Join us in celebrating with these ten that made their public profession of their faith Saturday June 26th at PDCF’s Beach Baptism!
Holly Warren, Jim Warren, Caroline Sprague, Chad Cox, Brook Altman, Jennifer McDilda, Bob Harper, Sherry Moore, Marsha Harper, Jenna Delosh
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I was reading a post on the Catalyst blog (written by Tim Schraeder) this morning and wanted to share the bullets…
10 Things That Drive Me Crazy About Working for a Church
Take a few minutes and visit the complete post & Tim Schraeder’s blog for the rest of the info… you won’t be sorry.
I just got an email from Louanne Stewart, Mission and Ministries Development Director, here in Florence SC. This is truly awesome to see how God is working in Haiti…
This is an excerpt from the Disaster Relief report that came today. GO GOD!!!! Keep praying! Lou
Haitian pastors continue to conduct crusades. Recently they reported an additional 18,000 salvations. This brings the total from these crusades to over 58,000 new believers. Satan has been put on the run in Haiti as voodoo priests are coming to faith in Christ. Bibles and tracts are being distributed. Youth are being trained in evangelism. God is at work in Haiti.
The following prayer needs have been expressed by Cecil Seagle, director of missions for the Florida Baptist Convention:
- Stay focused on the one and only King of Glory who transforms and heals.
- Assault Heaven on behalf of Haiti. The enemy is lurking, angry, and vicious, but he is not God.
- Our Haitian leadership, victims themselves, are harvest pacesetters. They are leading us and showing us what it looks like to embody the heart of God. Pray for their health, wisdom, His anointing power, and for the harvest.
“Buckets of Hope” Early reports from state conventions indicate an overwhelming response to the “Buckets of Hope” project for Haiti. Churches large and small have participated to show how Christ loves the people of Haiti. God will use these simple buckets to accomplish his purposes in Haiti. Thousands of Southern Baptist volunteers have filled, collected, stacked and labeled buckets; prepared pallets; and driven trailers full of buckets to collection points. Thanks to all who have taken part in this cooperative endeavor.
The team at JB Hunt trucking company is organizing the movement of almost 69,000 Buckets of Hope to shipping points in Florida and Louisiana. Pray for this team as they coordinate trucks and drivers and pickup and delivery times and for their drivers as they travel across the country carrying their cargo of hope.
If you would like more information about how you can be involved with Buckets of Hope… please contact Louanne with the Florence Baptist Association at 843-662-5921.
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As you can see… we had a great time!
I sure love my family!
Here are the rest of the pictures from last night and today on Facebook!
You read that right. I dare you to pray this prayer with me!
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, hard hearts, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live from deep within your heart where God’s Spirit dwells.
May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and turn their pain into joy.
And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world and in your neighborhood, so that you will courageously try what you don’t think you can do, but in Jesus Christ you’ll have the strength necessary to do.
May God bless you so that you remember we are all called to continue God’s redemptive work of love and healing in God’s place, in and through God’s name, in God’s Spirit, continually creating and breathing new life and grace into everything and everyone we touch.
That was easy to read… but I bet it was hard to pray! Take a minute to go back and pray through it.
So often, we don’t see hurt, pain, and disappointments as blessing. We so desire our lives to be easy so we can coast through it with little to no emotional nor physical commitment.
As many know, Susanne and I are in a stage of our lives that is new for us. A time of healing, recovering, and being renewed.
Susanne and I are clinging to the hope found in Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a HOPE and a FUTURE”.
Over the next few blog posts, I will be sharing how God is working in my life, and the lives of the 5 Reeders!
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A while back, I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Mark Batterson. One take away I had was how humble he appeared. He is the kind of guy that you can’t help but like.
I am currently reading his latest book titled Primal. Mark encourages us to strip away every distraction and complication, focusing on the essence of Christianity, the Great Commandment. In Primal, he explores the foundational elements of loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Though I am not done reading it yet… what I have read is pretty good!
“Is there a place in your past where you met God and God met you? A place where your heart broke for the things that break the heart of God? Maybe it was a sermon that became more than a sermon. Maybe it was a mission trip or retreat. Maybe it was a vow you made at an altar. In that moment, God birthed something supernatural in your spirit. You knew you’d never be the same again. My prayer is that this book would take you back to that burning bush—and reignite a primal faith.”
