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Men Prepare Sermons; God Prepares Men

2nd Timothy 2:15

"The proper place for a ship to be is in the water, but if the water gets into the ship, the ship will sink. The proper place for the church is in the world,

BUT IF THE 'WORLD' GETS INTO THE CHURCH,

THE CHURCH WILL GO DOWN IN DISGRACE!"

Thank you for taking the time to view our blog;we look forward to reading your comments. DVDs of our services are available upon request. We covet your prayers and friendship. In His Service and For His Glory, Pastor Bill & Kathy ...
"Now fear the Lord and serve Him with all faithfulness...But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve...But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."-Joshua 24:14-15

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Sunday, June 24, 2018

June 24

Responsibility of the Senior Pastor

As the Senior Pastor of this church, called by God to oversee His Church in Valley Farms, it is my responsibility from God to care for the flock; see that His Church is always God honoring; That His Word is taught without compromise.

A POWERFUL TRUTH:
The Word of God is alive and Powerful! When truly heard, this Word will awaken the spiritually dead.  His Word, when accepted as truth; will save men from their sin, therefore... “How can they hear without a preacher?” – Romans 10: 13-15.

Should you have any questions, feel free to talk with me.

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PLEASE JOIN US SUNDAYS AT 9:30 A.M. HERE IN VALLEY FARMS, AND BE A PART OF OUR MINISTRY OUTREACH, AS WE BROADCAST THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH OUT THE WORLD, WITH MORE THAN 2,100 WEEKLY VIEWS. 

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NOTE:  Hearing from you will be very encouraging to us.  Please leave a comment on our blog.

Or you may send us an e-mail at PastorBill@westriv.com

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IS THERE A BIBLICAL PRESCRIPTION TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN? YES! ONE AND ONLY ONE. IT'S FOUND IN 2nd CHRONICLES 7:14; "IF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY AND SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS, THEN I WILL HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR SINS AND HEAL THEIR LAND." 

THE ANSWER IS: TURN BACK TO THE LORD GOD-TO FAITH-FAMILY! 


WHY REACH OUT AND MINISTER TO MEN?

  • When a child is reached for Christ, 3.5% of the family will follow.
  • When a mother is reached for Christ, 17% of her family will follow.
  • When a father is reached for Christ, 93% of his family will follow.  (Per the Heritage Foundation)
  • THE LORD S CALLING FAITHFUL MEN TO LEAD THEIR FAMILIES!

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JESUS CHRIST HAS MADE ME GLAD!



A COMPLETELY NEW CREATION

A TOTAL TRANSFORMATION 


As a pastor, as a minister of God, I am to believe Him, to teach, to preach that every Word in the Bible is true, not what I may want to be true only; but every word; and without compromise!

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PRAYER REQUESTS AND PRAISE REPORTS


PRAY FOR DOUG & CLAUDIA BEEKS: As Doug lost his grandfather this week. 

CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR: Chum and Michele in Michigan.


PRAY FOR PASTOR BILL: As he starts a new series that may last 6-8 weeks, on What it means to follow Jesus!

PRAY FOR FRED WILCOX: As he prepares for Graduation from Newburgh Seminary in June.

PRAISE BE TO GOD:  Debbie's operation to remove the cancerous thyroid WENT REALLY WELL! Thanks for your prayers. 

PLEASE ADD FRED TO YOUR PRAYER LIST..  Fred, Debbie's Husband, has been diagnosed with a stage 1 cancer.  Please keep them both in your prayers.

PRAY FOR Eric: For his work situation.  His eyes are getting better, but his ears are getting worse.  Please continue to pray. 

PRAY: We would always keep the pulpit of the Community Christian Church Sacred and free from the Secular/Profane.

PRAY FOR: Pastor Bill and the Leadership team of the Community Christian Church of Valley Farms to maintain a Separation between the Profane ( the Secular) and the Pure (the Spiritual) ; between the Holy and the Unholy; protecting the Sanctity and Purity of the Pulpit as the place where the TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD is PROCLAIMED! 

PRAY FOR: The ones in our church who are caught up in the sin of alcohol (drinking),  and   tobacco (smoking), that they would realize the need to FIGHT, and seek the Lord's Help in being  released from this sin.

PRAY/ PRAISE: For Assistant Pastor Todd, as he continues with his studies into the Master's of Divinity program at Seminary. Give him wisdom Lord!

PRAY FOR: Wisdom for our President and his joint chiefs as they consider Syria  and their Russian threat!

PRAISE THE LORD: For His sure PRESCRIPTION for fixing any discouragement. It is The Lord Jesus, as He acts through our friends and loved ones-Thank you Lord for your love.

