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Fishing and Temptation

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In our series at church called “God Has An App For That” we just finished week number three, talking about “overcoming temptation”. In this blog I will post a five minute video clip from that message. This video discusses NOT blaming God for our temptations. And of course if you want to know the number one tool, to help overcome temptation, it’s simply reading and studying the word of God.

A great study is to read Psalm 119 and then list on a sheet a paper the number of blessings that result from reading and knowing God’s word. If you do a diligent study and list all the blessings of Psalm 119, you would then understand the value and victory that comes from spending time in the greatest book ever written.
So, either start today and immerse yourself in the word or get ready to fail to the temptations that Satan throws your way.
I’ll be praying you make the wise choice!
Go to www.GodHasAnApp.com to see the rest of the lessons.

Where have I been????

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Below, in order: Dana Potter, Bill Ewing, Earl Everett, Derrick Giacomazzi, Dale Penn and yours truly… Missing is Kim Van… Kim, where were you today????


So sorry I haven’t written in a while…

I was out of town last week… I had to attend a meeting for a publishing company, but I did manage to squeeze in a day of fishing…. We were on a river… the New river in West Virginia, fishing for small mouth bass. It was a day of peace in the midst of a crazy hectic schedule…

This morning at 7:00 a.m., we had our LIFE! Group meeting. I have been meeting with this group of men for MANY years… the discussion is always so right on target. There have been several times where I wish that everyone could sit in and listen to these great men who have so much wisdom. Three of them are Elders in our church, and I never walk away without thinking how blessed I am to sit and learn from them.

I have often wished someone would actually pay to put this LIFE! Group on television. You know… like the television show, The View. We could call it, His View, and it would be five or six men sitting around a table talking about the Word of God. And I think both men and women would tune in to watch that.

Who knows… maybe somebody reading this blog will be willing to produce this LIFE! Group on television. I know that’s a bit presumtuous on my behalf, but week after week when I’m in this LIFE! Group, I wish other men could hear the discussion that takes place.

Have YOU attended a LIFE! Group this week? I hope so!!!

Fishers of Men

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Pastor Tim and I made it home safe and sound, and we truly had one of the best times ever. We were actually able to go fishing one morning for four hours. We were on the Rogue River in Oregon, and our guide’s name is Allen Metcalf.

Tim caught the first fish…. but he held it like a banjo. This picture still makes me chuckle… Then the Lord blessed me with a large King Salmon. We were going to put it back in the river, but the guide has two widows that he provides fish to, and so the fish you see in the picture above was given to one of those two widows. That was fun knowing that we had helped someone.

I always think of the time when Jesus called the disciples to be FISHERS of MEN. We spend so much effort, and think nothing of it, on catching fish… But will we spend as much effort and time reaching LOST souls for Jesus? I hope so… I would hope that we would seek and save the lost MORE than anything else we do.

One more bit of information…. Ask Timbo what he did with the flashlight and the fish…. I’ll never tell…..