Guatemala #4

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by sharonheights.
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  Hello SHBC,

  Day four is now about to wind down and the Lord has not let us down at all. He blessed us with weather about 85-90 degrees and also with a great time of door to door and VBS. We had 298 children attend the vacation bible school and for the week we have had about 70 persons profess their belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Praise the Lord–we will be leaving in the morning headed to Antigua for Thursday and Friday. Then the Lord willing we will be flying out headed to Atlanta and then be driving home. The Lord has been good to us this week with some schemes the devil has thrown at us and He still reigns. We are looking forward to being back with our faith family on Sunday at Sharon Heights Baptist Church.

  Prayer requests–please pray for no roadblocks heaeded to Antigua on Thursday.

  We are looking forward to sharing more fo what the Lord is doing and what He has done in the town of La Mercedes.

  Thanks for being a praying people

  Operation GO Guatemala

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Guatemala Blog #3

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by sharonheights.
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Operation “GO” Guatemala  Blog#3   Day three has been a definite success for the team and for the Kingdom of God! For some they have had the privilege to lead their first person to Jesus Christ! Praise be to the Almighty Father, who is good and Sovereign in all things. This morning we started out by meeting with our host church and praying over some property that have purchased for building a larger sanctuary for more people to be a part of the service. Then we headed to the town where they have the vision of planting a church, and SHBC is sharing in this vision as well. The town is called La Mercedes. This is the same town we worked in last year with the same church, and the awesome thing is that some of the people we had the privilege of leading to Jesus Christ last year were working with them and us on the mission this morning. To God be the Glory for people meaning business with Jesus.   Anyway, this morning ( Tuesday ) we had the opportunity for teams to go door-to-door. There were so many seeds planted and many were harvested. I am thinking that we had 20 professions of faith and one Bible study planted and many follow-ups done for the studies that have been planted since last year. This afternoon we had our VBS with we are estimating a little over 200 children in the school. Wow! God is good! Thanks to all the workers that are making this event happen on Operation “GO” Guatemala. A few of our men went out during VBS and visited with a couple of families that have been allowing Pastor Walter to have Bible studies in their homes. Catch this—the families are not saved but they want studies in their homes…God is up to something.   Anyway, same drill the Lord willing on Wednesday. Continue to pray for us that He will receive glory and honor due His name. ( Matthew 5:16 ) Operation “GO” Team

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Guatemala #2

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by sharonheights.
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Guatemala Blog #2   Well, we have had a wonderful day on Monday here in Coatepeque, Guatemala. We really appreciate so many of you going to the Lord in prayer this afternoon when I sent a urgent prayer request out on behalf of our team. The Lord did answer the prayer and we made it safely back to the site and had a wonderful afternoon of VBS and in-home visits. The problem was that the teachers had went on strike and had both of the roads blocked with people, tires, and any other thing they could find to block cars from getting through. Praise the Lord that one of the nationals that is working with us knew a pig-trail to go to with vehicles to get us through back to our rooms to eat lunch and then get back to the town of La Mercedes. After going on a “pretty much” mud ride in tourist vans we made it. Thank You Jesus! You guys prayed and the road block was taken down. Please continue to pray that it will stay down so we can continue the work God has begun to do once again with the church we are partnering with this week.  This is our second year as SHBC teams to work with Pastor Walter and his church to build relationships and trust with the people of La Mercedes. This is our vision, along with Larry and Sarah Plyler ( IMB missionaries ), and along with Pastor Walter to plant a church in La Mercedes. This is what we are working on.   On Tuesday we will be going door-to-door visiting from home to home and also in the afternoon we will be doing VBS again with the children. We are expecting 200-300 children on Tuesday. Will update hopefully Tuesday evening…have a great day in Jesus Christ!  Operation “GO” Team

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Guatemala #1

Posted on February 21st, 2010 by sharonheights.
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  Well, we are finally here in Coatepeque, Guatemala and the Lord has already blessed us by providing ways to get here. First, we had to purchase another ticket in Atlanta, but this was American Airlines fault, but this was just another wile ( scheme ) of the devil. We are bedding down for the evening and we have got prayer walking and VBS on Monday in La Mercedes. We will update as we go throughout the week. Pray for us as we plant seeds and spread the Gospel through door to door, VBS, and ministry.

   This evening we had services at the church and Ernie, Danny, David, and Jamie shared testimonies and I had the privilege of preaching the Word of God. It was an awesome time and Soc and David had the privilege of leading one of our translators to the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord…keep praying….we are already looking forward to being back with our faith family at Sharon Heights Baptist Church.

Operation “GO” Team  

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Giving Thanks

Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by sharonheights.
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Have you ever noticed that we live in a negative society? If we are not careful we will find ourselves tangled up in our own webs as we begin to find any negative things we can about ourselves and others. I think this is a curse from the fall of Adam and Eve and our sin natures that we inherited from our first parents.

  But as we begin to think about it, we can always find others around us and especially in other parts of the world that are in worse conditions than we will ever be. Today, I want to hank God for my family, for my church, for my friends, but especially for the salvation of my soul. On December 24th of 1989, the most important thing happened in my life–Jesus Christ came into my life, and guess what? My life has never been the same since–praise the Lord! If you are havng trouble sleeping–try counting your blessings! Name them one by one!