PRAY FOR: The many in Arizona, in and around Valley Farms who are trapped in the ungodly cult of Mormonism and have turned their back on the true Jesus, and there-fore are not saved, and are on their way to HELL!

PRAY FOR: The True  Church of Jesus Christ (NOT THE MORMONS) TO NOT give in to the pressure from the world for Spiritual Correctness, ( that we would confront the make-believer who claims to be believers with the true Gospel of Jesus Christ). The Lord has not given a License to Sin! 

PRAY FOR:  OUR PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT,  THEY NEED THE LORD'S HELP!!  

PRAY THAT: All who are attending the Community Christian Church, as well as all who have ever attended- The Lord Jesus knows who you are, and He knows your needs. We pray that He will meet your every need. If your need is Salvation, and you have not yet accepted the Lord's invitation to join His family of believers by being born again, I pray that today will be the day you make that decision..

PRAY THAT: All who claim to  know Jesus as Lord and Savior would start to live as if He is Real in their lives, and  will be willing to pay the one debt we owe for our Salvation; that is the debt of LOVE (Romans 13:8)! 

PRAY THAT:  All men who are called into the pastorate would understand the need to separate themselves from the sins of the world, to study to gain advanced Training into a deeper and broader understanding of the LORD JESUS CHRIST & the HolBible (2 Timothy 2:15)

PRAY FOR: Pastor Bill as he teaches God's Word (1 Timothy 2:2).  Also that the congregation would encourage him, and continue to love and encourage one another ( John 13:34).

PRAY FOR: Our Church to continue in our Teaching God's Word Without Compromise. 

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FILL IN THE BLANKS!

(Check answers below.)  NOTE! Filling in the blanks each week, could give a serious student of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Bible, an education equal to a Theological degree within two years.       

Total Transformation

SCRIPTURE:  2 Corinthians 5:17

1.     In the 6th chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus miraculously fed a crowd with one little boy’s lunch and later he declared to this same crowd in John 6:35, “I am the ___________ of ___________. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.”

2.     Here Jesus communicated to this crowd that He Himself is the provision of _______________    ______________ sent to satisfy hungry souls.

3.     To truly believe in Jesus, is to look to Him as the __________ of your _____ forever.

4.     It is in Christ, that our creator, redeemer has come to save us and to _______ our _____________ in a way that nothing in this world can ever compare.

5.     God has given us many things to enjoy in this world, but amid all these pleasures that God has wired us to pursue, our deepest craving is not for something, but for _______________________. (John 6:33)

6.     We discover that ______________ is the supreme source of our satisfaction.

7.     As we trust in Christ, He transforms our taste in such a way that we ____ the things of ____ we once hated:  His Law, His Precepts, and His Way.  We begin to ______ the ways of the ____________.

8.     Instead of trying to tame our desires with a list of do’s and don’ts and working harder to change our actions, we should _____________ Christ to change us.  He will change our affections. (John 6:35)

9.     The way to conquer sin is not by working harder to change our deeds, but by ________________, trusting Jesus to change our desires.

10. A quest for pleasure reflects in us a lack of _______________ in the Lord Jesus Christ.

11. The more Christ fulfills the ______________ of our soul, the more He changes our tastes from the inside out.

12.The More we walk and talk with Christ, the more we will want ____ and the more we taste of Him the more we enjoy Him.  This transforms how we live and what we live for.

SALVATIONNot only to Eternity in Heaven, but From Eternity in Hell! You MUST, first of all; Admit You Are a Sinner in Need of a Savior:


James 2:10 “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles on one (point), he has become guilty of all.”

Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Accept God’s Love through the/Sacrifice in His Son Jesus
•Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Turn to God in Repentance
•Acts 20:21 “I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.”

Trust the Fullness Jesus Christ!
•Romans 10:9 “…if you confess with your mouth Jesus as  Lord,  and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved;

Romans 10:13 “For whoever calls on the Name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Romans 10:14 “How then shall they call on Him Who they have not believed?  And how shall they believe in Him of Whom they have not heard?  And how shall they hear without a preacher?

Romans 10:17 “So then Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.

Jeremiah 29:13 “You will seek Me (God) and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.”

It may not be easy to give up your old sinful ways, and turn in faith to Jesus Christ; but it is the only way to  SALVATION,  AND IT IS WORTH IT! 

