Fire in the churchouse

2011-04-14T05:27:00.001-07:00

Some Things We Can Know

2011-04-14T05:17:00.000-07:00

Here's the message from Wednesday night's revival meeting. Looking around our world today, there is so much uncertainty. You could wake up tommorrow and not have a job, you could lose all you have in this world...some things you just can't count on. But the Bible tells us that we can count on GOD! And there are things we can KNOW without a shadow of doubt in this life. And knowing those things, taking them into our hearts and leaning on them, can make the uncertain not seem so bad.
I want to take time out to praise the Lord for what I feel like, slowly but surely, he is doing in our church. I haven't been saved and in church for long at all and I remember thinking that revivals were held so lost people could get saved. In every revival I've been too, my foremost thought, or at least one of them, has always been "I wonder whose gonna get saved?" But I know this morning that, although people getting saved would be a blessing, this time around that's not my main concern. For the first time, I've gone into revival with the #1 desire to see myself changed, shaped, refined...so at the end I'm a little more for God than I was before. #2 I want my church to be revived #3 I wanna see someone saved. So enjoy another message by Brother James York...you may not know him but I ask you to pray for him as he seeks the Lord's will in our revival.

It was brought to my attention that some people weren't able to get the player on this site to work with their computer so I am adding the external links at the end of all posts so you can listen directly from the archive.org site.
James York: Some Things You Can Know

Something To Think About...

2011-04-13T06:07:00.001-07:00

Fill Er Up...

2011-04-13T05:34:00.000-07:00

"But the fruit of the Spirit is dressing right, shouting loud, running the isles, bragging about how good we are, talking right..."
What? That's not Galatians 5: 22-23! However, the way most church folk view the evidence of the Holy Spirit, it ought to be!
Brother James York preached about how we can know we are filled with the Holy Spirit, and its a far cry from what we normally view as spirit-filled.
The part that really really stuck with me, was how Brother York pointed out that the fruits of the Spirit are all INWARD qualities, not outward. We tend to think a service was spirit-filled if the preacher hollered and spit and if the men shouted "AMEN" really loud, outward things. But without discernment, we make these mistakes. We make snap judgements of people's spirituality based on what we can see on the outside.
The Holy Spirit always deals with the inner man...for, as Brother York points out, if God can get on the inside, He can control the outside.
Enjoy this message...take it to heart.For without the Spirit, what we do for the Lord is in vain.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the player above, don't despair! Here is the external link for the message.
James York: Filled With The Spirit

Whoops in a Good Way...

2011-04-13T04:49:00.000-07:00

We accidently left the recorder running at church last night after the preaching and caught the kids singing...the recording is not the best, but I'd like to share with the world our kids at church. I'm so proud of each of them. They always have a song to sing and enthusiasm...something us adults need alot of. So enjoy a few songs...there are 4 on this one track, so when the first song stops, don't cut it off. You may have to crank your volume on the verses and then back it off on the chorus, but I know they'll be a blessing to someone!

Click on the link below if the player did not work for you.
Calvary Baptist Youth Choir

Revival Meeting: Monday Night

2011-04-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

Calvary Baptist kicked off it's first ever revival last nite with James York preaching. Brother James hit us first thing with a hard, but needed message warning us about what can happen when our love for God grows cold. Revival these days, true revival not just meetings, costs quite a bit and I hope we're willing to pay the price for it, because if our little church can get a little fire about us we'll be able to make a real difference for the Lord in these last days.
WARNING!!!! If you don't like being convicted of sin, this may not be the best message. But if you recognize conviction by the Holy Spirit as God's means of bringing you closer to HIM and making your spiritual life better, than you will appreciate the "whoopin".
Grab your Bible and some bandaids...

Because some computers and the archive.org embedded player don't get along, here is the external link for this message so you can listen directly from it's page on archive.org.
James York: When Your Love Grows Cold

Dozing Off...

2011-04-12T07:23:00.000-07:00

"And that, knowing the time, that now it is hight time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The niht is far spent , the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light."

Romans 13:11-12

Not much to expound on there! Look around and you'll see there's not alot of people awake for God.

Brother Kevin Melton reminds us of the danger of dozing off in these last days.

