8 inches of snow on ground, most in Wichita since 2014. Almost canceled services due to road conditions. Only a third of our regular church attendance, but a man we've never seen before gave his life to Christ when the invitation was given. That made it worth it all!
Please pray for our Student & LifeGroups Pastor, Ethan Sandusky, his wife
@MagSandusky
, and their two daughters. Their youngest daughter, Lottie, went to be with Jesus this morning. Our church is grieving with them & for them.
A young man just walked in my office & said he'd never been in a church but someone had given him a Bible & he read the Old Testament and the Gospels & wanted to know what he needed to do next. I'm thankful to say I've got a new brother in Christ!!!!
Very thankful to pastor a church that believes in international missions.
@ibcwichita
is not a wealthy church but gave over $24,000 to the
@IMB_SBC
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
I just found out the church where I have served for 2.5 years has an extra 3,000 sq. footage of rooms I have never seen. And its complete with a kitchen and fridge full of cokes that expired several years ago.
I've been excited about every one of the 38 new believers we've baptized at
@ibcwichita
this year but I'm most pumped to baptize my son Isaiah this Sunday!
3 John 4, "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."
@DrOakley1689
A few yrs ago I almost worked for Docent. They wanted me to write Study Bible notes w/in specific parameters. Study Bible was to be attributed to a famous pastor but they wouldn't tell me who nor would my name appear as a contributor. I declined the project. This is everywhere.
Great day at
@ibcwichita
. Baptized a new brother in Christ & 2 people made professions of faith. Third week in a row we've welcomed new believers. There is more power in the Word of God than all the power in the world.
It's going to be an awesome day at
@ibcwichita
in the morning. The church has never had a day without debt in the past 60 years due to continuous expansion. One month ago we raised over $98,000 on a single Sunday and completely paid off our debt. Tomorrow we are burning the note!
Dug out my old notebook from
@tbeougher
's evangelism class. The first day of class I wrote 10 names in a margin of folks I would witness to. Within a year, half of them professed faith. I just put this together today, 12 yrs later. The fields are white unto harvest!
Great morning at
@ibcwichita
- 16 people baptized (baptisms done in 2 languages!) and a young lady made a profession of faith. Because Christ came we get to be part of a Kingdom of people from every nation, tribe, and tongue!
My 6 year old son got out of his bed tonight with tears in his eyes and said, "Daddy, I told Jesus I'm sorry for my sins and asked Him to forgive me." I'm so thankful for such a great Savior who so graciously extends salvation to EVERYONE who comes in faith!
A man gave his life to Christ this morning at
@ibcwichita
& the only reason he was at church to begin with is because his neighbor told him he would cut his grass if he would come to church with him.
#whosyourone
We've spent the last 3 Wednesday nights doing evangelism training using material from
@DrMattQueen
as well as
@KNCSB
. This morning, one of our members at
@ibcwichita
shared the Gospel w/ 2 women who came into our clothing room & one trusted Christ!
A great morning at church. 5 baptisms & this 17 yr old surrendered to gospel ministry. God continues to do the incredible at
@ibcwichita
. This year we've celebrated 79 new members, 45 by baptism, adopted an unreached people group, & retired a 60 year debt. God is so good!
Awesome to baptize a father and son this morning at
@ibcwichita
. This young man was so excited to get baptized I thought he might just walk on the water.
It was an honor to preach today at
@MBTS
. Thanks to
@jasonkeithallen
for his gracious hospitality. Very impressed by the faculty and students at Midwestern. A great place to prepare to serve the church.
So thankful for our awesome LifeGroups Pastor! He organized a high attendance LifeGroup (Sunday school) day and it was a huge success. 400 people in small group Sunday morning Bible study. Blessed to have Duane on our team!
It was great to be able to take 11 prospective students to
@SpurgeonColl
&
@MBTS
today. Praying that God will call even more into His service from
@ibcwichita
!
Incredible day at
@ibcwichita
: a man joined the church, a young man made public his profession to follow Christ, and we celebrated another young man's call to Gospel ministry.
Great night at
@ibcwichita
. Had a continuous stream of people for over 2 hours at our Trunk or Treat & finally ran out candy. Estimated over 3,000 people. We presented the gospel, prayed w/ many people & a few made professions of faith.
What a day at
@ibcwichita
- 5 people united with us - 1 by profession of faith. After the service, a young woman came to discuss baptism and an international student shared with me that he is weighing the cost of following Jesus. The power of the Holy Spirit is remarkable!
Many days we plant, some days the Lord let's us harvest. Today we celebrated some harvesting. Baptized a 16 year old young man, 2 teenagers surrendered to vocational ministry, and a mother gave her life to Christ!
2 months ago, I agreed to be nominated for 1st VP b/c a need was felt for a strong CP candidate.
@BradleyGraves
is such a man & I no longer wish to be nominated. As pastor of a fast growing inner-city church, I've got enough work in Wichita. See yall in Indy!
#SBC2024
#SBC24
Brad Graves, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ada, Okla., will be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention first vice president at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.
