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Competition vs. Healthy Pride

2009-06-01T11:34:00.002-05:00

Ever get tired of being passed up for that job promotion? Better yet, are you ever tired of seeing others "less worthy" (in our eyes any way) being promoted? Life is UNFAIR! Can I get an amen!?! It may be just me but this idea of feeling "held back", especially in the work place, is something I struggle with fairly often. And then, right when I'm at my weakness, someone always comes to me with the idea of, "Hey, work hard! Do what needs to be done and be better than the rest! Treat it as COMPETITION." Then others put in their 2 cents and say, "Just do your work and tell your boss on how great YOU did. Make yourself look good and if it makes your co-workers look less than successful then it is what it is. IT'S ALL COMPETITION ANYWAYS. YOU GOTTA CLIMB THAT CORPORATE LATTER!!" It all sounds pretty right? That's "fair". But what's the Bible got to say?
2 Corinthians 10:12, "For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise." We first see that we shouldn't be comparing ourselves to others around us. It's unwise! 2 Timothy 2:3-5, "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully." In this verse, we see that we shouldn't get "entangled" or caught up in this corporate latter mentality or that everone around us is nothing but competition....we should do our best to "strive lawfully" though. So what does that mean, lawfully? Mark 12:30, "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment." Jesus commands us to love him with everything we have! And when we work, it should show as a testimony for Him. That means in the work place, in church, in our home, etc. A healthy form of pride in our work is necessary to get the job done but it is not necessary to brag or to bring down others. 1 Corinthians 3:3, "For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?" Are they not called co-workers for a reason (as in co-op or coroperation)? We are supposed to be working TOGETHER to profit the company. If one of your co-workers does a good job you should compliment them. Brag on THEM to the boss not yourself. Proverbs 3:27, "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it." Proverbs 27:2, "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips." Just a thought I had when studying the scriptures!

The Old Serpent Wanna-be

2009-04-23T08:37:00.007-05:00

"To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices." 2 Cor. 210-11. Satan came to my attention this week and I wish to say something about him....mind if I gossip? Tell me if I'm wrong but He's nothing but a lier, a cheat, a thief of my happiness, a master party-pooper, and the BIGGEST God wanna-be there ever is or was!!!
Is. 14:14 "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High." Like? In his greatest moment of pride and treachery, all he wanted to be was to be "like" God. 2 Corinthians 11:14 says he can transform into an angel of light. (1 John 1:5 "God is light") 1 Peter 5:8 says that he is "as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." (Rev. 5:5 God is referred to as the "Lion of the tribe of Juda") Jesus is the "Bright and Morning Star" (Rev. 22:16).....Satan is called the "son of the morning" (Is. 14:12). He is nothing but a prideful name stealer and a copycat! So, when you imagine Satan being an "equal" enemy of God you give him exactly what he wants! Only Jesus is equal with God! (John 5:18) He may have the power to hinder us, tempt us, cause us to question (1 Chronicles 21:1), etc. He is nothing compared to our Lord.

James 4:7 "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
John 10:29-30 "My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one."
1 John 4:4 "Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."

Happy Ressurrection Day!

2009-04-13T08:44:00.002-05:00

I just wanted to say that Easter was awesome yesterday! I hope it was just as good if not better for all of you. Pastor was on fire yesterday in his Easter sermons. I fell in love with Acts 2:22-23. On another note, Bible Study is tonight! Just as a reminder, it will be held at 7pm at Paul Gabler's house (9652 Baron Place, Rosedale, MD 21237). Bring food for yourself if you think you're gonna be hungry and drinks will be available. Be prayed up before you come... you won't regret showing up!

Last Sunday Night Was Amazing!!

