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February 17 Legacy Five - God's Been GoodJanuary 03 What shall I give him, I give him my heartThis time of the year is so filled with the hustle of shopping, visiting family, making cookies, I could go on and on. We as Christians sometimes get so caught up in the festivities that we forget to really stop and take in the meaning of what this celebration is all about. My heart was recently challenged when I was sent this paper written by a young lady of the age of 17. I believe that she found the true meaning to the Christmas holiday. Will you take the time to read this and examine your own heart today? What will you give your Saviour for Christmas? Written by: Miranda Anderson "Happy Birthday, My Strength and My Redeemer" Dear Lord, Hello there Lord. Mrs.Burke has asked us to write a paper on what we wanted to give to You for Your birthday. Which here on earth we celebrate on December the 25th. But I am sure You already knew that. Now whether or not that is your real birthday is beyond me. I guess I will have to find that one out when I get to Heaven. But to be honest with You Lord when Mrs.Burke asked us what we wanted to give You my mind went totally blank. Then I started to think. "What could I possibly have that would be good enough for the God who gave His life for me?" I thought "Lord I have already given You my life. what else could I possibly give?" Then I started to panic because I thought that I was going to have absolutely nothing to give to You. But then it clicked and then I thought "Oh silly me! There is still so much more that I can give to my God." Then Lord when I began to think of how much I have in my life that I have not fully surrendered to You. My heart began to break because I realized that I was not doing everything that I possibly could in my power to serve You and to live a better life for You, so Lord here are the things that I am going to fully surrender to You and give to You on Your birthday. The first thing that I want to give to You is my mind. You said in Your word in Philippians 4:8 "Finally,brethren, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise think on these things. " Lord I have not been thinking on these things. I am constantly letting my mind wander and think on things that people have done or said to me, and then I end up jumping to conclusions and I end up in trouble or hurt, and I am sick of it Lord. I just want my mind to be concentrated on You God, so that I can have a better relationship with You, so as of today Lord I give You my mind. Please control it Lord because I cannot. The second thing that I want to give You Lord is my mouth. Psalm 141:3 "Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth: keep the door of my lips." Lord please help me to watch what comes out of my mouth. A lot of the time things that I say don't bring honour and glory to Your name. God I want everything that comes out of my mouth to please You. Help me Lord to attain this goal. I give it to You. The third thing that I want to give You is becoming a better soul winner. God in Your word it tells of You being a soul winner. You were so bold and confident when You led the Samaritan woman to You in the book of John, it was just amazing! Lord I want to do for more people what You did for that Samaritan woman. When I speak to people about You I want their eyes to be opened by the truths that I speak to them about. Lord I give You my word on being a better soul winner for You. But Lord please help me not to be scared when I talk to people and help me to be more bold and confident when I speak. Help me to be more like You in this area of my life. Now the fourth and final thing that I want to give You is my time. Ephesians 5:16 "Redeeming the time because the days are evil. " Lord please help me to redeem my time with You. Lord I know that I have been asking for Your help in a lot of these gifts that I am giving You. But I want them to be permanent. I don't want to take these gifts away from You Lord. I want them to be yours forever, so Lord help me to spend more and more time with You each day, because You deserve my time, You deserve so much more than what I could ever be for You. But I know that You love me God regardless of what I am because if You didn't love me You wouldn't have given Your life for me. Lord for Your birthday I give You my mind, speech, soul winning heart, and my time. I hope that these gifts bring You much joy my Lord. I wish that I could give You so much more. But You are a God of grace and I am sure that You will forgive me for falling short so many times. Happy Birthday Jesus! I love You so much. Psalm 19:14 "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer." Your Daughter, Miranda Renae Anderson May God Bless your holidays and may you decide to give him your mind, speech, soulwinning heart and your time. Can you imagine what we could do for Christ this coming year if we all decided to have this kinda of heart for our Saviour. " I give you all that is mine in 2009" Peace, Peace, Wonderful PeaceThe thing I love most about Salvation is that deep settled peace. I remember back before I was saved. I had no peace anywhere in my life.I worried about everything. I worried that I was gonna die in a car wreck, I worried that my