Are You Sure?

2011-03-16T08:10:00.001-07:00

Been an awful long time since I posted any messages. Our church has gone through a period of transitioning and I just praise God for HIS guiding hand and loving kindnesses. We now are in our church building as Calvary Baptist Church, still in Jamestown Tennessee. It would take a much longer post to tell of all that the Lord has done for us, but we're growing, slow and steady. The most important thing in any church is not how many pews you fill but how much of the Holy Spirit those people FEEL when they come in. Numbers , though they are important to man, couldn't mean a hill of beans to our God.
Well, we've had some solid preaching and here is one that is no exception.
In this world we live in, times are uncertain. The economy is uncertain, nations are at war, power house countries are being brought to their knees. But, as the Bible warns, things will only get worse as we look for the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ. So in these uncertain days there is really only ONE thing a person, every person, ought to be sure about...are they ready to meet God. Are their souls safe in the haven of Jesus' blood? That's the business of the day.
Brother Bradley Bowden preaches to us on making our calling and election sure in this message from several weeks back. Enjoy!

Hide and Seek

2009-11-06T04:48:00.000-08:00

We all know how to play that game, right? What is crazy is that most people try to play hide and seek with God and what's more...they actually think they're good at it. Proverbs 15:3 says "The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good." Sobering thought, isn't it?
This message preached by Brother Kevin Melton is an excellent reminder, not just to the lost, but to those who are born again that God knows it all, sees it all, and controls it all.
Enjoy!

You Can't Hide From God

Are You Serious?!!!!!

2009-10-26T04:02:00.000-07:00

This morning, I'm praising God for His goodness. I have been privilaged over the last, almost 7 years of being saved to hear some good preachin'. I can honestly say that so much of that good preaching, I've heard recently. And that encourages me. I'm sure if you've got any sense at all, you can see how things in this world are going...our nation is in trouble, it's people are in trouble, and the church as a whole is not helping, I'm afraid. So the fact that we're living in the last days...days when people everyday are sittin' down and quittin' on God, and I can honestly say that the good preaching I've heard is coming in these last days is encouraging. There are still men who will preach the truth, many of them in my generation. And there are still people who love the Lord and love the preaching of His Word, annointed and approved by Him. There are still those whose ears aren't all itchy for something superficial and watered down.

This message was preached by Brother James York, a young , on fire preacher at Wright's Chapel Baptist Church on a Thursday night. Brother York preaches on the solemn days in which we are living. So many Christians seem to be living their lives seemingly unconcerned that there are troubled people all around us that need Jesus. We're not serious...we don't take God's Word serious, His service serious...nothing really. This message will challenge you and it's the truth...I'm afraid so many churches have kicked the Holy Spirit out of their churches and he'll never darken the doors again and without that Spirit, there will be no conviction and where there is no conviction, their will be no new births. How serious are you taking these last days...

Here is the external link for this message.
James York: Solemn Day

Putting Your Vineyard Up On The Market?

2009-10-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

Wow...that's really all I can say about this message I heard the other day on Old Paths Sermons.org by Ralph Sexton Jr. Preached in 1987 in a tent at the foot of the Washington Monument, this one made me cry. The Spirit was all over it, even 22 years after it was preached and it rang so true. I got so excited about what I was hearing, I about decapitated myself on the kitchen ceiling fan (as I was cleaning off the top of the fridge) Note to self and you...when listening to this message, refrain from being on ladders as you might just have a spell and fall off and injure yourself. You think I'm exagerating...I'm not. The text was from the story of Nabol and his vineyard, when Ahab came to buy it from him. It challenged me to consider what is at stake if I sell my vineyard to the Devil...how much we stand to lose...how much we have already lost. This is where the church is at today and I couldn't help but be amazed that in that day a fundamental could pitch a tent in the nations capital and preach like Brother Sexton did and not be thrown into prison, be dragged into court by the ACLU or whooped after the meeting! How far this nation has come... Listen to this one! It'll help you...

NOT FOR SALE by Brother Ralph Sexton JR.

For those who can't get this one to play from this site, here's an alternate link:
Not For Sale: DC Camp Meeting 1987 It's the first sermon on the page.

What's the Hold Up?

