Bless the Lord by Redemption Plan

The Old Rugged Cross by Redemption Plan

My favorite arrangement of The Old Rugged Cross by Redemption Plan

YOU Do Not HAVE TO DEFEND YOURSELF (Psalm 3) Nick Holden

PRESSURE: HOW do YOU HANDLE IT? (Psalm 3) Nick Holden

Baptism of Lauren Holden (Born Again-Third Day)

Baptism of Rob & Samantha Dial (I Just Need You-Telecast)

Baptism of Bill & Karen Briggs (Arms of Love-Kutless)

Being More Aggressive in Our Prayer Lives (Part 2 of 2)

Col. 4:2-3 

    Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; [3] Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: 

    

Being More Aggressive in Our Prayer Lives (Part 1 of 2)

Col. 4:2-3 

    Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; [3] Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: 

    

The Pastor & Teacher a gift of Grace

He is an Elder  (He is wise & respectable): 

This speaks of His Position

 (The Pastor's God given Authority to Lead a Flock) 

or we could say

 "Who he is!" He is God's man authorized to lead a particular flock.

He is an Overseer  (He has superior vision): 

This speaks of His Purpose 

(The Pastor's God given Anointing to Hear, See, & Know God's Will for that Flock)

 or we could say

 "Why he is who he is!" He is anointed by God to see and cast God's vision for a particular flock.       

He is a Shepherd (He will care for and tend to...): 

This speaks of His Priority 

(The Pastor's God given Aim to Feed this God given Flock)

 or we could say 

"What he does!"  His aim, from day to day, is to have a life that is being conformed to the life of Jesus Christ in order to feed God's people with the knowledge and understanding of who He is, and help them live God's way, as it is revealed in His Word. 

Acts 20:17, 28

    And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. 

    Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed (shepherd) the church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood. 

1 Peter 5:1-4 

    The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: [2] Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; [3] Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. [4] And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 

Jeremiah 3:15 

    And I will give you pastors (shepherds/leaders) according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 

    

Prophetic Preaching

WE NEED TRUE PROPHETIC PREACHING

The truth reveals to us that the pastor is assigned by God to take

over the aim or vision of the church as His distinct undershepherd.

One role the pastor has is to have the superior aim or vision that

God desires to give to a local fellowship. This is why it is so crucial

to have the man God desires to lead a congregation. Please don’t

misuse or allow the office of the pastor, what God has ordained for

His own glory, to be mocked by ungodly men.

Jokes, humanistic schools, cultural educators, or educations have

never set a man free in Christ, and they won’t do it today either. The

preacher is to preach and teach the Word of God under the authority

of God and the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Preaching should never

appeal to the flesh, but it should actually call on the sinner to (1)

mortify his flesh by denying its cravings (2) turn from known sin (3)

trust and follow hard after Jesus. When truth is preached, it should

always produce hate for sin in those caught in sin. They will either

hate their sin or the servant who has warned them of the consequences

of it when truth is preached. Listen to what God instructed Jeremiah

to tell His people about the role of the prophetic preacher:

I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken

to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in My

counsel, and had caused My people to hear My words, then

they should have turned them from their evil way, and from

the evil of their doings.

Jeremiah 23:21-22

The prophet is to never fortify and aid the sinner in his rebellion.

God sends His prophets with the truth to free the rebellious from their

sins. Truth is given by the Lord through His prophets to tell the sinner

that God knows where he is and to warn him that there is a consequence

for his sin. Because of the grace of God, the prophet is also

sent to win the sinner unto repentance through the revelation of truth.

God wants to free the sinner from his sin and not aid him in his sin.

DANGEROUSLY STRONG FOR THE TRUTH

Likewise, the same applies for the priests. Malachi is a book that

deals with God’s disgust over the attitude and actions of the priests

in Malachi’s day.

For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should

seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord

of Hosts. But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused

many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant

of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 2:7-8

The priests were called on by God to be His messengers to turn

men from their iniquity. They were not called to popularity and

fame, but faithfulness to God and His ways.

We are in need of men who will be dangerously strong for the

truth on the earth today. Champions of truth are needed in the visible

church during this hour. We do not need those who peddle the Word.

“Everyone has a price preacher,” some might say. That is a fact. The

majority will have their price, and the minority accepts the price

that has already been paid on Calvary. We have been told things

will get worse and worse in the latter days. We are in the latter days.

Paul told the church at Corinth that even back then the majority of

the preachers were corrupting God’s Word for a price. They were

retailing the preached Word of God to the highest of bidders: “For we

are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity,

but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ” (2 Corinthians

2:17). The word corrupt is rooted in the idea of marketing or selling

the Word of God. The corruption happened when they distorted it

or changed the meaning of the word to fit their listeners’ lifestyles.

Why did they do it? They wanted to keep their position, make their

living, and appear successful. How do they do it today? The exact

same way they’ve done it for centuries.

TAKING IT SERIOUSLY

Are we guilty of converting the truth to fit our lifestyles?

Are we involved with a church that is aiming to be successful at

the cost of compromising truth?

How well do we and our churches relate to a functioning but

fallen society?

Is there much difference between us and them?

Should there be a difference between the disciples of Jesus and

a lost world?

*Taken from chapter 2 of Magnify the Lord: Ten Reasons to Discover, Declare, and Defend why Christ Came, Xulon Press 2007

We Don't Have the Right To... (Part 1 of Psalm 39)

We don't have the right to choose when we will or not speak. King David came to this understanding the hard way. May this message help you prepare your heart to seek the Lord and make yourself available to His perfect will.

Just hanging out with Paw Paw Nick

Paw Paw Nick kissing the little fingers that he is wrapped around.

                                                                               

The Proud Grandparents

Miss Rosalyn Kate Sirven

Something to Consider.001

Proverbs 3:9-10 

    Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: [10] So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 

Honour/Honor = to promote heavily or with great weight

NBC and the NFL honored the Cardinals and the Steelers, the two teams that played in Super Bowl XLIII, with great weight, by heavily promoting the teams, franchises, players, coaches, and game. They and many others jumped in to honor (with great weight) the game and to invest millions of dollars to heavily promote (honor) their own companies through commercials and periodicals.  Advertisement for this game and from these companies could not go unnoticed. Why is that? They promoted it and themselves heavily!

How heavily are we promoting the Lord with all we have and each new resource we gain? 

How are we using our homes, cars, computers, jobs, and lives to promote with great weight Jesus?

We're heavily promoting someone! 

Who is it?     

May it be the Lord!!!

Romans 14:7-12 

    For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. [8] For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. [9] For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living. [10] But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. [11] For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God. [12] So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. 

2 Cor. 5:14-21 

    For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: [15] And that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again. [16] Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we Him no more. [17] Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. [18] And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; [19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. [20] Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. [21] For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. 

It's Worth It,

Nick 

(Hebrews 13:20-21)