Praise God!

It Happened Again!

2011-10-06T19:52:00.001-04:00

I know, I know. It's hard to believe, but God really did initiate another spiritual conversation. I would say it was a gospel presentation, but it really wasn't complete. It was certainly the nurturing of a seed. I really didn't expect it to happen again today as my meetings were only going to last for half a day and there was no food scheduled. Immediately after the meeting we loaded up on

Daily Testifying

2011-10-05T23:10:00.001-04:00

This has been the best set of business meetings I have ever had. Generally I get some opportunity to give a testimony of God's love, grace, and mercy in my life but miss it either through fear or just plain lack of hearing the Holy Spirit's leading. This week I have been given the incredible opportunity of witnessing every single day to people. Monday I got in line at the airport for a cab to

Want Someone to Leave You Alone?

2011-09-07T12:41:00.001-04:00

At breakfast this morning there were a couple of people that thought they should talk to me while I tried to get some work done. I didn't know either of them, and I really needed to get some of the work I had in front of me completed. The first person, an older man wanted to talk to me about Aaron's. I wish I had thought about turning the conversation to a more beneficial one by something

Unexplained Joy

2011-09-07T12:40:00.001-04:00

I can't explain why I feel such joy and satisfaction in life. I want to be able to pinpoint exactly what God has done through the day, but I am at a loss. I can say that He has kept my mind much more closely stayed on Him than I have previously experienced. It is somewhat like walking in a dream, only having more focus. My fear in not being able to explain it is that I won't be able to

Still 100%

2011-09-06T06:19:00.001-04:00

We hosted a barbeque at my house yesterday. Normally, we go to a park and have a cookout with a few friends on Labor Day, but since the forecast was for rain on account of another hurricane hitting our coast and folks backing out of going to the park, Nancy and I decided to have it at our house. We began inviting people over, and by the time we had stopped to count the number of guests we were

Discipline Needed

2011-08-30T08:27:00.001-04:00

All right. Prayer time went well this morning. As I prayed, and God impressed on my heart some specific individuals to pray for, I felt His presence. My Bible reading time did not go so well. I was distracted through almost all of it with my own thoughts. I allowed myself to get carried away with distractions that I actually caused. I got a slide presentation of videos going on my Touchpad

A Prayer...

2011-08-28T15:15:00.001-04:00

I don't often write my prayers out as I pray them, but this one I did. It may not make sense initially, and may seem like so much gibberish to many who read it, but for what it's worth, here it is as it flowed out of my heart to God. -------------------------------------------------- Lord God, my Father in heaven; Thou hast given me much joy throughout the week, and started this week off in

Visiting With God

2011-08-28T14:59:00.001-04:00

I slacked on the entry for yesterday. It's the last day of the week and it was capped off in grand style. I had one of my teen boys out with me while I did some visits. It was one of those times that, while visiting I had great liberty while we were out to stop and talk with folks that we walked or drove by. One man listened intently, and asked questions, but in the end he would not ask

Kick Off!

2011-08-28T14:56:00.001-04:00

Today has gone wonderfully. I had a great time teaching the Sunday School lesson, and although the hurricane had people scared to come out (it was really just a low grade rain shower with a little wind) the kids who did make it were very attentive and participated well. Then, we went upstairs for the message. That's when things really got good! There was a noticeable point when God turned the

Seeking More

2011-08-26T22:12:00.001-04:00

Okay, the week is almost over and I had MORE blessings! Pastor and his wife hosted a teen bonfire at their house and one of our men delivered the message. It was an awesome night of games, preaching, singing, and fellowship. Several of the teens sought spiritual council and many made decisions to burn son.e bridges to sin that they don't want to cross anymore. Pastor and Kathy are a couple of

It Just Keeps Getting Better

2011-08-25T22:39:00.001-04:00

WOW! Have I had a fantastic week! I know its not over yet, but thus far God's blessings have been every where! My wife and daughter got to travel with me for a while, and it was a great blessing having them near when I got off work, and when I went to work. I miss them already.I was able to visit a friend (and his wife) I met just a few months ago at a youth camp and spend some time with one

Multiple Blessings

2011-08-24T23:40:00.001-04:00

WOW! What a fantastic day! Bible meditation time was great. Prayer time was ok, but only because of the lack of time I put into it. I had a hard time leaving my wife's side this morning. Early in the day God reminded me that I have a friend in a town just an hour away from where we were staying, so I called him up, made sure he was going to be there for their church services, and made plans

Preplan Tomorrow | Stay Focused On...

