Beginnings...

I guess everything has a beginning except God. Today I enter the world of blogging and hopefully it will open new opportunities for feedback, conversation, and reaching out to new people with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Without a doubt, I feel that God has blessed our church, Proctors Chapel Baptist Church, with a mandate to reach our community for Jesus. Just how He wants us to do that is the wonder of the journey. We have other churches locally who feel the same call and I say "praise God."

Today I began a practice that I hope to continue called "prayer driving". Since most of our community is semi-rural, this is more effective than "prayer walking". My heart's desire is that many people will take a serious look at their future and realize their need for Jesus Christ. As I drive, I prayed, I asked God to deal with the hearts of the people in each home and to deal with my heart regarding their needs.

Well, that's a start.

Lord, please open my heart to the needs of my community and the specific needs of individuals. May my heart be broken for souls that need to be saved. All around me are messed up families, and young people that desire fulfillment through drugs, sex, gangs, etc. Please break my heart for these and others. Just how desperate am I? How open am I? How willing am I? Speak to me... In Jesus name, Amen