“It’s just a devastating tragedy – just a tragic loss for the whole community.” – Virginia Morton
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Galations 5:14)
What good will God bring out of this horrible tragedy?
 
Normally I get up around 5 am. On Saturday morning August 30, I chose to sleep in to catch up on my rest. Around 7:30 am, my wife came back to our bedroom to tell me that she had some very said news. She told …

“In essentials, unity; In non-essentials, liberty; And in everything, love.” – St. Augustine
“that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me (Jesus), and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. (John 17:21b)
Do you long to see God honored and exalted by all the people in your congregation and by the residents in your county?
Are you praying that God would touch hearts, transform lives, and bring revival to your area?
Today, I’m thrilled to announce what’s …

“Momentum is an incredible exaggerator.” Dr. John Maxwell
“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the King of Jacob. (Isaiah 41:21).
How much momentum do you have?
What simple steps can you take to gain more?
On March 24, Dr. Jerry Graham sent a Daily Gram titled “The Big Mo” talking about momentum and its importance to a leader. That message really resonated strongly with my spirit. I’ll share more about that tomorrow. But for now, I want to share a personal and current story about momentum.
Since August 2007, …

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it” – Winston Churchill
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time. (Isaiah 60:22)
What were 10 of the top spiritual stories in Culpeper in 2007?
What were 10 of the top spiritual stories in your community in 2007?
The main headline on the front page of yesterday’s local newspaper read “The top 10 of 2007.” The paper went on to list these top 10 stories of 2007 …

America is great because America is good. When America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.
Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites (Mark 12:42)
Have you given your all?
What simple thing can you do to offer hope to hopeless people this Christmas?
Yesterday morning I went to the monthly Culpeper Ministerial Association meeting held at Culpeper Hospital. Despite having a very full schedule, I chose to go primarily to honor Pastor Randy Orndorff for his two years of outstanding service as President of the Culpeper Ministerial …

It started with one!!! – Fulton Street Revival video
And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. (Acts 4:31)
What was the Fulton Street Revival?
Will you BE THE ONE to lead the way to gather people in the marketplace to pray together?
The last Great Awakening or the Layman’s Revival began on September 23, 1857 with one man praying.
In 1857 there were 30,000 men idle in the streets of …

Death is for a moment. Life in Jesus is for eternity!
Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.  (Matthew 6:33 & 34, The Message, Eugene H. Peterson)
If you knew today was you last day on earth … …

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power. – Alan Cohen
To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heavens (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
If you live locally, will you help spread this message to your family and friends?
For the past two years, our Pray …

“God is going to use the Marching Through Culpeper movie to heal the heart of our nation.” – Bob Sims
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” (Mark 10:27)
What will it take to heal hundreds of years of pain between the North and South and between Blacks and Whites?
A few years ago when Rick Heeren was in Argentina, someone laid hands on him and prophesied that he would be involved in the making of major …

“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” – Habakkuk 2:1
You are invited to the GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER assembly on Pentecost Sunday, May 27, 2007 at Culpeper Baptist Church from 3:00 – 4:30 PM. Join in unity with 300 million people from 200 nations around the world as we honor God with a day of prayer and repentance during the largest prayer gathering in history.
This service is dedicated to the victims and their families of the …