It's Pentecost Sunday....Woohoo!

Hello everyone. I am ever so grateful that the rain held off for me to cut my grass. I love a well manicured lawn.

This coming Saturday and Sunday I will be ministering at New Life Assembly of God in East Greenbush, New York. My friends, Pastor Steve and Jo Pooley assumed the leadership of this church about two years ago. I've never been there before and always welcome the opportunity to minister in a new place to new people. Sunday is Pentecost Sunday so I will be speaking on the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Pray that people will receive this wonderful and powerful gift from God.

Pentecost...I love all that it stands for. As Pentecostals, we are privileged to be empowered by the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised to send us this gift that we might be witnesses for Him. May the wind of the Holy Spirit blow fresh in each of us as we once again encounter a loving and holy God. May the fire of the Holy Spirit burn away our dross and sin. May the rain of the Holy Spirit fill us to overflowing.

My Favorite Church

Please ignore the last e-mail I sent about preaching in New England. That's where I just was the past few days. I accidentally hit the wrong e-mail to send for this coming week. Strike it up to having a "blonde moment".

This coming week, I will preach at my favorite church, which just happens to be my home church, the Green Ridge Assembly of God in Scranton, Pennsylvania. I am so thankful to have a Lead Pastor, David Twiss who willingly shares his pulpit with me numerous times through out the year. Just tonight, he told me to preach in the Sunday night service too. I'm very excited about the message I will preach on Sunday morning for it summarizes what the Lord has been doing in my life for the past several months. Let's just say, I can hardly wait to see what the Lord will do. Please pray that the words of Hope will burst forth in people's lives. Pray that Jesus will draw souls to Him.

I had a lovely drive home from New Hampshire this morning. The mountains and the trees just spoke forth of how majestic our Lord is. Isaiah 55:12 says,
"For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands." (NKJV)

If the trees can clap their hands in praise of the Lord, how much more should we who are filled with the joy and peace of Jesus. Bravo, Jesus! Bravo!

May your day be filled with the presence of the Lord.

New England In May

I just drove home from central Pennsylvania in the rain. At least you don't have to shovel rain.

This coming Sunday through Wednesday, I will be ministering at the Keene Assembly of God in Keene, New Hampshire, where one of my Bible College friends, Ray Hodgerney serves as pastor. Please pray for safety as I make the long journey north through New England. Please pray that the hearts of people will respond to the Spirit and the Word. That's a winning combination for God to move.

The choices we choose today make who we are tomorrow. I've used that statement many times. Perhaps what saddens me is when I see adults who were brought up in church and have become disengaged with God and church only to be left holding shattered pieces of their lives. We chose today whether or not to serve the Lord and do what is right. The blessing or the curse. The choice is up to you.

Choose well.

Revival in Central Pennsylvania

Cutting grass is becoming a regular past time of mine. At least it was dry enough to get it done.

This coming Sunday through Wednesday, I will be ministering at Gospel Tabernacle Assembly of God in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. Please pray that the Lord will bless these services. Mother's Day tends to bring out extra people to the service so pray that their lives will be touched by the gospel message.

I'm reading through 1 Chronicles. To be honest, I don't enjoy reading the genealogies but I know that all of the Bible is inspired by God so I do read them. In the midst of these long lists of names, there is a wonderful verse in 1 Chronicles 5:20 which says "He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him." I hope that when you and I pray, we believe that God has the power to answer our cries for help. He is able and He is willing.

May your trust in Jesus be strong and true.