 CALL UPON (THE FULLNESS OF) THE NAME OF JESUS AND YOU WILL BE SAVED!
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    FATHER'S DAY 2018

    The Family

    Four Generations

    Pastor Bill with His Son Jim

    Pastor Bill with His Son Eric

    Pastor Bill Enjoying the Little Ones

    Grant Taking Great Grandpa for a Walk


    Grandma Enjoying the Little Ones

    Ayla and Grant Down by the Water

    Jim and Eric Doing their Chores

    Good Job Guys and Gals
    It Was a Great Father's Day!

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    WE LOVE TRUE TEACHERS OF THE WORD!

    CHUCK SWINDOLL, JERRY FALWELL, DAVID JEREMIAH, BILL PERRY, TIM LAHAYE, ERWIN LUTZER, SUSIE LARSON, GLENN MOLLETTE, KAY ARTHUR, ADRIAN ROGERS, ALBERT MOHLER, JOHN MACARTHUR, CHARLES STANLEY, ROBERT JEFFRESS...


    AS A PASTOR I AM ADMONISHED BY GOD TO INFORM ALL OF THE DANGERS

    BEWARE!     BEWARE!     BEWARE!  DANGER!  

    BEWARE OF THOSE WHO CALL THEMSELVES, 

    THE WORD OF FAITH!

              REMEMBER: SATAN MISS-USED SCRIPTURE!

    JOEL OSTEEN, KENNETH HAGIN, KENNETH COPLAND, JOYCE MEYER, BENNY HINN, PAT ROBERTSON, FRED K. C. PRICE, ROBERT TILTON, MARILYN HICKLEY, DAVID CHO, DENNIS LEONARD, JERRY SAVELLE, PAUL AND JAN CROUCH, T.D. JAKES, JIMMY SWAGGART, PAULA WHITE...

                       "BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS/TEACHERS" -- MATTHEW 7:13

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    Pastor’s Corner

    Written By: Dr. Doug W. Beeks- Blue-line ministries
    Edited By: Pastor William Perry- Community Christian Church

    Blessed Be the Small Church and it's Pastor

    We all have a mental image of what our “ideal” church is. Having been a small child in rural North Dakota, my mental image no doubt comes from my memories of the small white churches that could be found through out the state in many small farming communities. Sadly small community churches are disappearing rapidly all around us throughout the country. Like the many small local mom and pop stores of the past being replaced by big box stores; these small local church's are being  replaced by the super-sized, one size fits all mega church. Most of the local churches are being forced to close because of declining congregations with far too many people being drawn to the bigger mega churches with all the “amenities” they claim to offer, a theology that is a mile wide and 1/4 in. deep, causing a general decline in Christian teaching. These mega churches truly do not offer more of what is truly important.

    (1 Peter 5:2),“shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;”

    It is true, Jesus did speak to large crowds, many times numbering in the thousands, but these crowds were not a church. But even today, in the mega church congregation one may easily become lost to the dynamics that so readily bind us together in a small church, that is the personal connection to each other as well as to the pastor; and the church family. Lost is the close nit community feel as these mega churches with their large auditorium seating, filled with hundreds, at times even thousands. The Pastor of the church may never appear before them live, but only on a big screen with surround sound. In this setting, the connection between the pastor and his flock cannot be forged, or nurtured when the pastor appears as larger than life on a big screen monitor. Lost is the pastoral care; the real human connection, the nurturing, and personal contact with the pastor.  Lost in the mega church is that community connection. Too often, sermons preached in the mega-church are polished, sterile and “boiled”productions that in no way connect to the specific spiritual needs of the local community. The delivery becomes more like a political campaign speech, with lots of feel good fluff, a one size fits all feel, but with very little substance. While such sermons may bring in the numbers and money, and may keep them in attendance, but do not challenge their sin filled life in any way! A larger congregation does not equate to the true mission; Saved Souls.

    Truly it is important for all of us to attend church on a regular basis, but I would challenge any that attend the mega-church, to take a chance, to attend a small local church in your community. To get to know and appreciate the spiritual connection that is often lost in the impersonal mass of large congregations, the value and heart felt simple greetings before and after the service, the connection between the pastor and church member (or visitor) can never be underestimated or replaced. There is, and always will be a need for the God called pastor and his humble uncompromising sermon delivery, for his eagerness to spread God's word, for his love for the local church. Like looking for that small mom and pop restaurant that has the best food to eat and the personal touch that comes with it. Take the time to look for that small local church with its loving uncompromising pastor, who will feed you the "Bread of Life", Bread that will feed your eternal soul.
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    Lord we pray for all churches both big and small, to teach the truth, without compromise. Bless the powerful Jesus Honoring  small church, bless it's pastor who will stand tall and preach Your Word, and give you the glory, that truly belongs to you, Lord.

