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Senior Luncheon
We had so much fun playing at the Senior Luncheon today at Gospel Way Baptist Church and getting to see our friends and family in Christ! We miss them terribly but it was nice catching up.
We played some newer music this time and prayed that the message in the songs was as much of a blessing for everyone there as it was for us.
We are so blessed to have such talented dear friends to play with us that share the same passion for Jesus.
We love anytime we get to share our passion for the Lord!
The God Who Sees - Jamestown Health & Rehab
What a wonderful presentation on the God who sees today.
We were lucky enough to have our great friends bring their talents and help out with this topic.
We each took one of four people in the bible Hagar, Ruth, David, and Mary of Magdala to discuss how in each of their situations God showed that He was there for them even when they didn't think He was, that He had a plan for each of them, and that they should trust in Him through it all.
We then got to share the song "The God Who Sees" which gathered everything we discussed together.
We then discussed how all of this ties into our lives today.
What a wonderful blessing this was for all of us! I hope you know that God is always there for you, that He has a plan for you, and that you should always trust in Him in everything you do.
Where Is God - Jamestown Health & Rehab
We had a very interesting discussion about where God is in such turbulent times as these with the worldwide slaughter of Jews and Christians; Christians being beaten, attacked, and arrested for praying and standing true to their values; and the physical and mental destruction and indoctrination of our children and youth.
None of these topics are fun or comfortable to discuss but are so prevalent in our society that it does not do any good to pretend they are not there and can benefit everyone by finding Christ in all this chaos.
John 15:18 Jesus said, “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before [it hated] you.”
This verse was not only meant for the apostles with Jesus during The Last Supper but was also meant for us, in this time, letting us know that if we follow Him, we too will experience that same discontent and persecution.
Jesus knew we would experience all that is happening in these times, and all in His name. And like the apostles, we must remain strong and unshakeable in our faith for the reward is an eternity in Heaven with our wonderful Lord & Savior!
Jesus never said following Him would be easy but He offers salvation and an eternity in heaven with Him if we believe, take up our cross, and follow Him.
Matthew 7:13-14
13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide [is] the gate and broad [is] the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
14 "Because narrow [is] the gate and difficult [is] the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
So to answer the question where is God? Jesus has returned to the right side of the Father in heaven to prepare a place for us. Remember that this is not our home, and we have been promised a perfect place to go to when we leave here. Jesus is waiting for us with open arms and perfect love as He gave all for us first!
So what does that mean for us for now?
Luke 21:13 "But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.
This is an instruction for us to remain strong in our faith in God, hold true to the gospel, and share Jesus with anyone and everyone we can. Let us accomplish God’s work. Let us be a light in the darkness of this world right now.
The last question we discussed was why does God allow bad things to happen? Wow is this a loaded and lengthy question and answer. We gave a condensed answer and vowed to devote an entire presentation at another time just to this question alone.
Todd Friel said it like this, “God both causes hard, non-sinful things to happen and then allows sinful things to happen for your own good and for His plan. For the believer, He may be preparing you or having you grow for the next step or journey. For the non-believer, He may be giving you His wrath in order to save you. Maybe God wants you to pray more, rely on Him more, read your Bible more, trust His promises more, pry idols away from your hands, to examine your walk, to heal relationships, He may have a different plan for your life than your plan.”
Because of sin, we were never going to be allowed into heaven because God is perfect and cannot look upon sin in heaven. In the Old Testament animal sacrifices had to be made for us to be forgiven of our sins. The animals sacrificed had to be the best, cleanest, and most pure of all. For us to be able to enter heaven, the ultimate sacrifice of all sacrifices had to be made on our behalf. That ultimate sacrifice was Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the Son of Man. He came to this earth from heaven, born of a virgin, fully God and fully Man, lived a sinless life, was crucified for our sins, died, was resurrected 3 days later conquering death so that if we believe in Him as our Lord and Savior, confess our sins, and confess with our mouths, we will be saved and spend eternity with Him in heaven.
