Lens Creek on My Mind

Wow!!!! Two posts in less than a week...that's a pretty big accomplishment. The reason I write tonight is to really tell you what God has laid on my heart tonight. It's Wednesday night...and while there are many churches to attend on this fine evening there is one that sticks on my mind, and that is my home church. Isn't it something how God can put a desire on your heart like this? As I invested my heart into the Hernshaw, WV area during my Christmas break my heart began breaking for all the children in the area. I think about their situations at home and wonder if they were anything like mine. Have they even heard the Gospel? Have they ever stepped a foot into church? What about their parents? As I began doing this, my pastor and I went to visit communities and told them about our youth program at the church.
As we did all those visits I was struggling with doubt about this whole process. How will God ever allow our little 'ole church to have a tremendous youth program? We were obedient to what God would have us do and kept knocking on doors. I didn't see much of an improvement before I left for school, but can I tell you I had one of the most joyous nights last Thursday when my pastor called and told me that we had filled up that 15 passenger van and had a total of 35+ kids and workers for our youth program! If I could have found a mountain top at the time he told me that I would have just been praising the Lord all night and telling the whole town of Buckhannon how good He was to me and my church. Our small little church, which averages just a little under 50 on Sunday mornings had just around 30 kids last Wednesday! My God can do anything...and this shows it!
So as I sit here tonight and recollect on those visits and those kids, my heart is breaking for that little area. I want to be there...I want to help out...I want to see what God has in store for Lens Creek...but that will have to wait. As you pray this week...remember Lens Creek...remember the pastor and leadership at the church...and pray that God would keep this church going in the direction he would have it!!

www.lenscreekbaptist.com

So...what's this BOOK for?!

Man! It has been yet again a long time since I have last posted on this blog. I need to get back to doing this on a weekly...and maybe even a daily basis. There are so many issues that can be covered that are brought up in my life daily. I pray that God gives me more of a desire to work on this thing while I am still a student here in WV.
What I would like to talk about today can be found within my title. Yes...I want to discuss a book. Not any ordinary book however...no...but one of the most important books that you could read in your entire life. This book has many characteristics that other books fail to have. I hope you get a chance to pick up this book today! It is the best-selling book of all time, yet many people fail to open its cover everyday. Many folks around the world crave to have this book...but can't have it because either their country bans the use of it, or it is not written in their language. Yet around here in the US we let these books become dust collectors on our shelves or desks.
Yes, folks I am talking about THE Book. God's Word for mankind. The only way God has communication with man today...His Word. Within it we find 66 books, 1,189 chapters, 31,102 verses, and 774,746 words. Composed over 1,600 years by men from many walks of life, all in which were inspired by God to write His Word to His people. All of these amazing facts about this grand book, yet "we don't have time for it" today.
Let's quit making excuses and pick it up today. The only way you will grow in your walk with Christ is to pick it up, read it, and pray to understand.

WOW!!!

Hello there folks,
It seems like it has been forever since I have written anything on this blog! I have made some changes to it..and I promise that there are many new posts to come. A lot is going on in my life: I got a summer job already, preaching in different locations, and just new perspectives when it comes to theology. Please keep watching for new updates!

Until Then,
Jeremy

The Sword of the Lord Conference

My pastor and I attended the 2007 Sword of the Lord Conference in Walkertown, NC this past Thursday and Friday. It was a great time of both fellowship with like-minded Christians, and a time to see some of the best preaching I have ever seen in my entire life. One of the most important aspects that I took from this conference was to continue in the old-fashioned way. I don't know about you...but I pray for this nation to get back to the old-time Christian way! Gospel Light Baptist Church's story was so encouraging and showed what God can still do today! Some of these pictures show the amazing ministry of this church, which started in the following picture, and now have a 4,000+ auditorium for morning worship! Hope you all enjoy some of the pics!

Lord willing, I have three preaching appointments within the next week. Ya'll pray that God will help me through this week to become prepared for the week ahead!!

Be Blessed,

Jeremy

Update...

Hey all,
Just thought I would update since I am catching so much grief about it! This past weekend was a great weekend. On Saturday I had a preaching appointment in Logan County. The service itself was great even before I was able to preach. The people of the church I attended are very friendly and open to new people coming within the church. My prayer is that I can help them out when they need me. My message this past Saturday was titled "Where's Your Waterpot?" in which I challenged the congregation to ask where their priorities lied. In the story of the woman at the well, we find in verse 28 of the 4th chapter of John, the woman "left her waterpot." Why, you might ask is this so important? It shows a couple things to us today. First, it shows that the woman had been on a mission, but found something different. Aren't you glad the night when you went searching for something and then Jesus showed up and changed you're life completely. Oh PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME for the night that he made my life different. It also shows that she was satisified with the living water that Jesus had provided. She did not need to go back to that old waterpot when she had that "wall of water springing up into everlasting life," such as in the 14th verse of this chapter. Thirdly, this vacant waterpot showed how excited she was about telling others what this man had done for her. I challenge your heart today, has Jesus made a change in your life? If so, are you telling others about him? This woman was so excited that she forgot what she was really there for.
As Christians so many times we tend to go back to that old, beat down waterpot, when we actually have the LIVING WATER!! Are you satisfied today with Jesus, or are you going right back to that old waterpot, the place where sin abounds, to satisfy your needs today. Paul says in Philippians 4:19, "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Are you going back to that old waterpot, or are you feasting at the well of that living water?
I will be headed to NC this Wednesday for the National Sword of the Lord Conference. I am very, VERY excited about the preachers that I will be hearing this Thursday and Friday and I am also excited about meeting a few people that I have began a friendship with! I believe I might post some pictures and such maybe on Friday during some free time that I have. Well folks, have a wonderful day and please leave many comments. I love to hear that you enjoy reading my blogs!!

Jeremy

What is Hindering Your Prayers?

Greetings, Brother Jeremy asked me to be a guest blogger this morning. I'm Greg, the pastor of the church that Jeremy attends. Prayer is a very important part of the Christian walk. There are so many Christians that are walking around powerless. Why is that? Because the Power comes from above, and the only way to have it in your live is through and by prayer. Prayer is a privilege that all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ posses, but there is also a responsibility for all believers to make sure there are no hindrances to their prayers.



"If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:" Psalm 66:18.

The Word of God makes it very clear that unconfessed sin (iniquity), in the life of a believer is a hindrance to our prayers. In this day, with so many churches with preachers that are afraid to preach the whole counsel of God, to many Christians do not even hear sin preached against. I believe in eternal security as much as the next independent fundamental preacher, but if there is sin in our lives, it must be confessed. The Bible states that "if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us."
How is your prayer life? Do you go to Him often in prayer? Are you regarding iniquity in you heart? If so, you have a hindrance in your prayer life. Confess!!

Preachers Cook?!

Yes, folks...preachers do cook...and here is your proof. At the VBS Closing last night we were having trouble with the grill so they trusted me on the stove with the chilli(and if you are wondering...no the chilli was not homemade! :))

It was a hard task at that. I think I was more nervous cooking then to climb up in a pulpit and preach. The closing was great though, with over 80 people there! Many of the people were first time visitors. I hope the chilli didn't scare them off too bad haha!