2011-08-23T13:09:00.001-04:00

Preplan Tomorrow | Stay Focused On Task | Daily Journal | Speed Reading | Stay One Day Ahead ----------------------------------------------------- I just got done eating lunch with Nancy and Kali. After lunch Nancy read my devotion from this morning, "Hope for the Hopeless". She liked it, and that was encouraging, but on the way back to work I began thinking about the great blessing of God

In All Things Give Thanks

2011-08-23T08:46:00.001-04:00

I typically eat oatmeal for breakfast. Since I am frequently traveling and staying in hotels, I generally have instant oatmeal. Have you ever tried making instant oatmeal with lukewarm water? Yuck! Jo wonder God said he would spew lukewarm Christians out if his mouth.That's what I had today. Lukewarm water to make my instant oatmeal. I must say, I was greatly disappointed. Thank God for

Preplan Tomorrow | Stay Focused On...

2011-08-20T21:30:00.001-04:00

We had a great time at Knoebol's amusement park. By the way, amusement pretty much means thoughtlesness. It comes from the word "muse" which means to think. Placing the "a" in front negates the muse so amuse means to not think, to not engage your brain. God gave my family and I some much needed time together, and He blessed that time with great fellowship. Kali brought a friend along, but

Fw:

2011-08-20T08:42:00.001-04:00

Mark Hebert,ChristianPsalm 16:11"Thou wilt show me the path of life,In Thy presence is fullness of joy,At Thy right hand are pleasures for evermore."R.U. In His presence?-- Sent from my HP TouchPadFrom: Mark Hebert Date: Aug 19, 2011 11:00 PMSubject: To: Mark Hebert We had a great Youth activity. I broke the kids into teams of two and got them

Basking in Blessings

2011-08-19T00:08:00.001-04:00

I am sitting here getting ready for sleep and enjoying the peace and quiet of the evening being broken only by the uplifting old time hymns of THE faith I have streaming from the Internet. As I sit here contemplating the fact that I don't deserve even this small pleasure, my heart is lfted in praise to my God and Saviour, Jesus Christ who bought me with His own blood, for His own joy, to shower

Settle for Survival?

2011-07-20T07:37:00.001-04:00

I finally went to sleep at about midnight last night. Slept like a rock until 12:30am. Stayed wide awake (unintentionally) until a little after two. Woke up at 6:30 and started my day. I am feeling exhausted. The question is, will I survive the day, or will I be more than a conqueror? God is in control, and He in His mercy, has led me thus far. If I am determined to survive the day on my power

Quench Not the Spirit

2011-03-31T21:41:00.001-04:00

God opened a door for me to witness that led to unexpected results. I have been working this week on getting a new Aaron's store ready to open. One of the things we have to have working is DSL internet connection. The installation did not take place when it was scheduled, and in trying to reschedule there was an aparent miscommunication with the Verizon sales team so we were looking at a

Yet another great day from...

2010-12-21T23:30:00.001-05:00

Yet another great day from my Father in heaven. I have had a wonderful time with the words "Holy Bible" on the outside of the case for my tablet PC. God has used those words to gain testimony again, although I missed the opportunity, or rather the way to proceed through the door which He opened for me. I was also lacidasical in my aporoach to soul winning as God put a man in my path that I am

This was a great day. My...

2010-12-10T23:50:00.001-05:00

This was a great day. My flights were both delayed coming home, but by now I'm used to it. The stress related to this series of delays was directly related to the fact that I had a parent / teen youth activity scheduled at 6:00pm and my flight was scheduled to land at 4:09 leaving me just enough time to set up the church and welcome the guests. Long story short, we landed an hour late, and by

Normally, I hate flying. ...

2010-12-06T21:53:00.001-05:00

Normally, I hate flying. my flights are almost always delayed and frought with inconveniences. Today, however was one of the best flights I've ever had. No delays, no difficulties (other than the normal cattle prodding inconvenience of boarding the plane, watching the luggage get brutalized by wanna be prize fighters working as baggage handlers, and waiting for ever for the bags to arrive),

I am still living on...

2010-12-02T07:20:00.001-05:00

I am still living on yesterday's manifold blessings. I am a little concerned that I am failing to leave that which is past and press on. I am even more excited, though that God's mercies are new every morning. What more will He do with me today?! How much more might He use me today?! How much closer may He draw me to Himself today?! Not that He put any wild ideas in my head as I

This was an AWESOME day! ...

2010-12-01T22:05:00.001-05:00

This was an AWESOME day! All that God has done for me and with me was great, but He wasn't done. Do you know how hard it is to find good independent, fundamental, KJB churches when you're traveling? Its not easy. Tonight, God put me in one. What a message! What fellowship! What prayer! What an incredible ending to an incredible day from an amazing God! Thank you Lord for making Thy

God opened a door for the...

