Coming to the Still Waters

This is going to take a little time but it is probably just what I need to do for my Thanksgiving at home with my wife.  All the kids are in other places this year and we prepare the home for the upcoming Christmas gathering.  I am so thankful for the family that God has blessed us with and each brings a smile to my face and heart this Thanksgiving Eve. God's peace is so great.  Even when my life is so much up in the air, I can go forward with the tasks that He has given me with confidence.  Each meeting with someone has a whole new urgency as we proceed forward searching out God's will for us.  I want to finish well with the charge that has been given to me and see victories for the Lord right to the end. So onto the puzzle and to see if my system will help me accomplish this task. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Adam

We focus on the gift of the car but the real gift was the lady giving all that she had.  Another widow putting her 2 pennies in the treasury box and Jesus saying (paraphrase) "Look at her, disciples!" Adam

<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/78570548" width="500" height="281" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> Follow the link for a great lesson to remember. Adam

"The Christian call to evangelism is a call not simply to persuade people to make decisions but rather to proclaim to them the good news of salvation in Christ, to call them to repentance, and to give God the glory for regeneration and conversion. We don’t fail in our evangelism if we faithfully tell the gospel to someone who is not converted; we fail only if we don’t faithfully tell the gospel at all. Evangelism itself isn’t converting people; it’s telling them that they need to be converted and telling them how they can be." --Mark Dever--

     Wow, what a week.  My calendar has been filled with appointments and phone calls and small group meetings to share God's call on our hearts.  Among the tears are words that ring in my ears, "Pastor, we learn about the Bible here, more than anywhere else I have been."  "My husband got saved and baptized here."  "You bring it down to the level that I can understand it."  And for me all the glory goes to God who gave us the Word and told us to preach it and teach it and model it for others to see and hear.      I am no closer to knowing where God will take us but I am closer to what I will do when I get there.  My time here may be coming to a close in the near future but for the glory of God I am going to make the most of it.  Adam

An important post (letter) to read from your pastor. Isaiah 46:9 - “Remember the former things long past, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me.” 1 Timothy 6:18, 19 - “Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.” We have had the privilege of raising 4 children.  That first one got a lot of our love.  We poured our lives into her through time and instruction and love.  Anna grew and with that our responsibilities and instruction changed and we watched her flourish in that environment.  We were amazed.  But there came a time when she said “I want to go to college and the college is 1200 miles away.”  When we dropped her off, I was a wreck.  I was struggling with letting her go.  I hoped she would call every hour as we drove the 2 days home ...