This is what we need to share with everyone when we feel like the world is lost or when someone says how lost the world is or that there is no hope.
God bless.
The Flu Prevented January Worship
The flu has run rampant the past month or so and while we try to be very diligent about illness prevention, we were not immune. Yes we both got the flu. Calvin recovered in about 1-2 weeks but unfortunately I have two comorbidities that caused me to have significant issues for an entire month.
Last Sunday, 2/1/26, at the assisted living facility, was the first time I was able to sing but it was not easy and I was not at my normal capacity. Flu cases have started to decline but are still there so we chose to wear masks to keep from getting sick again.
We did push through and got to share Jesus with those who needed it so I will call that a win.
Christmas Concert & Sing-a-long at Jamestown Health & Rehab
You know, not every event or presentation is going to go as planned. Sometimes things just go wrong. An entire group of us had worked on this sing-a-long for a couple months and we were ready. We were so excited to be able to use the new equipment that we had ready and had performed a complete run through the day before to make sure everything was good to go.
Everything was ready to go, we had a full crowd, we were going to go change into our Christmas gear and get started celebrating Christmas with others when all of our sound cut out. We worked for about 15 minutes past start time trying everything we could to fix the issue but ended up having to make a work around which was much less than ideal.
In the end, the Grinch did not win, Christmas was saved, many people sang along, and best of all we got to share the reason for the season, our wonderful Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. We couldn’t ask for more than to hopefully bring glory to God. God taught us to find calm in the storm, trust in Him, and to learn from the experience. And we’re ready to do it again next Christmas!
Jamestown Health & Rehab
The topic of the songs and discussion today was salvation at the assisted living facility.
The Holy Spirit was moving in that place and it was incredible!
People hearing the music and the discussion came in from outside the activity area just to listen. One was a nurse who stayed and joined in on the discussion, she knew more than we did and what a blessing she was!
We could not be happier that God gave us this opportunity to share this important message with everyone there. All of the residents were engaged and joined in the discussion.
Glory to God!
Jamestown Health & Rehab
What a blessing it was today to be able to share Jesus with the Assisted Living facility with inspiring song and Calvin led us in the explanation of The Lord's Prayer. What a powerful prayer it is! Many times when we say something over and over it becomes rote and we lose the meaning of what we are saying. How nice it was to share with the residents the meaning behind that prayer and to let them see it in a new light. We thank God for the opportunities He is giving us to share our passion for the Lord!
Jamestown Health & Rehab Assisted Living Worship
What a blessing it was today to be able to share Jesus with the Assisted Living facility with inspiring song and testimony about forgiveness. What a huge topic for everyone. How nice it was to share with the residents that the Bible says about forgiveness, and it’s A LOT! We thank God for the opportunities He is giving us to share our passion for the Lord and to glorify Him!
Commonwealth Assisted Living Worship
Serving others is an act Jesus taught us to do through many examples and is also greatly rewarding. What a blessing it is to give back to such a deserving population as those in a nursing home. Many of whom are unable to make it into a church and are so grateful to come worship every week. This event is lead up by one of the members in our Sunday school class who graciously has allowed us to join in the worship and spread the message of love with these wonderful people. We, and friends, are blessed to offer this to a wonderful and grateful community. This is a private event.
Commonwealth Assisted Living Worship
Serving others is an act Jesus taught us to do through many examples and is also greatly rewarding. What a blessing it is to give back to such a deserving population as those in a nursing home. Many of whom are unable to make it into a church and are so grateful to come worship every week. This event is lead up by one of the members in our Sunday school class who graciously has allowed us to join in the worship and spread the message of love with these wonderful people. We, and friends, are blessed to offer this to a wonderful and grateful community. This is a private event.
Church Family Member Birthday Party
We were blessed to be asked to provide the music for a church family member’s birthday party who lives in an assisted living facility and is no longer able to travel around. What a great time we all had having a sing-a-long to old hymns and a couple secular songs he particularly loved back in the day.