2010-12-01T22:01:00.001-05:00

God opened a door for the beginning of a witness to a Mormon this afternoon. Carrying my Bible with me wherever I go is great! The individual was amazed that I didn't have the Bible on my phone. I told him I did and explained that it was pretty thorough. He said he was sure he had more on his as it also had the book of Mormon. Later the topic was brought back up again. I confessed that I

So, I have our family photo...

2010-11-29T13:03:00.001-05:00

So, I have our family photo as the desktop background on my tablet pc and overtime I look at it (which is very frequently) my heart smiles. Thank You Lord for my family and the wonderful love we can share with each other.

We went to eat after church...

2010-11-28T22:18:00.001-05:00

We went to eat after church at our usual resteraunt and sat in our usual waitresses section. We met her abut a year ago through our son and have sat in her section since then. Today I asked her how her Thanksgiving was to which she replied that they didn't have one. I told her she could have one now, or anytime and she agreed. She came back later and talked about Kali working at the

I'm so excited about the...

2010-11-26T21:05:00.001-05:00

I'm so excited about the opportunities I have to spend time wholly apart from the cares, pressures, and snares of this world. Bible study time is such sweet refreshment for my soul. Even when I'm tired, God can restore my soul when I'm prepared to listen to Him with my whole heart. As I read through the Psalms, I am becoming increasingly exited about a renewed zeal for my ministries. Thank

I am so very grateful that...

2010-11-25T08:45:00.000-05:00

I am so very grateful that my Father not only allows me access to Him, but also encourages me to come before Him without ceasing! What an unfathomable privilege and joy it is to be able to start my day in communion with the almighty Creator of the heaven and earth. It is difficult to believe that as great as God is, He desires to spend endless time with one so very miserable, wicked, and

PRAISE GOD FOR THIS BAD...

2010-11-24T17:40:00.001-05:00

PRAISE GOD FOR THIS BAD ECONOMY! More to come later as I put my thoughts together, but for now, may He decrease our prosperity even further!

Joy Came In the Morning

2010-11-24T07:11:00.001-05:00

I am filled this morning with expectant joy. I know my prayer was heard and received by the Almighty Himself, and that He has smiled on my request. Oh, God, what an absolute blessing it is to know and to serve Thee! Cause me to EXPERIENCE Thy Holy Word, I beg Thee!Thy

Walkin' The Streets

2010-10-24T23:22:00.001-04:00

Wow! I was out today on street evangelism not really having any success, when out of the blue two young girls pull up to the sop sign I was standing next to and while my back was to them, asked me how I was doing. The conversation flowed easily as I handed them a couple of tracts and suddenly asked the passenger if she thought she knew me. She said yes. The cars were beginning to increase on

The End of Football!

2010-10-24T14:26:00.000-04:00

Praise God for the end of High School football season! At least for those teams that aren't advancing in the play offs. It's hard to pray against them, but I have my boys back. It seems the teen boys attendance has doubled!

Col. 3:2. Set your affections...

2010-10-24T14:20:00.001-04:00

Col. 3:2. Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth.As soon as I read this and started meditating on it, I was filled with praise to God for the amazing day He gave us today. In the second week of our fall campaign and the goal was to have 175 in attendance. Go easily gave us 200! What's really cool about that is the fact that no one involved in the praying for the goal

Praise Him! Praise Him!

2010-10-18T08:04:00.000-04:00

God has given me a great start to the day. I got up early enough to catch my flight and no more. While sitting on the plane during taxi and take off I prayed. My prayer was born of meditation of being in the presence of God on Heaven. I began to think of the teaching that We would rule the nations, and have jurisdiction over the angels. Even as I right this the thought is overwhelming that

Another Door Opens

2010-10-05T19:38:00.001-04:00

Just had another GM approach me and ask about how he could best teach his kids about God without going to church. Ignoring the obvious contradiction, I shared the Gospel with him between several lengthy interruptions. He didn't pray.... yet.

An Open Door

2010-10-05T15:27:00.001-04:00

God blasted a door wide open for me to give the Gospel at work today. A GM announced to me that he had his son baptized this weekend. He further stated that he didn't know why, but he just woke up Sunday and wanted to go to church. Then he began to tell me how he was disapointed in the Catholic church doctrine; expressing certain doctrines he took issue with. It gave me a great an and

Thank You, Lord for a great day...

