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Author: Roy Kirkwood

From Serve-Us to Service

Posted by | Sep 25, 2012 | , , , , , |

How many of you remember the old full-service gas stations? a friend of the family owned an Arco station in Arkansas. My uncles spent nearly every Saturday morning following him around while he worked. They would pick up around the place and they would get reward with chocolate milk and chocolate donuts. I  they remembered Pop Pop John and his crew of about four men wearing their navy blue pants and blue pin strip shirts with the Arco logo on the pocket. Each one had a pocket protector with pens and a tire gauge protruding from it. When someone pulled up they would hear the familiar “ding ding” and watch the crew go to work. Those kinds of stations are mostly a memory these days. There was a time, for many of us, when church was a place we went to be served. We went to hear an inspiring message. We looked forward to our favorite hymns, to listen to a well-trained choir, to have the pastor pray over us, to have our children taught and our faith encouraged and then, having been “well served” we went home. That’s how I remember it anyway. Little has changed in this regard. If we were honest we’d have to admit that when we were “church shopping” we had our mental list of things we needed the church to be for us....

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Not Fair

Posted by | Sep 25, 2012 | , |

The National Football League agreed Tuesday that Green Bay Packers should have won their Monday Night Football game, but said a blown penalty call by replacement referees that should have invalidated the Seattle Seahawks victory wasn’t reviewable. “This should have been a penalty for offensive pass interference, which would have ended the game,” the NFL said in a statement on Tuesday. “It was not called and is not reviewable in instant replay.” The league then added: “The result of the game is final.” I am a Green Bay Packer fan and I don’t know how these replay officials let that play stand, they are some...

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Long Day

Posted by | Sep 23, 2012 | , , , , |

Today has been a long day, sundays are usually a long day for but today was extra long. Today we celebrated 25 years of service that my pastor has been doing, we had three services today and they all were GREAT. 25 years is a long time to be in one place im honored and truly blessed I get to work with my pastor i have leaned SO MUCH from him. i have been at church since 730am and just getting home at 730pm been long day but im grateful for today and the sermons we heard today. Today I whore a bow tie and I don’t where them much but i did today to honor pastor because he always wheres them. Im just about tired all these bean pie joke line LOL everybody thought I was  muslim jk but it was a lot jokes but im a big boy i can take it. I like to where bow ties now although its not my style I will start to put one on a few times out the year. I didn’t get a chance to watch that much sports today I did see the 49ers lose to the vikings and raiders beat the stealers no body saw these wins...

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Trust God Thru Your Troubles

Posted by | Sep 22, 2012 | , , , , , |

As God’s children, our past has been taken care of and we have a glorious future. We are on the way to our heavenly home. But what about the present? Is it possible for us to have victory over our circumstances in this life? Yes, it is. The apostle Paul said, “Thanks be unto God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ…” (2 Corinthians 2:14). What we must know The way in which we meet the trials of life depends on the way we inwardly see and believe things to be. If we see things from a purely human point of view, we will be discouraged and defeated. Victory comes from seeing them from God’s point of view. To see things from God’s point of view, there are some things we must know. We must know what to expect in this life. Trouble is a part of this life. The Bible says, “Man is born unto trouble.” Sometimes Christians expect God to keep them from problems and hardship and suffering, but God has not promised to do this. Christians, as well as unsaved people, experience trials, troubles and suffering. There is a false teaching circulating in the world which says, “Become a follower of Jesus Christ and all your troubles will be over.” Sometimes God’s people are told, “God will keep you from sickness and make you successful...

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SIX AREAS IN LIFE TO BE AN EXAMPLE

Posted by | Sep 20, 2012 | , , , , |

SIX AREAS IN LIFE TO BE AN EXAMPLE   1.  in word – speech;  what you say.  This is your talk or language.  what you say should edify and build up. 2.  in conduct – behavior, how you live.  This is your walk.  Let your walk match your talk well. 3.  in love – agape love, the greatest Christian virtue. A.  1 Corinthians 13:13  And now these three remain: faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.(NIV) 4.  in spirit – describes the inner enthusiasm (to be filled with God) and excitement of a child of God; enthusiasm in knowing God; enthusiasm in serving God. 5. in faith – faithfulness, loyalty, consistency Too many young people and older people  have roller coaster Christianity.  Always up and down, faithfulness is sticking to it thru all the ups and downs! 6. in purity – Paul’s eyes were open to morality in the life of the believer.  If you asked Paul if character counted he say “be  an example to the believers….in purity”  ...

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