  I would love to read how you are blessed…respond and let me know!

Pastor Jason

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Thoughts for our 1of500 promo

Posted on October 6th, 2009 by sharonheights.
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Philippians 1:3-6   I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will continue it until the day of Jesus Christ. Last fall, because of the direction of your pastor, your church focused on inviting friends who needed Jesus. You responded by working together and inviting your friends. What a day!  Do you remember the excitement as the guests began to arrive and you anticipated what would happen in the service?  Although the guests came in different sizes and shapes, they all needed a connection …  a connection to you, your church and to Jesus. Some friends were saved and changed that day! But it was more than just a great day! The simple strategy, called My Friendship Connection set in motion a momentum that would see men, women, boys and girls come to Jesus for months to come. In fact, many pastors have told me, “Our church has not been the same since last November”.  There was a coming together, a single focus and the body moved in unison.  It was a powerful demonstration of what happens when you work together. I can only imagine what will happen when thousands of churches across North America work together on one day to intentionally reach their friends for Christ! As an outside observer and co-author of My Friendship Connection, I was so proud of you, your pastor and what you did together.  I have read the reports over and over and I get excited every time I read them! Thanks for being a part of a special group of pioneers, leading the army in an effort to change our churches and our nation. Many times I have prayed for you and thanked God for you and your efforts. I am confident that He who has begun a good work in you will continue to perform it. Let’s do it again! Give it your best effort and let’s work together to reach OUR friends for Jesus.  As you work at your church, I want you to know that you are not working alone. I am excited to report there are over 500 churches that will touch 34 states, Canada and Australia as they join with you to invite their friends to come hear the life changing message of Jesus.  We continue to gear up for the greatest day of outreach in the history of the SBC.  Obviously, churches from other denominations are joining with us and several whole denominations have said they want to be a part of this. If you were at the convention in Louisville you heard our president, Johnny Hunt say, “When the southern Baptist ship stands tall in the water the other denominations benefit and their ship will stand tall in the water also. But when our ship is low and it is very low right now, all the other ships lay low in the water.”  We can change that and we will when we work together to simply reach our friends.  I pray these devotions will help you determine to pray for, invite and compel your friends to come. Who do you know?  Who can you invite?  How will God use you to reach your friends?Your friend,Vernon BradyMy Most Wanted ListThese are the names of the people I will pray for, invite and trust God to work in their life. _________________________                             ____________________________ _________________________                             ____________________________ _________________________                                        ____________________________ _________________________                                         ____________________________

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God Did it Again

Posted on September 28th, 2009 by sharonheights.
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  I have never been a part of what God is doing! It is Monday morning and I am looking at cards of people that visited and cards of people that prayed to receive Christ and made their public professions of faith…pardon the grammar but Ain’t God Good! As we finish out the month of September and head into October I am looking forward to the 10f500 campaign we will be doing through the month of October with it culiminating on November 1st…are you excited about this opportunity? I am….more info will be coming to teachers this week and to the whole church on Sunday, October 4th. The Lord blessed in the month of September with 15 baptisms! Hallelujah!

God is good, God is great, and God is the greatest!

Pastor Jason

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Monday Morning Thoughts

Posted on September 21st, 2009 by sharonheights.
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Wow! Did I just see Noah float by? I know this is not possible because of the covenant He has made with us as His children. Thank God for the rainbow! We are quickly headed into the month of October. This month is going to be focused on what we are calling 1of500.com. We are going to strive to have 500 in Sunday School the morning of November 1st. This is the day that time changes and we all get an extra hour of sleep–praise the Lord! Here is what I want to know from you? Do you believe it can be done? 500 in Sunday School? How can we do it? Let me know post your comment!

Pastor Jason

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Monday’s Thoughts

Posted on September 12th, 2009 by sharonheights.
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Good morning SHBC,

  Hey guys and gals–hope you had a great weekend and that the Lord blessed you in the services on Sunday. Wanted to pick your brains a little on Monday.Do you think we serve a big God? The obvious answer is yes! We have a big God! Do you think we can have 500 in Sunday School on November 1st? That is our next mission…we are calling this 1of500.com and are challenging our classes to double their attendance on that day. Why do we focus on numbers? They reflect souls…what do you think teachers? Can we do it? I am interested in your comments…

Pastor Jason

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Wow! I am Glad I Was Here

Posted on September 8th, 2009 by sharonheights.
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Hey SHBC,

  God totally rocked the place this past Sunday. He blessed with two more saved and couple more baptisms lined up for next Sunday. What a joy to baptize ten persons on Sunday night, and then the fellowship after the evening service was great. For any that stayed for the fellowship–you saw our need for a fellowship hall that will hold our people. God, we need a miracle!

  Bailout Sunday was a great time….I will give the final tally on Sunday of what God did through His people here at SHBC, but as of this morning, the people of SHBC have gave 27% more for our first Sunday offering than any of the other first Sundays of the year. Wow! My prayer is that many people stepped out for the first time and began to tithe. Thanks to those members that gave the extra for the effort. God is good!

  With our new year beginning in the life of our church–what are you expecting Him to do? Our next big emhasis is what we are calling 1of500.com We are asking God for 500 in Sunday School on November 1st. Do you think He can do it? I am interested in your comments..

Pastor Jason

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