To download a free sample chapter, visit www.theprimalmovement.com
Mark is also the author of one of my most favorite books I have ever read…
In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars
You can check out Mark speaking about being primal here.
By law… I am required to let you know that this was book was provided for review by WaterBrook Multnomah. 
As you all know, it has been almost three years since Susanne and I accepted God’s call on our lives to start a new work in Florence, SC. As we prayerfully began this process we were both energized and enthusiastic about what God had in store for us. After much prayer, testing of our faith, and examining our gifts and skills, Revolution Church was born in September of 2008.
We had a vision to make disciples and “be the church” in our community. God honored that dream, and we have seen 13 people come to Christ, 11 baptisms, and 17 make renewed commitments to Jesus and pledge to make a difference in our city. We’ve reached out to schools, neighborhoods, and other ministries in our community. In the last 15-18 months, we’ve seen God show up and show out in many ways.
As I reflect upon these things, it gives me a great sense of purpose in knowing that God can use a flawed human being like me to assist in furthering his Kingdom. It also makes what I am about to announce very difficult.
Revolution Church held its last meeting tonight, January 6, 2010.
The Bible is very clear that we are to love Christ with all our heart, our soul, our mind, and our strength… after this to love our neighbor as ourselves. It also gives many examples of leadership that can only be successful if priorities are in the correct order. (I am thinking of Moses, King David, and Peter to name a few…) The formula for a successful ministry, more importantly a full and abundant life, is as follows: Jesus first, family second and church/ministry third. I must admit to you that for almost a year now, this has not been the case in my life. God has shown me that I cannot be the man that He has called me to be until I get my priorities in order.
Susanne and I have worked very hard, too hard really, to make sure the ministry of Revolution would be successful. We have neglected our health, in many instances our marriage, and our parenting responsibilities to see Revolution grow. This is not biblical.
We know that God is not finished with us, and that there is much ministry left to do, but we feel ill equipped to continue the ministry of Revolution Church. Though it is hard to let go, we will be forever grateful for the real revolution that God performed in our own hearts and lives through this process. We have been forever changed by this call, and we have learned a lot in the journey. Our small core has been through a lot together, and we pray that as we fervently seek Him in the coming days, weeks, and months that God will show us, each one, the paths that he would have us walk.
We are clinging to the hope found in Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a HOPE and a FUTURE”.
Susanne and I would like to ask you now to please be respectful of this decision and bathe our family in your prayers. There is much healing, revival, and restoration to be done. We will be “unplugging” for a while so that we can just be quiet before the Lord, cling to Jesus, and take some time to love on each other and our children.
Thank you all for being faithful followers/supporters/prayer warriors in this process. We love and appreciate each one of you more than you could ever know.
In case you did not know, my daughter blogs (but it is set to private for family only). She wrote a post the other day that I thought I would share…
Sam’s cut by Gigi
Well it all started by Gigi (Dads mom) cutting Paw-Paws hair and well it turned out sooooo good that Sam by brother wanted to get his hair cut just like it. Well… Gigi and I took a good laugh out of it or you could say we cracked our self up. We didn’t know what our Mom and Dad would say about it so we called. While the phone was ringing I was thinking of 4 reasons why he couldn’t.
Well I almost passed out when Dad and Mom said it was ok. So it’s over with and well I’m kind of glad he did that because he is just adorable. Hehe, I’d never think I’d catch myself saying that. Now don’t tell no one about that ya hear. Peace Out people!!!
Wasn’t that just the cutest blog post ever 
Over the second half of 2009, this blog has been a dead man’s land… Not much going on at all.
I have been praying a lot lately about life, family, and my pursuit of being more like Jesus Christ. Here are some goals that I pray will help strengthen me in 2010!
There ya have it… I would personally appreciate your prayers over these goals! Prayer is very powerful… and much needed…
Have a Blessed 2010!
Many of you who follow me on Twitter already know I finally have my book collection cataloged and online… In honor of finally completing this task… I have two books to give away.
2 copies of Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples
I know this is an older book but… it is still a great resource for anyone involved in church… weather leader or lay person!
To Register for the book give away, simply leave a comment on this blog post with your twitter username & tell me how you found out about this giveaway! If you don’t use twitter… hum… just leave how you found out about the giveaway.
Please help others find out about the opportunity to win this free book by tweeting about it!
I will announce the winners Friday Dec 4th.
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