When we all pull together, how happy we'll be!

It's been a while since I've posted on here so I thought I'd catch everyone up with what's going on right now.

As I am typing this, it is 1:05 AM on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. I've been studying for the past 6 hours. I'm nearly finished with my first Seminary course, Advanced Old Testament. I've only got 6 more assignments to complete in my notebook and 3 Family Devotional guides to complete and I'll be finished with this semester. That will be one down and 9 more to go! I am really enjoying my course work and it is really helping me with my ministry. I'm looking forward to this next course, Advanced New Testament! Please pray that God will supply the finances needed for me to continue on. I'm going to take a month off in between courses so that gives me a little bit of time to save up. That means I'll be starting back up in September.

We haven't practiced much in the choir lately. I canceled practice again this past Sunday because of Independence day. I really needed a break. I may cancel this coming Sunday as well because I am going to be preaching at Emory Pike American Christian church on Sunday morning and then going to my in-law's house for lunch. I don't want to have to try and rush around to make it by 5:00. I'd really like to take Sunday evening off from my church and go visit Rutledge Pike Baptist because Rev. Charlie Lynch is going to be preaching there both services this Sunday and I'd like to go hear him.

Speaking of preaching, the Lord finally gave me a message that wasn't all gloom and doom last Wednesday evening. I brought a message about Gideon and how we as Christians needed to step up and blow the horn for God. I probably shouldn't have went back and listened to myself because I found several mistakes. I had the course of events wrong in one part and I completely left out Gideon's first sign from God. I probably shouldn't keep beating myself up over it but it just irritates me to mess up like that when I know something like the back of my hand. Oh well, it wasn't my first mistake and I'm sure it won't be my last.

The Southern Gospel Trio, HisVoice, will be singing at Highland next Sunday morning, July 19th. I'm looking forward to hearing them again. I just hope our members come out and support the church. It is really frustrating when people are always asking me to get more groups and special singers and then they don't show up when they come. I only have 3 groups scheduled for the rest of 2009 and I'm not planning on asking any more. I've already turned down at least 6 requests from different groups and soloist over the past 2 months. It's just way too much work for me and not enough support. Sorry, that's just my little rant for the day... I should probably get some sleep!

My sister, Jennifer (who is going to kill me when she sees the pictures I've posted of her on this post!) has been in town this week and I've really enjoyed that. Her husband, Jon, preached at our church this past Sunday evening. His sermon was titled, "Lord, if..." I always love to hear him preach. Jennifer also sang and played the piano. I have to constantly fight back tears every time I hear her sing. The Lord really uses her talents for His glory. I wish they didn't live so far away, they would be so great for our church... but I'm just dreaming I reckon.

Chester and Robert are going to be wondering who's been messing around in the sound booth! I learned how to use the DVD recorder at church last night. Mom needed to make a soundtrack of Jennifer playing so we went to the church and I figured out how to do it. I'm really happy about that because I've needed to learn how to do that for the past 3-years. I am going to get Barbara and my nephew Jared to play the piano for me on some soundtracks that I want to sing with and now I know how to record it!

Well, I've got to get off of this computer and get some sleep. I have to get up in about 6 hours and go to work and then there is Wednesday night church after that. Cya later!