A SAD DAY FOR THE IMB! AND THE SBC

I have read some about the IMB trustee meeting in New Mexico and I can say from my heart I am ashamed of the behavior of Dr. Tom Hatley and the other gentleman who are taking their parting shots at Wade Burleson even if you disagree with Wade this is not Christ like behavior and as has been stated many times by said former chairman that Matthew 18 should be used to check Dr. Tom. It is a disgrace that a man of God would use a podium to attack anther man. I know that it happens a lot in churches both by pastors who think it is their duty to call down those who disagree with them in front of the church and by leaders be it deacons or others to call down the pastor in a business meeting it is still very wrong. I hope that this does not discourage young preachers to not get involved. I can also see were if this was happening to a young preacher and not some one like Wade who is well versed in handling these things (I heard Wade handled himself well though he did say he was angry and he was thankful his wife was with him) a younger man may have reacted in a physical way i.e. punched Tom in the nose. Young preachers need to go and stand for what is right. We need to when asked vote "NO" when the IMB presents their recommendations and stick to our guns. Yes there will be men like Ergun Caner who will get upset that we are trying to take over, we are not we are part of the SBC and will speak to what we have seen to be a poor example of leadership wither it be the "Giants" of our convention or not. Pray hard, speak truth with Grace and we will be all right. Things may or may not change right away but they will change if we keep on the path God has placed us on. Will you stand? Will you go? If not you then who? Lets make a difference in the SBC by asking God to use us any way He sees fit. Love In Him Kevin Lancaster

GODS GLORY!

Last week I asked on some of the higher read blog’s for as many who could to pray for me as I was preaching at the high school baccalaureate Sunday evening. I have been extremely broken for these kids most of whom do not know Jesus as Lord and Savior. I worried that I would offended folks if I preached a evangelical message and would cause problems for the school which has allowed me much freedom in sharing Christ at the school. I called a good friend and a guy I call my Pastor and asked what should I do? His words “preach like you know you should.” We should worry less about offending people and start worrying more about what offends God! The service went very well the other Pastors in the other churches joined with me in Prayer before and the whole service was really good my oldest daughter played 2 songs and sang I believe one was Jennifer Knaap and the other was by a new girl Bethany Dillon. She did a great job! The first thing you must know is she is very shy but also very talented we moved to Ketchum from Sand Springs which is outside of Tulsa her jr. year and it has been really hard for her to make friends but Sunday night as she sang her class mates sat there with stunned looks on their faces none of them knew she could play little lone sing like that even her grand parents didn’t know. I preached about Being an example using 1st Timothy 4:12 Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe. I also used 1st Corinthians 13:12 When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. For those who needed a Savior I used Romans 5:8 and I personalized it But God demonstrates His own love towards Kevin, in that while Kevin was yet a sinner, Christ died for him. I really wanted them to know that it is a personal decision and that u can’t get there on someone else’s Salvation. Then another Pastor gave the charge to flee from the temptation of miss-using your new found freedom. All in all it was a very good service and I fell God touched hearts. Please Keep praying for the 40 some young adults we have another chance to give them the good news this Friday at the Sr. Breakfast were all of the students will be there. In Him Kevin Lancaster

TAKE A STAND! (BUT WERE?)

Many of you have heard about the meting in Memphis. You may have read on Wade's blog or on Marty's or Art's. You could have read the article in ABP about the meting I personally made a comment on Marty’s site that I was not to sure about this and that it appeared to be the same kind of things that the old guard has been accused of. I asked some of the old guard like Villa Rica & Pastor Joe what they thought and I am glad I did. Now I said all of that to say this. What is the #1 thing in your opinion is wrong with the SBC? I would like to know I am going to e-mail or write to or even call if I have to the men who people keep mentioning (I.E. John Hunt, Paige Patterson, and Ergun Canter)and presenting this to them and simply ask how can we call our selves Christians if we are going to build walls between each other. I am putting my self out there to see if there is a anger buy anyone that needs to be fixed. Not that I can fix it but that God would use me as a conduit to get the flow of healing and settling of issues so that at Greensboro we can come together with one mind and that is to see the Gospel of Jesus Christ to be spread around the globe. It seems on the surface to be simple but I have been in church long enough to know it is never easy when Satan attacks. If you would like you can e-mail me rather than comment that would help to show there are others who want a lot of theses things to be settled or at lest out in the open. Thanks in advance. In Him Kevin Lancaster