I can't believe that football season is here. I think I just heard Erin yet out a huge HECK YEA, I AM PUMPED!!! Those of you who know her know why that is a funny statement.
Tonight the Gamecocks will play NC State. This will be the first home opener that I will miss since 2000. I have a good excuse though. I cant wait for 8 o'clock to get hear.
On another note, Erin is progressing very well. She is due on September 7, however I am not sure that she is going to make it that long. We both are very excited about being parents. What an awesome responsibility and call from God.
I am now headed to play some playstation 2. Think I am going to play some football to pass some time away before kickoff tonight.
Until then.....GGGGGOOOOOOOOO CCCCCOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
How Great Is Our God
I have been listening to this song since last night. You can check it out in my play list at the bottom of the page. Let me explain why this song is so powerful to me right now.
I get to church last night and sit in down to get ready for the service. I notice a guy walks in. I could tell this was probably his first time at our church. He had on shorts, a t-shirt, and a hat, which I will explain why in a bit. It may have been the first time he had ever been to church. I begin to pray "God do something tonight that will blow our minds." During one of the song sets we ended with My Chains are Gone (also can be found at the bottom). I knew God was about to do something great.
There were some other things that were happening behind the scenes that I want go into. Just know Satan was trying his very best to stop what was about to take place. The man who had walked in seemed to be upset, bowing his head during many of the songs. During the welcome time I went to him, introduced myself, and welcomed him to our church. He introduced himself, and told me he was glad to be there. After talking with him for a moment something told me that this man was there for one reason.
I told my wife that if he came down during the invitation that I was going to talk with him. During the first verse here he came. I made my way over to him. After talking with him for a minute I asked him if he had ever been saved. He answered "I am not sure." I asked if he would like to know for sure. With tears coming down his face, he said YES!!! Last night David committed his life to Christ.
David was driving down the street (that's wear the clothing came in), saw the cars in the parking lot, and came in not knowing that God was about to change his life forever. I don't know a lot about David, but I know last night a man was driving down the road not intending to go to church, and God had another plan for his life. I know this morning David is a new man because of Jesus.
Please pray for David as he begins his new life in Christ. Pray that as we follow up with him, and finally pray that God would send more David's our way. Those driving down the street would get curious about what is going on inside our church and come right in.
As I was on the way home last night How Great is Our God came on the radio. I almost had a wreck because of the tears in my eyes. What a fitting way to end the day. It was nothing that I did, the church did, it was all because of our Great God!!!
I get to church last night and sit in down to get ready for the service. I notice a guy walks in. I could tell this was probably his first time at our church. He had on shorts, a t-shirt, and a hat, which I will explain why in a bit. It may have been the first time he had ever been to church. I begin to pray "God do something tonight that will blow our minds." During one of the song sets we ended with My Chains are Gone (also can be found at the bottom). I knew God was about to do something great.
There were some other things that were happening behind the scenes that I want go into. Just know Satan was trying his very best to stop what was about to take place. The man who had walked in seemed to be upset, bowing his head during many of the songs. During the welcome time I went to him, introduced myself, and welcomed him to our church. He introduced himself, and told me he was glad to be there. After talking with him for a moment something told me that this man was there for one reason.
I told my wife that if he came down during the invitation that I was going to talk with him. During the first verse here he came. I made my way over to him. After talking with him for a minute I asked him if he had ever been saved. He answered "I am not sure." I asked if he would like to know for sure. With tears coming down his face, he said YES!!! Last night David committed his life to Christ.
David was driving down the street (that's wear the clothing came in), saw the cars in the parking lot, and came in not knowing that God was about to change his life forever. I don't know a lot about David, but I know last night a man was driving down the road not intending to go to church, and God had another plan for his life. I know this morning David is a new man because of Jesus.
Please pray for David as he begins his new life in Christ. Pray that as we follow up with him, and finally pray that God would send more David's our way. Those driving down the street would get curious about what is going on inside our church and come right in.
As I was on the way home last night How Great is Our God came on the radio. I almost had a wreck because of the tears in my eyes. What a fitting way to end the day. It was nothing that I did, the church did, it was all because of our Great God!!!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Back To School
and the parents said AMEN!! School starts today for most of the upstate schools and we are praying that the children have a great year.
Today is also a first for me in my blogging experience. I am going to recap Sunday Services with my 5 favorite quotes from pastors sermon each Sunday. I want to try and do this every Monday (yes I know today is Tuesday). Don't have a name for it right now, but one will come to me and I will name this segment of the blog.
1. Good people go to hell......Saved people go to heaven
Wow that is pretty intense right there
2. The devil doesn't care if you go to hell from the pew or from the gutter of this world. He just doesn't want you to go to heaven.
3. It's not church that saves you....It's Jesus.
being a member of a certain denomination doesn't save you, only Jesus can do that.
4. Every person will DIE....
5. If you were arrested for being a Christian, is there enough evidence to convict you.
God blessed our church this past Sunday. I had the opportunity to lead a 7th grade young girl to faith in Jesus Christ. We also had several families join the church, along with several more putting their faith in Christ.
