Church Blog (Page 212)

Church Blog (Page 212)

The Testimony of a Church

Gene Church camp in the summer was an incredible time, softball, swimming, singing and GIRLS.  Each summer, kids from my church would travel to the Lake of the Ozarks for a week of fun and games.  There we would be joined by kids from churches from three southern states.  It was a time I looked forward to with great anticipation each year. This particular year was no different and the first three days of camp were spent attempting to impress…

Verse of the Day – Titus 2:11-12 KJV

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should liver, soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.

Verse of the Day – Galatians 6:7-8 KJV

Be not deceived; God is not mocked:  for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.  For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

The Testimony of a Church

Eleanor’s first Testimony Sometimes when a person has had a long relationship with God, there will be a history.  Not just one testimony to give, but several.  This is Eleanor’s first of many testimonies.   First off – God is the judge. There is a court room in heaven and He is the judge.  It is also His plan, and he knew me. From when?  From the very beginning.  But I didn’t know ‘that’.  The background of my birth is…

Verse of the Day – 1 Peter 1:24 KJV

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.  The grass withereth. and the flower thereof falleth away:  But the word of the Lord endureth forever.  And this the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Verse of the Day – Acts 1:8 KJV

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:  and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all of Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

The Testimony of a Church – Ray

Ray Ray Purkey will turn eighty-five this year.  His hands shake and he has a hard time swallowing and talking sometimes due to the effects of Parkinson’s.  But he still remembers clearly getting saved. Not once, but twice. When he was eight years old a young Ray attended a revival at Bell Avenue Baptist Church.  The Reverend Earl Chaney was preaching about going to hell and Ray was listening. For the next few nights, Ray dreamed of falling into hell. …