“Run the Race” By Brother Bob Heirtzler May 2nd,
2010 Brief
Testimony: Baptized
October 29, 1979!! I
was a very quiet person,
didn’t like
crowds, didn’t have too many friends, didn’t know how to talk, or
didn’t know
even to start a conversation, all I did was go to school, and fish. I was taught the Plan B
method… If something
needed to be done or something that didn’t go well, you went to Plan B:
Brandy, Beer
& Booze, this was the way of
life “Scotch & Brandy” Psalms
115:1 – 8
…They
have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they… I was just
like
this statue … One night in December 1978, I cried out to God and ask
“Is there
more in life then getting married, having kids and dying?” I was at the lowest point
of my life… There
was something that I was searching for
burning within me, I climbed Ephesians
1:17 - 18 …The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened… My eyes
of my understanding were open, and God answered my prayer that I prayed
in
December 1978. He
counted me faithful,
by putting me into this ministry…. God answered prayer, I was praying
for a
life in Christ and Pastor Davis was praying that God would send more
laborers. 100
proof now – no more Plan B – put
new wine in new bottle. I was still having trouble
talking and sharing
with people, then one night… God
spoke
to me in a church service through Pastor Davis: “You
see the doors that I have open unto you,
you go through them and you get nervous and you don’t what to say, you
have
doubt, you don’t doubt that I am Lord, … you doubt in yourself, I will
put the
words in thy mouth what you shall say and what you shall speak” 1 Timothy 1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me… Now I am Running
the Race… Hebrews
12:1 - 3 …let us run with patience the race that
is set before us... We
need to run the race… Baseball
– 9 players on the field Football
– 11 players on the field Basketball
– 5 players on the court
Swimming
Teams
- Tennis
- Auto
Racer
1 driver Winter
Olympics Horse
Riders – 1 rider
Ice
Skaters
-
1 -2 Hockey
– 6 players on the ice Volleyball
– Relay
Races – My question is:
How
many people are involved in these teams to support and see the players
succeed?
There are
CEO’s, coaches, asst. coaches,
owners, support teams, cheerleaders, water people, those that clean the
court,
the list goes on and one to see there team achieve there goal of
winning the
championship. Don’t
forget the Fans. The expression is, “It takes a whole
village to raise a
child.” The Church
Family to help take
and raise each other; we just had a baby dedication.
That one child that goes through the school
system: Pre-School,
High School, and then
Graduation. How
many people are involved
to see this child succeed? There
are
teachers, other students, janitors, cafeteria staff, school nurse… Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, the list goes on
and on. In your work place: (Navy
or Civilian) How
many people are involve to support you so
you can do you job that is required of you. Owner, other employee,
employer, HR
Dept, Payroll this list goes on and on.
What
I am trying to say here, is, Bottom Line: We need everyone to support
the
Building of the Something new happened!!
Different type of administration!
New sheriff in town!! Pastor
Davis is the Apostle of
this ministry that God gave him charge over….
Bishop
Pastor Paine is over seer of the ministry now
Pastor
Wilson became the Local Pastor Every one of them had a different
style of teaching,
preaching, administering; none of them were alike at all. Also, every one of them ran
the race holding
onto the baton and then handed it off to the next person…. The baton was handed off to Brother
Kenneth & Jennifer,
& Ginger. God
showed Pastor Davis a
dove flying through the buildings many years ago in this area of the
country…
if the Word of God is true, which it is, God’s word does not return
void. There is
still a GREAT work here to do… A
new style:
Brother Kenneth is sharing with all of us to baton,
and that we can all
run the race. The
gun has already been
fired!! We should
be all running!! Now what do we do as a family? Those
that went on are not coming back… 2
Timothy 4:1 - 5
I charge thee
therefore before God… I am
going to break down this scripture line per line ……. God
has charged us….. Preach, be
instant in season out of season, reprove (Of uncertain affinity; to confute, admonish:—convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.), rebuke (to tax upon,
that is, censure or admonish;
by implication forbid:—(straitly)
charge, rebuke.) exhort (beseech,
call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort (-ation),
intreat, pray.) with longsuffering
and doctrine, and
to watch all thing, endure affliction,
work of an evangelist, make full proof of the ministry - 100% proof 1
Timothy 4:11 - 16
…Let no man despise
thy youth… Jesus has app for everything you could
possibly need. I
don’t know how to do that! Jesus
has an App. for that!! I
don’t know what to say! Jesus
has an App. for that!! Jesus
has an App for everything that we go
through… Take hold
of the baton and run
the race along the side of our leadership…
If you don’t know Kenneth, Jennifer &
Ginger, then spend time with
them. If you don’t
know what the
leadership wants, then spend time with them
This is the beginning of May 2010;
I’m hearing great reports of the fellowship times outside of church
times… Coffee
shops, restaurants, outings, etc. Recap
& Closing thought: God
laid it on my heart to share my
testimony, because I know that I am not alone when it comes to talk
with people
and to conversations starters… The Story about the Gazelle & the Lion Every morning in Africa
a lion wakes up. It knows that it has to outrun the slowest gazelle or
he'll
starve to death. Every morning in OTHERS NOTE: 30,
60, or 100 fold – you still need to give 100%
Sermon notes by Pete Shepherd |
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