2009-09-18T04:16:00.000-07:00

"When a man wants to beat a dog, they say he can always find a stick to do it with, and when a man wants to find excuses for not believing in Christ , he can always discover one somewhere or another."

Charles Spurgeon

HINDER:
1.
to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede:
2.
to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop:
3.
to be an obstacle or impediment.

We all face obstacles in life...saved or unsaved. It's how we handle the obstacles that makes all the difference. Paul, in Galatian 5:17 asks the scathing question "...Who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?" If you're saved, what keeps you from moving forward, from growing? Sin, more than likely...the devil and the flesh? If you're not saved, what keeps you from being saved? What lies is the Devil whispering...what misconceptions keep you from obeying the Holy Spirit? We can choose to let what stands in our way stay in our way, or we can go around it, over it, under it, through it. It's our personal choice.

This message is preached by Brother Greg Jenkins at Wright's Chapel in Jamestown TN. He's a true preacher of the truth. It's good to know there are still men that will stand and give the WHOLE counsel of God , popular or unpopular. In this message he puts us face to face, saved and unsaved,with our obstacles and leaves us with a choice... to stand still or move on. Enjoy!

Thank God I Am Free...

2009-09-16T10:23:00.000-07:00

Okay, so after this morning's post, I got on the ball and tried to upload again. I am so very appreciative for Internet Archive for being free and efficient!

So, here is a brand spanking new message from a preacher I admire greatly. His name is Brother Kevin Melton. Brother Melton is a solid, grounded man of God. As long as I have known him and heard his preaching, best I can tell, he's never backed up, never compromised. That speaks volumes in light of the movement of change and compromise ripping through even our fundamental churches.

This message was preached at Wright's Chapel in Jamestown TN. The pastor is Brother Denver Davis . This message was preached on a Thursday night service about 2 weeks ago. Brother Kevin preaches about the difference between being set free and being MADE free...there is a difference and Praise God for that! Get ready to be blessed...

An Apology and A Proposition...

2009-09-16T06:06:00.000-07:00

Okay, first off, so sorry that I haven't posted anything new. There's enough on here to plow your garden for a while, however...but I am working on getting some new things posted. So, there's the apology. Now, for the proposition...I would like to start posting some testimonies on here. Real conversion stories by real converts. I love hearing how God has changed lives and I can't imagine I'm the only one blessed by a good ole' testimony! So, here's what I want you to do...pray about it , first, ask God to help you pen it (or email it) down then send it to this email address...

fireinthechurch@gmail.com

Okay, so, there it is. While you're waiting for new things, enjoy what's already on here and visit the sites that are credited at the end of the posts and get me those testimonies. I can't wait to see how God will use them! Have a blessed day!

I'm Amazed...

2009-06-19T09:13:00.001-07:00

I am amazed at how God's Word works. It truly is a supernatural book. No other book I know does what it does. It's the living Word of God. . . given to us. That ought to humble us and make us want to read it every once in awhile. The one thing about the Bible (1611 KJV, to be exact) that continues to keep me in awe is how one passage of scripture can yeild different things to different people in different situations at different times. One verse may minister to me in one way and the person next to me in the pew on Sunday who is in a totally different situation. I heard a preacher the other day make the comment that you could preach the Word forever and never preach everything contained in the book. I was made accutely aware of this the other day when I heard two great messages by (yep, you guessed it) Handley Milby...both using the same text, but geared in two different directions. What they did have in common was both messages were smothered with the Holy Spirit. The text is from the Story of Noah in Genesis. The first is directed to the blood-washed born again children of God urging us to look to Noah as inspiration for right living (and before you think it's one of those flowery messages, Brother Milby hammers down on sin...alot and I say, More power to him!) and the second was geared toward the lost...those who fail to make it right with the Lord before they leave out of this world, who will one day find themselves outside the ark begging to get inside. So, enjoy both of these...I certainly did.

Being Like Noah

Message Courtesy of Sounds of the Gospel Trumpet

Are You In The Boat?

Message Courtesy of Old Paths Sermons

Family Matters...