husband was gonna leave me, I worried that I wouldnt go to heaven when I died. No peace at all. Today My husband is without work, I have five children, We have no income at all. But I can say that as of right now, my bills are paid, i have food on my table, a warm house to live in and I have peace in my heart that MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL MY NEED!!!!!!!!!!! Can you imagine being in that situation without the Lord. NEVER in a millon years woud i ever want to live a day without that peace that the Lord has given me. I do not worry about death, I do not worry where my food is coming from, I do occasionally worry about our bills, but deep in my heart there is still a peace that God is in control and he will take care of everything in my life. Philippians 4:7 And the PEACE of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. KJV PEACE that passeth all understanding. I do not understand it, but I sure do enjoy it!!!!!!!!!Thank you Lord. Are we really worshipping the Lord?Websters dictionary defines WORSHIP, n. [See Worth.] 1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. Last week we went to my fathers church and he asked my two boys to preach, My oldest son, Corey, preached a message out of Matthew 6: 9-13 The Lord's prayer, he outlined the prayer and showed the parts of prayer that we should allow in our time with the Lord. In Verse 9 he pointed out that we should worship the Lord. Verse 10 we should surrender, verse 11 we should confess our sin, verse 13 acknowledge our deliverence and also Praise the Lord. As he preached that message, I realized that I had not been surrendering myself to the trial that we have been in. I have been fighting the Lord in this trial, upset that things were not as I would have liked them to be for the holidays. As I was doing my devotions the other day, I was going through the steps that he had pointed out and I finally surrendered to this trial.....The peace that flooded my soul was so wonderful. It is easy to say, I surrender my life to the Lord and take off walking and forget that surrender is an ongoing process in our lives. It has to be a daily surrender. Easy preachin, Hard living. This week as I have been following these guildlines, I had to stop and take the time to acknowledge worship. I began to study worship, I looked up all the times worship was listed in the back of my bible and I began to realize what true worship really is. The first time it is mentioned in my concordance was in Psa 95:6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. Verses 4 and 5 of that same chapter acknowledge the truth that God is a great God and that he is our creator. My thought about worship is this, according to the word of God Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. We must take the truths of the word of God and acknowledge them as truths and allow our Spirit to bear withness in our hearts that they are true. In Psalms 95 as I said earlier That verse calls us to worship him as our creator. The Spirit bears witness in our hearts at the truths of God. Joh 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. As we see in these verses, He is telling them that they are worshipping but not with the Spirit, but that the Spirit will come and will guild them into true worship. We cannot truly worship the Lord without the Spirit of God. He is the one that settles his truths down deep in our hearts. Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. By faith we take God's truths and we put our faith in his promises. Remember when the father came to Jesus with the child that was filled with demons and the father said in Mar 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Oh he wanted to believe God could heal his son, but he knew in his own heart his faith was not as strong as it needed to be. We have the Spirit that gives us the strength to trust God's word but even if we don't have strong faith, he has given us this example to call out to him to help us with our faith. We must acknowledge that our faith is weak and We must constantly ask the Lord to increase our faith Do we really worship the Lord with his truths? Let me take a minute to worship my Lord. I HAVE ETERNAL LIFE John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. THE STING OF DEATH HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM ME. 1Co 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME. Philp 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Psa 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. My favorite verse MY GOD CANNOT LIE Tit 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; I can worship the Lord in the fact that I know his word is true. His promises are so sure. Because his word says he cannot lie to me. It is impossible for him not to fulfil his word. What trial are you going through in your life? Can we just stop and get our eyes off of the trial for a minute and recognize and worship the Lord and realize he is the one in control and he deserves us to stop worship him. He is worthy to be praised and worshiped. WORSHIP, n. [See Worth.]1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. Can you imagine going through life without his promises? People are doing it everyday, We need to be people of faith so that others can see our Lord. Jas 