This may be my last time to post-I think instead I'll start doing video blogging but still post those videos here. I started this blog way back in 2009-about the time I had heart surgery. Can't believe over 15 years has passed. I praise God for giving me 15 more years. God is always good and He is always working in the lives of those who seek and find him. Our church looks a little different then it did in 2009-but just like last summer-God is working in lives and doing His work amidst the faithful at Trinity Baptist. I wrote last year at this time and we had just had an influx of attenders. Many of those new ones are still worshipping with us. Its pretty cool how God has worked in these new ones this last year. Yet, we seek to continue to share the Gospel. It seems Satan is doing everything he can to cloud the Gospel. More and more peopel are adopting modern unbiblical values and lifestyles. It is difficult. People are establishing their lives around feelings, emotions and whatever seems right to them. Instead of adopting a Christian World View-people are adopting a Me World View. It is definttely a "whatever feels good do it" mentallity in todays world. The Biblical Worldview is all based on the standrad of God's Word. There is so much less uncertainty and anxiety in a life that has already established the absolutes in life. A life of obedience towards God and a reliance on the Gospel gives believers a great confidence in their purpose in life and an assurance of an eternal life with God in heaven. Praise the Lord this is the foundation of the believer in today's world. I pray that those that we love at Trinity Baptist Church will come to Jesus. We've seen some of our former faithful ones retreat from the Word of God-may they follow truth and seek the only way in Jesus!
Trinity Baptist Bullhead FYI
A place where men and women can share God working in their life-the online community of Trinity Baptist, Bullhead City, AZ
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Summer 2023-Enjoying the Mild Temps and the Holy Spirit's Work
Haven't blogged in so long. In fact, pretty sure the next blog will be a vlog-or what some might call a podcast. It just takes less time and you can reach so many more with the video tool these days!
So, yes it is amazingly mild in Bullhead City these last really 6 weeks. We have had below average temps-with very little really hot days so far. In fact I continue to spend time in my outdoor office enjoying the really, dry, warm and comfortable weather. Right now it's almost noon and it is barely above 90 which for us desert rats with no humidity is really the perfect weather.
God has given great weather and some great things going on at the place of the Gospel, Trinity Baptist. We have seen a person repent and believe in Jesus with several others seeking and wanting to follow Jesus. Out of nowhere God sends people that need Him. What should we do? Do the work of the ministry and reach out to all that need the Gospel. God is also challenging many of us to read and study the Bible intensely. I'm enjoying counseling some of our young people about their future goals and paths. We recently challenged four high school seniors to go out and serve Jesus with thief lives. June 2023 might be an important marker for many under the ministry of Trinity. Let's pray for the Work to make a difference in our community! Let's pray for our young people to rise up and take on the responsibility of sharing the Jesus walk!
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Healing Prayers Needed
During this time may we all be in prayer for those struggling with this disease. You might have heard the questions-"do you know anyone that has the COVID-19 Virus." I've heard that question posted over and over again. Up until last night I didn't know anyone. One of my niece's friends Dad died two weeks ago to COVID-19. That was as close as I have come to actually knowing someone with the disease. Last night a childhood friend and her family I found out are all infected. My family grew up with a missionary family to France as one of my parent's best friends. We used to send cassette tapes and our moms would talk for at least an hour-just visiting with one another. On those tapes we talked with our counterparts. The Bittner family had kids that were almost the same age as all of the Evins 5 kids. Malea was the youngest of the Bittner's. She followed in her parents footsteps and ministers to the French speaking part of Belgium. We heard yesterday that their family has all come down with the Virus. Malea is suffering with strong symptoms. Let us stop and pray for Malea and Ted Winston and family. They are involved in youth evangelism in Belgium. Another related person, Valerie, who is the niece of Malea and daughter of our Trinity Baptist Missionaries, Mike and Melanie Webster also has the virus. Let us pray that God would proved healing and comfort for these our friends. May God use this situation for the Glory of God. May we as believers trust Jesus and act with hope of heaven. Let us be intentional in our witness in the isolation. May these words from Colossians encourage your hearts: James 5:
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Upside Down!
Lots of amazing teaching here: Luke 6 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said:
Love Your Enemies
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
A Coronavid 19 World
Hoarding is one of the most selfish actions that I have seen in this last week. This behavior demonstrates a lack of community and caring for others. If you are one of Jesus' I hope this is not you. I hope you would ignore those who have become the most immediate problem for many. In fact, the right response is to give away anything that you have robbed from others in hoarding.
What words give the most comfort in this week like none other? Its the words of Paul from Philippians 1-3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace,[d] both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. I love these brothers in Philippi. They lived in perhaps the most difficult times of all the early believers, yet they were the greatest of all. They lived genuine lives of grace, humility and love. They lived without fear. Paul shows his gratitude for all they did for him and also shows the example that he demonstrates in difficulties in these verses. May we be like the Philippians and Paul during these perilous and difficult times!
Finally Found My Blogs!
Friday, January 1, 2016
God is on the Throne in 2016
This year has brought some troubling change to our society. What God tells us is right has been challenged by our government-so that right is now wrong and wrong is right-according to our government. Thankfully we have a sure foundation in God's Word. The absolute truth of Scripture never changes. May our country never take away our freedom to practice the truth of God's Word. Unfortunately, there may be more attacks on truth in the years ahead. May all of us who know the truth take a stand for what is right when we can. May we seek God's Word in 2016 so we know it well. May we search the scriptures so that we may know the hope that is within us.
This year I am encouraging everyone to be intentional in their walk with God. Do you have a plan for studying and reading God's Word? Would you like to read through the Bible in a year or two? Would you like to focus on a short devotional plan? There are many options and some great encouragements in the electronic world. Below I've listed a few websites that might help you plan out an intentional plan to meat with God on a daily basis. God is on the throne and he will be there for us through thick and thin. We must reach out to him through His Word. We can also be intentional in our fellowship with the believers. We need to commit to being there with the believers in 2016. I mean attending church regularly. Just be there. In Hebrews it tells us to no forsake the Assembly! That is the church. May we follow God's way with an intentional plan to get to know Him better in 2016. He is on the throne no matter what the wold thinks is happening.
I'll end with a verse that we looked at on New Year's Eve at our house. This verse is a great encouragement and blessing to me as I look ahead to 2016: On New Year's Eve we looked at a few scriptures that are great to consider for the New Year.
Isaiah 40:31 31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
These are encouraging words for this new year.
Here are few links in setting up plans to be in the Word in 2016:
A great daily devotional by Chuck Swindoll-Biblical and Practical:
Chuck Swindoll's Daily Devotional
Bible Gateway's Reading Plans:
Bible Gateway's Reading Plans
Spurgeon's 365 Day Plans
Spurgeon: Morning and Evenins
There are apps for most of these and you can have the reading emailed to you every day. If you are wanting a hard copy version to order-Amazon is a great place to search. You can find the above plans on Amazon.
If all of the above just confused you-talk to me at church and I'll order the tools for you to use. Our church will take care of whatever the cost is to help someone study His Word.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
A Week at Camp
So the rest of this note is to our Trinity kids. Many of us are praying that God would do a great work in your life and challenge you to serve God! I pray that God would be real to you this week; that you would be open and honest with your counselors and the staff and that you would seek the answers to the tough questions in life-and above all listen to God working in your heart. Have a great time, enjoy all the games-but listen to the Spiritual messages that you are hearing.
We all love you and are praying for you earnestly!