,"Midnight Cry".
Brother Wayne preached on Stewardship.
"Everything belongs to God
Everything comes from God
Everything is disbursed By God
We are not owners, we are Stewards
A good reminder for all of us.
God loves a cheerful giver."
I love our church.
Thank you Lord for a beautiful day
We love our Sunday School class. The visiting before the lesson. The lesson from a wonderful humble teacher that we both really enjoy and learn so much from. Talking to Colonel Nagy about his son going back to Afghanistan, making it all too real. (We really respect him and his family). The prayer request, bringing us all closer together as we pray for each other.
I noticed two thirty something year old ladies in the hall discussing children"s church and the need for red crayons. Those kids should have a good time as they learn about the Lord.
I also heard two other thirty something year ladies discussing VBS this year before church. I love that the young adults are taking over so many roles in our church
Our youth minister, children ministry and music ministry and minister of education are all talented young people doing Gods work.
Then we walk into big church.
Today, we have to sit in the back row because we have the Red Cross beeper and do not want to cause a disturbance, if we have to leave. So, there we are on the wrong side of the church, on the next to the back row. Can we even hear from this side. Whose seat are we taking? Sitting next to me is a cute little blond and her Auntie who is trying to make sure that she is not bothering me. I remember when the Auntie was the cute little blond sitting in Big Church. She is a newly wed, back in church with her new hubby after getting married last week here at FBC.
As we settle down to get ready for the service I look around from our new prospective and notice my sweet little Travis all grown up with a very pretty girl sitting next to him. My little Travis is a state champion wrestler and star football player...but to me he is still my little Bible Drill boy who got out of trouble with that mischievous grin.
I could not help but notice the little cutie with big eyes in Sam's arms as we stood for the first song. She is facing backwards in Daddy's arms. smiling, singing all the words to the song, with a little wave when she notices an adult that she recognizes.. Our little ambassador, making everyone on the back two rows smile.
Sitting in front of me today was the lady who has been a member of our church the longest, Ms Bridges.
The choir was wonderful today with the song,"Midnight Cry".
Brother Wayne preached on Stewardship.
"Everything belongs to God
Everything comes from God
Everything is disbursed By God
We are not owners, we are Stewards
A good reminder for all of us.
God loves a cheerful giver."
I love our church.
Thank you Lord for a beautiful day
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Red Cross-Helping folks
Mark and I were having a relaxing afternoon. I was reading and Mark was taking a nap before going to a Red cross meeting. The phone rang. It was Sam saying that there had been a fire in another county and someone needed to go. I woke Mark up and we got ready while Sam got the ERV ready and brought it to us.
We drove in the opposite direction from scheduled meeting. We arrived on the scene of a gutted, black with soot, house. A couple was standing by their truck, drinking coffee, that someone had brought them. We invited them into the ERV, so that we could talk. She stated that she could not stop shaking and he had a very bad headache. They were grateful that they had stop by his brother's house on the way home from town. They would have been taking a nap with the four year old baby when the fire started. They were sad, that when they got home and saw the smoke billowing out, the puppy ran inside and did not make it out . They stated that the dog must have thought one of them was still in there.
While Mark started the paper work, I reached into the bag and got out a Mickey Mouse doll. She cradled the doll in her arms. She said that her baby, who had just been picked up by Grandma , loves Mickey Mouse. There was no room for them and they had no idea what to do next.
When we handed her a debit card for hotel and food and clothes, she cried. She kept thanking us. We told her that this was not from us. This was her American Red Cross at work with money donated by people in her community.
Church friends started coming by and calling. We feel like they will receive help, when the church can rally the troops. But as it is getting dark and cool outside, we are glad that Red Cross provided them a place to regroup and decide what to do next.
We were late for the meeting, but they forgave us.
We drove in the opposite direction from scheduled meeting. We arrived on the scene of a gutted, black with soot, house. A couple was standing by their truck, drinking coffee, that someone had brought them. We invited them into the ERV, so that we could talk. She stated that she could not stop shaking and he had a very bad headache. They were grateful that they had stop by his brother's house on the way home from town. They would have been taking a nap with the four year old baby when the fire started. They were sad, that when they got home and saw the smoke billowing out, the puppy ran inside and did not make it out . They stated that the dog must have thought one of them was still in there.
