Happy Mother's Day

I take this moment to give tribute to my mother.....

Mom continues to be a selfless hard working mom who continues to stand beside our Dad and raised 5 kids to work hard and love truth....

I love you Mom......

Also today I offer love to my momma n law.....

I hope you have a good Mother's Day.....

To all the mothers of CUPC, I pray that you have a sunshiny day and continue to walk in the blessings of the Lord.....

To the mother of my children....

Tracie....

I love you more than words can say.....

You have been the best mom to Trent and Doni......

On this your 23rd Mother's Day I want you to know that you are more beautiful now than then.....

I hope this Mother's Day is the best.....

I love you forever.....

Let the Healer Speak

In January of this year I penned The United Pentecostal Church Needs a Healer. Amid the rumblings of a post Resolution 4 and fears of losing many good brethren from the UPCI this was sent around the world. Now some months later I am led to follow up and pray you will be blessed....rks

Something is happening in the United Pentecostal Church International!

The decision in Tampa sparked a change in many….

Some left or will leave over Tampa’s decision….

For others the decision will not be enough.....

A pendulum swings both ways……

Something has happened in the United Pentecostal Church!

Healers are rising to sound a clear sound in the pulpit….

Across the movement the Healer’s voice declares the Word of the Lord….

Recent Camp Meetings resonated with the sound of old fashioned preaching…..

A life of separation admonished ….

The crowds gladly received the Word…..

The Healer is speaking….

Something is happening in the United Pentecostal Church!

For too long sensational sermons dominated meetings….

Spin off preaching of Pentecostal pop culture media personalities became the norm….

Inspiration for some came from internet sermons sites….

The sensationalism wowed but with little heart change…

Current church trends were emulated…..

Relevant emergents endeavored to replace Paul’s admonition to Timothy…..

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

Preacher Man…Preach the Word….

The Word that exhorts and reproves and rebukes….

Sensationalized spin off sermons from media personalities are powerless, pitiful and weak….

People want exhortation and reproof and even longsuffering rebukes from the Word of God…

They know the difference…..

Preach the Word with a tear in your voice…..

People deserve more than harsh preaching….

More than empty words of a Pentecostal pop culture….

Give the people the Word with exhortations and reproving rebukes and exhortations in love and truth…..

Let the Healer speak….

Preacher Man, may every pulpit across America possess a healer……

Every God called preacher is a healer to the pulpit he fills….

The UPCI needs a Healer….

You Preacher Man are that Healer….

Preach the Word with exhortation and reproof and rebuke in love and doctrine…

You will heal the land….

Let the Healer speak!

If chosen to preach a youth rally…Preach the Word!

If blessed to preach a camp…..Preach the Word!

If speaking at a special conference…. Preach the Word!

If speaking at a General Conference…. Preach the Word with doctrine and truth and or rebukes in the right spirit…

The United Pentecostal Church knows the difference of anointed truth and imitated pop culture platitudes…..

Be a Healer Preacher Man….

Preach the Word that will heal a life….

Regardless the pulpit, offer truth and doctrine and exhortation and reproof and rebuke and exhortations in love….

Let the Healer speak….

Blessings....

rks

Cool Refreshing Phone Call

The Treo buzzed and I saw a message from Tracie.....

I'm Impressed, it said....

She wanted me to know of a phone call of encouragement and camaraderie she had received...

I was off doing preacher stuff at a preacher's meeting.....

She was alone dealing with the current pressures of the parsonage.....

The pressure has been great upon her of late....

The annual end of the school year events....

Church....

Her personal outreach efforts....

Taking care of me.....

Then toss in Trent's wedding in a couple of weeks.....

She found herself a bit parched and thirsty for a cool drink of a friend's water....

The call impressed her and helped her tremendously....

Her impressed email helped me tremendously....

When wife is encouraged....

So is husband....

Thank you so much for the call tonight.....

You know who you are....

This prompts another thought....

How many of us in ministry find ourselves lonely and thirsty for a kind word or smile.....

An email or text message of encouragement....

A phone call saying I'm praying....

At best this work of ministry is a lonely work....

One can set in a crowd and feel all alone....

One can be surrounded by people and busy as a bug in a rug....

And still need a word of kindness.........

Preacher man....

How long since you picked up the phone and played encourager???

Preacher wifey.....

I know your busy with you house, kids, church and all the etc's......

But how long since you were just a girlfriend to another girl just like you???

Though I am connected with hundreds of ministers via the web and ministry.....

I am convicted....

And I purpose in my heart to call at least two people a day for the next couple of weeks and simply tell them I care.....

How about it preacher man and wifey....

Who are you gonna call?

Blessings...

rks