You do not want to miss the FBC Christmas Pageant on December 5 and 6. Be sure to bring a friend. Free tickets are still available in the church office.
stay off thepaves road...
-craig
Monday, November 30, 2009
Great Weekend
It was a great weekend at FBC Bloomfield. After both morning services we had the opportunity to write scripture and prayer on the framing of the new multi-purpose building. Our prayer and deepest desire is that this will be a place of outreach and ministry.
You do not want to miss the FBC Christmas Pageant on December 5 and 6. Be sure to bring a friend. Free tickets are still available in the church office.
stay off thepaves road...
You do not want to miss the FBC Christmas Pageant on December 5 and 6. Be sure to bring a friend. Free tickets are still available in the church office.
stay off thepaves road...
Friday, November 27, 2009
Friday House Update
Be sure to check out http://www.craigandsusan.blogspot.com/ for the lastest info and pictures of our new house building project. As you can see in the pics below, we have windows and doors, a new fireplace and some shingles on the roof. Very Cool!
Come See Us,
Craig and Susan
Come See Us,
Craig and Susan
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Not Yet
Sorry! Not ready to reveal the Thursday Challenge yet. It will be revealed before November 30. Keep checking in.
stay off the paved road...
--craig
stay off the paved road...
--craig
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Mayatima International Ministries
As promised yesterday, you will be seeing blog posts at least five days a week. I wanted to share some timely information with you today. The following statement was taken off Trey and Ashley's (my daughter and son-in-law) Facebook page. Consider how you may help.
stay off the paved road...
--craig
Hey guys,
As many of you already know, my wife Ashley and I have recently started an orphan care ministry called Mayatima International Ministries. We are a non-profit organization, registered in Mississippi. We are currently in the planning process for building an orphanage in Kenya, Africa. As you might imagine, it is very difficult to accomplish something of this scale in another country without being there. Because of this I will be taking several trips to Africa over the next couple of years. I am planning a “vision trip” in a couple of weeks to meet with real estate agents and look at possible sites for the orphanage, I will also meet with a builder to get an idea of what it will cost to build the orphanage. In addition to meeting with the real estate agents and the builder, I will be touring existing orphanages in Kenya and meeting with their directors. This is a very important trip for the organization and is vital for getting this ministry going in the right direction.
This trip will cost about $1700 and I am looking to friends and family that believe in this ministry to help in funding this trip. Because this trip is so close, I am sending this message on facebook as a challenge to give in the next 24 hours. I am sending this message to 200 people. If everyone gives $5 each, that will be $1000 in 24 hours. If everyone gave an average of $10 each, that would pay for the trip and allow extra money to provide food and assistance to the orphanages I will be visiting while I am there. As you can see, if we all come together for this, it can be done quickly and easily. I understand not everyone can give $5 or $10 dollars but if you can give $1 or $2 or any amount that you feel comfortable with, it will be greatly appreciated.
There are two ways that you can give. The easiest way is by visiting our website at http://www.facebook.com/l/c2787;www.mayatimainternational.com There you will find a link to donate through paypal. Paypal is secure and easy to use. All you have to do is set up a free paypal account and in about 3 minutes from start to finish, we will receive your donation. Since this is a 24 hour challenge, this would be the preferred method. The second way that you can give, is by mail. If you do not have a debit card or credit card, you can send a check to Mayatima International Ministries at: PO Box 720958, Byram, MS 39272.
We thank you so much for your prayers and monetary gifts and ask that you would continue to pray for us as we follow the Lord in this important and exciting ministry.
Trey Fuller
stay off the paved road...
--craig
Hey guys,
As many of you already know, my wife Ashley and I have recently started an orphan care ministry called Mayatima International Ministries. We are a non-profit organization, registered in Mississippi. We are currently in the planning process for building an orphanage in Kenya, Africa. As you might imagine, it is very difficult to accomplish something of this scale in another country without being there. Because of this I will be taking several trips to Africa over the next couple of years. I am planning a “vision trip” in a couple of weeks to meet with real estate agents and look at possible sites for the orphanage, I will also meet with a builder to get an idea of what it will cost to build the orphanage. In addition to meeting with the real estate agents and the builder, I will be touring existing orphanages in Kenya and meeting with their directors. This is a very important trip for the organization and is vital for getting this ministry going in the right direction.
This trip will cost about $1700 and I am looking to friends and family that believe in this ministry to help in funding this trip. Because this trip is so close, I am sending this message on facebook as a challenge to give in the next 24 hours. I am sending this message to 200 people. If everyone gives $5 each, that will be $1000 in 24 hours. If everyone gave an average of $10 each, that would pay for the trip and allow extra money to provide food and assistance to the orphanages I will be visiting while I am there. As you can see, if we all come together for this, it can be done quickly and easily. I understand not everyone can give $5 or $10 dollars but if you can give $1 or $2 or any amount that you feel comfortable with, it will be greatly appreciated.
