Eternal Vision

This Tuesday night the Thousand Hills Cowboy Church is getting a new home and we are having a special guest. We are moving to the old Rodgers theater in Poplar Bluff, Mo which is located in the old downtown area. The group Eternal Vision will be with us and the service will start at 7pm. The Thousand Hills Cowboy Church was started by the folks at Emmanuel and Cape County Cowboy Church in Jackson, Mo. I want to thank everyone at Emmanuel for making a difference not only in Piggott but also in Poplar Bluff, Mo. I hope to see you Sunday as we start something new at the Old Rodgers Theater.

Sunday Reflection

Sunday was a GREAT. If you didn't make it to Emmanuel you sure missed a blessing. Some have said that they didn't think God was in Emmanuel anymore, I know at times it may have felt that way but God never left we may have left God but He sure never left us. It has been so freeing to once again preach the truth and just leave the results to God. Several folks got real Sunday morning and confessed their sins to God instead of marching around like everything was OK. Brokenness is always a forerunner to a movement of God.

I also want to say that we saw prayers answered this week. On Monday nights we have been praying for the lost to be saved and just this week we saw three people pray and ask Jesus into their life. Sunday night was just amazing. The presence of God was so real. I love it when Emmanuel worships the Lord in Spirit and truth. Unity is coming, but only after forgiveness if you are still not willing to forgive someone for the past don't expect God to forgive you in the future. God is Gonna finish what He started.

Pictures from Sikeston

Lunch at Lambert's

It has been a Fantastic day. I know it's rained about 8 inches and I know it's been raining all day but today has been Good. Johnna and I went to Sikeston, Mo and met up with her mom and dad at the famous Lambert's (home of the "throwed rolls"). It was all Great, from the shopping to the eating to the conversation. It just goes to show that the weather doesn't have to get you down. Just in case you're wondering I had the chicken fried steak with white gravy, mashed potatoes, greens, green beans, fried potatoes/with onions, fried okra, Hot rolls with honey and sweet tea. I have asked for forgiveness, for all those of you who are condemning me right now. I recommend this trip to everyone who is looking for a way to escape the gloom and doom of bad weather. God has been really good to me, Thank You Lord.

Praying with friends

We are meeting at the church tonight to pray for people to know Jesus. It is so good to know that we have several people in our church burdened about people who don't have a relationship with Jesus. Jesus said we are to Go and make disciples, let's do it.

Back Home

It is good to be home. We had a wonderful day at Emmanuel. Keep praying that God does even Greater things than He has done before.

In Revival

Hey everyone just an update to let you know that I am in Horatio, Ar (somewhere down south). I am preaching at the Horatio First Baptist Church and let me tell you if tonight is anything like last night Jesus might come back. Eternal Vision is with me leading the worship and if you have ever seen them you know what you are missing. I am enjoying myself so much. It is great to be used by God. Pray for me and Emmanuel.

Kevin

Life at the Murray house

Hey everyone hope all of you are doing fine. Life is cruising right along for all of us at the Murray home. Tanner broke his hand in two places last Friday night and had to have a little surgery on Tuesday but he is doing fine and will miss several football games. We had back to back trips to the Emergency room. Logan got his chin busted open the night before Tanner broke his arm and had to be glued back together. It's Ethan's turn next. They have given us our very own wing at the emergency room. For those of you who may not know my mom has lung cancer and she is taking radiation treatments. They say her tumor is about the size of a golf ball and they say they can shrink it with ten to twenty treatments, so she goes every day to Jonesboro to take her treatment. Mom has great attitude and she is a fighter so cancer better look out. Keep us all in your prayers we know God will more than just get us through He will get us Victoriously through.

I am looking forward to this Sunday as we will be talking about doing what God created us to do.
There is nothing better than seeing someone or something being used for what they were created to do. You can tell the people who are doing what God intended for them to do.

Before I go I just want to say thank you to everyone who is a volunteer worker at Emmanuel. Keep up the good work and keep your eyes on Jesus because He is doing some Great things in our church. Awana workers you are hitting the ball out of the ballpark. For the last few weeks over a hundred kids have come to our church and you were prepared for them. Way to go!

Great Weather

Wow the weather in Piggott has been incredible for August. Monday the high had to be in the low 70's it felt like October. Isn't it amazing how just the weather can effect how you feel. Feelings are something that everybody has to deal with, sometimes we feel Great and other times we feel like not SO great. I am so thankful that my salvation isn't based on my feelings but based on the promise of God that He will never leave me nor forsake me. I may not always feel saved but I know because I confessed my sins as a teenager and ask God to forgive me I AM Saved! Now back to the weather I love cool afternoons today I had 12 kids in my back yard playing wiffle ball and I just sat and watched about 5 innings and it was soooo much fun. O to be wiffle ball age again. (wait I am wiffle ball age you never out grow wiffle ball, I'm playin tommorrow) I hope all of you find time to just stop and enjoy some of the cool things going on all around you. It's time well spent for me considering 2 of the twelve players belonged to me and the other 10 are basically adopted.
Live life to the fullest it's gonna end one of these days!

Back on the bus

Well we are all back in school . I started back driving the school bus yesterday and I am glad to be back on a schedule and sure it won't be long before I will be ready for a break. Ethan made it thru the first day of Jr high without any major issues, now if we can just make it thru science. Tanner started his Jr. year and Logan is a freshman. Johnna got her teaching certificate this summer and we are all real proud of "Ms Johnna" she hasn't been able to get a job, but we know she is going to make a Great teacher.

I am real excited about our AWANA program this year there seems to be lots of excitement among our leaders and lots of new ideas. If you would like to be apart of AWANA in any way we have a place for you. The fall is a fun ministry time with back to school events, fish fry, revival, and several other things I hope that you will join us this fall at Emmanuel.

I want to say a big thank you for everyone who has been serving in different areas lately. Thanks to the men who did carpentry work on the Oasis church in St. Francis, AR, also a big thank you goes out to all those who helped with our back to school bash last Sunday night it was Great. We past out over 40 back packs in all!

Emmanuel is a Great place to serve the Lord.

Great Worship

Hey I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed being at church this morning. It was Great our praise team did an outstanding job in leading us in worship. I could just sense a Great spirit in the church. When you start the service with people giving the Lord a lot of praise it just sets the tone for a Great service. If you were not able to attend we missed you and hope that you will come and join us again real soon. I love Emmanuel!

Kids Gone Wild

Hey everyone I am way down south near Eldarado Arkansas. Ethan and myself are speaking at a camp with lots of energetic students. Tonight we are at a water park! If you want a challenge just trying speaking to a group of students that know they are going to a water park as soon as the preacher gets done. It was a short service, I am now the most popular man at camp. It has been wonderful to see students come to Christ. Pray for us as we travel home late tomorrow night. See ya Friday!

Kevin