While Mark started the paper work, I reached into the bag and got out a Mickey Mouse doll. She cradled the doll in her arms. She said that her baby, who had just been picked up by Grandma , loves Mickey Mouse. There was no room for them and they had no idea what to do next.
When we handed her a debit card for hotel and food and clothes, she cried. She kept thanking us. We told her that this was not from us. This was her American Red Cross at work with money donated by people in her community.
Church friends started coming by and calling. We feel like they will receive help, when the church can rally the troops. But as it is getting dark and cool outside, we are glad that Red Cross provided them a place to regroup and decide what to do next.
We were late for the meeting, but they forgave us.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Job hears from God Almighty
I am getting to the part of Job where we see:
God Almighty
All-powerful God
A God that we can not fully understand
Yet,
A God that we must
love and trust
every day
Asking God to tell me daily
What do you want me to do?
Then give me the courage
to Obey
To take a risk
for our good
and His glory
God Almighty
All-powerful God
A God that we can not fully understand
Yet,
A God that we must
love and trust
every day
Asking God to tell me daily
What do you want me to do?
Then give me the courage
to Obey
To take a risk
for our good
and His glory
Monday, January 13, 2014
"Word for you today"
Picked up a "Word for you today" given to us at FBC.
The last 5 days have been titled "The Bible is God is speaking to you"
Daily Reviews
Day 1 Read the Bible as a love letter to you
with Heavenly fruit within you reach
Gather them and claim every promise
Not one word has failed
Trust in His word today
Day 2 "Man does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the
mouth of the Lord" Deuteronomy 8:3 .
We must mediate day and night
Change you habits
Change your life
Treasure the Word
More than Bread
Day 3 Develop love for the Scriptures
Decision - Establish Bible reading as #1 priority
Duty - You have a duty to feed yourself Spiritually
Delight - Reach this phase and the battle has been won
Start with a decision, read because of duty,
until you reach the point of
delighting in the Word.
Day 4 Find solution for daily problems in the Word
The bible is truth
The Word of God
God's Word works
Agree with God
Trust and obey
Day 5 God will speak to you personally
through his Word.....
Fall in love with the Word
Fall in Love with the Author
Spend time with Him
Delight in the WORD
more precious that Gold
The greatest investment you can make in yourself is reading your Bible
Unknown Poet
"Enjoy the many tokens of Love
from the Father above
Who is nearest and
dearest to me
This old book is my guide
tis a friend by my side
it will lighten and brighten my way
as I read it today"
Ready your Bible every day
The last 5 days have been titled "The Bible is God is speaking to you"
Daily Reviews
Day 1 Read the Bible as a love letter to you
with Heavenly fruit within you reach
Gather them and claim every promise
Not one word has failed
Trust in His word today
Day 2 "Man does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the
mouth of the Lord" Deuteronomy 8:3 .
We must mediate day and night
Change you habits
Change your life
Treasure the Word
More than Bread
Day 3 Develop love for the Scriptures
Decision - Establish Bible reading as #1 priority
Duty - You have a duty to feed yourself Spiritually
Delight - Reach this phase and the battle has been won
Start with a decision, read because of duty,
until you reach the point of
delighting in the Word.
Day 4 Find solution for daily problems in the Word
The bible is truth
The Word of God
God's Word works
Agree with God
Trust and obey
Day 5 God will speak to you personally
through his Word.....
Fall in love with the Word
Fall in Love with the Author
Spend time with Him
Delight in the WORD
more precious that Gold
The greatest investment you can make in yourself is reading your Bible
Unknown Poet
"Enjoy the many tokens of Love
from the Father above
Who is nearest and
dearest to me
This old book is my guide
tis a friend by my side
it will lighten and brighten my way
as I read it today"
Ready your Bible every day
Thank you Lord for another day
Today's devotion begins with Mark's favorite phrase that I hear almost every day. "Thank you Lord for another day." Help me to never take for granted the blessing of salvation and a personal relationship with you. Let us surrender our will to God's will for our good and His glory.
Today call upon the Lord..... 5 ways to seek Him
1) Admit we are sinners and offending a Holy God
2) Agree with God- sin is serious and very costly
3) Repent- turn away from sin and turn to the Lord
4) Submit to God in Faith
5) Believe His promise
Paul wrote, "Now is the acceptable Time"
"Now is the Day of Salvation"
Do not wait
until it is too late
Today call upon the Lord..... 5 ways to seek Him
1) Admit we are sinners and offending a Holy God
2) Agree with God- sin is serious and very costly
3) Repent- turn away from sin and turn to the Lord
4) Submit to God in Faith
5) Believe His promise
Paul wrote, "Now is the acceptable Time"
"Now is the Day of Salvation"
Do not wait
until it is too late
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Church
Mark and I love the adventure of traveling and the many opportunities that God gives us along the way. But it sure is nice to come home and be back in my home church with all our friends. Fellowship is an important part of church that I miss when we are not here.