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Stand up and worship your Lord today and let the Spirit bear witness that HE TRULY IS THE SON OF GOD People must see our unwavering faith in God's promises. December 06 What Will Bring Success in My Walk With the Lord?What Will Bring Success in My Walk With the Lord? As I began to think about what I was to write to young Christians, I started to reflect back to when I was a young Christian. I started to analyze what is it that keeps us faithful to the Lord? So many times people start coming to church and they get involved and before long they have fallen by the wayside. What keeps some successful and some not? As I pondered, I realized that early on, I was continually told the importance of Bible reading. Too many times we turn over a new leaf, we get all excited and jump right in and before long we fizzle out. Why? We put too much stock in our own abilities to stay faithful to the Lord. If we want to be successful in our Christian walk we must realize even our mere faithfulness comes from the Lord and His strength. How do we receive His strength? We draw strength from God’s word. We must realize that we are clean through God’s Word as it says in John 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. We as a sinful people do not like to go to God’s word, In Hebrews God’s word tell us it discerns our thoughts, it shows us who we really are. Hebrews 4: 12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Isa.55: 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. We think differently than God does. In Romans God’s word tells us to renew our minds. Romans 12: 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. As we read and study, God begins to change our thinking to his thinking. The Bible (King James Version only) is alive. God speaks to us through his word. As a mother desires her child to learn and understand HER words of training, He also desires us to understand HIS words of training and to learn to walk in obedience to HIS word. He even makes prevision in His word for us to trust, if we don’t understand he tells us in James 1: 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. The more you read, the more you will renew your mind to His mind. Then you will begin to have good success. Joshua 1: 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. It is too easy to skim over God’s word, because we think we know it or we have heard it before. If you just chose to skim over God’s word, go back and really read HIS words, my words may help point you in the right direction, BUT God’s words will change your life. We have a hidden treasure at our fingertips. START DIGGIN! November 13 More changes that have come into my life.It has been such a long time since I have taken the time just to sit down and write here on the board.
Back in August, My husband had to make a decision and it was one of the hardest things I have ever seen him do. As he loves our former Pastor so much, and did not want to hurt him. He resigned from being the Associate Pastor in Kansas. For the next couple of months, we spent much time in prayer seeking God's face on what he wanted us to do. We went back to Ohio and spent the month of September with my parents, We would walk everyday on the bike trail and pray and seek God. We would walk about 5+ miles per day, we would walk out and pray to ourselves and then walk back and talk to one another about life. It was such a refreshing time for both of us, Not only spiritually, but physically. We went back to Kansas and visited our boys at college in Ok.City. We were in turmoil to where the Lord wanted us, Doors seem to be opening in Ohio, but we had no peace. Let me go back for a minute. While we were in Ohio, Mike mentioned that he would love to get back to his Rock to spend sometime in prayer, * back in 2004 before we went to Kansas, Mike spent days with a friend in Pineville Kentucky on Pine mountain, praying for direction for our lives. He felt the need to get back to his special place* We took a couple of days and went to Pineville and prayed up on the mountain. While we were in Kentucky we visited Mikes uncles chuch. We fell in love with the church (we have known the Pastor and family for years) Like I said earlier, doors were opening in Ohio, but we had no peace. So back to Kansas.......As we were packing Mike spent hours praying about OHIO or KENTUCKY, We were leaning more towards KY and we called the Pastors wife and told her to start looking for a house, that was on Sat. On Tuesday morning the 7th Mike said lets go rent a moving truck. (no house, not a for sure destination) By faith we rented it to go to Kentucky. Within a couple hours of having rented the truck the Pastors wife called and said I found you a house.
She sent me pics and we fell in love, That night I talked to the landlord, They were a little (a lot) hesitant to rent to us,,,,,,,since my husband did not have a job. But she said, If you are moving here by faith, we will rent to you by faith. (wonderful Christian landlord) The following Tues. Oct 15 we had the moving truck and left Kansas Oct 16th. We drove for 17 hours and finally arrived at about 3 a.m. The house is more than I could have ever imagined. I stand amazed at what the Lord has given us. My husband still has no job.
