Friday, October 9, 2009

God's gift to my family.

I write this newest post with the joyful news of the birth of our new baby boy! In addition to Gabrielle 8, Lilian 4 and Samuel 2, we now have Jeremiah Owen! Children are an heritage of the Lord and the fruit of the womb is his reward.-Psalm 128:

Friday, October 2, 2009

THE GREATEST NEED OF THE CHURCH

THROUGHOUT THE 2000 YEARS OF THE CHURCHES EXISTENCE MANY GREAT CHURCHES HAVE STOOD OUT AS THOUGH THEY WERE PERFECTLY IN TUNE WITH THE HEART OF CHRIST. MANY HAVE WROUGHT WONDERFUL WORKS AND SEEN THE POWER OF REAL REVIVAL. THEY HAD DIFFERENT PASTORS WITH DIFFERENT STYLES OF PREACHING, DIFFERENT MUSIC AND SONGS, DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS BUT THEY ALL HAD ONE COMMON DENOMINATOR- A PASSIONATE BURDEN FOR THE LOST! THE CHURCH WHO IS FOLLOWING CHRIST CLOSELY ENOUGH WILL FEEL THE WARMTH OF HIS BEATING HEART, AND THE HEART OF CHRIST IS TO BRING THE GOSPEL TO THOSE WHO NEED IT. PROSPERITY AND POLLUTION HAVE DESTROYED THE FOCUS OF THE CHURCH OF THE HOUR AND THE GREATEST NEED WE HAVE IS TO BEAR UP UNDER THE LOAD OF THE BURDEN OF THE LORD AND " WAFT IT ON THE ROLLING TIDE...JESUS SAVES, JESUS SAVES! TELL TO SINNERS FAR AND WIDE...JESUS SAVES,JESUS SAVES!