Putting God First in Your Life

We try to put things first and add God in later.

But God doesn’t just want a place in your life.

He doesn’t just want to be prominent in your life.

He wants to be “preeminent!”

He says, you take care of my business, and I’ll take care of yours!

Ronnie

Reason’s people worry

The ignorant worry because they don’t know enough.
The knowledgeable worry because they know too much.
The rich worry because they are afraid of losing what they have.
The poor worry because they don’t have enough.
The old worry because they are facing death.
The young worry because they are facing life.

Come to SNL this week and lets talk about how to never worry again!

Ronnie

My Friend Daddy

My Friend Daddy

Every time Samuel sees this drawing he says “thats my friend daddy”. These moments with children are priceless! Thank you for the drawing Donna!

Ronnie

SNL This Week – Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Come this Sunday night December 6th, 2009  @ 6:30 and lets worship God together and then we will change the world together.

Ronnie

Matthew 6: 25-34

DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY

In this Holiday Season there is so much worry going on. What gifts do we buy for those we love and what gift do we buy for that one we have to buy for and don’t like, lol.

How much money should we spend on that gift and will they really appreciate it anyway?

How much money should I spend on myself while I am buying all these nice things for everyone else?

Then the biggie – how am I ever going to pay for all of this, the credit cards, the layaway’s, the bills that I have run up tying to please, impress, and satisfy?

The truth is: We have it all wrong

We think to much about how much money to spend for all the wrong reasons. We think too much about how good I look or how fashionable I am . We think too much about buying gifts for everyone that we know. We think too much about how to be a people pleaser.

We have gotten it all wrong!

Come to Sunday Night Live, lets worship the Creator together and I will show you how to live a worry free life!

Ronnie

Matthew 6: 25-34 The Message

^25-26“If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.

^27-29“Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.

^30-33“If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. 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.

³⁴“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.

Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.

Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.

Marathon Memories – Virginia Creeper Trail March 30th, 2003

This is the 2nd Marathon I had ever done. I woke up that morning and it was snowing.
We called the race headquarters and asked if the Marathon would be canceled and they replied “Why”?
So we ran! It was fun for the 1st 13.1 miles and pretty miserable the 2nd half, wet and soggy.

My 2nd Marathon was a memorable one. “A Freakish Snow”

I finished #30 out of 78 and ran with my good friends Tim Lewis and Rick Karampatsos.

5th Annual VIRGINIA CREEPER MARATHON
Virginia Creeper Trail
Abingdon VA – March 30, 2003
30’s and freakish snow
93 starters, 78 finishers

1   Tom Atkins             Abingdon VA               3:04:53
2   Chris Black            Raleigh NC                3:09:15
3   Patti Fredrick-Enloe   Asheville NC              3:17:42 *
4   Mark Shrader           Rosedale VA               3:18:38
5   Chuck Brown            Marion NC                 3:28:50
6   Chris Squires          Raleigh NC                3:29:18
7   Monika Bracken         Castleton VA              3:32:13
8   Jerry Hensley          Pennington Gap VA         3:36:09
9   Shawn Kerrick          Johnson City TN           3:37:30
10  Eddie Cohn             Matthews NC               3:43:25
11  Mike Lipton            Rockville VA              3:51:02
12  Lynn Burnett           Livingston TN             3:54:54
13  Wail Malaty            Hendersonville NC         3:55:07
14  George Brown           Richlands VA              3:58:40
15  Kent Worman            Marietta GA               4:06:36
16  John Lesslie           Rock Hill SC              4:06:51
17  Bo Strickland          Kingsport TN              4:07:31
18  Karen Mitchell         York PA                   4:08:42
19  Danny Keatley          White Sulphur Sprgs WV    4:11:36
20  Kevin Nies             Chapel Hill NC            4:11:36
21  Mark Williams          Scottsboro AL             4:12:07
22  Bob Neiderman          Cuyahoga Falls OH         4:15:58
23  Jerry Anderson         Greeneville TN            4:16:01
24  Frank Weider           Union KY                  4:17:28
25  Ken Meyer              New Albany IN             4:20:58
26  Rick Karampatsos       China Grove NC            4:22:17
27  Rick Showalter         Georgetown KY             4:26:11
28  Jim Snyder             West Jefferson NC         4:29:31
29  Brian Cook             Dunwoody GA               4:32:12
30  Ronnie Collins         Cana VA                   4:34:25
31  Tim Lewis              Woodlawn VA               4:34:26
32  Stephen Armstrong      Johnson City TN           4:36:51
33  Mike Oliphant          Hendersonville NC         4:39:34
34  Cliff Corker           Kingsport TN              4:41:18
35  Philip Cook            Chapel Hill NC            4:42:12
36  Michael Stowe          Blacksburg VA             4:42:34
37  Catherine Shirley      Raleigh NC                4:43:22
38  Jonathan Parce         Hendersonville NC         4:45:08
39  Sharon Cline           Kingsport TN              4:46:32
40  Doug Ferriss           Charlotte NC              4:48:11
41  Scott Foxx             Charlotte NC              4:48:14
42  Michael Abbott         Wise VA                   4:49:32
43  Sharon Fleenor         Bristol TN                4:50:28
44  Mary Rodriguez         Abingdon VA               4:51:47
45  Robert Conrad          Hillsborough NC           4:52:39
46  Robert Bice            Kingsport TN              4:52:59
47  Dennis Saulnier        Alexandria VA             4:56:01
48  Terry Higgins          Knoxville TN              4:57:54
49  Parmod Sapra           Norton VA                 5:01:06
50  Ray McCaslin           Hendersonville NC         5:05:46
51  Stephen Donohue        Kitty Hawk NC             5:08:52
52  Cliff Cartwright       Booneville MS             5:13:48
53  Corey Scott            Satellite Beach FL        5:14:16
54  Byrd Watts             Marion NC                 5:16:00
55  Charles Brown          Marion NC                 5:16:01
56  Mike Brooks            Danville ME               5:16:16
57  Pamela Jolley          Marion NC                 5:19:00
58  Chet Rogers            Pittsboro NC              5:19:42
59  Abe Keating            Maysville KY              5:21:30
60  Paul Chappin           Statesville NC            5:22:21
61  Bruce White            Bristol VA                5:22:22
62  Ron Horn               Hendersonville NC         5:25:43
63  Gail Shepherd          Roanoke VA                5:27:22
64  Valerie Dunlap         Durham NC                 5:28:25
65  Rodney Dunlap          Durham NC                 5:28:25
66  Janice Hicks           Bristol VA                5:28:43
67  Bencita Moore          Boone NC                  5:30:38
68  Brenton Floyd          Harrison TN               5:35:42
69  Karen Bolton           Salem VA                  5:37:37
70  Jim Simpson            Huntington Beach CA       5:37:37
71  Emmanuel Sideris       Pittsburgh PA             5:38:45
72  Harry Donati           Richmond VA               5:57:34
73  Liane Cutforth         Louisville CO             6:02:48
74  Craig Cutforth         Louisville CO             6:02:48
75  Bronwyn Glantzberg     Norcross GA               6:42:58
76  Chuck Bryant           Miami FL                  7:15:36
77  Jerry Herndon          Cabin Creek WV            7:21:01
78  Cher Eaves             Powderly KY               7:37:46

