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Bible Baptist Church

Bradenton, Florida

From My Heart

November 2007 - Posts

  • From My Heart November 18, 2007

     

             How good it is to be home!  "Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home."  In the time that we left, we have flown over 21,000 miles.  I sure enjoyed my bed last night.  How I have looked forward to being back in my own pulpit.  There is nothing like the "home field."

                     Today is a special day that we have set aside as a Day of Thanks.  I am so thankful for my salvation, my church and my family.  No amount of words can express this.  Here is something on giving thanks I think you will enjoy:

     

               You  know I love my church.  The church is not buildings and programs, but it is people.  When I say I love my church, I am saying I love the people in our church.  From your pastor - thank you for loving me and my family.  Happy Thanksgiving!

                        For Him,

                     Pastor

     

    • Count your blessings instead of your crosses;
    • Count your gains instead of your losses.
    • Count your joys instead of your woes;
    • Count your friends instead of your foes.
    • Count your smiles instead of your tears;
    • Count your courage instead of your fears.
    • Count your full years instead of your lean;
    • Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
    • Count your health instead of your wealth;
    • Count on God instead of yourself.

     

    "In every thing give thanks:  for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."  I  Thessalonians 5:18

     

  • From My Heart November 4, 2007

     

             Thank you to each of you that gave to our Harvest Offering this past Sunday.  Up to this point, approximately $14,000.00 has been given toward the new modular building for our young people.  There is no greater investment we can make than in our youth.   You have always responded so well to the needs of our church.  We are training future pastors, missionaries and servants of God in many areas.  Thank you once again for helping us in this project.

    Very early tomorrow morning Jim Willis and I will leave for quite a missions trip.  We will first go to Burma (Myanmar), a country recently in the news with much turmoil. There I will be preaching in churches, but also taking a day to teach over 50 young men who want to plant Bible preaching churches in their nation.  American missionaries cannot stay in this Hindu stronghold nation.  Later in the week we will go to Nagaland, India to be with Pastor Vito Aomi, a great young man of God we support.  Vito has a Bible college and is planting many churches there in northern India, China and Bhutan.  Following our time there we will visit our missionary to England, John Jones.  John is doing great job in Cogleton where I will preach a couple of nights for him.  Our last and final step will be our favorite, Tampa International Airport.  You cannot fathom how these trips encourage and bless our national pastors and missionaries.  One missionary once told me, "It is like a breath of fresh air."  Please pray for this trip.  Our capable pastoral staff will help you with any needs in my absence.  May God bless you.

     

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