2009-06-15T07:13:00.000-07:00

Alright, I have figured out how to embed my own library of messages, so look forward to some more great preaching. While you wait, take a listen to Brother Milby. If I believed in following a man, I'd start a Brother Milby fan club :) But since I realize it's all God, I'll give HIM the credit, as I'm sure Brother Milby wouldn't mind.
I have heard some good preaching on the home in the last several years. The home is near and dear to my heart because as a momma of three small children and a homemaker, the home is my business. And the saying certainly rings true that your church is only as spiritual as your home. There's a reason the devil attacks the home and the Christian family so hard...he knows if he can get your home, he'll not have to worry much about how effective a church is going to be. Every now and then, we need good preaching on the home...sort of preventive maintenance. Brother Milby delivers in this message. Be prepared to get your toes stepped on, but don't get mad...get things right if the Spirit convicts you. The shame is not in messing up in our Christian lives (God knows we're going to do that), the shame is knowing we messed up and are still messing up and too stubborn to come to Jesus, our advocate and get things fixed up. Enjoy!

It's A Family Matter

Message courtesy of :

Sounds of the Old Time Gospel Trumpet

Glad I Chose the Jordan!

2009-04-21T10:53:00.000-07:00

I am still living on the residuals of Sunday night services at the little church me and my large family attended. It was not just service...it was "meetin' "! The message was on Hell and if I can get a copy, I will be posting it! I cried the whole time during the preaching cause I was so thankful that I didn't have to go to hell!!!! Well, leave it to Brother Handley Milby to give me a second dose of spirit filled preaching to encourage me and leave me Praising God! I have heard several messages in my relatively short time as a Christian about Naaman the Leper. They were good, but this one...THIS ONE...is the best, hands down in my opinion. Well studied out and annointed by the Holy Spirit, this one is a MUST HEAR!!!!! Blessings!

Which River?

Message courtesy of The Sounds of the Old Time Gospel Trumpet.

It's Time To Plow...

2009-04-14T07:45:00.000-07:00

Image by:Bernard Joseph Steffen

So, I thought today I'd post this message by Brother Handley Milby from the Sounds of the Gospel Trumpet site. I really appreciate the messages I've heard on this site and in particular the ones by Brother Milby. He is consistent...I think that is so important in these days where everyone seems to jump from one thing to another. He also has the power of God and if a preacher doesn't have that...leave him alone! I say praise God for MEN who will stand and proclaim the truth! This message by Brother Milby will bless any Christian, saved by the grace of God...but it's aimed at preachers and if you're a preacher and you need a reminder of why you do what you do or you need a little encouragement...here it is...sent straight from the LORD. Enjoy!

Preaching, Plowing, and a Double Portion

If I Gained the Whole World and Lost Jesus

2009-04-02T04:32:00.000-07:00

This message by Brother Joe Henry Hankins was a barn burner! In this day, everyone is "saved", no one is going to hell, and people are relying on everything but Jesus to get them to heaven! Jesus is the only way, yet people seem to think they can slip in unnoticed some other way. The majority of this world is working to get things down here...money, possessions, joy. But the ONLY thing that matters in the end is if you've been saved...really saved. I have small children and as a mother, I want the best for my kids...that's natural. But if I work my whole life, throwing myself into the world, to get them set up materially and they fail to get saved, then, my friends, the way I see it is that all will have been in vain. This is a message that needs to be shouted from the rooftop!!!!!!! Enjoy it...

If You're Not Saved, Nothing Else Matters

This and many other great men of God can be heard on Old Paths Sermons!

You Better Stop and RECOGNIZE!

2009-02-18T16:49:00.001-08:00

What a real blessing it was the other day for me to find Old Paths Sermons. They have such a wealth of great preaching from great men of God. I was ecstatic to find they had , like, 40 something messages by the late, great Dr. Percy Ray! He's one of my favorites and truly men of God such as he are few and far between in this day of compromise.
Here's a message by Dr. Ray that calls us, as born again children of God, to get our heads out of the sand, so to speak and learn to see the devil's plot and doings (in our homes and churches).

Recognize The Devil

Did You Miss Your Ride?

2009-01-14T12:48:00.000-08:00

This is a great message again, by Brother Milby. What a straight preachin' man of God he is...
Here he preaches on Phillip and the Ethiopian and applies it to our lives. Enjoy.

