Sermon Series

Biblical Parenting for the Twenty first Century
This is the title of our current series. We are just getting started and it will take us into the new year.
Some people might think that Biblical parenting, i.e. using the Bible's principles for raising kids, is just plain outdated and won't work today. We are going to see that the Bible way is the only way that really works. God made us and He knows what we need. Every time man tries his own way it ends badly.

Join us for this series. We'll try to record and post the messages online as well.

Thanksgiving Dinner Ministry

Tomorrow volunteers from the church and a few from the community will be delivering 25 turkey dinners to folks who are a little hard up this year.

This is the first year for this ministry and I've been excited to see how folks have responded. Honestly the hardest part has been locating people that could really need a meal. It always seems that many of the most needy will never come asking. But through the passing out of fliers, contacting of newspapers and paying for one news ad, we've found 25 people in need of a meal.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we must be known for our kindness, love, and hospitality. The early Christians were known by there love and we should be also. May God receive all the glory from this ministry.

The Day the Preacheer Skipped Church

This past Sunday I skipped church. It was the first time in many many years that I was not in church on Sunday morning. I guess you could say that I took a sick day.

I could have easily come to church even though I was a little under the weather, but what would be the point, my voice was nearly gone. I figured that if I couldn't talk I couldn't give my message. Even if I could have managed to deliver my message, who would want to be around a sickie. No I don't have the swine flu, Deb can attest, I haven't squealed one time. I don't have a fever, or chills, or any flu symptoms. I just have a bad cold that got in my throat and robbed me of my voice.

But thanks for all your prayers, they mean much to me.

Fun with teens after Bible study Wednesday

First we played a game --- eat the sour gummies as fast as possible.

Then I had four Snickers bars left over from another event. Since we had 12 teens I had to find away to give them away. I told them what whoever would beg like a dog could have one.

Harvest Rally

A few weeks ago our teens attended the Harvest Rally on a farm near Harrisburg. Despite cold rainy weather, nearly one thousand teens were in attendance. NLF showed up with ten teens.
The rain kinda ruined a lot of the games, but the preaching by Morris Gleiser was A++.

Beautiful Creation

"The heavens declare the glory of God;
and the firmament sheweth his handiwork.
Day unto day uttereth speech,
and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
There is no speech nor language,
where their voice is not heard."
Psalm 19:1-3

Last Saturday I had the chance to go out into the woods.
The leaves are changing and the beauty is almost breathtaking.
These picture were taken near my mom and dads were I grew up.

Stevenson Monthly Update

The Sevenson's have an update on their web page. See it here.

Missioanary Update - McLean's

The McLean's have posted their monthly update. See it here.

Also see their excellent web page and blog from Wales, here.

What happend this past week

Last Sunday Missionaries Daniel and Karen Deverna spent the day with us. They are preparing to minister in Japan. Malachi is 16 months old and Karen is expecting again in July.

On our regular Thursday workday about a dozen people came out to work around the church and start getting ready for VBS. Bob power washed the deck, John mowed the grass, Judy painted trim in the auditorium, and several ladies painted signs for VBS. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join us on Thursdays for fun work around the church.

On Sunday we celebrated the two years we've had with the Crocketts. It was their last regular Sunday with us, but our loss is another Church's gain. We wish them the best and I will write a post about them very soon.

Social Networking - Good or Bad?

Dr. Paul Chappell has this great message on this topic.

http://www.paulchappell.com/2009/04/25/the-blessings-and-pitfalls-of-social-networking/

An exciting week is approaching

This coming Sunday, May 3 will mark the first of what we hope to be many weeks of evangelistic meetings. This year our Evangelist team is the Mike Pelletier team. They bring with them the Murray's who lead in music and assist in children's ministries. Untold numbers of individuals have come to Christ for salvation and cleansing through these types of meetings over the years. We are praying for God to bless us in a special way this year.

Links to some great sermons

The first set comes from the men's retreat last weekend and the speaker is Mark Kittrell. The second sent is a collection of some of my favorites. I think everyone should listen to all of them. They are all excellent.

Evangelist Mark Kittrell
David's Purpose
David's Blunder
David's Mighty Men
David's Passion. This link is different. I could not upload it because if its' size. The link takes
you to the Independent Bible Church sermon page. You'll find many good sermons there.

Steps to personal revival. Bonus! This message was preached at the Independent Bible Church the Sunday after the men's retreat.

Music from men's retreat

Favorite Sermons you'll never regret hearing!

Dr. R.B. Ouellette. Don't know name of sermon but it is good.
Mike Pelletier. How Hot is Hell.
Tom Farrell. "How to get a man to Jesus"
Tom Farrell. "The Most Important Decision."
Tom Farrell. "Fill the House"

Men's Retreat was great blessing

This past weekend our men attended the men's retreat hosted by the Independent Bible Church of Duryea. Mark Kittrell was the speaker and the messages were fantastic. We had nine guys attend in total, but there were over 130 men at the retreat. All who attended agreed, anyone who couldn't come missed out on a lot. Here is a link to were the messages from the retreat can be heard.