Staying on Cource

...a man of understanding keeps a straight course. Pr 15:21

This Sunday night, I will present a state of the church address to the people of RHBC. My prayer is that every member and intrested visitor will attend. In this address we will look back at our master plan adopted in May of 2006 and we will determine where we are own that plan today. We will also look at what we must do to keep our course straight. It's exciting to know that the average Sunday School attendance in May of 2006 was 109 and in April 2009 it was 166. God has truly blessed our obedience and hard work.

In 2006, in fear and trembling, we chose to move on a path that seemed impossible. But, with God, all things are possible to him who believes. God has been faithful and all we had to do was stay on the course that He had laid before us. May that be a lesson to us today; continued to follow the course and expect to see God grow us both in spirit and in numbers. May our reputation as a church be that they seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all that they need is adding to them daily.

You Need the Seed

You need the Seed to produce Spirit-filled Fruit. In Scripture, Jesus spoke of the seed that was planted in the hearts of people. This seed is the Word of God. Some seed produce fruit and some did not. The believer’s heart is a place where the Spirit of God and the Word of God form a union that is perfect soil for the producing of a fruitful life. By reading the Word of God systematically you are allowing countless seeds to be planted in your heart. With the planting of many seeds there will be the producing of much fruit. You will find yourself living a life that bears a great deal of Spirit-filled fruit.

This Sunday I ask believers who do not currently have a systematic way that they read through the Scriptures to read through the New Testament over a 90 day period. You can complete this task by reading two to three chapters a day. Just read too long chapters or thee short chapters, and in 90 days you will have completed your readings. Fruit will be produced in your life and you will long for new seeds to be planted. You will enjoy bearing fruit.

For a 90 day reading chart go to the church webpage