March , 14th, 2010

I am praying that we will se you at Landmark this Sunday as we begin our series of Revival services.  I am hoping that each of our members have been faithfully praying and preparing their hearts to receive the blessings of Revival that we have been praying for over the course of the past few weeks.  Brother Luellen, pastor of Hyde Park Missionary Baptist Church in West Monroe, Louisiana will be our speaker. 


Revival comes from God when God’s people meet the conditions to receive it.  If all we are doing is having a series of meetings then we can expect little in the way of Revival.  But if we come with the anticipation of being in God’s presence, of being challenged by the Word of God to the end of life change and life commitment to service, then Revival will come.  Revival is not a time of year we mark on the calendar, but rather an dramatic life changing experience that moves us closer to God and a commitment to serving Him.  It is my prayer that we have indeed prepared our hearts and are fully expecting God to do something in our hearts, our church, and our community.


Will you not revive us once more?  Then your people will rejoice in you!  _{Psalm 85:6} 

March 7, 2010

In this week leading toward our Revival services, I’m asking that we focus as individuals and as a church to pray for focus.  We need to meet the criteria of Revival: recognition, repentance, reconciliation and rededication. Revival comes when God’s people meet the conditions He sets forth in His Word.  Let’s focus through prayer and fasting on meeting those conditions.  If we are to make the impact upon our community that will impact lives and the Kingdom of God, then we must begin in our hearts and homes.  Our actions may not seem like much, and they may not have an immediate impact.  We never know the results until the effects of personal revival are seen in the lives of others who are closest to us.  We see this evident in the life of Manasseh.  Although his life in the beginning did not reflect that of his father, Hezekiah, he found redemption and reconciliation.  His attempts at national revival didn’t impact many in his life time, but they did impact his grandson, Josiah.

Verse of the Week:  And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thanks offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.

                                                                                                         ^{2 Chronicles 33:16}