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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

Is God Calling You to be a Pastor?

The right kind of education is essential to the man who has answered God's call. No army dare send a soldier into battle without proper training. The results would be devastating, not only for the warrior, but for the war.


Sunday, July 1, 2018

July 1

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. 

OR, YOU MAY WANT TO TUNE IN FOR TODAY'S MESSAGE, VIA OUR WORLD WIDE WEB CHANNELS, JUST CLICK ON THE GOD TUBE CHANNEL, OR SERMON-NET CHANNEL AND BE A VITAL PART OF THIS MINISTRY.

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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WE CAN COUNT ON HIM "ABOVE ALL"



MY TOP FIVE PRIORITIES

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 Callie in Michigan.


PRAY FOR MICHELLE AND HER HUSBAND DON:  She is still fighting with cancer.

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

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.       

“The Love of the Church:  A Great Change” 

SCRIPTURE:  Matthew 16:24-24 and Hebrews 10:24-25

1.     When we make a decision to follow Jesus and we ask Him to accept us into His family to become a member of His Bride, it should be a natural thing to make a break with our old nature and our old way of living and turn to a ______________ way of ______________.

2.     As Christ begins to live in us and as we give our life over to Him, everything begins to __________________.  (2 Corinthians 5:17)

3.     For the ______ time we realize who ____ is, what Jesus has done for us, and how much we __________ Him.

4.     Self is no longer our _____________.

5.     We want God’s Glory to be __________ more than we want our own lives.

6.     The Bible describes the Church as the ____ of Christ, as well as the ____ of Christ.

7.     Jesus identifies the Church with ___________ in Acts 9:4, “…Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

8.     God pursues us despite our sin and encourages us to pull away from sin, because God knows ____ will ____________ us.  Romans 6:23, “The Wages of Sin is Death…”

9.     We need help by other Christians to help us stay on the _______ path away from the wide gate. (Matthew 7:13-14 and Hebrews 10:24-25)

10.                        As we die to self and live for Christ, God brings us together as brothers and sisters in a _____________ of faith and fellowship.

11.                        The Church is a local community of Christians who _______ the Lord with one another regularly, serving one another selflessly, guarding one another graciously, and giving to one another generously.

12.                        The Church is a caring community helping each other to see that we stand firm in the ____________ of the Lord.

13.                        The church consists of true ____________ of ___________ who belong to one another, care for one another and take responsibility for one another.

14.                        The world will recognize us as disciples of Jesus by our distinct love for _______________ _____________— but not if we live exactly like the World. (John 13:34-35; 17:21)

15.                        God’s Glory shown through us is the only thing that will __________ the ____________ for the better.

16.                        God’s Glory is most majestically ____________, not through you or me, but through us.


17.                        Hebrews 10:24-25, “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good ________, not forsaking the _________ of ourselves ________, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”

SALVATION:  Not 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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    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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    THE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
    TRANSFORMING LIVES
    WITH THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD
    SINCE 1997

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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.
    Click here to order.

    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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    Video files of our worship services are available on the Internet. This week’s viewings 1,275 on God Tube TV and 858 on Sermon TV for a grand total of  2,133  We pray that you were blessed by this week’s message and look forward to hearing from you.  To view the message click here for God Tube TV or here for Sermon TV. 
    If you are one of our viewers of this week’s message we would love to hear from you.

    A Reminder!!! Come visit us and learn the truth! 

    Our Church Service starts at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, followed by a time of fellowship.
         CH_ _ CH, What’s Missing? U R!  You’re Welcome!
    Continue to pray for us as we seek to serve the Lord here in Arizona.
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    3 comments:

    1. Another great message Pastor Bill, We here on the ranch are learning a bunch from this series on walking in this world as a Christian. We are praying for you.

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    2. Umba from Kenya-AfericaJuly 2, 2018 at 2:21 AM

      I like the thought of we as Christians are the Bride and Body of Christ, that our desire should be to Glorify The Lord God.

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    3. Good Word PB,
      I am thankful that others see that it is we that need His acceptance and not the other way around. The New Life is Awesome because it is Jesus who is the truth and the life and He is Awesome. Enjoyed the Hebrews 10 tie together- thank you
      I read a devotion years ago that said if 100 pianos were tuned to the same pitch fork - they would also be in tune with - each other!

      Couldn't agree more - Let us not waste anymore years and start by encouraging one another.
      Thank You PB

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