By the authority vested in me by the King of kings, I declare that today is not a day of "visibility," but it is a day of victory. And the only transition we're going to celebrate at
@ibcwichita
is when this corruption puts on incorruption because Jesus Christ defeated death!
Tomorrow my wife and I plan to go to the polls and vote "yes" on
@ValueThemBoth
amendment. I'm praying that the vast majority of Kansans will also choose to honor the sanctity of every life
Another awesome day at
@ibcwichita
. We worshipped the Risen Lord Jesus, 13 adults pledged their allegiance to Christ in baptism, we celebrated a precious child's faith & welcomed new members. It can't get much better till we get to heaven.
Evangelism should include 1) Intercession- praying for God to save a lost person; 2) Information- sharing the good news that Jesus died & rose again to forgive & transform them; 3) Invitation- we must invite individuals to believe the good news.
This morning I attended a naturalization ceremony for a brother at our church. The judge, speaking of freedom, said "Liberty is not the freedom to do whatever you want. Liberty is the freedom to do what's right." I wanted to shout "Amen!!"
I feel so blessed to be the pastor of
@ibcwichita
. This is the most Christ-honoring, others-loving church I've ever seen. 3 months in and COVID hit, but God has been so good to us & though I've doubted many times, He keeps showing me the truthfulness of Eph 3:20.
Tomorrow is the last day
@ibcwichita
will be streaming with antique camera equipment. Can't wait for the quality that will be coming on 3/21 with our upgrade! Now you will be able to see who we are baptizing. Just don't get scared by the preacher's face! 😂
Yesterday
@ibcwichita
voted to adopt an Unreached, Unengaged People Group in India identified by
@IMB_SBC
. We are also celebrating 3 college students who are engaging in overseas missions this summer. I'm praying God will raise up some full-time missionaries out of church!
Thankful for the 2 baptized at
@ibcwichita
this morning as well as the 2 teenagers who prayed to receive Christ after the service. God is at work in downtown
#Wichita
!
I've never experienced a genuine revival but I think God may be starting one here
@ibcwichita
. 3 incredible things have happened today. This afternoon a woman who immigrated from Pakistan called & said Jesus appeared to her in a dream & told her to renounce Islam & be baptized!
Awesome day at
@WichitaState
.
@ibcwichita
has been giving out free water and meeting incoming freshmen. Very excited about the growing college ministry at our church.
Thankful for each of these people, their unique stories of receiving God's grace in Christ, and their obedience to His command to identify with Him in baptism.
Please pray for my mentor in ministry, Bob Marcaurelle. His wife of 57 years, Mary Ann, went home to be with the Lord last night. "Preacher Bob" & Mary Ann were a model of ministry together as they served
@CBCofAnderson
faithfully for 31 years.
Just as the Spirit's work on Pentecost was evidence that Jesus is alive, what happened at
@ibcwichita
is further confirmation. 5 adult baptisms as well as multiple decisions for Christ & multiple people joined the church. Not to mention 15 professions of faith on Saturday!
Looking forward to a great morning
@ibcwichita
. We have 250 hot Thanksgiving meals as well as Bibles and care packages for the homeless and hungry in
@DowntownWichita
between 11-1 today. Please pray the rain holds till later this afternoon.
"You can’t outlive Him.
And you can’t live without Him.
Pilate couldn’t find any fault in Him.
Herod couldn’t kill Him.
Death couldn’t handle Him.
And thank God, the grave couldn’t hold Him."
-S. M.Lockridge
@KSNNews
So thankful to see the highest court in the land recognize the basic right to life for every human being. Praying now that my fellow Kansans will continue the fight here in our own state.
It's great to be in revival this week at Elmburg Baptist in Kentucky. This is the first church I ever pastored...from when I was 21 to 24. Nothing like the view from the parking lot either!
Whenever you spend a day helping people throw all their stuff on a curb it helps you reevaluate your own life and the importance of storing up treasure in heaven.
#Matthew
6:19-20
God is a God of second chances! Samson's hair grew back, the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, Peter was restored by Christ, and John-Mark got to go on another missionary journey.
"The danger is that we want to be popular & accepted by society....Few relish being castigated & hated by all. We will therefore be tempted to trim the message to win the favor of others rather than to convert them to God’s reign."
-David Garland
Today, we made history. The Heartbeat Bill is now the law of South Carolina and we will defend it with everything in us because there is nothing more important than protecting the sanctity of life!
Don't be discouraged today, fellow pastors, if there was no response yesterday. The power is not our scattering but in the seed we planted, which is the Word of God. A farmer isn't discouraged that he doesn't earn corn the day he plants. The Word does not return void!
#Faith
For those at
@ibcwichita
:
@EdLitton
was elected President at
#SBC21
. We've voted on 1st VP but won't find out results till tomorrow. And if anyone thinks this is a vacation for pastors, think again!!! It's like a church business meeting that never ends.
The thief on one cross only wanted to be taken down, the thief on the other cross only wanted to be taken up. What do you ask of Christ when you are suffering?
Acts 26:28-28, "Then Agrippa said to Paul, 'Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?' Paul replied, 'Short time or long—I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains.'”