He did try to start a job, but He was unable to do the work, It was hard labor at a sawmill. ( with having had 5 back surgeries, need i say more?) Please pray for us as he is seeking what the Lord has for us. We just want what the Lord wants for our lives. We are currently helping in the church here in East Bernstadt. They were praying for 5 new families to come to help here in the ministry. We were the first family. ANY OTHERS? I am so thankful that I have a Lord that I can trust and that I can lean on when there is no other place to go.
Trust me, there were some hard times in there where my faith wavered and I am so thankful that the Lord doesn't hold back his blessings when we waver. In spite of my failures, he still blesses and blesses.
My two oldest boys are still in Oklahoma City in college (Heartland Bible Baptist College) and they are loving it there, we are praying for a way to get them home for Christmas.
Corey just got a position with a singing group there at the college and will be traveling as their soundman. This was a blessing, because He received a full ride scholarship while traveling with the group. Zac is the clown of the dorm, but he is a freshman so I am hoping that he will grow out of that as an upper classman next year. I am currently homeschooling my 3 youngest children with the Abeka DVDs and we are really enjoying the program.
Sarah is a sophmore this year, Seth is in the 8th grade and Jordan is a 6th grader. I am as happy and content as can be. God is so good to me. Life is good. September 10 Have you really ever pondered Romans 1: 20Romans 1:20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
My husband and I have been walking a bike trial every day, We usually walk about 3-4 miles. As we walk out we spend time praying and meditating on God. Then we talk to each other all the way back. Oh, it has been sweet fellowship, with the Lord and with my husband. Today as we were walking, I took my camera with me and took some pictures of the path we walk on. As we have walked, different scriptures have come to our minds about the scenery we are surrounded by. For instance, The path........Proverb 3: 5 and 6 came to mind about acknowledging the Lord and he shall direct your paths, Also The river..... Psalms 1:2 and 3 [2] But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. As I was sitting here downloading the pictures, I began to think about the scripture in Romans 1: 20, I have often wondered what the Lord meant when he said that the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen........As we study the word of God and we see what he says in his word, we walk through life, things we see in this world will remind us about a verse we have learned. He has given us his word to learn about him. The more we read his word, The more we study his word, The more he will become manifested to us in his creation. People are without excuse because he gave us his word. The interesting part about that verse is that it says the invisible things of him.........How many times do people walk that path that i have been walking everyday and never think about the Lord because they don't know that scripture in Proverbs and how many times do people look down that river and see those trees and never think about the promise God has given us, because they don't know God's word. I thank God that I cannot walk that path without knowing God promises me that if I will acknowledge him,,,,,,,HE SHALL DIRECT MY PATH. I am overwhelmed at how Real God is......If we will just search for him.
His word testifys of him
I praise the Lord for his goodness to me. Psalms 14 : 2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
September 08 Life and the changes that comeAs I sit here and ponder the changes that have come into my life. I have to Praise the LORD for his goodness and his direction.
One thing for sure is that God never changes. Our lives may change, our families may change, our house may change but with perfect peace
in my heart God never changes. His promises are sure.
My life recently has taken on several changes, My two oldest boys have left for college, I am now left with 3 at home that my mind reflects upon
the still awesome responsiblity I have to train them. Time passes so quickly, I was just speaking to a young mother the other day and I felt a huge
responsibility to press the issue to take full advantage of every opportunity you have to train your children. As I look back and recall everytime
I heard an older mother say........."Time passes so quickly, train them while they are young, they will be gone before you know it." Continually thinking
I have time. My time is gone for two out of the five.
The other change:
We are moving to another state. Once again moving across the country, unsure of what the Lord is going to teach me. I am so willing and actually
very excited to see what the Lord has in store for us as a family. Our ministry in Kansas over the last four years have most certainly taught me many
things. One that sticks out very clearly in my mind is that the longer I am in the ministry the more I realize I don't have all the answers, but I do
know one that does.
Oh! How my heart realizes that I am just a sinner saved by His grace and that All we really need is to be pointing to
our Blessed Saviour. The Lord Jesus is who changes lives, not me, not my knowledge, not my personality, But Jesus Christ my Saviour can
help anyone that will wholly follow the Lord.
