I need your prayer. No one else can pray your prayer. God will not hear your voice through someone else. I need you and your voice before the Lord.

I am over my head in stress. I love pressure, but this is ridiculous. I am trying to get done with school and the work is piling up. For those of you who do not know, I am a husband full-time, I work full-time, I am a children's minister and I am taking three classes through Liberty University when most people working full-time jobs only take one class.

Needless to say at this point - I need all the prayer I can get. Thank you.

Love and Blessings,
Brantley

The Apple

So, I just had an awesome conversation with my brother-in-law about preaching vs. teaching. I have discovered that I really want to become a teacher on stage more than a preacher on stage. It is cool to be honest with yourself and have someone who can bring that out.

This Sunday, we will be covering John 10:30: "I (Jesus) and the Father are one." Wow, do you think your kids are ready for this? I don't think I am ready, but I know God is. I think the sermon will involve an apple getting cut into three pieces. Each piece is all apple, but each piece is not the whole apple. Does that make sense? In the same way, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all God, but they individually are not our whole God.

Time for feedback. If you would rather not leave a comment, you can feel free to e-mail me.

Grace and Peace,
Brantley

I'm Preaching

Man, I am jacked for Sunday! I get to preach this Sunday in the main service and God has definitely delivered an awesome message to me. I am just praying that God moves through the crowd and touches people's hearts. For those of you who want to start praying over the sermon for your own lives, read James 2:14 through the end of the chapter. Also pray that God would speak through me in an powerful way.

This Sunday Mrs. Barbara will be teaching your kids on "I AM the light" from the book of John. Mrs Barbara is amazing and your kids will have a great time.

Peace and Love,
Brantley

Sunday Recap

This morning we covered John 10:9. Jesus says "I am the door." He was referring to Himself being a shepherd. When the sheep were in their pin at night, there was one entrance. There was no gate in and out so the shepherd would lie in the opening - preventing any wolves or robbers from coming in. While this was great for the sheep (the people who believed in Jesus), it was also a warning for those who did not believe in Him as Lord. Only His sheep were allowed in the sheep pin (Heaven), everyone else would be turned away.

Grace and Peace,
Brantley

Sunday recap

We had a lot of fun at the Pirate party and watching the Veggie Tales movie. It isn't too often I have a legitimate week off from teaching the kids so it was a much needed break. We also had 7 new kids this week!

Next week we are going to start teaching about Jesus' teachings and the following week I am preaching in big church!

Grace and Peace,
Brantley

Pictures from Sunday

Sunday was awesome. Almost all of the kids brought their tithe, which was cool that they remembered. We are going to do that every week.

This Sunday we will be watching the Veggie tales pirate movie to conclude the pirate series. Everybody be safe tonight with your children.

Fun and Much Chocolate,
Brantley

Man can I feel Satan attacking! It is either him or God testing us. In either case, I believe if we and the church unite and take a stand with our finances, this church is in for a ridiculous outpouring of God's magnificence. Things have gotten thrown our way that do not seem to add up, but they are going to cost us a good chunk of change. For a moment the question popped into mind, "can we even give our tithe?" You know what though? We are going to remember that our tithe is at the top of our budget and not at the bottom. Out of faith we will give whatever we can to shut down this challenge!

I expect that others from our church will experience the same testing of faith and I expect us to stand up in the face of trials and fire back. Together we will grow stronger in the name of the Lord Yahweh - in the name of the Lord Jesus. "Rejoice my brethren when you encounter various trials and know that the testing of your faith produces endurance." I think it would be okay to substitute the word "Momentum" for "endurance."

Therefore, you followers of Christ - may you be tested and found producing Momentum.

Peace and Divine Understanding,
Brantley