“Leaving Heart Prints”

William McKinley was running for President when one night he saw a young reporter who had been tearing him apart in the media. The night was very cold and the reporter did not have a winter coat.  McKinley stopped his coach and asked the reporter to come inside and put his coat on.  The man replied, “I can’t take your coat or get inside your coach.  You don’t know who I am, plus I have been very ugly to you in my news articles.” McKinley spoke and said, “I know who you are and that makes no difference.”  

Now that’s what I call “Love in Action”. Love in action leaves “heart prints.”  People are forever changed by love and acts of kindness.  Don’t we need more of that in the world we live today?  We leave our “fingerprints” on everything that we touch.  What about “Heart Prints?”  Look for the opportunity to extend a loving or kind word or deed to someone in need today.  Everybody needs one!

“How to be a Good Leader”

 Qualities of a good leader:  love and compassion in action.  Anthony De Mello said “one day he saw a child starving and shivering in the cold. Angrily he lifted his eyes toward Heaven and said, “God why don’t you do something?” God answered him by softly saying. “I did – I made you!” Leadership is not using others to build your kingdom, it’s loving and serving them in order to build God’s!”  It all starts with me.  I want God’s love and compassion to be activated in my life.

My prayer today is: ”God help me to see what needs to be changed in my life and do it!”

“God Is So GOOD!”

At this moment… I am thinking about how good God is and what a great God we are blessed to serve. I guess all of us can say that we wish for some things to be better in our lives.  But there is one thing I know and that is … God has been good to me and my family.   We are very blessed!  Patty and I have the two most wonderful children in the whole wide world. 

 My son Jarrod and his girlfriend Jennifer, along with my daughter, Jenna and her boyfriend Seyth, were able to attend church with us this past Sunday. Our whole family was able to worship the Lord together.  It was great!  We had a wonderful move of God’s Sweet, Holy Spirit and Pastor Chad followed up with  a powerful message from God’s word.  I could think long and hard about all the good things happening in my life and never beat that!  Loving and serving God and worshipping as a family…that’s what it is all about!

“Overcoming Faith”

I John 5:4

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”

To believe is to overcome. I am heir to all of the promises because I believe. I overcome because I believe the truth, and the truth makes me free. Christ is the root and source of our faith. This is the principle: He who believes is definite. A definite faith brings a definite experience and a definite utterance.

Prayer for today; Lord Jesus, grant me overcoming faith to claim the impossible.

Later, Bobby

“Thinking about Joe and Heaven”

Today I am thinking about Joe and that also brings thoughts of heaven.  You may not have known Joe but I sure hope you know someone like Joe.  I heard a line from a movie the other day and it made me think about my dear friend Joe, that is now in Heaven.  I wish you could have met Joe.  Hopefully you have.  Joe was the type of person who never met a stranger.  He was friendly and plain spoken.  Some might say he was a “straight shooter”.  Joe was forgiven for much in his lifetime and was thankful for much…so he always had a praise on His lips for his God.  I often heard Joe speak these few but powerful words in a deep, loud voice “What a God! What a God!”  And these words still echo in my mind today because Joe impacted my life.  Joe was a simple man of praise, prayer and people.  Shouldn’t we all be?

I want you to know that Joe was a man of faith who knew how to fight a good fight and put his trust in his God.  He was a friend to all …especially God.   Joe was a  man who fought against cancer several times, each time it was a different type and he won.   During his final battle with cancer, another patient asked Joe,  “What do you  think Heaven will be like and what will you do when you get there?”  At that moment in time, they were overlooking a beautiful lake on a sunny day.  Joe replied, ‘I hope it will be something like this… sunny and beautiful.  And  I hope that God will allow me to sit my rocking chair by the  crystal river and  help Jesus rock  all those babies that have gone to heaven and take care of them until their mothers get there.  Wow! What a thought!

Joe was a worker for the Kingdom of God here on this earth.  But it did not stop there.   Joe was anticipating his new work in heaven with excitement and joy.  No sadness but joy!   Joe expected to have a job waiting for him in heaven.  God called Joe, his friend home to Heaven. I firmly believe Joe is in Heaven rocking those babies right now!

“God is doing a “NEW Thing!”

We had a great day @ church yesterday.  I hope everyone took the opportunity to enjoy the “Sweet Presence of the Lord”.  Our music was great as alway!  Special thanks to Paul & Kristian and our Praise & Worship team who prepare themselves daily to lead us in worship. You guys are the BEST!!!  Pastor Chad preached an awesome message and we were given the wonderful priviledge to pray with several as they accepted Jesus Christ as Lord of their life!!!  I just want to Praise the Lord for all that HE is doing at Harvest Temple.  God is doing a “New Thing!”

“What’s up @ “The New” Harvest Temple?” AUBURN CONCESSIONS!

It’s Thursday and boy has it  been a  busy week.  I a  looking forward to Friday, my day of R&R. Don’t forget Harvest Temple folks are working the concessions @ Auburn this weekend.  I can’t wait to be a blessing to people we meet at Auburn.  We also get the benefit of making some money for our Youth Department and College Career Ministry while at Auburn this weekend.  Hope to see you this Sunday @ church.  Come expecting God to show up & show out!

The rain is falling;

It is one of those days where it seems like it has rained all day. I mean it has really rained! But you know what, it is a day that the Lord has made and we need to rejoice and be glad. It is Wed and we are getting ready to see my church family for our Wed. night service. It’s going to be good, come and be with us@ 7 pm.

“H T, People”

September 20, “Family &  Friendship Sunday @ The “New” H T  Looking forward to hearing Pastor Chad bring us a message from the series “Twisted” & seeing God move in in the lives of new people. After church fellowship with family &  friends, there will be lots of  food, fun & games. Come & be with us, & bring a friend.

Just a Thought;

I was reading something the other day that said “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass it’s about learning to dance in the rain”.  Wow, now that’s good! Don’t let life get the upper hand on you, get up! Remember who you are, & Who’s you are! Let’s just go dance in the rain!!!!!!!!!!