Make the most of today!

Has anyone been discouraged yet today. If not just wait because the devil will not let one day go by without trying to bring discouragement your way. So how do we fight being discouraged?
Here are just a few things that might work:

1) consider the source from which discouragement may come

2) if it is something that can be fixed, fix it don't be discouraged about it

3) don't fight alone, there is strength in numbers, find encouragers to be around.

4) get plenty of rest

5) eat as healthy as you can so your energy level will be good to go

6) read the book of Colossians

Hope that helps a little.

Made it Home!

That's right I am home! I really enjoyed visiting with The Richey family and their wonderful church for the past couple of days, but it is always good to get back to Piggott. On my way home I went thru Memphis to visit with David Moody one of our church members who is recovering at the Med from a terrible accident a little over a week ago. As most of you know David had 72,000 volts of electricity go thru his body and lived to tell about it. David has a wonderful attitude and is grateful to God for still being around. He has severe damage to his right hand but the doctors are doing a Great job of taking care of his wounds. Please keep David and his wife Mary in your prayers. I don't have the phone number with me but I will post it later so you can call and encourage him. Good to be back home, looking forward to the next several weeks! Who are you gonna bring to church this week?

Vistiing a Friend

Hey everyone I am in Warren, Ar. at the Immanuel Baptist church for a few days. I preached last night and had an incredible response. The folks were so kind and the Lord really spoke to my heart and theirs. David Richey who is a Great friend of mine is the pastor and he and his family have been here for about 6 months and things are going really good for them. I love to talk about evangelism and that is what I was asked to do while I'm here. Pray for me today because I will be preaching again tonight and I really want God to use me to encourage these fine people.
What a great day it was at Emmanuel in Piggott yesterday. If you were there you know what I am talking about. I felt so free to preach God's word and then to see such a great response from the church was Great. If you weren't there I encourage you to pick up a copy of the service and just judge for yourself. I hardly ever encourage folks to get my preaching tapes, but this one might be worth getting. Well it's lunch time gotta go.

See you Sunday!

Hey everyone I am really excited about this weekend service! I hope all of you will come and be a part of something very encouraging. See ya Sunday.

Hey everyone I hope you are all having a Great Day. I love Great Days. When Johnna and I went to visit my friend Troy this summer in Ft. Lauderdale, FL we had some Great days. To bad everyday can't be vacation. So what do we do with the days in between vacations. Here are a few suggestions for you until you are able to get away.

1. Exercise - it will make you feel better about yourself.

2. Develop a Good Attitude - it will make others feel better about you

3. Take some time every week to do something that you enjoy doing. Life is to short not to.

4. Invest in someone - time=investment (gradeschools are a good place to start)

5. Make your home a fun place to be!

These are just a few suggestions maybe you have some more, if so please leave me a comment and maybe i'll give'm a try .

New Ministry a success!

This past weekend we launched the first annual Enter Up roping camp. We had 31 youngsters and several parents spend the weekend learning Gods word and how to be a better team roper. Professional team roper and committed Christian, Ricky Green came from Stephensville, TX and shared the word of God with us and it was an incredible weekend. The camp was full of fun and fellowship for the kids and plenty of instruction was given on both team roping and living the Christian life. I am so thankful for all the people who made this weekend possible, lives where changed. A special thanks goes out to Ricky Green for making such a difference in two of my boys lives. Logan and Ethan had a great time, we can't wait until next year!