* New Female VCM Record

This Day In The Life Of Your Pastor – December 3rd, 2009

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Your lists:

1. Chocolate milk has a superior ratio of fat, carbs, & protein than a carb recovery drink about 11 hours ago from TwitterBerry

2. Red meat, white potatoes, high fat cheese, & eggs should be part of a runners diet about 11 hours ago from TwitterBerry

3. Need 2 start the sit-up routine. I know it helped N the past & Runners World says strong stomach muscle definitely helps U run mor efficient about 11 hours ago from TwitterBerry

4. Christopher went to sleep with me rubbing his back & Samuel has a fever. Pray for him please, probably the ears again, Dr tomorrow about 11 hours ago from TwitterBerry

5. lets change the world https://imagebearer.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/lets-change-the-world-together-running-for-sudan/ about 12 hours ago from web

6. Christopher is spending the night, he and Samuel are playing with playdoh about 12 hours ago from web

7. visiting with Mike and the kids about 13 hours ago from web

8. Misty,Judah and I are @ Rio. Messed up and had the wrong city for Clergy banquet about 15 hours ago from TwitterBerry

9. January 2010 Runners World just arrived-devouring it about 17 hours ago from TwitterBerry

10. God has led Misty & I 2 gve an early Christmas Gift 2 some1 N need. Isn’t it amazing, Salvation is about Gods gift & we reach others w gifts about 19 hours ago from web

11. taking care of more church business, so many families in distress situations about 19 hours ago from web

12. December 3, 2009 Myrtle Beach Marathon is 77% full (600 spots remaining) THE HALF MARATHON IS SOLD OUT!! Sign up quick & run 4 Sudan with me about 19 hours ago from web

13. Samuel and I are going through the car wash about 20 hours ago from TwitterBerry

14. Dealing with benevolence request for the church about 20 hours ago from TwitterBerry

15. Missing Annual Conference Planning Team Meeting today but still working on the task. God is at work in Holston about 21 hours ago from TwitterBerry

16. just completed 7 miles, ave pace 940, burned 1026 calories, prayed and preached about 22 hours ago from web

17. Going for a prayer run, talking to God while doing one of my favorite things about 24 hours ago from TwitterBerry

18. Charles Spurgeon every time he stepped into the pulpit, prayed, “God be merciful to me a sinner” Spurgeon understood grace about 24 hours ago from TwitterBerry

19. So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. http://read.ly/Rom8.1.NLT about 24 hours ago from API

20. Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worshi… http://read.ly/Heb9.14.NLT about 24 hours ago from API

21. He personally carried our sins  in his body on the crossso that we can be dead to sin  and live for what is rig… http://read.ly/1Pet2.24.NLT about 21 hours ago from API

22. There is a Mis-conception N the Christian life: thinking that, although we R saved by grace, we earn or forfeit Gods blessing by performance about 21 hours ago from TwitterBerry

23. “Gods blessing does not depend on our performance.” Jerry Bridges about 21 hours ago from TwitterBerry

24. “An understanding of how grace & personal, vigorous effort work together is essential 4 a lifelong pursuit of holiness.” Jerry Bridges about 21 hours ago from TwitterBerry

25. Helping 2 plan Team Impact, this is going 2 B a true Community Outreach N Carroll County. Let me know if U want 2 join us. No financial need about 21 hours ago from TwitterBerry

26. Feeding Samuel Boo Berry cereal. He just wanted dad to feed him this morning about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

27. Lets change t world together -Running 4 Sudan https://imagebearer.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/lets-change-the-world-together-running-for-sudan/ about 22 hours ago from web

28. running the Mistletoe Half Marathon 13.1 miles on Saturday in Winston Salem. Who wants to join me? about 23 hours ago from web

29. working in Witness Team matters but it is my day off so I am laying this aside also about 23 hours ago from web

30. working on Out of the Box stuff but it is my day off so I am laying it aside now! about 23 hours ago from web

31. Myrtle Beach Marathon is 70 DAYS | 23 HRS | 13 MINS | 37 SECONDS I am again raising moeny to support the Children of Sudan