Thursday, January 24, 2013

A Message For you!

 

I. Did you know that we’re all sinners?

The Bible says in Romans 3:10,12 and 23 “10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”;in Isaiah 64:6 we read “6But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”

II. Did you know that there is a penalty for sin?

The Bible says in Romans 5:12,21; 6:21,23; 8:6,13; Revelation 20:14,15 “12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 21That as sin hath reigned unto death,…” Rom. 6:21,23 “21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 23For the wages of sin is death;…” Rom. 8:6,13 “6For to be carnally minded is death;… 13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die:…”
Rev. 20:14,15 “14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”

III. Did you know that Jesus Christ paid the penalty?

The Bible says in Romans 5:6,8; 1Corinthians 15:3; 2Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 3:13; 1Peter 2:24 “6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” 1Cor. 15:3 “3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;” 2Cor. 5:21 “21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” Gal. 3:13 “13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:” 1Pet. 2:24 “24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”

IV. Did you know that you can be forgiven?

The Bible says in Romans 4:8; Colossians 1:21,22; Acts 28:16; 1John 1:9 “8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Col. 1:21-22 “21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:” Acts 28:16 “16To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.” 1Jn. 1:9 “9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

V. Would you like to pray and receive forgiveness?

If you would like to pray and accept the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ as the payment for your sins that would appease the Almighty God you can simply bow your head and your heart right now right where you are and pray something of this nature: “Dear God, I know that I’m a sinner and I believe that Jesus Christ died for my sins and rose from the dead on the third day. I would like to ask you to forgive me and save my soul. I ask you now to come into my heart and to live in me. I believe that Jesus is the Lord and Saviour. Thank you for saving my soul! Amen.” Rom. 10:9,10,13 “9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”


Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Got Softball?


Robert

Joshua Long



Pastor Barton

The outfield Crew

Pastor Barton


Justice

Joel Swanson and Justice 

Alaina Kobza

Michael (in background is Isaac Long)


Caleb Swanson

Randy Kobza

Gabriel price

our cutest batter- Alaina kobza

Michael

Dana McKinney

Lindsay


Ethan radford


I found these picture among many others in my picture folder and thought I would share them with you all remembering the warm days of Summer. =)

Saturday, January 19, 2013

"My Journey"

I started a new blog called My Journey!! The link is leahtaconet.blogspot.com  Hope you Enjoy It!
Leah

Friday, January 18, 2013

a wintery day







 
our poor frozen burning bush



 
Robert

 


 
Jeremiah




 

 
Lauren

Liberty

 
Liberty

 
Michael


The snow family







I had lots of videos but I can't get them to load. Enjoy- Leah

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Testimony Thursday with Hannah

Hannah Rachel Price...
 
I was saved at a very young age. And although I don’t remember the exact day or time, I do remember asking God to save me because I was petrified, (and rightly so) at the thought of going to hell.  In fact I didn’t even really consider my sins until years later and when I did, believe me when I say that all I could do was cry to God begging for forgiveness and thanking Him for His unfailing grace.
But Satan definitely stayed busy with me! Even though I looked like the ideal homeschooled Christian girl, there was no depth in my Christian life.
Then when I was thirteen something happened in our church that shook us all and caused a huge split.
         
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   When it happened I struggled with pain, hurt and anger. I quietly told myself that if this was the way so-called ‘Christians’ were going to act, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be one. I lost my desire for the things of God. I became moody and selfish abandoning the sweet childhood desire for being a wife and mother wanting to instead become a ‘women of the world’; even dreaming of becoming a Hollywood celebrity, (O.K. so I dreamed big! =) ). I began to think of my parents rules as a bondage and couldn’t wait till I was 18 and could be ‘free’ to ‘follow my heart’.
But you know even with all my big dreams, the life I planned still seemed ‘empty’. I never doubted that God was real; I just sort of took Him out of the picture, (which doesn’t work, by the way) and that made my life miserable.
 
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Even though I NEVER said any of these things out loud, my mom still noticed I was struggling. So many times she would talk to me, crying, saying “Hannah I can see you’re struggling; you’re on the fence, trying to decide what direction you want to go; the way of the world or the way of God. You’re dad and I can’t make you choose which way, but we want you to desire the things of God sooooo badly! Just know we are praying for you!”
Well, of course then the battle within me got stronger because I sincerely didn’t want to hurt my parents.
Very slowly, (this thing doesn’t happen overnight =)) I could sense the Lord working on my heart and I know it’s only because of the many people that were praying for me; prayer is such a strong thing!!
Finally, when I was so sick and tired of being stuck in the mire, I cried out to God saying, “Lord, help me! I’m tired of trying to run away from you! God I want You!! I need You!!”  Even though I felt a peace come over me I knew there was something still there between me and God. I prayed asking Him to show me what it was and He did. He showed me there was someone in particular that I was unwilling to forgive. I had been harboring this anger for years and He was telling me to let it go. But I was still unwilling.
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Then in July of 2012, when I was preparing to go on a missions trip to Mexico, I was going through our team devotions when I came across a part where our Pastor wrote that before we went on this trip, he wanted us to be sure there wasn’t something between us and God; that way we could fully experience His blessings on this trip. Well, guess what came to mind? So with Matt. 6:14-15 in my mind I again cried out to God (I know. I’ve done a lot of crying in my life), begging Him to forgive me for my unwillingness to forgive. Then I asked Him to help me; I was and still am unable to forgive without Him. When I finished, (I prayed for a while believe me!), this indescribable peace flooded my soul as I realized for the first time in 4 years I was finally FREE!!!!!!  My heart was clear before God. And when we were on the missions trip I re-surrendered my life to the Lord and His service. When I was little, I had a desire to be a missionary to a foreign land and though this desire has returned now after a few years, I know that it might not be God’s will entirely; so I pray that I would be open for whatever he has planned for me!
Thank God for His unending grace! And thank goodness He doesn’t give up on us when we’re stubborn!! =)
In Him, Hannah