There were several other residents who attended the event that were singing along, toe tapping, and assisting with the maracas during all of the songs, including the hymns. How nice it was to see everyone singing to Jesus!
We also took the opportunity to share Jesus with everyone there. What a blessed and special day!
Church Family Member Fundraiser
We were so blessed to be able to provide the music for our church family member’s fundraising event for Powhatan Supervisor. She is unapologetically Christian and was completely fine with us playing both Christian and secular music. We do not normally play secular music but saw this as an opportunity to share Jesus with nonbelievers so we jumped on the opportunity.
It just so happened that Hurricane Erin was directly off the coast the same day as the event; however, to the percentage of souls that braved the weather, it was still a fun time with good music, wonderful food, and sharing Jesus with all who would listen!
Commonwealth Assisted Living Worship
Serving others is an act Jesus taught us to do through many examples and is also greatly rewarding. What a blessing it is to give back to such a deserving population as those in a nursing home. Many of whom are unable to make it into a church and are so grateful to come worship every week. This event is lead up by one of the members in our Sunday school class who graciously has allowed us to join in the worship and spread the message of love with these wonderful people. We, and friends, are blessed to offer this to a wonderful and grateful community. This is a private event.
Senior Luncheon Event
We were blessed to assist our truly talented and God-fearing friends, David and Nita, in sharing their worship music and how important Jesus Christ is to our church’s Senior Luncheon. How honored we were to be united as Kindred Spirits. What a true blessing it is to share Jesus with those dear to our hearts! We look forward to being able to continue to share and worship Christ with this group again!
Commonwealth Assisted Living Worship
Serving others is an act Jesus taught us to do through many examples and is also greatly rewarding. What a blessing it is to give back to such a deserving population as those in a nursing home. Many of whom are unable to make it into a church and are so grateful to come worship every week. This event is lead up by one of the members in our Sunday school class who graciously has allowed us to join in the worship and spread the message of love with these wonderful people. We, and friends, are blessed to offer this to a wonderful and grateful community. This is a private event.
Commonwealth Assisted Living Worship
Serving others is an act Jesus taught us to do through many examples and is also greatly rewarding. What a blessing it is to give back to such a deserving population as those in a nursing home. Many of whom are unable to make it into a church and are so grateful to come worship every week. This event is lead up by one of the members in our Sunday school class who graciously has allowed us to join in the worship and spread the message of love with these wonderful people. We, and friends, are blessed to offer this to a wonderful and grateful community. This is a private event.
Senior Luncheon Event
We were blessed to share Worship music and how important Jesus Christ is to us at our church’s Senior Luncheon. How honored we were to be united as Kindred Spirits with our friends David and Nita. What a true blessing it is to share Jesus with those dear to our hearts! We look forward to being able to continue to share and worship Christ with this group again!
Women’s Bible Study on Forgiveness
Lead my first women’s bible study on the topic of forgiveness at Smith Memorial Baptist Church. What a blessing that was and I am so grateful that we had a full house on such an important and hot topic subject. Jesus was the focus of the conversation.
To quote John Macaurthur:
Never are you more like Satan than when you want retaliation & never are you more like Jesus than when you forgive.
Assisted Living Easter Performance & Presentation
What an honor to celebrate Easter with such a deserving community. Three days after Jesus’ crucifixion is the day of Jesus’ glorious resurrection where He defeated death to be our way to salvation in order to enter eternity with Him and the Father in heaven.
Beautiful songs about the crucifixion and resurrection, as well as a wonderful preaching message by Howard, were shared with all and a thankful day was had honoring our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ!
Serving others is an act Jesus taught us to do through many examples and is also greatly rewarding. What a blessing it is to give back to such a deserving population as those in an assisted living community. Many of whom are unable to make it into a church and are so grateful to come worship every week. This event is lead up by one of the members in our Sunday school class who graciously has allowed us to join in the worship and spread the message of love with these wonderful people. We, and friends, are blessed to offer this to a wonderful and grateful community. This is a private event.