Y.A.C.

Please be in prayer for Y.A.C., young athletes for Christ. Many church members have volunteered to help, now we need the kids. We have flyers available for you to pass out in your neighborhood, if you wish. We have distributed approx 4000 flyers thru the bag program the last few weeks, but we still need more.
Wish Winfrey Prater Happy Birthday, he is turning 80. I pray I am in that kind of shape when I am 80.
Have a good week, see you at the mission conference.

Promises, Promises

I promise to keep my blog updated, I promise to keep my blog updated. OK that is enough.
The church is moving at light speed this week. Mission conference is coming up. I am trying to put the final touches on it. Y.A.C. is taking shape. Still need many kids. If you know kids in your neighberhood, please invite them. The Bible study will be how to deal with it. How to deal with fear, the tongue, attitudes, anger, and many others. It should be a great study.
Sunday night was awesome. If you missed it, you really missed a wonderful night. Prayer is so vital to our church at this time. We are growing and God is just waiting to hear from you. Pray, Pray, Pray.
Thank you to all who attended the Prayer breakfast, it was a great time.
On a personal note, the golf challenge between the Pastors is underway. I won't tell you how it has gone so far, but will start reporting the scores from now on. Sorry Pastor Shawn, and Pastor Dear. See Ya

Snow day

Having a snow day from church is weird isn't it. The church parking lot is still not plowed. Gene has been working many hours to get it cleaned. What a blessing he has been.
I enjoy the snow, but now I am ready for spring. Golf, baseball, all those fun things are right ahead of us. But with all this global warming, we probably wont see spring for 2 more months.
I hope Al Gore is proud of himself. First the internet, now he has created the endless winter.
Continue to pray for Linda Bauer's daughter, Kristy. The servives will be tomorrow. Tough times, but what faith Kristy and her husband Chris have shown.

See you all Sunday

Mission Team

Well they got off. The team left the church around 4:00. Many showed up to see them off and pray. Keep them in your prayers, and their families also.
Looking forward to Pastor Floro preaching the next 2 Sunday mornings. Myself and Troy will do the P.M. services.
I pray people will not grow lazy while the Pastor is gone. See you Sunday

Girls, Upwards, and things,

Well my basketball adventures have begun. After 4 practices, I almost have them out of giggling so much, and paying attention. 12 teenage girls, are a real challenge. The good thing is they come from a Christian school, which has some pretty strict rules. They really are good kids. Still continue to pray for me.
Upward basketball starts in about 1 month. We still need coaches and officials. Let me know if you can help.
The church is growing, many positive things have been happening. Get involved.
On a negative note, our country seems to be sinking to new lows. When you think you have heard it all, something happens that just floors you. One state has now banned the words Mom, and Dad, from any public school books. It seems it offends the gay community. Unbelievable. Pray.

Long time no blogging

OK Sam, I'm going to update my blog. In case you didn't know we obtained a floor scrubber for the FLC. It is cleaning, but not taking uo the black marks. After upwards is over, we plan on completely redoing the floor. A big expense, but well worth it.
I will be needing some officials for upwards, hope we can find enough.
What a blessing it has been, to baptize so many young people. A big blessing to baptize Abby. I am so excited about the future of our church, I can hardly control myself. We all need to look for ways to get involved, to be part of the excitement.
No golf for awhile, I guess everyone is afraid to play me. Sean Hall doesn't even call. Oh well we your good your good. Well that is it, I am waiting for Abby to get out of drama practice. By the way, pray for me, I am going to coach Abby's basketball team at her school this year. 6th,7th, & 8th grade girls. Oh Me.

I don't Know

I don't know much to talk about. 5th Quarter has started. I have been to all 3. Not to bad, Troy and his leaders do a great job. This is what it is all about, bringing the lost to the church. Pray for our youth.
Pastor Shawn is getting settled in, he is not to bad a guy for a music Pastor. Only kidding of course. I have him eating from my hand.
Pastor Dear is leaving for Alabama tomorrow. Pray for safe travel for him and the girls.
Looking forward to Sunday's message. Be there.

Where do they go?

