Just to continue on what I reported in yesterday's blog, last night Debbie Jett, Lori, and Dakota took kids out to share Christ and here's the results:
First Time Salvations: 5
2- Islamic boys- Ages (10, 8)
1- Male (22)
1-Male (16)
1-Girl (12)
Rededications: 4
1-Girl (12)
1-Boy (10)
2- Men (23, 29)
Debbie wrote, "To God be the GLORY!!" I concur.
I also got an e-mail from Tim Orr today. He and Michelle started a cell group in their home and had six last night which included a woman that he led to Christ a few weeks ago and she brought her two sons. Isn't that great? KP now has a cell group in Columbus, Indiana.
Tonight, I watched a little of the TZM revival in Chattanooga at Crossroads Church of God(formerly known as East Ridge Church of God). In two mornings, Tommie Zito said that nearly 500 people had been saved after two hours of witnessing. PTL!
On the evening news tonight, they did an in depth story on how the Swine Flu would be back for round two this fall and winter. They said that they expected many people to have to get vaccinated to protect them from the flu. They made it sound pretty scary for our country. I mention this only because we have very little time left to share the gospel with the lost. Either the rapture or death by way of the grave could be reality for many people soon. We are not guaranteed tomorrow. We must work while it is daylight. May our prayer be, "God let me burn in my heart so that others won't have to burn for eternity."
-Pastor Randy
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Want to Hear Some Good News?
Wow, what a week so far. Let me lay some good news on you. Tonight, Justin a friend of Jon Rhoades came to Mike Amburgy's cell and he received Christ. PTL! Stan told me yesterday morning in my cell that his son, Tim, is doing well in his first week as a follower of Christ. Tim was one of Stan's prayer of three...one down and two to go. Shannon Richards e-mailed the church today and said that 13 out of 15 people at her work have received Christ in the last few weeks or rededicated their lives to Christ. Wow! If you have a testimony of someone coming to Christ, please e-mail or call us and let us know.
Tonight, after I left the church, I went over to watch Jonathan and Drew Brumfield play baseball. I am usually good for one or two games a year. Dave and Missy Anderson were there with there son Billy who played against Drew's team. Kings Point can be really proud of Dave and Missy. We didn't want them to leave, but God has used them greatly to bring encounters and cells to Stratford Heights. Its good to see people bear fruit wherever God plants them.
Today, I spent some time working on the 09-10 church budget. I was thrilled to see how God blessed our church financially this past year. This year's tithe income will be the fourth highest in the church's history and the highest since 2001. I'm not sure yet, but this year's overall income, maybe the highest ever with record-setting giving to Missions and to Benevolence ministries. And all of this in a year that saw our economy crash. Unbelievable! GOD IS FAITHFUL.
Have a great day!
-Pastor
Tonight, after I left the church, I went over to watch Jonathan and Drew Brumfield play baseball. I am usually good for one or two games a year. Dave and Missy Anderson were there with there son Billy who played against Drew's team. Kings Point can be really proud of Dave and Missy. We didn't want them to leave, but God has used them greatly to bring encounters and cells to Stratford Heights. Its good to see people bear fruit wherever God plants them.
Today, I spent some time working on the 09-10 church budget. I was thrilled to see how God blessed our church financially this past year. This year's tithe income will be the fourth highest in the church's history and the highest since 2001. I'm not sure yet, but this year's overall income, maybe the highest ever with record-setting giving to Missions and to Benevolence ministries. And all of this in a year that saw our economy crash. Unbelievable! GOD IS FAITHFUL.
Have a great day!
-Pastor
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
God's Word is His Medicine for the Afflicted
Hey everyone. I hope you had a great day. It was beautiful today. I hope you got to enjoy the outdoors some. Please remember our shutins and also those that take care of them. We have some wonderful KP members who can't come to church anymore, but they are still a key part of our KP family. Please pray for Nona Moore, Imogene Halcomb, Stella Short, Oda Moore, Delphalene Edwards, and I know there are a few others that I am failing to remember.