2010-09-09T21:29:00.001-04:00

Thank You, Lord for a great day. Although I was very tired, you gave me focus and strength. Thank you for hearing my prayers and being manifestly present with me. I am grateful for the understanding, compassion, and wisdom you gave me while counselling associates today. The inner peace and joy You gave me even after arriving home late still is making me rejoice. Oh God, make Thy light shine

Home Away

2010-09-05T14:15:00.000-04:00

While visiting my mom in VA we attended Broadway Baptist Church and were greatly blessed. It has been a long time since I was blessed like that while visiting a church. We walked in and everyone was dressed up in as much of a western themed outfit as they could manage. The church had split, just like ours does during campaigns and were competing for points based on attendence, including

Morning Mercies

2010-09-05T13:43:00.001-04:00

I spoke with my brother this morning. I have been praying That he would come to faith in Jesus Christ and have had several discussions with him about the existance of God. He believes he is an atheist. This morning he told me that his business partner "suddenly became a Baptist," and has been after him o go to church with him, including this morning. My brother has committed to go this

Its a great day!

2010-08-31T08:28:00.001-04:00

Its a great day! It will continue to be a great day, and it will end a great day! I know that my redeemer livery, for as I seek Him, He is found of me. His Spirit testifies to my own that I am His, and if He is not, I can not be His. Oh what incredible joy He has filled me with already today, and for no reason that I can tell. There is no earthly reason that I should have this great joy

I Stand Amazed in His Presence!

2010-08-30T22:34:00.001-04:00

God is so good! I was filled with awe and thankfulness at the sight of twenty young ladies gathered around Mrs. Bloem Sunday morning. I remember when twenty total in the youth group was a great number, this Sunday we had over 30! Praise God for the increase! Please pray that those He has brought in will be firmly planted, grow, and bear much fruit in their season.I also want to praise God for

Whose mind is stayed on Thee.

2010-08-30T22:05:00.001-04:00

I find for the second time today that God has stayed my mind from sin. Once I arrived in my hotel room I had lost my direction. I sat down and pondered the ease of watching TV. I knew in my heart that if I did, I would regret the path of sin I would set my feet on. But, what to do? I have a study I am working on saved to my phone, but it was almost dead, and I was charging it. I have some

The Closer I Get

2010-08-24T21:07:00.001-04:00

I'm working in Vermont and Nancy and the girls came with me. We had a great trip up yesterday, and they had a good time site seeing and swimming in a river today.After I got off work, we went on a little hike taking us across a cable bridge that had the effect of a trampelene when you walk across it. I got it bouncing pretty good when the girls were crossing.We tried crossing the river on rocks

What an incredible day!

2010-08-22T22:47:00.001-04:00

What an incredible day! God has smiled on me today. I don't know if dedicating all my free time completely to studying God's word yesterday has anything to do with it, but the incredible depth of peace and faith in Him bringing forth fruit was a tremendous blessing! When we went out on our Sunday soul winning God allowed me to witness to five teenage and below girls who all prayed to receive

Exceeding, Abundantly Above

2010-08-22T13:08:00.001-04:00

WOW! We had twelve boys in the teen boy's Sunday School class this morning. Far better than it has been in several weeks! The girls class was similarly filled, and many of these were visitors! I just prayed yesterday that God would reverse the downward trend I have had in the youth group - especially in the boy's class and He did far above what I had imagined. Thank You, my Lord and Saviour!

Suffering and Sacrificing

2010-08-22T12:57:00.001-04:00

I let Bobby handle Children's Church on his own today with just a couple of check ups from me. He did a great job. Since putting me in this ministry, God has given us salvations every week, and this week was no exception. Three salvations and three baptisms! My joy is throug the roof! Praise God, I could suffer and sacrifice like this every day!

Benefits Poured Out

2010-07-25T14:04:00.001-04:00

God is pouring out blessings. I got to church this morning, realized that I forgot to crack my windows just after I shut my truck off, but decided to leave them up. During church it rained heavily. Awesome! Don't you just love the way God does things?It was HOT this morning! I was standing in our downstairs fellowship hall at 8:30 this morning with sweat pouring off me. I got to thinking

Love His Appearing

2010-07-19T10:25:00.001-04:00

My wife has been on vacation without me for three miserably long weeks. She will return this Wednesday, and I will be reunited with her on Friday. I look forward to that day with a greater zeal than I have ever looked forward to the beginning of any of my vacations. As I dwelt on that thought, God told me that is how He desires I would love His Son's appearing. I began to weep, and do so now

Oasis

2010-06-08T21:35:00.001-04:00

Sometimes God puts an oasis where you least expect it.Sometimes it's even when you least realize you need it. Sometimes it's not for our refreshment, but for another's.Sometimes it's not about refreshing a brother, but witnessing to the lost.Sometimes I can ramble on about nothing and leave everyone wandering what I'm trying to say. I'm pretty good at that.Yesterday some of the folks I work with

Problems? Worries? Concerns?

