Sunday June 26th 2011

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Well It is now summer but it has felt like summer for the whole month of May and June.  It has been hot but the hot months are still ahead.  Now that I have cheered you up maybe we will be grateful for the occasional shower that cools us down if only for a moment.  I know that our auditorium at Church has been cool but God is doing Red Hot things in our midst.  It was great to see Chuck back in Church last week.  He has lost some weight but it was good to see him out of the house and back in with those that love him!  We missed Larry and Linda last week as they were out of town but they will be back this week.  I loved our time together last week and I am looking forward to see Joel and his group back this Sunday.  I hope you will make plans to be in Church this week and share what God has for us.

We were sorry to hear that Glen’s van was stolen last week and we are praying that the police will be able to recover it.  We had several pray request last week and several praise reports as well.  They are not posted this week as I did not get to make a list but God heard our prayers.  If you need to talk to someone this week or just need a prayer for a special need call us this week and let us pray with you.  Pris is available in the day time and I am after 6 pm.  I hope you are weathering the heat and I hope you are doing good things to help those that need your help.  I Pray that you will be with us in Church in Sunday and lets Praise God the way he deserves to be praised!!  We love you and hope to see you soon.

Pastor David & Pris

Sunday, June 19 2011

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Greetings followers of BBT. What a great week I had this week!  I had my eye surgery and it is like someone turned on a light in my eye and I can now see like I did when I was a boy.  It is amazing!.  We also celebrated Pentecost week last Sunday and Larry brought us the Message on ” Who do we think we are?”  It showed us it is not about our failures but it is what God can do in spite of them.  It was a great sermon and I hope you were with us last week.  Linda announced a new program starting next month in the Sunday School.  I hope you will be part of this new class.

This week is Fathers day and my sermon scripture for this week is 2 Corinthians 13  11-13.  This week is also know as trinity Sunday so that will be part of the discussion, but most of the lesson is going to be on kissing.  I hope you will be there.  This week I want you to try and remember the first kiss you remember.  Was it what you thought it would be like?

I had a sad report from Ruth’s sister this week.  A friend of her who lived in Bagota was diagnosed with cancer Thiu out her body.  This week her house burned to the ground and the lady was not able to get out.  She died in the fire.  Lets remember the family in our prayers for this sad event.  I hope you will keep praying for others and I hope to see you Sunday.

Pastor David and Pris

Message for June 12 – Who Do You Think You Are?

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I was blessed to hear Pastor David’s message yesterday, because it seemed to confirm for me that what I want to share with you this Sunday is exactly what God wanted.  It picks up on the idea of who we are as Christians in the world but not of it.  You’ve been told that God has a plan for Your life, but maybe you have some doubt about that.  I certainly have.  I have often thought that even if God did have a plan for my life, surely I had messed it up.  Now here is the revelation that I have had about God’s grace and sovereignty.  You can’t mess up His plan.  We’re going to look at all kinds of people in the Bible that we would probably think God would never use, yet they are key players in God’s master plan.  From Abraham to Paul, God chose messed up people just like you and me to do His work.  Who do we think we are that we could thwart Him even if we tried.  Not even a whole nation can do it.  Read what he says about Israel in Romans 11.  I hope you will join us this Sunday and be encouraged.

Sunday June 5th 2010

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I hope all you faithful followers of BBT are having a great week.  I am over my leg infection and I am really feeling well. I want to thank you for all the prayres and phone calls they mean very much to me and my family.  I heard great things from service last week.  I hope you were able to be part of the service.  I really appreciate Joel and Dana for the Praise and Worship last week.  I heard we had a great fellowship afterwards eating chili dogs and potato salad and peach cobbler and cake.  We will have to do that again soon.

This week’s message comes from the Gospel of John chapter 17 vs 6-19.  This is a prayer that Jesus has for the Disciples.  It is an important because our christian life is about prayer and communicating with God.  Jesus calls on God right in front of them and he identifies himself with God.  Then he talks about how we are IN the world but not OF the world.  That is what we will talk about on Sunday.  I hope you will make plans to be in church on Sunday because I need to be with your fellowship.

Keep praying for Chuck and Sarah as they battle everyday to keep their heads above water.  I believe God has great things for us in the very near future and I want you to be part of what God is doing in this Country and this Community.  Be sure and check out all the prayer request every week and add them to your prayer list.  Lets keep the Evangelism of our God a high priority and lets keep doing good things for the people we meet.  Me and Pris love you all very much and we cant wait to see you again, till then our prayer is that God will shine his face on you and pour out blessings that will blow you away.  We will see you Sunday!!!

Pastor David and Pris.

sUNDAY mAY 29,2011

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I want to thank Larry and Linda for leading us this month in our mission of Evangelism. With a special thanks to our guest speakers Joe Thacker and Drew Dickins.  It was very special they would come and share with us.  If you are still interested in being part of Drew’s ministry “Need Him” we have the information so you can become involved.

This week Joel and his group will be here to lead us in Praise and Worship.  Joel just got back from California and I am sure he has some information and insight he wants to share with us.  I hope we will have another good week in attendance.

We will also have Chili Dogs or hot dogs if you are not interested in chili and we will eat after the service on Sunday and have a Picnic inside to celebrate Memorial Day. Invite someone to come to Church with you Sunday and lets have a great time togeather.