I can say with all my heart, I am loving what the Lord is doing in our lives right now, there are other changes but God knows what he is doing and
I am excited to be serving the Lord.
Change in a good thing, If you think about it, God really wants us to be constantly changing, Searching the scriptures to see if our life lines up
with His word and if it doesn't he wants us to repent and allow him to change us.
God is good all the time.
I am forever HIS,
Becky
April 28 Having my family together Yesterday my son came home from college for the day. He brought 8 of his friends with him, we had a wonderful day. I am just the most content when my family is around. Corey brought his singing trio with him. They sang in church Sunday morning and Sunday night. What a blessing it is to see your children serving the Lord and loving it. Today half of my family is gone, My husband and son went to Florida for Zachary's senior trip, Corey is back at college. I still have children with me, but part of me is missing. I just enjoy having my family close by. I love them so much and I thank God for them. I am thrilled and would never want any of them to not be where they are. I know they are exactly where they are supposed to be, but I do miss the noise that goes along with having them around....lol. Well, just a quick update. We have 5 weeks of school left. Corey will be home for the summer in about 3 weeks and Zachary will be graduated from High school in about 4 weeks. Time just seems to fly by. The older I get the faster it goes. Well, I guess I need to look at the bright side of things......The faster life goes, the faster I will be in Heaven with my Blessed Saviour. Thank you Lord for your many blessings. March 24 Resurrection Sunday.....Just one more soul. Praise the Lord. God is so good to me. Easter Sunday was a wonderful day. We had so many visitors. The services were great, then the invitation came, I was praying that souls would be saved. I wanted to see someone walk the isle. Pastor Burke was not quick to get the services over, He knew we had activities planned for the children, but He also knew the Lord was working. So he patiently let the Lord work. Finally, a young lady walked the isle. He looked at me and motioned for me to come forward. I always get so excited to work with people that walk the isle, but I also get a great dread that comes over me. (I am not sure that dread is the correct word,) but it is a great responsibility to handle God's word. I know I will stand before my Saviour one day and answer for what I say. Tanya was this young ladies name, When i say young lady, she was 27, You know you are aging when you think of 27 as young. Tanya was broken. My heart went out to her. I asked why did you come forward? She said I have no peace. She has just lost her mom this past January. She was her best friend. She wanted peace, she was trusting in her baptism as a twelve year old child. I was able to open the Bible and show her how to know for sure she could be saved. (not through baptism) But through the Blood of Christ. She understood that she could not obtain salvation through her own righteousness, and gladly called out to the Lord with a broken heart and asked the Lord to save her. It is always my priviledge to lead someone to the Lord and I get a jolt of joy. But I always worry about a false profession. I don't ever want to give someone a false hope. But that is not my job to save them, it is my job to lead them to the Saviour, It is their job to except him in their own heart. I thank God for the opportunity to tell others about Him. He is Wonderful, He is a mighty God. It is an awesome thing to be a servant to Jesus Christ. I think of that song: If just one more soul, could walk down the isle, it would be worth every struggle it would be worth every mile. A lifetime of labor, is still worth it all , if it rescues just one more soul. That is what it is all about......One more soul. Hope your Easter was as enjoyable as mine. TO GOD BE THE GLORY, GREAT THINGS HE HATH DONE. March 23 My God has become his God. Last night I received a phone call
from my son that is at Bible college. He told me that Sunday night he
was very down, He had very little money left, The Lord asked him to
give a certain amount of what he did have, so by faith he stepped out
and gave, So when he got back to the dorm room, he spent some time with
the Lord and asked the Lord to supply his need, (he was now down to
5.00, with no job and no gas and very little food left.)