2010-06-06T22:55:00.000-04:00

Its amazing how the hand of God on your life can completely remove any of the things mentioned in the title. We went out for our regular Sunday afternoon evangelism / teen soul winning and I was feeling a little off. I didn't really want to do, and wasn't expecting God to do much. I don't know what had gotten to me, but I did know that if I gave into the feeling I would have a difficult time

One Hit Wonder

2010-06-01T22:41:00.001-04:00

I went to one of our local shopping malls yesterday with one of my brothers in Christ looking for folks to share the gospel with. As we walked I prayed for success. We approached a man sitting on a chair who looked up to me. I immediately recognized him as someone who doesn't know me, because people who know me don't look up to me. Okay, that was lame, but I couldn't resist.Anyway, we

Changed Lives

2010-05-31T08:54:00.001-04:00

Last week one of the more rebellious boys in our Children's Church got saved. I was preaching the message, he started acting up, and I had one of our teens take him aside and explain the gospel to him. About ten minutes later they returned with the news that the boy had received Christ as his saviour.This week, after the morning services our new convert got into a fight on the bus. New wine in

Rain, Rain, Go Away

2010-05-31T08:46:00.001-04:00

Actually it wasn't a prayer to the rain, but to God. I had a monthly youth activity scheduled for this last Saturday and the forecast was for scattered thunder storms. No problem if the activity had been an indoor one. It occurred to me that every time I had an outdoor youth event planned, the threat and likelihood of rain loomed over it. It is true, however, that God always answered my

Basking In His Grace

2010-05-24T07:19:00.001-04:00

Jesus said He will build His church. I've been blessed to see Him do that. I've always taken that as a promise. He said it simply as a statement of fact. "I will build my church," like, "I will go to the store." There are no conditions, no dependancies, no "if - then" statements. He simply will build His church, no matter what.He said there will be a location: "On this rock." This rock is

Truck Trouble.

2010-05-11T08:44:00.000-04:00

It was cold yesterday morning. I'm tired of the cold. Its May and there was frost on ground. There would have been frost on my truck if it wasn't for the fifty mile an hour winds howling through the night.I decided I would let my truck warm up before I left for work. Fifteen minutes later (hey, I got into my Bible study) I went out to leave only to notice what looked like fresh oil (reminds

Answers to Prayer

2010-05-09T22:14:00.000-04:00

We have been praying for revival for a couple of years now and throughout our spring campaign we have seen God's blessings and answers to our prayers. There have previously been daily mercy drops, and it now appears as though the showers of blessing are upon us. Attendence is up considerably and so are salvations, baptisms, and folks joining the church. It is exciting to see Jesus building His

Timely Reminders

2010-05-05T09:56:00.001-04:00

Praise God for His timely reminders. I've slipped into the bad habit of long range planning. By long range, I mean all the way into retirmement and beyond to the approximate time of my death. So, on average I would need sufficient resources to last me another 40 years or so. That's really not much time.The problem is, it could be, and most likely will be less than that. GodMs time table is

God Is Here!

2010-05-02T23:10:00.000-04:00

We had a small missions conference this weekend with an evangelist who said he knew God was here when he got out of the car (when the evangelist got out of the car, not God). God proved him right, bringing seven salvations and eight baptisms in the morning services and three more salvations with one baptism in the evening service! Praise God! He's awesome! The one salvation and baptism

Provisions

2010-04-29T07:27:00.002-04:00

I love how God provides for us way before we ever have the need. A couple of weeks ago one of our church members was visited by her sister and a few other family members, and they were in our church for Sunday services. When I was introduced to Mary, we talked briefly about where she was from, and since I travel there frequently she invited me to attend her church. I don't typically spend the

Dragon's Lair

2010-04-26T02:55:00.000-04:00

I took a team of soul winners and trainees to the street on which the diocees of Scranton is housed. We've been knocking on doors on this street for a few weeks, with several positive conversations, and a couple professions of faith. Today we encountered three teenage boys playing basketball on the sidewalk. After initial introductions, I asked them about their eternal destination and was able

More Glory

2010-04-24T22:43:00.001-04:00

I was driving to a birthday party and had one my teens with me when I suddenly noticed how green the trees were (finally) getting. Praise God!The sight reminded me of Jesus' crucification. In Luke 23:30-31 Jesus was answering the weeping of some of the women who watched Him carrying the cross in His beaten condition. He told them not to weep for Him, but rather for themselves, saying, "If they