Sunday school is such a great part of our Sunday. That is where we feel that special bond that we all need. We love Durwood as a teacher, but our class is blessed with many subs that can take over when he is not here.
Colonel Nagy is a great teacher and I think that he preached a sermon before the class even started with the two statements.
1) Be a uniter not a divider
2) Never pass up the opportunity to be quiet
Then he taught a great lesson about the Holy Spirit with lots of class participation that is ever-present with our very interesting and diverse class members.
We learn that the word ZOE means abundant eternal life.
We talked about the power of the Holy Spirit.
We talked about the ebbs and flows in our Spiritual life
We talked about being adopting into the family of God.
Learned that "sin is serious stuff"
We talked of 4 realities about the Holy Spirit
1) H.S. is a gift from our loving relationship with our Abba Daddy
2) H.S. constantly builds us up and tells us we are loved and will be raised up
3) H.S. strengthens our prayer life and intercedes for us according to God's will
4) H.S. reflects our true heart to God when we are confused, in trauma, in doubt or pain.
Then, after beautiful music and shaking of hands and more fellowship, Brother Wayne turned us to Luke and Preached a message about being all-in with Jesus.
First, Love Him and more than anyone or anything .Give it all to God.
Peter got into trouble when he tried to follow Jesus at a distance and he denied even knowing his Savior three times in one night.
Don't play games
The answer is found in Luke: 23-25
1) Deny self...the more you give away, the more you enjoy what you have
2) Take up your cross and follow me - Die to self daily all your rights and privileges
3) Follow Me- surrender , count the cost and understand your commitment and go all in
4) Lose your life -You have to lose your life to save it. His Kingdom must be-
the most important thing in you life.
choices:
Self or The cross
This world or His Kingdom
Your path or God's Path
These a just a few things that I picked up from the notes that I took during the sermon. Of, Course Brother Wayne did a much better job of explaining that I can. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed being back in church and plan to go every chance I get.
FBC - Thanks for being there for us weary travelers.
Sunday school is such a great part of our Sunday. That is where we feel that special bond that we all need. We love Durwood as a teacher, but our class is blessed with many subs that can take over when he is not here.
Colonel Nagy is a great teacher and I think that he preached a sermon before the class even started with the two statements.
1) Be a uniter not a divider
2) Never pass up the opportunity to be quiet
Then he taught a great lesson about the Holy Spirit with lots of class participation that is ever-present with our very interesting and diverse class members.
We learn that the word ZOE means abundant eternal life.
We talked about the power of the Holy Spirit.
We talked about the ebbs and flows in our Spiritual life
We talked about being adopting into the family of God.
Learned that "sin is serious stuff"
We talked of 4 realities about the Holy Spirit
1) H.S. is a gift from our loving relationship with our Abba Daddy
2) H.S. constantly builds us up and tells us we are loved and will be raised up
3) H.S. strengthens our prayer life and intercedes for us according to God's will
4) H.S. reflects our true heart to God when we are confused, in trauma, in doubt or pain.
Then, after beautiful music and shaking of hands and more fellowship, Brother Wayne turned us to Luke and Preached a message about being all-in with Jesus.
First, Love Him and more than anyone or anything .Give it all to God.
Peter got into trouble when he tried to follow Jesus at a distance and he denied even knowing his Savior three times in one night.
Don't play games
The answer is found in Luke: 23-25
1) Deny self...the more you give away, the more you enjoy what you have
2) Take up your cross and follow me - Die to self daily all your rights and privileges
3) Follow Me- surrender , count the cost and understand your commitment and go all in
4) Lose your life -You have to lose your life to save it. His Kingdom must be-
the most important thing in you life.
choices:
Self or The cross
This world or His Kingdom
Your path or God's Path
These a just a few things that I picked up from the notes that I took during the sermon. Of, Course Brother Wayne did a much better job of explaining that I can. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed being back in church and plan to go every chance I get.
FBC - Thanks for being there for us weary travelers.
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