He also did something that My husband has taught my children over the years, Whenever you just get down, He has taught them to call out to God and ask for a hug. ( I am not sure there is scripture to back it up, if you know of one let me know) BUT, God does it, and he has done it for years for us. (my Husband and I) So Corey asked God to give him a hug. The next morning Corey woke up with a clear head from a previous sickness, He walked outside it was 75 and sunny, His classes went well. THEN, He checked his mail. He received 3 cards with the amount of 65.00. He was rejoicing by this time. But that is not all. He went on an interview ( wore a suit and tie) to Lowes, The lady was so impressed with him that she kept him there for 1 and 1/2 hours and hired him. Gave him 20-25 hours a week at 9.50 an hour. NO WEDNESDAYS, NO SUNDAYS, and very few Sat. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was trying to get on at Home Depot and they wanted him to work Wednesdays and Sundays, We told him to hold out the Lord would come through for him. He did and He did. The thing that was so good about this was, Corey is now turning to God for his needs, I mean when you live with mom and dad, you can depend on them for most things. But now, He is realizing that God is there for him. For some reason, I keep thinking of Ruth and Naomi, How she said I want your God to be my God. She had to come to a spot where she made a conscious decision to except Naomi's God as her own. Corey has been saved for a while now. But he is now making my God his God. Not just because mom and dad say so, and not through mom and dads life, but now he is becoming real in his own life. I had a rough weekend, I didnt even ask for a hug, But My Father could not have given me any bigger a hug then he did last night. Corey said, MOM, I am so humbled that God would do all that he did for me today. WE SERVE AN AWESOME GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please pray for Corey that he will continue to grow in the Lord. I love you all GOd Bless  --- I am forever His, Rebecca What is your testimony, Lets just Praise the Lord. I love to hear how people came to know the Lord. Share with us,
1. How did the Lord bring you unto himself? My testimony is below. 2. Who is the person that has made the biggest influence in your life spiritually? A lady named Carolyn Wheeler led me to the Lord, A lady named Kathy Armentrout took me under her wing and really spent time with me and taught me how to live for the Lord. A couple named Steve and Connie Schwartz discipled me every week for a long time answered so of my many redundant questions. I thank God for these people that took time with me. They really had a desire to see me grow. 3. What is your lifes verse? Psalms 34:6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; You know the Lord loves us so much. Let's brag upon the name of our Lord.  --- I am forever His, Rebecca 
 March 21 Our Risen Saviour!!!!!!!!!!!This weekend so many people are thinking about Easter. New clothes, New shoes, Easter Baskets. To me, It is so expensive and we really have never done anything for our children when it comes to Easter baskets and such.....but My parents are a different story...My mom and dad love to make big things out of Holidays, I am thankful they have always done that for my children, they will have fond memories of their childhoods of the things that Grandma and Grandpa have made special for them. One Easter i remember really well, All of my children were really small, Jordan was about two, My parents always came and put plastic eggs on the front lawn the night before Easter. We got up and opened the front blinds and put Jordan at the front window and she looked out and her eyes got huge.....She said BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!
That is such a sweet memory, Thank you mom and dad for making that possible. These are wonderful memories and I am so thankful for them. I am thankful that they brought me up in a Christian Home.
The thing I want to teach my children like my parents taught me is to remember that we have a Risen Saviour, He is ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!
We don't have to serve a god that has ears that cannot hear, a god with a mouth that cannot speak and a god with hands that cannot comfort.
We serve A God that will speak to us if we will listen to Him, A God that will hear if we will speak to Him, and a God that will comfort us if we will let Him. I am thankful that the World celebrates Easter and recognizes it as a time that Jesus arose from the dead, But us as Christians really need to be more about the Saviour than the Savour. (of the candy)
Let's take time to stop this weekend and be Thankful that God sent his only Begotten Son that we might have eternal life.
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog, May God bless you and draw you to Himself. I want to lift the name of Jesus so that all men are drawn to him.
John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. He is a Wonderful Saviour.
If you don't know for sure if you are going to spend eternity in Heaven, This is the Gospel. This is how you can know how to be saved.
God cannot Lie
Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. You must have Faith. Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. You must repent of your sins. Repentance is a change of heart about your sin and a desire to be different. Realizing your sin is offensive to God.
Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
You must believe the Gospel
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. March 19 What we are doing now for the Lord.We are currently in Arkansas City Kansas. My husband is the Associate Pastor of Hillcrest Bible Baptist Church, We both work in the Christian School. I currently teach 3rd and 4th grade, My husband teaches High School and is the Principle of the School. God has been good to me. I spent so many years worrying about my children whether they would serve God. Worrying about what I have done wrong, what I will do wrong. I wasted so much time looking back and looking forward. Not looking at where they were right then. One day it dawned on me, I better live each day like it is my last day to teach them what I can about my blessed Saviour. I began praying that God would put it within the hearts of my children to serve him....Except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it. It has to be the Lord that puts that desire in their heart. My oldest son just recently left for college, What a blessing it is to see your children walk in truth. He is in Heartland Bible Baptist College, He is studing to be a youth Pastor. I am here to tell you, I Praise the Lord for his goodness. God is so faithful. Corey is serving the Lord today because God saved him and put the desire in his heart to serve Him. I don't ever want to take any Glory away from my blessed Saviour. Each one of my children are currently saved and serving the Lord, I thank God for that. They each seem to have a walk of their own with the Lord. I see God working in each of theirs lives.....I am saying all of this to say this one thing. We have to do our best to serve God,,,,but you cannot make your children serve the Lord. You have to teach them to let the Lord be their Lord. We struggle and push and pull trying to shove it into them. You cannot make them have a pure heart. Only God can do that. When you come to that spot and realize that, You can rest in the Lord. Because his promises are true and he cannot lie.... More of my testimony, This was when we lived in Goodland, KansasMy name is Rebecca Estep. I am 40 years old. My birthday is August 1, 1966 My husbands name is Michael Estep We live in Goodland, Kansas I have been married to a wonderful man for almost 22 years. May 25th 1985 I have five wonderful children: Corey Michael 18 Zachary Tyler16 Sarah Elisebeth 14 Seth Elijah 11 Jordan Brooke 9 My husband is the Pastor of Bible Baptist Church, We have only been in the ministry since Dec, 2004. My husband and I were born and raised North of Cincinnati, Ohio. We moved to Kansas, Dec 2004 My husband was an Associate Pastor for 7 months in Arkansas City Ks. and then Goodland BBC needed a Pastor, We have been here since. Here at our church we have an ACE school, I am the Elementary Teacher, I love my children. I love watching the transformation children make during their learning years. I have been teaching since 2001. If you would have told me before I was a child of God that one day I would be (First) A pastors wife, (secondly) A school teacher.......Never in a million years would I have ever believed. It is amazing what the Lord can do with a old hunk of clay......  My lifes Verse is Psalms 34:6 This poor man cried and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. I pray this will give you alittle insight to who I am. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. My email address is: mommiesgotfive@hotmail.com God Bless, :blessed BeckyE --- I am forever His, Rebecca  My Testimony
June 06 Our move back to Ark City, KansasYes, It is true......We have moved back to Arkansas City... That has been one of the hardest things we have ever had to do.
We love the people in Goodland. One thing I have learned in the ministry.....your life is not your own, you must be where the Lord wants you to be. We love Ark City also and we are excited to see what the Lord is going to do here.
The Lord has done and is still doing such a work in the hearts of the people in Goodland....It is awesome to see the Lord change lives. To God be the Glory Great things he hath done.
Praise the Lord.
April 05 Our Trip to Ohio April 2007We had to go back to Ohio, Corey has been in a normal brain scan study at CHildrens Hospital for several years. |This was the final study.
We thank God that he provided a way home to visit. The study is over and the conclusion was that Corey doesnt have a brain....lol.
No, the lady said that all the information that they have gathered will really be helpful for many children.
The Lord has been good to us. On this trip home Corey was able to get his first car. 1994 Grand Am bright cherry red. He is one happy camper.
March 27 Another soul saved Praise the LordThis past Sunday March 25th an 18 year old young man came to church with Corey, He walked the Isle and came to know the Lord. Please pray for him as he grows in the Lord.
March 24 Another Soul SavedThis past Thursday in School, one of our young ladies came to know the Lord as her Saviour, What a blessing.
Please pray that the Power of God will continue to be on Pastor Estep as he preaches Gods word.
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