Also, continue to remember Peggy Schuler in your prayers as she battles what the doctors have said is bone cancer. We are believing with her for a false diagnosis or complete healing if the diagnosis is correct. Others to remember in prayer are Amy Brumfield and Karen Brumfield.
As I close, remember God's Word is His medicine for the sick. If you are afflicted in mind, body, or spirit, TAKE CONSTANT DOSES OF HIS WORD EVERYDAY. Remember, He sent His Word and healed them.
Jeremiah 33:6 "Behold, I will bring you health and cure, and I will cure you, and will reveal unto you the abundance of peace and truth."
-Pastor
Also, continue to remember Peggy Schuler in your prayers as she battles what the doctors have said is bone cancer. We are believing with her for a false diagnosis or complete healing if the diagnosis is correct. Others to remember in prayer are Amy Brumfield and Karen Brumfield.
As I close, remember God's Word is His medicine for the sick. If you are afflicted in mind, body, or spirit, TAKE CONSTANT DOSES OF HIS WORD EVERYDAY. Remember, He sent His Word and healed them.
Jeremiah 33:6 "Behold, I will bring you health and cure, and I will cure you, and will reveal unto you the abundance of peace and truth."
-Pastor
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Sunday Wrap Up
Did you enjoy worship today? We had two good services today at KP. Brian, the choir, and the children did a great job this morning in the tribute to our nation. Crystal Dayton was the behind the scenes person who help put it together. Thanks, Crystal! I enjoyed preaching this morning, even though I didn't get half way through my message. Tonight's service was super. A young man, Tim Stoddard, Stan and Gail's son, received Christ. We also had a wonderful prayer time for Peggy Schuler who has recently been diagnosed with bone cancer. Please stand with Peggy in prayer and fasting. We are believing God for a miracle.
Well, have a great week! Don't forget to attend your small group this week. Stay in God's Word, even throughout the summer months!
Love you all!
-Pastor
Well, have a great week! Don't forget to attend your small group this week. Stay in God's Word, even throughout the summer months!
Love you all!
-Pastor
Friday, July 3, 2009
Happy July 4th!!!
As we take the weekend to celebrate our freedom as a nation, lets not forget to remember in prayer those that are presently serving and have served our military. Let's also remember most of all our Savior, Jesus Christ, who through his death and resurrection made it possible for all mankind to truly be free from sin and death. Happy July 4th! -Pastor Randy
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The Kingdom and the Church
By Robert Holmes, Australia
[Note: This is a good word. I have posted stuff from Robert Holmes in the past. He is solid. I wholeheartedly agree: we are to preach the kingdom and let God build His church.]
The instruction of Christ to us was to, "Proclaim the gospel of the kingdom until the end comes." (Matt. 24:14). That was the job He delegated to us, within the overall mission He had Himself - to seek and save the lost. Then He made it clear, "I will build my church." (Matt. 16:18). We preach Kingdom, He builds Church. It is pretty simple, yes?
One question which immediately comes to mind is, "Why do we spend so much of our time and effort "building church" when that is HIS job? And, "Why do we spend so little time preaching kingdom?" Why are there even "church growth" subjects at Bible college? Why do we do thesis work on "church building strategy" when that is NOT our work?
The Kingdom of God is an irrepressible force, an immovable object, an intrinsic dynamic on earth. The priorities of the Kingdom will generally bless you and build the Church. But it will not, if what you and I are doing, does not line up with HIS agenda. "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters." (Luke 11:23).
Are we gathering, or scattering, with all our effort on "evangelism strategies" and church growth. OK I accept that our car-park needs to be adequate, and that our door people need to be friendly. I accept that we need inspiring sermons, leaders with integrity, heavenly worship and all that jazz. I also accept that this will generate growing "churches" as we presently conceive of them. But it is actually what Christ told us to do? Do any of these efforts amount to "preaching the kingdom"? I think not!