Where do people go in the summer? Some seem to take summer off from church. Is this an epidemic? Pastor Moore and I discussed this just this week. We blame poor attendance on the summer, when fall comes it is because the leaves are to pretty. Of course in winter it is to cold, in spring it is to wet. Maybe it is just man's laziness. We did have a decent attendance Sunday, but still not where it should be.
If you know someone who hasn't been attending for awhile, call them. If you don't want to call them, call me, and I will call them, or Pastor Noel will.
One of our members just called to tell me he wants to buy an airconditioner for one of our members who are without one. Now that is showing God's love in the right way. May we all have that kind of heart.
God Bless and stay cool.

More Golf & other stuff

Another Golf outing over with. Pastor Dear, Sean Hall, Eric Dickover, and I played friday at Granville golf course. A fund raiser for Granville Christian. I was 6foot3 when I started, and 6 foot when we got done. Those 3 are heavy to carry for 18 holes. Just kidding Sean was awesome, as was the pastor. Eric was ok. A good time was had.
Fantasy baseball is almost over, praise the Lord. My team is in a deep dive. Won't be long to Wolverine football. Hail to the Mighty Victors.
VBS is over, a long week, but well worth it. Pastor is gone for a couple of days, so I had the chance to preach Sunday night. A good message, but I understand the sound was not good. I think I had the mic to close to my face. My bad.
Pray for Bob Banks, the chemo has got to him. He needs all the prayers we can offer up. He is not doing well at all. Pray for the attendance to pick up, and souls saved in the coming weeks. God Bless

Fellowship time

Pastor Shawn, Pastor Dear, and I had our first golf outing. It wasn't pretty, but we had a good time. No need to talk about scores, but I will tell you it was another victory for one of us. I wonder who????
Church is well, but we are suffering thru the summer blues. Pray that people will start coming back to church soon.
Our vacation was incredible. Carol, Abby, and I had a great time. Abby is such a Buckeye fan, but I think I converted her." Go Blue". Carol could care less about Michigan, or the Buckeyes, so it didn't change her. But what a beautiful state. The great lakes are awesome, the little villages, the cool weather, I sure could get used to being there.
Thank you all for praying and supporting the pastoral staff, and the church.

Finally

Finally, vacation is here. We are leaving Saturday, for the great state of Michigan. I always pray people will be safe while I am gone. Take care of the Pastor, he will appreciate it.
Pray for the youth, as some leave on a mission trip Sunday. Pray for Troy and his team.
I guess nobody wanted any Michigan hats or shirts. Get your National Champs stuff early, is what I always say.
Good 4th of July celebration. God Bless America.

Summer Time

Summer is upon us, and things have slowed down a bit. The one thing that hasn't changed, is people are still being saved. Been thinking about going on vacation. After much thought, I think we are going up into the great state of Michigan. I call it God's country, plenty of fresh water, trees, clean air, and the Wolverines. We will start at Frankenmuth, go north to the upper pennisula, and see what happens from there.
Pastor Dear ask me to bring him back a University of Michigan shirt and hat, smart man. If anyone else would like to have some Wolverine gear, please let me know.
Remember to continue coming to church during the summer. God never takes the summer off.

Sad news

Most of you know that Margaret Williamson went to be with Jesus Monday morning. The funeral will be at the church Friday at 12:30 P.M. Pray for Wade and his family, they deeply loved Margaret.
Sunday was a great day. The baptisms were very special, as was the prayer garden service for the Fergusons. This week I will have the opportunity to talk with the husband of the lady Bill Marriott and I help lead to the Lord last week.He visited the church Sunday, and indicated he wanted to know more about being a Christian. God continues to open the door for so many, He is an awesome God.
Now I know the Pastor is in first place this week in fantasy baseball, but soon it will be crunch time, and most of his players will choke. I am truly happy for him though. {Not}
Please try and honor Wade and his family, by being at the funeral Friday. God bless.

