Reader, are you unconverted, but do you desire to trust in the Lord Jesus? Then keep not back. Love invites you, the promises secure you success, the precious blood prepares the way. Let not sins or fears hinder you, but come to Jesus just as you are. Do you long to pray? Would you pour out your heart before the Lord? Keep not back. The mercy-seat is prepared for such as need mercy; a sinner's cries will prevail with God. You are invited, nay, you are commanded to pray, come therefore with boldness to the throne of grace.


Dear friend, are you already saved? Then keep not back from union with the Lord's people. Neglect not the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper. You may be of a timid disposition, but you must strive against it, lest it lead you into disobedience. There is a sweet promise made to those who confess Christ--by no means miss it, lest you come under the condemnation of those who deny Him. If you have talents keep not back from using them. Hoard not your wealth, waste not your time; let not your abilities rust or your influence be unused. Jesus kept not back, imitate Him by being foremost in self-denials and self-sacrifices. Keep not back from close communion with God, from boldly appropriating covenant blessings, from advancing in the divine life, from prying into the precious mysteries of the love of Christ. Neither, beloved friend, be guilty of keeping others back by your coldness, harshness, or suspicions. For Jesus' sake go forward yourself, and encourage others to do the like. Hell and the leaguered bands of superstition and infidelity are forward to the fight. O soldiers of the cross, keep not back.

Spurgeon's Daily Devotion.

Servanthood

The Beauty of Servanthood was seen this weekend, as the family of New Life Church gathered to serve the Community of Abbeville. We had people handing out FREE cold drinks, we washed people's cars for FREE, we gave away FREE hotdogs, we prayed with people and just simply Loved on them. SO where was the beauty of it all? It was in the faces of the people who were serving.
As the body of Christ was cooking, washing, Ministering and serving--it was a JOY! There was excitment, there was anticipation and there was fulfillment. There is something BEAUTIFUL about entering into the heart of God and Jesus said it like this, "the greatest among you is servant to all".
This is so true, not only in the arena of Church, but in the arena of LIFE, because we are the Church. Saturday's outreach was followed by a great turn out Sunday and lives being changed forever at the altar. Hearts are open to a people who are willing to show forth the face of Jesus, especially in this generation. So thank you New Life Church. You brought Pure Light into Abbeville this weekend and those who were exposed will never be the same.
Pastor Lane

You are Unique

There is no other you.You are completely and utterly unique. It doesn't matter if you have the same color hair, eyes and skin as many others...None of them are YOU. They don't have the same parents as you and if they do, they were NOT born in the same order. You alone are you. God knows this because He alone created you. He didn't form an assembly line and have you created from the same mold as others--HE MADE YOU.
While you may be thinking, "I wish He would have made me different", He made you the way you are, on purpose. If you do not know what that purpose is, you are about to find out. He made you the way that you are so that you, being uniquely you, can Glorify God as you. When it comes to who you are, in God's eyes....it's you. He isn't measuring you against anyone else, so you musn't either. If you are thinking, "How can I glorify God?". Here it is.
Because everyone one of us do have this in common, we are all born into sin, none of us could glorify God. But because God was concerned about UNIQUE YOU, He sent His Son, Jesus, to pay a UNIQUE PRICE...for Your sin. The way that you can Glorify God, is by completly accepting that UNIQUE PRICE, repenting of your sins and receiving Jesus as your Lord. This only starts things in motion. Once we make Jesus our Unique Savior and Lord, OURS--Uniquely OURS, He begins to flood our souls with His Word and His Nature. As this process continues, our nature begins to be completely transformed. It's not that we are no longer unique, but we become Uniquely His.
This is how each one of us can bring Glory to God.
Bro. Lane

Faithfulness

The society in which we live, has an insatiable diet for something different. So much so that a regiment of normal seems to be become stale and "So Yesterday". Could it be that the Very Word of God would stand in stark contrast to that thinking? Just take some time to study Genesis' account of Noah. God spoke to him to build an Ark because God was going to destroy every breathing thing on earth. Then, the Word does not say that God spoke again to Noah until 120 years later.
Could it be that we already have everything we need, we just need to do it until God decides to tell us something different???!!! Faithfulness can NOT be overrated. The next thing that God told Noah was to go into the Ark with all of the animals and his family. They were then faithful in that until God spoke again and said, "Leave the Ark and multiply.
I Believe that the Lord is speaking to the Church again today and He is saying something Brand New, "Obey My Commands". This doesn't take New Teaching, it takes faithfulness.
Bro. Lane

His Presence

Regardless of what we go through in our daily lives, there is nothing that settles our souls like the Presence of the Living God. How many prayer lives are wrecked by the circumstances that we face. It totally transforms our time with God into warring, pleading, begging and even wreckless attempts to manipulate God into doing what we think we need.
God is Holy and the more we realize this reality, the more we can seek Him for who He is, as the primary thing, instead of seeking Him for what we need, which is the last thing. If you are struggling, whether personally, financially, physically or in Ministry--His Presence if the FIRST thing that you need. His Presence is NOT the means to you end--It is EVERYTHING. I pray that the next time you set your heart to Pray, that you can set aside your STUFF and simply seek Him for HIM, because HE IS!

Grace

In order for us to better understand the Magnitude and Intensity of Grace, just image every sin that you have personally ever committed. Now add to that every sin that you ever WILL commit, multiplied by 10, for the ones that you did NOT even notice.

Now add that massive number to all who have ever lived AND to all those who ever will live. It is the fragrance of Christ to have taken on ALL sin. How difficult it is to comprehend, a Love that will not end. The next time you catch a glimpse of a star twinkling through an opening in the clouds of night, remember the Magnitude and the Intensity of God’s Grace shinning through the clouds of our lives, to save us.
In Jesus’ name, Bro. Lane

Call2Fall

As our the Church in America experienced the Call2Fall today, it is the first step to lifting the heavy veil that has been holding hte Body of Christ back. When we embrace our responsibility for the sin in our nation, it leads us to a revelation of Repentance. While this can seem heavy, repentance ALWAYS leads to salvation and deliverence.
In Daniel 9we read that THE COMMAND was given the MOMENT Daniel began his supplications. Supplications always follow repetance and are evidence of true repentance. If you were part of the Call2Fall today and experienced the repentance of the Church on behalf of the nation and entered into supplication for this nation--You have opened yourself to the Lord to give you understand--Which Gabriel came togive Daniel. Enter in and Embrace.

Vermion Parish Pastor's Prayer

The Pastors of Vermilion Parish have been praying together WEEKLY, for 6 years NOW! That is praying with Senior Pastors of the Epicopalians, the United Methodist, the Church of God, the Baptist, the A/G, and all types of Independent Churches. The Lord has done a tremendous Work in our community and in our own hearts. One Pastor was recently asked who his Pastor was and he started listing the Pastors from our Prayer Group, because "these are the men that know my heart and I can bear my heart to...".
Even the climate within the community has slowly BUT SURELY changed, toward the Pastors of this group. Our envolvement within the public arena, i.e. desaster assistance, community Thanksgiving services, Praish Wide Men's Meetings.... All done as a joint effort between these 12-14 Pastors.
God has tremendously opened doors to this community and we are guarding that gift of God with Wisdom. He is giving us a platform of Integrity, God give us the Wisdom of the Holy Ghost to BUILD on that platform, the things that will bring HONOR to Jesus.
Looking forward to what the Lord is goin g to do NEXT.
Pastor Lane