Of course! Like I said, I don't know why I say, "Do you know so and so?" I need to just tell him whatever it is that I want him to know..."

If he does come, don't tell Pastor Gary ahead of time, okay? Jon will love surprising him with a visit too!

We had an awesome service this morning filled with lots of energy. Last week we had one of three day camps we run during the summer. The theme of last week's day camp was a musical called Splash Kingdom. We had many visitors and both the worship part of the service and the musical itself were very upbeat and spiritually invigorating. It was a good musical for the unchurched as the ABC's of the gospel are clearly presented. Acknowledge, Believe, and Claim. There were several who did just that at the end of the presentation.

I'd never ruin the surprise. :) I just want to see his face when he sees y'all. I'm sure he'd be so glad that y'all came to visit.

I'm afraid I did........... and Jon would probably know some of them so I am gonna just slip quietly out and forget that I ever said that. :sshhh

Yes he does. And I'm not going to let you forget. I think it's hysterical!!

I understand. And I knew without knowing that's why you chose the nic. I think it's funny - it just makes my brain work to hard to type it out!!

Both services were good. People in the altar both times, praying and seeking God.

I taught this morning on the Jerico Syndrome. And preached today on the Tree that made the bitter waters sweet. We had 2 families of sinners there. And had a couple in the altar. Good service we have open testimony service at times and tonite the saints did some good preaching.

We did a neat thing in the morning service today.

Our pastor is at camp, and the substitute he had planned on having here for today didn't end up panning out at the last minute. So he went to the website for the Alliance missionaries and checked out the current prayer needs. Then he had me make up Power Point slides for each country. One of the men in our church lead the 'sermon time'. He explained what we going to do and then as I put up the slide for a particular country, he would read the need for that country and then a scripture that fit perfectly. Then he would ask if someone in the congregation would take that need to the Lord in prayer. After they prayed we did the next country, and then the next and then the next and so on. We had about 15 countries and missionaries that we prayed for all over the world.

All of our music centered around the missions theme. Everything we did was missions related.

It was a GREAT service!!

Good reports! I LOVE LOVE LOVE church!!!:choir

We baptized a lady who never has been baptized in Jesus Name.

Her husband has had the Holy Ghost for 74 yrs of his 86 yrs, and they have been married 50+ yrs!

I didnt get to go to church today :( I was at the hospital taking care of my grandmother:drama

So hopefully I will get to go either Tues Wed or Thurs night.

Glad yall all had good church :)

Wow! That's awesome.

Does your church have all three???? Man, I thought I went to church alot.

Well ummm we have midweek service on Wed but then we have endtime bible study on the other nights and I am willing to go to any of em just to go to church.

Wayne Flake
 

I think my wife know Bro. Flake. Does he have a church in Houston and did he retire to Walnut. If this is the man, my wife knows him. She knows alot of people in Walnut area. There is alot of history in that area. There are some great preachers that are Wilbanks too. Man there is alot of rich history in that area.
cia

today was 5th sunday. we had 1 service...it was good.

My pastor preached on heaven/hell.

I don't know about the Houston part, but other than that yeah I'm sure it's who you're thinking about. Tina goes to church in Walnut.

I know lots of flakes!:slaphappy

Be nice!! :tricycle

We had great services.The night service was awesome.The choir sang,our pastor preached.Men were running the aisles and there was an awesome prayer service down at the altar.We left changed.

That's the million dollar statement right there!!

Yes, this would be the same Bro Wayne Flake. He and his wife just moved back here a few years ago. They built a house just a few miles from me.

Sounds like the usual PCI greasy grace claptrap. More easy believism to salve peoples conscience. Did you lead them in the sinners prayer at the end?*











*DISCLAIMER - This post is my attempt to verbalize what I believe the cons were thinking reading TB's post!:killinme

So you have resorted to jumping to conclusions now huh??? What am I thinking fortune teller????

So, CC1, are you saying that cons don't believe that a sinner needs to acknowledge they are sinners, believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, and claim Jesus Christ as personal Savior by asking Christ to forgive them of their sins?

The answer is "yes"! Our Children's Ministry Pastor led them in the sinners prayer.

I was thinking the other day. I have never heard anyone testify of reading Acts 2:38 in a motel room or at home and having a conversion experience as a result, but I have heard or read of several who did so while reading John 3:16. Just heard such a testimony the other day!

Even on the Day of Pentecost Peter had to preach John 3:16 before the crowd were convicted of their sins and Peter had opportunity to tell them they needed to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.

We don't do the 'Sinner's Prayer', TB, but they have started something new at our church...new as in the last few years (never heard it growing up).

The baptizer says to the one in the pool somethng like this, "Do you believe that Jesus died on the Cross for your sins?" Waits for an answer...

"Do you believe that he was buried and three days later rose from the grave? Upon confession of your faith in the death, burial and resurrection, I now baptize you..."

I'm not knocking it...I think it's a good thing and wonder why it wasn't done this ways years ago.