Sleepless Nights

2010-04-22T02:39:00.001-04:00

Sooooooo...I can't sleep. I prayed for a while, but found focusing very difficult. I worked on an idea for a gospel tract targeting conservative political activists. I still couldn't focus. Probably should've prayed for focus. I checked a friends web page and found a late night posting about Abiding Radio and checked it out, and once I figured out how to get it to work on my Droid, found it

2010-04-19T07:03:00.002-04:00

Sunday was an amazing day. We had set goals for church attendance and bus riders which were blown away! One of the two bus captains had consistently beat his goal, but never raised it. I challenged him to go past his goal of 50 and set this weeks at 70. He did - and surpassed it. God packed 81 on that bus. Don't tell me Noah couldn't fit two of every kind on the arc. It's amazing how much

Spoiled

2010-04-19T06:48:00.003-04:00

Ever try typing while eating ice cream? Neither have I. I was going to try it last night, mostly as a favor to a friend. I just couldn't manage it. However, the praise is worth posting.We were eating supper after church with a couple of friends, and as more and more of my plate was revealed, I made the comment that I would like some mint-chocolate-chip ice cream. The restaurant didn't have

2010-04-17T06:45:00.002-04:00

On my way to work yesterday, I began thinking about one of the people I occasionally have the pleasure of working with. I prayed and asked God to give me an open door to witness to him. Then I called him to see where he was working, and wouldn't you know it, he was working at the same store I was going to.I took him to lunch and made a comment about the direction of our country. His response

Protests

2010-04-15T21:41:00.001-04:00

Tea partys are a great place to witness. The judgment of God is upon America because, not unlike Israel in the days of the judges, every man is doing that which is right in his own eyes. As well intentioned as the tea party movement is, the heart of the problem is not being addressed and it will ultimately be fruitless.Protests, movements, parties, and politics will not save America. As a

Sometimes I'm Rude

2010-04-15T07:16:00.001-04:00

I got a wonderful gift yesterday and forgot to include it on my praises. Although, its so cool it deserves its own praise anyway. A friend of mine who recently moved to Scranton was reading a book about D.L. Moody and said that while she was reading it she kept thinking of me. Deciding that God wanted her to give it to me, she made sure to pack it and presented it to me last night (which is

2010-04-15T06:53:00.003-04:00

I had a great day yesterday. Nancy's surgery went without incident and there seemed to be immediate improvements in her face. The doctor seemed pleased. I was able to get some things done that have been yelling for attention, and God opened a couple of doors for me to share with others of His blessings, love, grace, mercy, and judgment. It seemed that all around me the evidence of His

Full of His Glory

2010-04-15T06:41:00.000-04:00

(I Corinthians 15:36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: - KJV) I hope I never look at a farm in the same way again. Its beyond exciting to realize that ALL creation truly is full of the glory of God. The simple act of planting a seed, whether a flower, fruit, vegetable, or grain is a picture of our salvation. The seed was once a part of a whole plant which had all

The Cleaver

2010-04-12T10:01:00.001-04:00

Eve must have been a sight to see. Adam got so excited that he said for the joy of obtaining this one thing; woman, a man will leave that which is closest to him, that which is dearest to him, and foresaking everything, cleave to her. Aren't you glad its the man's responsibility to do so? For the joy that was set before Him, Jesus left the glory that He had with the Father, and though He was

Missed Opportunities

2010-04-12T09:04:00.001-04:00

*WARNING* THIS IS NOT A PRAISE Just over a year ago I had the opportunity to witness to a man while on a business trip with him. I had greatly desired this opportunity because he was battling lung cancer for the second time, and continuing to smoke, getting increasingly worse. He didn't receive salvation at that time, but sent me an email a few days later that he would like to talk to me about

Sold Out

2010-04-12T07:15:00.001-04:00

I was told last night (by my number one non-family member fan) that I was really getting into leading the congregational singing. To quote her, I was "sold out to the song leading." Well, I guess that's progress. My desire is to be sold out to the Lord, not just in song leading, but in all my life. Rom 12:1 is one of my goals. Thank God for freedom from stupid chains like, "People will laugh

Empty Nest

2010-04-09T21:26:00.001-04:00

I got home today after being on the road all week only to discover that my wife had emptied the house. The place echoed and except for a few empty boxes and a little furniture, everything was gone. I called out for her, but there was no answer. She and my daughter were no where near. To say I was stunned would be an understatement. I had even stopped on the way home and picked up a card for

Born For First Class

2010-02-26T12:45:00.001-05:00

I really don't enjoy anything about flying. The entire system is frought with obstacles to arriving at my destination and intrusions into my privacy. Normally, I enjoy challenges. In the case of flying, however I have very limited control or tools to overcome the challenges presented.Take the weather, for example. Bad weather means delays and cancellations, and what's a traveler to do at the