Wow

Wow, what a last couple of days. Last night, Bill Marriott, and myself, helped lead a young lady to the Lord. Her name is Lynn McGuire. Please pray for her and her family, as there are some problems in the home. This morning I had my first session with a couple I am marrying in August. Their names are Robert and Taren. Robert professed to being a Christian, but Taren couldn't. She prayed this morning to accept Christ as her Savior. I am going to baptize them together on June 3rd.
God is so good. We all need to be ready when He puts someone in front of us.
Have a great Memorial weekend. Carol and I plus 3 grandchildren will be traveling to Kentucky for the weekend. Be back Monday. God Bless

Excited

A young man who played ball for me, years ago, is coming to see me any minute. He is bringing his 9 year old son to see me. His son made a decision at the upward award night, to accept Jesus as his savior. I believe dad and mom will be saved also.
Next week, I am going to see a young lady, who wants to know how to be saved. Tough job, but somebody has to do it.
Church is growing, my golf game is awesome, people are being saved, God is good. Now I need to get my fantasy baseball team going.
Just found out Jerry Falwell passed away. A good Godly man, a man who served God with everything he had. Pray for the family. See you soon.

End of the week

Friday is finally here. A good week at FBC. Pastor Dear is almost finished moving, and I know he must be happy about that. His baseball team is suffering because of the move, but it sure didn't make me mad.
One more sports note, my partner and I are in first place in our golf league. Sorry Steve.
I just read an e mail about a statement that Andy Rooney made on CBS. Now I believe that Andy Rooney is a senile liberal old man. If he indeed made this statement, somebody must have spiked his prune juice. Let me know if want me to e mail it to you, it is awesome.
Hope to see everyone here Sunday. I believe it is going to be a great day. God Bless

I don't know

Did you ever have one of those days, that your mind just doesn't want to cooperate? Well today is one of those days. Maybe it's the weather, or maybe I just don't have anything to say. Regardless, the church is hopping today, missionaries are coming in, Carla and Linda are working hard, things are a little busy.
Pray for the week, and pray for Sunday, 2 more baptisms, and many more to come.
In closing, the pastor is ahead of me in fantasy baseball, but I am only letting him feel good for a while. Wally's warriors will prevail.
See ya Sunday

Devotion

I had an opportunity to visit Beulah and Phyllis Carty at arlington nursing home this week. For those of you who do not know these ladies, Beulah is in her mid to late 80's, and Phyllis is her daughter and is retarded. Phyllis is 58 or 59. Phyllis had to be placed in the nursing home and because Beulah is so devoted to her she put herself in the nursing home also. They have adjoining rooms, and Beulah cares for her like a new born baby. I don't believe I have ever witnessed such devotion. Beulah has devoted her whole life to her daughter.
After my visit I thought that is exactly how God treats us. God continues to care for us through all the good and bad times of our lives. He will never leave us or forsake us. I thank Him for people like Beulah. Let me encourage you to visit the Cartys, or send them a card. They would so appreciate it.

Also let's all pray for the senseless tragedy at Virginia Tech, and for the families and friends of those who lost their lives. The familes certainly will need it.

God bless

Additional

If you think things are as bad as they can get, look at page 7a of tonights Advocate. A census is being taken to determine how many people in central ohio are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender. As if that isn't bad enough, look at the sponsers, Abercrombie & Fitch, The United Way, etc. Those of you who give money to the United Way, or shop at Abercrombie & Fitch, may want to ask God what He would have you to do.

The results of this survey will be used to strenghen the gay community. Shame on our generation.

I wonder

What in the world is going on? Gay clubs in Newark high school, whatever used to be right is now wrong. You can't voice your opinion, for fear of offending someone. I for one have had enough. When Christians are afraid to stand up and voice their opinions, we have lost the battle. Where was the oposition from Christians against the gay club, I don't believe there was any.
What are we leaving to our children in this world. Where will we be 50 years from now? I can remember where we were 50 years ago.We still could worship God in school, kids were not killing their parents, our country still had values, but look now. I pray God will forgive us for what we have become.
Well enough ranting and raving. Bob Bank's surgery went as well as can be expected. Pray for Bob's recovery, he is at Grant hospital. Pray for the church, as we have a very busy 2 weeks ahead of us. Global Focus and the worship pastor candidate will take up the majority of our time. We have more baptisms scheduled, God is still blessing us. Thank you God.
As I close, please do your part in helping our city, our state, and our country, in getting back to what God would have us to be.
Oh, by the way, look at the new dollar coin, and see if you can find "In God we Trust".