Refining coming
If our agenda, our ideas, our building program goes against what He is doing, we will definitely suffer loss. If we are building the Church, and not preaching the Kingdom. if we are doing the opposite of what we were told. If we have become keepers of fish tanks not fishers of men. then we will suffer loss in the days to come.
I think of the words of John the Baptist, introducing Christ as a refiner, with a winnowing fork in His hand, and a fire burning to devour the chaff. We have nothing to fear from this Christ, if we are wheat. We have everything to fear if we are chaff.
God has an agenda and He is working on His mission. Everything else will fall away. He will build His Church, and the good news is that He told us how He will do it! Christ lays Himself down as the cornerstone, and He uses master builders, apostles and prophets to lay the sure foundation (Eph. 2:20).
Apostolic restructure
As we speak of apostolic and prophetic restoration in the Church, we must understand that they will not re-order, or shuffle the deck chairs. Often the ministry of true apostles and prophets will result in deconstruction, and reconstruction. You will be blessed, to the extent that what you are doing what "gathers" and "is for" what He is doing. You are preaching the kingdom right? You will suffer loss to the extent that you are not.
Christ is ministering a new covenant, not an old one. He is in a new tabernacle, not an old one. He has a new priesthood not an old one. He is building kingdom culture not church culture. (I encourage every reader to go back and read Hebrews chapter 8).
The Kingdom will come into conflict with anything not of it's own kind. It is like a fire, burning, like a force, pushing, like violence. It may initially appear destructive if the environment is traditional, established, embedded, cultural.
The Jerusalem council confronted sect of the circumcision and prepared the restoration of the breaches of the tabernacle (Acts 15:16ff). John the Baptist confronted the established system of worship by declaring that Christ was coming with a winnowing fork in His hand. (Matt. 3:12).
By the way I am not here making way for stern or angry apostles, controlling leaders or crocked finger pointing prophets. Not at all. The fire is in Christ's hand, not ours! The winnowing fork is His, the process is His. We simply, very simply preach Christ! (1 Cor. 2:2).
Have a wonderful day!
-Pastor Randy
[Note: This is a good word. I have posted stuff from Robert Holmes in the past. He is solid. I wholeheartedly agree: we are to preach the kingdom and let God build His church.]
The instruction of Christ to us was to, "Proclaim the gospel of the kingdom until the end comes." (Matt. 24:14). That was the job He delegated to us, within the overall mission He had Himself - to seek and save the lost. Then He made it clear, "I will build my church." (Matt. 16:18). We preach Kingdom, He builds Church. It is pretty simple, yes?
One question which immediately comes to mind is, "Why do we spend so much of our time and effort "building church" when that is HIS job? And, "Why do we spend so little time preaching kingdom?" Why are there even "church growth" subjects at Bible college? Why do we do thesis work on "church building strategy" when that is NOT our work?
The Kingdom of God is an irrepressible force, an immovable object, an intrinsic dynamic on earth. The priorities of the Kingdom will generally bless you and build the Church. But it will not, if what you and I are doing, does not line up with HIS agenda. "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters." (Luke 11:23).
Are we gathering, or scattering, with all our effort on "evangelism strategies" and church growth. OK I accept that our car-park needs to be adequate, and that our door people need to be friendly. I accept that we need inspiring sermons, leaders with integrity, heavenly worship and all that jazz. I also accept that this will generate growing "churches" as we presently conceive of them. But it is actually what Christ told us to do? Do any of these efforts amount to "preaching the kingdom"? I think not!
Refining coming
If our agenda, our ideas, our building program goes against what He is doing, we will definitely suffer loss. If we are building the Church, and not preaching the Kingdom. if we are doing the opposite of what we were told. If we have become keepers of fish tanks not fishers of men. then we will suffer loss in the days to come.
I think of the words of John the Baptist, introducing Christ as a refiner, with a winnowing fork in His hand, and a fire burning to devour the chaff. We have nothing to fear from this Christ, if we are wheat. We have everything to fear if we are chaff.
