What a great week! God is so good! We just had a very powerful mid week service tonight. How I praise the Lord for Pastor Wiley, our Man of God. He is a preacher's preacher and tonight was a very powerful message. I praise God for Church Hill Baptist Church!
I am looking forward to my second run as a Pepperidge Farm route owner. In fact, 3 am comes early so I should be sleeping instead of blogging. This route is a ministry tool for me and I praise God for it. What a blessing to meet people all the way from here to Greenville.
Well, I am looking forward also to beginning our Saturday morning visitation program. It is a joy to be able to tell others about a saviour that bled, died and rose again for them. Oh, how I wish to see souls saved through this ministry! Augusta is our Jerusalem. We need to seek and to save that which is lost. Amen.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Inside video of Old South Church
The Old South Church in Newburyport, MA was founded in 1742. George Whitfield preached many sermons at this church. Before his death on September 30, 1770, Whitfield asked that he be buried below the pulpit at the Old South Church. Upon his death his body was buried as he requested. In 1829 the church was remodeled and the bodies (of Whitfield and two others buried below the pulpit) were moved to their current resting spot. I will post some pictures of the tomb below the pulpit. You may ask why the big deal for a Baptist to research George Whitfield (a Congregationalist)? The reason: the Lord used Whitfield not only to lead tens of thousands of people to Christ, but to also re-awaken the churches of the colonies. With all of these hearts set ablaze, people started to dig deep into God's Word. Upon digging into God's word, many, many people were submitting to believers baptism in obedience to the Bible. Upon seeing so many non-Baptists convert to Baptist, Whitfield quipped "All my chickens have turned to ducks."
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Mark 1:38 lived out through Isaac Case
Mark 1:38 "And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth." Here we see Pastor Wiley teaching the men of the institute about Isaac Case. Elder Case ,as he was known back then, was called of God while living in Reheboth, Massachusets. He followed his calling and preached his way up the coast into Maine. Keep in mind that he did not fly a plane, he did not drive his Lexus, he walked. This was before roads or maps even. He followed the coastline and preached his way to Thomaston, Maine. There he planted the First Baptist Church of Thomaston. He then helped plant churches all over Maine, New Hampshire and Canada. Over 300 Maine Baptist churches can trace their roots to Isaac Case.
When we look at Mark 1:38, we see the Lord Jesus Christ and his burden for preaching the Word in the "next towns". Isaac Case lived that same passion. Please remember that the same God that penned Mark 1:38 also used Isaac Case. That same God can use us today. God has not changed, people have changed. May we be sensitive to the call of God. Follow his perfect will and He will use you.