    We pray in Jesus’s name
    Amen
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    May grace and blessings be in your path,
    www.BlueLineMinistry.org

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    Weekly Church Services

    We were blessed with a visit from Randy King sitting next to his mom, Carrie.

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    Praise the Lord, He continues to build His Church.

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    TRANSFORMING LIVES
    WITH THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD
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    These  books are available at online through  Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.com, also check at your local book store.

    Look for Pastor Bill's latest book 
    Now Available through Amazon.com.
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    Dr. William Perry is a prolific writer of outstanding books. His titles for Newburgh Press thus far are Christians Helping Christians, Christian Counseling for the 21st Century and Theology for the 21st Century. Each book is a must for every reader of solid Christian material.

    I am happy to endorse Dr. Perry’s latest treasure, “A Journey Through The Gospels.” Every student and preacher/teacher of the Bible needs this book for the desk or the bedside table. You will enjoy reading insights and valuable lessons that many casual readers of the Bible will miss.

    While this book is not lengthy you will find a delightful study of each gospel that will make you appreciate the wonderful gospel stories and love Jesus even more.
    To God be the glory!
    Dr. Glenn Mollette, President
    Newburgh Theological Seminary
    Newburgh, Indiana


    Click on book covers for more information.

      


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    18 comments:

    1. I enjoyed the pictures of your family. Glad that you are safely back home.

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    2. Those are great picture. I liked the one taking great grandpa for a walk.

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    3. Thank you for the graduation pictures (June 17th), they are very nice. I will sent them on to Paul & Melba.
      Safe travels.

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    4. Wow that does look very nice. (June 17)

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    5. Jim and Family-Upstate NYJune 25, 2018 at 10:41 AM

      Glad to hear everyone has safely reached their destinations.

      Today was a wonderful and monumental day, what a blessing to see 4 generations represented!

      Thanks in return to everyone for contributing, traveling, and making it all happen, we thoroughly enjoyed it!

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    6. Thanks to you for making the trip out. It was a very enjoyable time.. planning a trip out West sounds like it would be a good trip when the temperature feels the opposite of today. Have a safe trip.

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    7. Hi, Thank you for putting The pictures on here(June 17). I sent some of them back to a few to Todd and some other friends and our kids they were very nice Kathy and Pastor. Take care and be careful blessings to you both.

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    8. There’s no place like home. I am sure as you were crawling to the finish line, nothing felt better than opening your front door and putting your feet up. Glad you made it back safely.

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    9. So glad you made it home safe. Did you have a good time? Fred is doing a sermon tomorrow. He is happy to get back to doing it again.
      Bet you both are tired after traveling. How is your grandson (great)?

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    10. That is great seeing family, it means a lot to you and we are sure to all of the family. We will definitely pray for you back in the Pulpit, you do just fine. And thanks for prayers for Fred. So glad to hear Frankie & Ric are doing better.

      Fred will talk with you soon.

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    11. Welcome home! I’m glad you two had a great vacation.

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    12. Very nice pictures! Did Eric’s family not make it up as well? I’m glad Eric and family were able to come. Looks like you had a very nice time especially with the new babies! What a nice looking park too. That was a great idea to have a picnic for Father’s Day.

      Hope you’re having a good trip. I’m assuming you’re still on the road. Travel safely!

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    13. Glad to hear Frankie is doing much better now. It’s nice how close you are with your church members. It’s truly a church family! I’m sure you’re glad to be home. I’m sure you are exhausted though because you had a long trip.

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    14. Joe and Martha from MexicoJune 25, 2018 at 11:19 AM

      You have a nice family pastor Bill.

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    15. Nice to have you back. where have you been? Out to visit family? You have a nice family, I just knew you do. Good message!

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    16. Hello PB

      It is good to be home as you know those travels can be exhaustive behind the wheel.

      Just finished listening to your message. I found it profound and well timed - I have taken 2 pages of notes upon which I will plagiarize your source for sure :-)

      Thank You PB for the Beautiful message upon which to Let a man examine Himself!

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    17. Gene Lapaz- North ManitobaJune 27, 2018 at 10:17 AM

      Nice family pictures! Happy you and your wife could get away for a few weeks, we missed you. Good message! A lot to think about it what you are saying, and all from the Bible, without compromise.

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    18. Greetings from Vancouver, WA! Thanks so much for the books! It was good seeing you both at Fred's graduation and getting to visit as well, even though brief. Thank you for serving our Lord, giving to others, and the communities as well. You both make a difference. God Bless you both!

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