God has an agenda and He is working on His mission. Everything else will fall away. He will build His Church, and the good news is that He told us how He will do it! Christ lays Himself down as the cornerstone, and He uses master builders, apostles and prophets to lay the sure foundation (Eph. 2:20).
Apostolic restructure
As we speak of apostolic and prophetic restoration in the Church, we must understand that they will not re-order, or shuffle the deck chairs. Often the ministry of true apostles and prophets will result in deconstruction, and reconstruction. You will be blessed, to the extent that what you are doing what "gathers" and "is for" what He is doing. You are preaching the kingdom right? You will suffer loss to the extent that you are not.
Christ is ministering a new covenant, not an old one. He is in a new tabernacle, not an old one. He has a new priesthood not an old one. He is building kingdom culture not church culture. (I encourage every reader to go back and read Hebrews chapter 8).
The Kingdom will come into conflict with anything not of it's own kind. It is like a fire, burning, like a force, pushing, like violence. It may initially appear destructive if the environment is traditional, established, embedded, cultural.
The Jerusalem council confronted sect of the circumcision and prepared the restoration of the breaches of the tabernacle (Acts 15:16ff). John the Baptist confronted the established system of worship by declaring that Christ was coming with a winnowing fork in His hand. (Matt. 3:12).
By the way I am not here making way for stern or angry apostles, controlling leaders or crocked finger pointing prophets. Not at all. The fire is in Christ's hand, not ours! The winnowing fork is His, the process is His. We simply, very simply preach Christ! (1 Cor. 2:2).
Have a wonderful day!
-Pastor Randy
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Just Some Personal Thoughts Today...
Good morning! Just a few personal thoughts today:
~ Gabe is at soccer conditioning this morning. Little Miami soccer is getting ready for a high school tourney in Mason July 18-20. Of course, it seems like it always falls on Annette and I's anniversary. But this maybe it..the last year of watching Gabe play soccer since he was five years old. Its hard to believe. It goes by so quickly. Everyone told me that once they get in school, time would fly by. They were right, it has.
~ Little Miami parents are busy raising money every time you turn around for "pay to play." Then on top of that, the only factory in Maineville announces it will close in June. This area seems to be getting hit harder than any other community around Cincinnati surburbia. The Enquirer called "Little Miami School District" the poster child for school systems in crisis in southwestern Ohio. I talked with Dr. Bennett the other day. I told him I was praying for him as well as our church. He acted as if he really appreciated the prayers.
~ I appreciate so much KP's faithfulness in giving in June. Including missions and the giving to TZM, June 2009 may have been the greatest giving month ever at Kings Point. In spite of the above mentioning of our community's rough economy, the people at KP continue to tithe and give to missions and special ministries. Praise the Lord!
Well, everyone have a wonderful day.
-Pastor Randy
~ Gabe is at soccer conditioning this morning. Little Miami soccer is getting ready for a high school tourney in Mason July 18-20. Of course, it seems like it always falls on Annette and I's anniversary. But this maybe it..the last year of watching Gabe play soccer since he was five years old. Its hard to believe. It goes by so quickly. Everyone told me that once they get in school, time would fly by. They were right, it has.
~ Little Miami parents are busy raising money every time you turn around for "pay to play." Then on top of that, the only factory in Maineville announces it will close in June. This area seems to be getting hit harder than any other community around Cincinnati surburbia. The Enquirer called "Little Miami School District" the poster child for school systems in crisis in southwestern Ohio. I talked with Dr. Bennett the other day. I told him I was praying for him as well as our church. He acted as if he really appreciated the prayers.
~ I appreciate so much KP's faithfulness in giving in June. Including missions and the giving to TZM, June 2009 may have been the greatest giving month ever at Kings Point. In spite of the above mentioning of our community's rough economy, the people at KP continue to tithe and give to missions and special ministries. Praise the Lord!
Well, everyone have a wonderful day.
-Pastor Randy
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