Carry It To The Chariot

I'm Diggin' It...

2009-01-06T11:18:00.001-08:00

Wow! Here's a message by Handley Milby and, well, I'm speechless. Just give it a listen. It'll clean out your row!

Digging In

You Ought to be Committed!!!!!

2008-11-12T09:47:00.000-08:00

Here's a great message by Brother Locke that will really make you step back and examine just how committed you are. We say we're willing to do things to get closer to the Lord, but often times we're all talk and no action. Brother Locke presents this thought using a great analogy and story. Have a listen! Blessings, Della

Go Back To Your Seat

More of the Same...

2008-11-06T10:39:00.000-08:00

Goodness, I slacked! Not on my game this week for some reason. So, I'm sendin' a double assault your way! These next two messages by Brother Greg Locke are some practical, where the rubber meets the road kinda preaching on how we ought to conduct ourselves as Christians. The first is aimed at parents mostly and the second will hit us all. So, suit up and put on your helmet...get ready for the WORD.

How To Raise A John the Baptist
Why Don't You Just Drop Dead?

Sound Doctrine

2008-11-03T08:13:00.000-08:00

So, as you can probably tell from the messages here...I like hard preaching. I don't like smart allecky, watered down, powerless preaching. I don't like it if it ain't the truth told in love smothered with the spirit. With that said, there are some young preachers that I have heard that can flat PREACH! One of the first I heard outside of just the churches we travel around to in our area was Brother Greg Locke. A troubled teen, he came to know the LORD and was gloriously changed into a new creature. Let me tell you, if you didn't have a change, you might not have salvation. The Word tells us that we become new creatures in Christ and that old things pass away and all things become new.
Aside from that, he is a fireball preacher and I am so thankful God is still calling the next generation of great preachers today! We ought to rejoice in the fact that God still loves us enough to send us the truth. I am going to post some of my favorite messages he's preached this week. All these can be downloaded free off Sermon Audio. I believe you just have to register. Enjoy!

Tattle Tailing on the Truth Twisters
What It Takes To Get The Dirt Out

There's More to Going to Church Than Going to Church...

2008-10-09T11:18:00.000-07:00

This morning as I was cleaning, I turned on yet another great message from Brother Handley Milby off the Gospel Trumpet Website (I really encourage you to go and explore all the great preaching that is on this site, one of the best on the net!) The message was called "How To Go To Church." God wants, expects in fact, us to assemble ourselves and go to church, but he is not satisfied with just your body warming a pew. He expects some things of us when we go to His house. Just showing up is NOT enough! I'll not rant, I'll just let Brother Milby preach it to ya straight! Enjoy and be blessed by the Truth of God's Word!

How To Go To Church

An Appointment You Can't Get Out Of...

2008-10-06T05:47:00.000-07:00

There are three events that are 100 % sure... life, death, and the judgement. Judgement is serious business and has been cheapened by Hollywood and the media on all fronts. One of the reasons this country is in the mess it's in , is years and years of living without accountablility. Do what you want to do when you want to do it... that's the motto of the day. Living without fear of judgement. Like the late great Dr. Percy Ray said many times, just cause you don't believe it don' t make it one bit less true. Truth is truth and cannot be altered by man. God is truth, and he changes not. This great message by Brother Handley Milby called "The Judgement" isn't just aimed at the unsaved, it is a sobering message warning the born again children of God to start living like we believe in judgement. We are ALL heading to judgement, but as Brother Milby says "I'm glad there will be a great separation" Which way will you go? We will all give an account. The Bible says "of every deed done in this body, whether good or bad." That ought to scare us to death! Take a listen to this sobering message by Brother Milby and my prayer is that if you are unsaved, that you will prepare to go with the saints in that great separation. My prayer for myself and all other born again believers , is that we will clean out lives up and line up to the standards God has set forth in His Word. Blessings.

The Judgement

2008-09-30T18:27:00.000-07:00

Today I thought I'd post this sermon by the late, great Maze Jackson. This message called "Abominations In Our Fundamental Churches" was the first I had ever heard by Brother Maze and really exhibited the power the Lord gave him to preach the truth of God's Word.