Witnesses Everywhere

2010-02-20T08:21:00.001-05:00

I was conducting a training session for a group of associates this past Wednesday. After lunch there was a brief “free for all” session that had somehow turned to the topic of who each person works for. One of the guys there made a comment to the effect that he was perfectly all right with not doing what his boss wanted him to do because he worked for “the Man upstairs”. The group recognized

Windows of Blessing

2010-02-20T08:03:00.001-05:00

Sunday last week one of the young(er) couples of the church asked if they could take us to dinner. We gladly accepted, enjoying the opportunity to spend time with them as we have “adopted” them into our hearts. Once we were seated at the restaurant, the waitress noticed my accent (PRAISE GOD, I still sound like a Texan!), and asked me where I was from. When I told her, she asked why I had

Adding to the Church

2010-01-25T09:09:00.001-05:00

I have been meaning to post this praise for quite a while. I found out a few weeks ago that God is transplanting a couple of fantastic Christians to add to our ministry. I've met Patty a couple of times and have been greatly enriched and encouraged with each meeting. She has a unique ability to infect everyone she encounters with joy. I've met Steve once very briefly. He's relatively quiet,

Youth Night

2010-01-25T08:56:00.001-05:00

The all nighter was fantastic! We invited Gethsemane Baptist (Bro. Nemo - Pastor), and Pioneer Baptist (Bro Snyder) teens to come and had a total of 30 teens and 6 adults. God was definitely present and working throughout the evening. The first message resulted in a hand going up for salvation and several for decisions to go for God's blessings and leave the world behind. Since this was an

Street Preaching

2010-01-02T21:42:00.002-05:00

I realized this morning that I would have the opportunity to go to a catholic church and preach the Gospel for the first time since I received the burden to do so. My first attempts ended when the church I had selected, for some strange reason, did not have services at the times they normally did. My schedule was prohibitive from that point until today. As I prayed in my closet this morning, that

Prayers, Praises, and Powerful Joy

2010-01-02T20:44:00.004-05:00

We had a fantastic time in our men's prayer group this morning. Another of the teen boys from our youth group joined us this morning and it was obvious by his prayer that he was in touch with God. What a blessing. God continues to raise up godly young men who can pick up the mantle of the older men before they pass from the scene, and I get to be one of the vessels used in that proccess. What

Testimony

2009-12-22T08:39:00.001-05:00

I was able to share a little bit with a man of what God does for me each day. He's having a difficult time making things work in his recent position and is searching for answers, for directio, for peace, and for joy. I shared my testimony about how God saved me and continued forward from there and told him how almost every day is just like the excitement of a young child on Christmas morning

Lifesavers

2009-12-07T10:10:00.001-05:00

Meditating on what God has done, what He has promised to do, and what I desire Him to do caused me to launch into intense, fervent, and hopefully effectual prayer asking Him to glorify His name throuh this local, New Testament church. The body of Christ can not be powerless. As I was praying I began to tell God that He needed to empower His church and began thinking I sounded a bit like a

In The Pit

2009-12-06T23:32:00.001-05:00

Heading out to conduct our Sunday evening soul winning course, I began thinking about the possibility of being assigned an area that would put me close to a catholic church where I may preach. I had three young teens going with me. The assignments were being handed out. My turn came around and there was a little discussion of where I would go. The mall or a street. I drew a street - St.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Church...

2009-12-06T14:53:00.001-05:00

... the Catholic church I intended to preach at, that is. Its been a longer journey than I thought it should be, but thank God His path always arrives at His destination. Starting out, I was scared to take the first step. Scared may be the wrong word; apprehensive is probably more appropriate. Knocking on my first door with the intent of giving someone the Gospel was a big step for me. As I

Week In Review

2009-12-05T06:39:00.001-05:00

As I was ending my prayer time with God this morning... That should be restated. As I was ending my set apart prayer time with God this morning, He caused me to think about what He has done by way of answering my prayer to be filled with His Spirit and emboldened to preach the Gospel to every creature. I am typically a coward when it comes to opening my mouth and letting loose. I am a

Testimony

2009-12-01T19:02:00.000-05:00

What a great day God has given me! I got a little (a lot, actually) extra sleep. But wait, there's more. Carrying my Bible to work every day resulted today in the opening od a door to speak with an individual on a spiritual level. Although I did not have the opportunity to present the Gospel to him, I believe God has used me to plow some ground there. But wait, there's still more!A customer

