Moving On

Well we have gotten moved in finally and we are enjoying our new home that God has given us.  I haven’t really shared a lot of what is going on in our lives, but feel like it is time to get you all on board with us and praying for us as we go forward in the calling God has given us.

We are now church planters. It is a description given to men called by God to start new churches. Across our land many Southern Baptist Churches, and many other conservative churches are in decline.  We have missed a generation in our churches for many years, and we also ignore, to some extent, other segments of our society.

I believe that Jesus would not be pleased with some of the things that “The Church” of today is doing, or not doing. In the last two years around 140 churches have died annually. We have started around  120 new churches every year, but can’t keep up with the declining church.  We can either sit back and do nothing and keep doing church as usual, or we can ask our Savior what we need to do to change this.

Well, I asked, and I know what I have to do. We are in the middle of Gainesville, FL now, and everyone knows what a Gator Fan I am, but did you also know that it is the number one city in the State of Florida for abortions? God drew me here and now He is putting us to work. It is our hope to plant churches and to do it in a new way. Please place us on your prayer lists and ask God to use us for His Glory.

Our new address is 3301 NW 27th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32605-2222.  We will be here for a while because there is much work to do here.  In the mean time, come by and see us.  We have a spare guest room and an in ground pool, that’s a good excuse to come to Florida and it’s cheaper than a motel. We would enjoy seeing you all and in the mean time please pray. Also, please continue to pray for our current new church, Journey of The Word, and for the churches that God wants to use us to start and also for churches that need to get an infusion of "Kingdom Vision." There is so little time and so much to do for the kingdom in today’s world.

With all our love and His Blessings,

William and Roxanne

My phone is 386-853-0040 call anytime, God Bless

Jesus has seen it ALL

"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward. And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." ~ Abraham Lincoln




Hebrews 4:14-15 (NASB95)
     Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

I thought that was a good quote for us this morning from Abraham Lincoln, but as a Christian we can really see the “life in our years” thing can’t we.  Christ is our life and if He is in our years, then He will make our years better and more fulfilling.

I am continually learning to trust that Jesus really has experienced all of those problems that I am facing and He can help me get through the tough things. You know what I’m saying don’t you. It always seems that we are alone in our problems and the Ole deceiver is right there telling us that God doesn’t care or understand and He really just doesn’t like you.

Well, it’s true! We are taking the test first aren’t we? We don’t know everything but we can trust that He does, and at the end of the test we will ascend to Heaven for our eternal lessons with our Lord and Savior. We will, as the old songs says, understand it better by and by. In the mean time while the test is going on, I must learn to trust the Life in my years, and His Name is Jesus…God Bless.

Pastor William

It takes Attitude to Draw Near!

"The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God."

George Herbert

 

Hebrews 4:14-16 (NASB95)  

  Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.  For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

I’m going to make a bold statement, and then hope that you will agree that God’s Word backs it up. It is this,”we must have confession, and confidence to co-exist with God, to find help in our time of need.”

What I am saying is that you must believe to see, and you must believe that He is God, or you are alone. Am I making sense? If you have no confidence or faith in Him, you will not receive an answer to your prayers simply because God is not going to be there at your meeting if you don’t believe that He is real and powerful and can answer your prayers.

So I must confess my belief to myself and others, and I must also show my confidence in Him to myself and others, and then, and only then will God show up at my time of need and co-inhabit my space with me and help me in my time of need. Wouldn’t you agree with me now? You see if you don’t really believe He can help you, then He can’t help you…God’s Blessings

Pastor William