Comments on: Mid Summer Report http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2008/07/20/mid-summer-report/ The thoughts and journal of a Christian farm family. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:41:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Northern Farmer http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2008/07/20/mid-summer-report/#comment-14570 Northern Farmer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:18:50 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=509#comment-14570 Thanks Tim, Hmm, in exactly 24 hours I get the pulpit! This should be interesting to say the least! There'll be some Northern Farmer in it, that's for sure and I pray I can deliver it well. God Bless! Thanks Tim,
Hmm, in exactly 24 hours I get the pulpit! This should be interesting to say the least! There’ll be some Northern Farmer in it, that’s for sure and I pray I can deliver it well.
God Bless!

]]> By: Tim S. http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2008/07/20/mid-summer-report/#comment-14547 Tim S. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:52:12 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=509#comment-14547 May God richly bless you as you endeavor to preach his word. I pray that your words fall on good and honest hearts. what a wonderful respondsibility it is to share God's word with those we love. Tim May God richly bless you as you endeavor to preach his word. I pray that your words fall on good and honest hearts. what a wonderful respondsibility it is to share God’s word with those we love. Tim

]]> By: Northern Farmer http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2008/07/20/mid-summer-report/#comment-14543 Northern Farmer Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=509#comment-14543 Hi Deb! Your prayers are very much appreciated, and needed. Funny how a simple thing like preaching for forty five minutes can get a person's knees knocking and body trembling. Reminds me of the story of Robert Sheffey's first sermon. He was a circuit rider in the 1800s in western Virginia. He came upon a village that had built a church seven months before, but never had anyone to preach in it. They talked him into preaching and let me tell you, everyone from the area came. Robert had never preached before in front of people, he had just went farm to farm telling the Gospel and leading people to the Kingdom. Well, he started to preach and kept sputtering out, finally he froze, couldn't get any words to come out. He ran for the door and made it outside with the thought of running as far away as possible and never come back. The folks tackled him to the ground outside, even threw a few punches to bring him back to reality. While they had him pinned down to the ground they gave him a pep talk and gradually led him back in, everyone happy. He completed the service and after that things went much smoother for him and for decades he spread the gospel from farm to farm, church to church. Now I'm hoping I don't dash out, but in case I do the ushers have orders to do the same thing to me :) Our pastor knows the Sheffey story and knows how to handle situations like this! Thanks and God Bless! Hi Deb!
Your prayers are very much appreciated, and needed. Funny how a simple thing like preaching for forty five minutes can get a person’s knees knocking and body trembling.
Reminds me of the story of Robert Sheffey’s first sermon. He was a circuit rider in the 1800s in western Virginia. He came upon a village that had built a church seven months before, but never had anyone to preach in it. They talked him into preaching and let me tell you, everyone from the area came. Robert had never preached before in front of people, he had just went farm to farm telling the Gospel and leading people to the Kingdom.
Well, he started to preach and kept sputtering out, finally he froze, couldn’t get any words to come out. He ran for the door and made it outside with the thought of running as far away as possible and never come back. The folks tackled him to the ground outside, even threw a few punches to bring him back to reality. While they had him pinned down to the ground they gave him a pep talk and gradually led him back in, everyone happy. He completed the service and after that things went much smoother for him and for decades he spread the gospel from farm to farm, church to church.
Now I’m hoping I don’t dash out, but in case I do the ushers have orders to do the same thing to me :) Our pastor knows the Sheffey story and knows how to handle situations like this!

Thanks and God Bless!

]]> By: Deb http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2008/07/20/mid-summer-report/#comment-14536 Deb Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:09:02 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=509#comment-14536 I just wanted you to know that I've been praying for your Wednesday night service. May the Lord give you the right words to speak. I just wanted you to know that I’ve been praying for your Wednesday night service. May the Lord give you the right words to speak.

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