I hope you were all safe and dry after the heavy rains this week.  Lets continue to pray for those that need our help.  Lets be a good witness by what we say and what we do, and lets aways do good things for the ones around you. Who knows you may be the only one who can make a difference, We will see you on Sudayand don’t forget we love you!

pastor David and Pris

Message for May 22 – Still Going

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I suppose you’ve all heard the news, Jesus is supposed to be coming back today!  There are some problems with that.  I’ll list just a couple.  First of all, Jesus said that no one knows exactly when he will come back.  Secondly God said false prophets will be identified when their predictions don’t come true.  The man behind this latest proclamation said the same thing back in 1994.  So, given that the majority of Christians know these things and aren’t expecting to be raptured today, I suppose He could still show up.  If so, it won’t be a moment too soon.  I look forward eagerly to that day.

Don’t pack your bags just yet.  If He comes you won’t need them where we’re going anyway.  In truth we should be living every day like He’s coming any minute.  As Christians we have the hope of His return, but there are people all around us who do not.  Make good use of the fact that everyone’s talking about this right now to share the Good News that no one needs to fear the end of the world, so long as he has a relationship with the creator of this world.

Unless He gives me a big surprise today, that’s what I’ll be talking to you about tomorrow.  This is the message I was planning to share on the day that services were canceled.  It was meant to be an introduction to our evangelism focus this month and an explanation of why it is so important, but it will serve just as well as a wrap up to which you can apply all that we have already learned.  Now you have some tools to go out and accomplish the mission that Jesus gave us.  We’re thankful to my brother Joe and Drew Dickens of Need Him for sharing them with us over the past couple of weeks.

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”  (Matt 28:19-20)

We’ll talk about what He told us to do, why it is so important, and what happens when we do it.  Get your shoes on, because we’re going to go!

Program for Sunday, May 15

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I hope you enjoyed last week as much as I did.  It was very special to me in particular because I know something of what it took for God to bring my brother to be with us preaching on evangelism.  I hope we will all take advantage of the tools he provided to help us accomplish the mission Jesus gave us in Matthew 28:19-20.

This week we will continue our evangelism focus by showing you another way that you can be involved in sharing the Good News.  Drew Dickens, Executive Director of Need Him, will be speaking to us about his ministry and how we can be involved.  Need Him is a phone-in ministry specifically devoted to bringing people to Jesus who learn about them through radio and TV advertising.  They also have a web site with chat and email forums, so there’s something for everyone.  If you can talk on the phone or use a computer, you can do this!  Join us this week.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Message for May 8

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I missed you all last Sunday.  I hope I will be able to share the message I had planned later this month, but this Sunday we will have a guest speaker.  My brother, Joe Thacker, will be sharing from his experience with street evangelism as we continue this month’s focus on the mission Jesus has given us to reach everyone with His message.  This Sunday will be a very special one for me, and I believe you will be blessed and inspired.  I hope to see you all there.

Message for May 1 – GO!

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What a wonderful time we had last Sunday!  What better way to celebrate Resurrection Day than to have people dedicate themselves to Jesus?  I can hardly wait to see what God will do next in our church.  For the next few weeks we are going to continue that celebration of life by exploring the mission Jesus gave us to be life givers.

I don’t remember exactly when it was.  I don’t remember very much of what he said, but one word came through loud and clear.  I was a young teenager.  The preacher was my dad, and the word was “go!”  Preacher’s kids the world over have probably experienced this; that frightening moment of truth when the fact that you were daydreaming during Dad’s sermon gets exposed.  He turns to you and asks, “what did I preach on today?”  I remember this particular day very well.  I’m sorry to say I was probably no more attentive than usual, but that sermon was quite pointed.  I remember the sense of relief when my one-word response was deemed sufficient, “go!”

Now let’s put the word in context.  We’ll begin with some of the last words Jesus spoke to His disciples before going back to Heaven after his resurrection.

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”  (Matt 28:19-20)

We’ll talk about what He told us to do, why it is so important, and what happens when we do it.  Get your shoes on, because we’re going to go!

Sunday April 24th 2011 EASTER SUNDAY

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Greetings followers of BBT.  We had another great day in Church last week.  Chuck Cagle and the “Senior Moments” were in the house and sang all our favourite Easter songs.  We had another good group in Church and I am really looking forward to this Easter Sunday.  Larry and Linda were out last week so we don’t have the prayer request posted and there is no recording of the service but I hope they will be back this week.  We really did miss them. Larry is feeling better and I know he appreciates your prayers as he is getting better.

This week Joel and his group are going to provide the music for our Easter service and I will bring the message.  I am looking forward to a good group in church and I an excited about the word God has given me.  The Scripture verse is the Gospel of John chapter 21 verses 1-11.  You will be familiar with these verses as it is really the story of Easter.  I want to know what do you think Easter is all about?  The word for Sunday will be LIFE. we will look at  what it means to have a Easter heart and what kind of church we are.  I hope you will be in church Sunday and I hope you will bring someone with you.  You will never know if someone will take you up on your offer till you ask, you may be surprised.

Keep praying for those that are suffering  physically, financially, emotionally and spiritually.  I cant think or a better way to lift your spirits then to hear Joel and his faithful members lift up the praises of our Lord as we share in the experience of celebrating the fact that Christ is alive and because he is we can have everlasting life.  Let me leave this prayer for you from Numbers 6:24

“May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord cause his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and grant you peace.”

Do good things for the people you meet and we will see you EASTER!!!!

Pastor David & Pris