Abominations

Have You Got Fire ASSURANCE?

2008-09-24T07:51:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks back , I heard another incredible message by Brother Michael Dollar about the Refiner's Fire. Now, I've heard the refiner's fire touched on, but never heard a really strong message about it. This one really blessed me and I've been telling everyone about how good it is. If you're a child of God and you ever desire to be all he wants you to be, you can just expect to be in the refiner's fire. But, God is the great Refiner and he'll never leave you alone. You'll come forth as pure gold, if you'll let him control the fire. Happy Listening!

The Refiner's Fire

A Double Whammy!

2008-09-22T17:49:00.000-07:00

Okay, so today was my cleaning day, and I like to listen to preaching and good gospel music while I do it so that I can keep my mind on what it needs to be on. I heard two excellent messages, both off the Sounds of the Gospel Trumpet website. The first was by Brother Eddie Denson who does prison ministry out in Alabama and it was about contentment. There are some things we ought to be content with. The Bible says "godliness with contentment is great gain." Brother Eddie lays these out, but then really hammers down on the things we, as born again Christians, have gotten content with, that we ought not to be. Very good message with alot of rejoicing.
Next, was a message by Ricky Simpson from Bremen Ga. His thought was "Some Lies that Will Kill You." It was aimed primarily towards men in the ministry, preachers and such, but exposes alot of false doctrines flying around in our fundamental churches today that Bible believing Christians are falling for. These lies will destroy , not only the man of God's ministry, but the witness and joy of Christians in all areas of ministry, whether a missionary, preacher, teacher, or just a parent whose missionfield is their home. We must beware of false doctrines and false prophets. In these last days, the devil is going about as a roaring lion seeking to destroy whoever, whenever, and however. He knows his time is running out and he uses these lies to lead people astray. Happy listening!

The Dangers of Being Content by Eddie Denson

Some Lies That Will Kill You by Ricky Simpson

Where's Your Axe Head?

2008-09-20T14:01:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I haven't posted in a long time. This has been my neglected blog. Shame on me... Have been trying to figure out how to set up the MP3 sermons I've recorded myself so that they play straight from the blog, but have had no sucess. Well, stumbled upon this great preaching site called Sounds of the Old Time Gospel Trumpet and these are the kind of preachers I like to hear. One such preacher on this site is named Michael Dollar out of Alabama. The first message I listened to, Bro. Dollar was preaching about the lost axe head in Second Kings, Chapter Six. In this message, Brother Dollar asks the scathing question "Have we lost our cutting edge?" I'm serious when I say that this was one of the most personally convicting messages I have ever heard since I've been saved. Sit back, grab your KJV and some salve...it'll hurt, but it's that good kind of hurt.

Have You Lost Your Cutting Edge?

Not What You Hear On Sundays, Sadly...

2008-04-06T12:35:00.000-07:00

In a day when everyone is substituting everything in the place of biblical salvation, these two messages by Brother Rolfe Barnhard really hit home this week. You don't hear this kind of preaching anymore and I truly believe that's why we don't see many true conversions. The key being TRUE conversion. There's alot of people who are being deceived and their are many making profession without confession. You'll get saved when God deals and without the Holy Spirit dealing with you, you can't do business with God. Contrary to popular doctrine of the modern apostate church, you can't get saved whenever YOU want to. It is a work of God. Enough ranting, here's the links.

Turn of Burn

When The Lights Go Out On The Road To Hell

Dr. Percy Ray: What A Christian's Attitude Toward Sin Ought to Be

2008-03-16T13:43:00.000-07:00

Until I can figure out how to embed a real player into my blog, I will have to do a direct link to the messages. This is a message preached by Dr. Ray that is very solid. When you become born again, you ought not to dabble in the sin of the world. The Bible tells us to be a separated people. This day and age, you can't tell the world from the saved. It just shouldn't be that way. Anyway, here is the link to the message "What a Christian's Attitude Toward Sin Ought to Be" The Link will take you to a page where you must double click on the message. You can also save by right clicking on the sermon title and selecting Save As Target. I hope you enjoy. This is preaching you don't hear very much of these days.

What A Christian's Attitude Toward Sin Ought to Be.