Missions Conference

Tonight was the first night of Missions Conference in Hesston, KS.

We had a great time of fellowship and singing. But most importantly the Preaching was outstanding. The preacher preached out of I Kings 7 "We do not well if we hold our peace..." It a very convicting message.

New Family Photo

A Pastors Perspective

My father-in-law, Bro. Dexter Truesdell has been a great source of encouragement to me and my ministry. I asked him if he had any articles that I could post on my blog. So from time to time I will be posting these articles on my blog. if you are an Independent Baptist Pastor and have written an article that you feel would be a blessing to the readers than email it to me @ missionarykr@hotmail.com. Please keep them short so that our readers do not get tired of reading them.

Too young? Too Old?

Many things in life are determined by a person's age. A child starts attending school at a certain age. A Citizen gains the right to vote when he or she reaches a certain age. Senior Citizens are entitled to receive Social Security benefits at a certain age.A person's age also can also limit a person's activities. Men and women are not able to join the military once they reach a certain age. Some companies have mandatory retirement rules that force employees to retire once they reach a certain age.

Perhaps that is the reason people often use their age as an excuse for not serving God. Many churches are filled with people who feel they are too old to serve God and some churches are filled with people who feel they are too young to serve God. Multitudes think they are excused from Christian Service because of their age.

How sad. For if you look in the Bible you will see a person's age has nothing to do with Christian service. People of all ages played an important part in God's Kingdom.
Notice a few examples...
1. Caleb was eighty-five years old when he began to conquest of Caanan.
2. Abraham was seventy-five years old when he left Ur of the Chaldees.
3. Moses was eighty years old when God called him to deliver Israel.
4. Timothy was a young man, probably in his teens or early twenties, when he began to assist the Apostle Paul.
5. Mary, the mother of Jesus, she was a young girl (teenager) when God chose her to be the avenue of our Savior's birth.
6. David was just a boy in his teens when he faced and defeated the giant Goliath.
7. A small boy, not yet in his teens blessed the multitude when he gave his lunch to Jesus.
8. God used a little Hebrew girl to deliver the message that Naahman could be cured from his leprosy.

The old the young and those in between; they all played a part in the work of God. No one was over looked or neglected. All who wanted to serve God were used of God, regardless of their age.

Ecclesiastes 12:1 "Remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth..."
Psalms 23:6 King David said"... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

From childhood to the grave, God has a place for everyone in His church. Your never too old or too young to serve the LORD.