A Man Greatly Beloved

2009-11-24T14:01:00.001-05:00

A Man Greatly Beloved - (Daniel 10:11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. - recorded in CadreBible 11/24/09 1:25 PM) Was this a statement that could be made of Daniel only? Am I not also greatly beloved? Did not Jesus die for

Sought Out

2009-09-16T12:53:00.001-04:00

Yesterday a man I was working with was in need. I didn't know it immediately, in fact I didn't realize until he told me. The nature of my job prevents me from working with the same people very often. I travel three states and help franchisees improve their results at each of their store locations. My visit to this store during this man's need was simply the sovereignty of God. Early in my

Its Amazing How God Speaks

2009-09-16T09:30:00.001-04:00

I was reading an article about some Nascar drivers stopping by a VA Hospital. One of the drivers (18 years old) said he was surprised to learn that many of the veterans were just a few years older than him. That got me thinking about what I would have thought if I were in his shoes at that moment. Eighteen years old and my contribution to my country is what? My contribution to anyone is what?

Some Plow

2009-09-13T22:26:00.001-04:00

Heading back from vacation has been a real adventure. We got out of the driveway of the house we rented and the started having vehicle problems. Fifteen miles down the road and I decided it would be better if I chose the spot we stopped for repairs rather than risking being stranded somewhere I don't really want to be. We found a Ford dealership and dropped the car off. As we hadn't eaten

2009-09-04T11:55:00.003-04:00

I have been under conviction for some time to preach in the streets. A few weeks ago I told God that if He gave me a message, I'd preach it. Immediately He gave me a message. The following Saturday I went on my regular soul winning appointment with my regular partner. The week before we had gone to the city courthouse and saw five people accept Christ. Sorry, I've been bogged down lately and

Fwd: Fw: Updated Flyer

2009-09-04T11:02:00.001-04:00

Below is a response I sent to my sister regarding the drive to remove our children from public schools during the President's speech and subsequent propagandizing of them by public educators on the eighth of this month. I respectfully ask the same of you as I did her. Thank you so much. From: "Mark Hebert" Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 14:37:26 +0000To: Subject: Re: Updated Flyer Michelle,I

Changed of Heart

2009-07-07T07:26:00.003-04:00

While taking the kids candy selling this Sunday we met a group of young men, the leader of the three pierced all over, long hair, and appeared to be high on something. When Sam asked him if he would buy a candy bar he said "No, and especially not to support a church." I asked him about his anger to God and he explained that God had given his mom cancer twice. I had an open door to explain to

Harvest Time

2009-04-28T06:51:00.000-04:00

God has given a great weekend! Bus visitation / soul winning was excellent with many open doors to give the Gospel. He has sent people to the area we are now working in to till the ground and plant the seed, and He has sent us to water the crop and reap the harvest. I have encountered many "gang-banger" young men who upon our initial meeting appear angry and threatening, only to have God

Bonfire Blessings

2009-04-25T03:53:00.001-04:00

The Killing Kings youth activity bonfire was great. Its actually not over yet, but kids came forward and burned pants (girls), music, written notes depicting internal sins, and other ungodly material. The kids bonded, and really paid attention to the Bible study, "Killing Kings". God kept it short and to the point. One of the new boys needed assurance of salvation, and Pastor said he broke onto

More Encouragement

2009-04-23T23:02:00.001-04:00

God gives me one blessing after another. Brian called tonight and is working on a sermon for little kid's chapel tomorrow. He asked about a couple of verses talking about what God promises and the riches we have in Him. He then offered to preach his message tomorrow night at the youth activity. I laughed and reminded him that I have a message for the night. He said, "I know. I'm looking

Open Doors

2009-04-23T14:47:00.001-04:00

God gave me an open door this afternoon and thrust me through it. Shawn, an associate I had lead to the Lord a year ago knocked on the window of he office I was working in and asked me to come out and answer a question. I went and he asked what happens when we die, then explained that he had been talking to the other two associates and telling them about a show he had seen on one of the religious

Hope Lives

2009-04-23T10:53:00.001-04:00

I was at a meeting last week with about 2,000 other folks who work for the same company I do. While traveling to the meeting I prayed that God would give me a room mate with whom I would have the opportunity to share the Gospel. My room mate was a man with whom I've been acquainted with for several years, but only see occasionally. He has very recently

Awesome God

2009-04-22T22:45:00.001-04:00

God is awesome! He loves me. He hears my prayers. He answers my prayers. He promises me victory and always causes me to triumph in Christ (2Cor 2:14). He has made me more than a conqueror (Rom. 8:37), and not only will He never leave me nor forsake me (Heb. 13:5), but He has promised that He will never lose me either (Jn. 10:27-29). I was just praying in great concern that God would keep me