Today is also a first for me in my blogging experience. I am going to recap Sunday Services with my 5 favorite quotes from pastors sermon each Sunday. I want to try and do this every Monday (yes I know today is Tuesday). Don't have a name for it right now, but one will come to me and I will name this segment of the blog.
1. Good people go to hell......Saved people go to heaven
Wow that is pretty intense right there
2. The devil doesn't care if you go to hell from the pew or from the gutter of this world. He just doesn't want you to go to heaven.
3. It's not church that saves you....It's Jesus.
being a member of a certain denomination doesn't save you, only Jesus can do that.
4. Every person will DIE....
5. If you were arrested for being a Christian, is there enough evidence to convict you.
God blessed our church this past Sunday. I had the opportunity to lead a 7th grade young girl to faith in Jesus Christ. We also had several families join the church, along with several more putting their faith in Christ.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
New Feature Added
As you have heard by now I have added a music player to the bottom of my blog. I think that you will really enjoy this feature.
There are several things that I want to tell you about it. First, if you don't want to listen to it just go to the bottom of the page and hit the stop button. Second, if you want to listen to the songs while surfing on the Internet all you have to do is click on the middle button (Pop-Out Player). This will open the play list up in a new window and allow you to look at other websites while listening to the music. Don't like a certain song, that's ok, just click on the one you do like to listen.
If there are songs that you would like for me to post to the play list then email me at cfreeman@rockspsringsbaptist.com or leave me a comment. I will be changing the songs up every now and then.
There are several things that I want to tell you about it. First, if you don't want to listen to it just go to the bottom of the page and hit the stop button. Second, if you want to listen to the songs while surfing on the Internet all you have to do is click on the middle button (Pop-Out Player). This will open the play list up in a new window and allow you to look at other websites while listening to the music. Don't like a certain song, that's ok, just click on the one you do like to listen.
If there are songs that you would like for me to post to the play list then email me at cfreeman@rockspsringsbaptist.com or leave me a comment. I will be changing the songs up every now and then.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
The Gift of Salvation
Hey yall, that sounds about as country as country can be. I hope that you are enjoying Michael Phelps absolutely destroy his competition in the swimming aspect of the Olympics. Oh, and by the way at last count the USA was ahead in the medal count.
Ok, enough about the Olympics and on to other things. I had the privilege to share in a devotion for the teachers this morning at Hunt Meadows Elementary School. In a world where they are doing everything that they can to keep God out of schools, I applaud them for taking a stand. I pray that God blesses them in ways they cannot understand.
Now on to the gift of salvation. A couple of weeks ago the pastor shared a quick little three point sermon inside of he sermon. A lot times we often jot these down but don't pay attention to them. However, these three points have stuck with me for a couple of weeks now.
1. I am saved from the penalty of sin. This means that we don't have to suffer the penalty that sin brings with it. What is that penalty. DEATH!!! The moment that Jesus came into my life I was saved from having to pay the debt of sin which is DEATH!! See Jesus paid that debt for me when he died on the cross. I now have LIFE in Jesus!!
2. I am saved from the power of sin. This means that Satan has no power over my life. When Jesus saved me he filled me with the Holy Spirit. Thus meaning that I am no longer under the power of sin, but rather I am now under the power of the Holy Spirit. This enables me to live the life that God has called me to live.
3. One day I will be saved from the presence of sin. What a day that will be. Because I am a relationship with Jesus the Bible declares that I now have an eternal destiny. HEAVEN!! In heaven there will be no sin. I don't have to worry about messing up in heaven. I don't have to worry about making mistakes in heaven. In heaven I will be complete and saved from the presence of sin.
Until then may he find me faithful to HIM!!!
Ok, enough about the Olympics and on to other things. I had the privilege to share in a devotion for the teachers this morning at Hunt Meadows Elementary School. In a world where they are doing everything that they can to keep God out of schools, I applaud them for taking a stand. I pray that God blesses them in ways they cannot understand.
Now on to the gift of salvation. A couple of weeks ago the pastor shared a quick little three point sermon inside of he sermon. A lot times we often jot these down but don't pay attention to them. However, these three points have stuck with me for a couple of weeks now.
1. I am saved from the penalty of sin. This means that we don't have to suffer the penalty that sin brings with it. What is that penalty. DEATH!!! The moment that Jesus came into my life I was saved from having to pay the debt of sin which is DEATH!! See Jesus paid that debt for me when he died on the cross. I now have LIFE in Jesus!!
2. I am saved from the power of sin. This means that Satan has no power over my life. When Jesus saved me he filled me with the Holy Spirit. Thus meaning that I am no longer under the power of sin, but rather I am now under the power of the Holy Spirit. This enables me to live the life that God has called me to live.
3. One day I will be saved from the presence of sin. What a day that will be. Because I am a relationship with Jesus the Bible declares that I now have an eternal destiny. HEAVEN!! In heaven there will be no sin. I don't have to worry about messing up in heaven. I don't have to worry about making mistakes in heaven. In heaven I will be complete and saved from the presence of sin.
Until then may he find me faithful to HIM!!!
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