There are two ways that you can give. The easiest way is by visiting our website at http://www.facebook.com/l/c2787;www.mayatimainternational.com There you will find a link to donate through paypal. Paypal is secure and easy to use. All you have to do is set up a free paypal account and in about 3 minutes from start to finish, we will receive your donation. Since this is a 24 hour challenge, this would be the preferred method. The second way that you can give, is by mail. If you do not have a debit card or credit card, you can send a check to Mayatima International Ministries at: PO Box 720958, Byram, MS 39272.
We thank you so much for your prayers and monetary gifts and ask that you would continue to pray for us as we follow the Lord in this important and exciting ministry.
Trey Fuller
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Something New
I have had some requests to blog a little more frequently so I am going to attempt to post at least five days a week. Some may be brief but I am committed to this (at least through the month of December). In fact I will have a theme for each day.
Mondays - I will talk about what is going on at First Baptist Bloomfied and give a report on the weekend.
Tuesdays - My discussion will focus on Africa and our upcoming mission trip.
Wednesday - I will write a brief devotion every Wednesday.
Thursday - "It's a ring thing" - you will have to check out my post on Thursday to find out what this is all about.
Friday - I will give updates on our new home construction project.
stay off the paved road ....
--craig
Mondays - I will talk about what is going on at First Baptist Bloomfied and give a report on the weekend.
Tuesdays - My discussion will focus on Africa and our upcoming mission trip.
Wednesday - I will write a brief devotion every Wednesday.
Thursday - "It's a ring thing" - you will have to check out my post on Thursday to find out what this is all about.
Friday - I will give updates on our new home construction project.
stay off the paved road ....
--craig
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Lessons in Witness Bearing
The church as well as individual believers send out numerous messages. The question that should be answered is this ... "IS JESUS CENTRAL?" Below is a portion of an exposition by FF Bruce Called The Bible and Evangelism:Lessons in Witness-Bearing. I believe it provides some great insight.
In the first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles we are told how the apostles received their evangelistic commission from their risen Master in the words: “shall be my witnesses.” It should be noted that it was in these terms, according to Isaiah 12, that the restored community of Israel was commissioned to spread the knowledge of the true God and His saving acts among the nations. In the remaining chapters of Acts, and indeed we may say in the rest of the New Testament, we are told how the apostles discharged their witnessing commission.
Although so many centuries separate apostles’ time from ours, there are still practical lessons of great value to learn from the narrative of their evangelistic activity. In the Book of Acts, particularly in the earlier half of book, we have several summary addresses delivered to various audiences by the apostles and their colleagues. Without entering here into the critical questions raised by a study of these addresses, we may confidently take them as genuine outlines of first-century Christian preaching. And we may recognize in them several features of evangelistic substance and method which the lapse of time has made obsolete.
Jesus Christ was central to their message. The apostles never forgot that their primary business was to witnesses to Christ, as ambassadors of Christ. So, in all their preaching, they put Him in the foreground. His appearance on earth, they affirmed, marked the accomplishment of God’s eternal purpose, whether that purpose had been explicitly revealed through the prophets of Israel or dimly at guessed by poets and sages of other races. By His life and death and resurrection God had brought His long-promised salvation near, not for Israel only but other nations, too; not for that one generation only but for their children as well.
stay off the pave road ...
--craig
In the first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles we are told how the apostles received their evangelistic commission from their risen Master in the words: “shall be my witnesses.” It should be noted that it was in these terms, according to Isaiah 12, that the restored community of Israel was commissioned to spread the knowledge of the true God and His saving acts among the nations. In the remaining chapters of Acts, and indeed we may say in the rest of the New Testament, we are told how the apostles discharged their witnessing commission.
Although so many centuries separate apostles’ time from ours, there are still practical lessons of great value to learn from the narrative of their evangelistic activity. In the Book of Acts, particularly in the earlier half of book, we have several summary addresses delivered to various audiences by the apostles and their colleagues. Without entering here into the critical questions raised by a study of these addresses, we may confidently take them as genuine outlines of first-century Christian preaching. And we may recognize in them several features of evangelistic substance and method which the lapse of time has made obsolete.
Jesus Christ was central to their message. The apostles never forgot that their primary business was to witnesses to Christ, as ambassadors of Christ. So, in all their preaching, they put Him in the foreground. His appearance on earth, they affirmed, marked the accomplishment of God’s eternal purpose, whether that purpose had been explicitly revealed through the prophets of Israel or dimly at guessed by poets and sages of other races. By His life and death and resurrection God had brought His long-promised salvation near, not for Israel only but other nations, too; not for that one generation only but for their children as well.
stay off the pave road ...
--craig
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