2009-03-31T14:48:00.003-05:00

If you were not at church last Sunday night then you really missed it. Last Sunday, Pastor Tewell talked about prayer and how powerful it can be! He looked at prayer through the life of Hannah, in 1 Samuel chapters one and two, and how she humbled herself to make her request unto God. It's quite amazing how she had peace about her prayer request before she even received God's answer! (1 Sam. 1:18) When I saw that, it struck me that I myself should try to emulate that kind of faith and confidence in my Lord. If you think about it, throughout the ENTIRE Bible God trys to remind us of his omnipotent power and that all we need is to ask (Luke 11:9-13). And don't forget to come back to Him when He does answer your request and praise Him for being your God who is so awesome!! (Luke 17:11-19). Pastor also showed us in 1 Samuel how Hannah showed us that example. For ten verses in chapter two she praised His Name. You struggling today? You need God's presence RIGHT NOW? We often forget how quickly God works. (John 4:49-53, 5:8-9; Luke 5:13, 5:25, 8:44, Luke 18:1-8) Just come to Him. He's waiting to spend time with you.

How's Everyone Doing?

2009-03-06T11:33:00.002-05:00

Hey Brothers & Sisters in Christ! How's everyone doing so far this year? Still keeping up with your "New Year's Resolutions"? I just thought I'd drop a note on here saying that you all are on my mind and in my prayers today. Life has its UPs and downS but as a whole it's without a doubt a sweet thing!! This may be random but How does everyone like YASM's series on being "Designed to be Different" so far? I know I've enjoyed it! Leave some feedback on here it you ever have the time. I know Bro. Jake, Derrick, and I would love to see what you guys been thinking and feeling. Don't forget March's Home Bible Study this Monday. It will be held at Joe Johnson's house at 7:00pm. Don't miss out! His address will be posted in the YASM bulletins in class and will also be mapped out on papers in the back of class this Sunday! Looking forward to seeing you all this week in YASM and please don't forget to pray for those who are on the prayer requests page in the buletins! They need our attention and God will bless our requests and efforts if we sincerely pray for our brethren. Let's not ask amiss! James 4:3. As Bro. Jake would say......Grace and Peace. Until next time.

The Month of Love?

2009-02-12T11:28:00.002-05:00

Hey fellow Yasmites. I first off would like to say that our Home Bible Study last monday went absolutely great! Worship was uplifting and the message Derrick brought about Christian dating was very practical. As we all know, Valentine's Day is coming up and for some it couldn't be a more joyous time.....but not for everyone. Just like Christmas, Valentine's Day could be one of the most DEPRESSING holiday's of the year! Whether or not you have a Valentine this year keep 1 Peter 5:6-7 in your head when it says, "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." It doesn't matter if you've been abandoned or ignored, God CARES and LOVES YOU!! So if you need to spend time with someone during this "Month of Love", spend it with the One who desires your attention and deserves it. And if you see anyone who is struggling during this time, consider Proverbs 12:25. "Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad." Spread a good word!!

P.S. For all those in need of a time to hang out during Valentine's Day, Adam Hopkins opened his home to hold an Un-Valentine's Day party! There will be food, drinks, movies to watch, and great fellowship. His address is 17 Mango Trail, Middle River, MD, 21220. All are welcome!

Bible Study Was Awesome!!

2009-01-15T11:01:00.002-05:00

If you weren't there at Bible Study last Monday then you REALLY missed out! Derrick opened up a discussion concerning Mark 2 and it all turned out great. If you missed Bible Study this month, please be sure to make it to the one in Febuary. You won't regret it. Comming up this Sunday, Derrick will be teaching out of John 1:35-51 titled, "Called to Be Diffrent". If you're tired of living a mediocre life and want to see how the Bible says to stand out of the crowd then make plans to be there this Sunday at 11:00am. Hope everyone's week has been going smooth thus far and I'll be looking forward to seeing you all soon!

P.S. As a reminder, Guy's and Girl's Accountability will be Saturday the 24th. Guys will be meeting at Adam Hopkin's house and girls will be meeting at Erica Danner/Ashleigh McCain's apartment. Jot it down!!

Don't Be a Drama Queen!!

2009-01-07T09:42:00.002-05:00

Are YOU a drama queen? Do you know any drama queens? Anyone can testify that you don't necessarily need to be a lady to qualify as a drama queen! This Sunday, we will be learning what exactly a "drama queen" is and what the bible says about introducing so much needless drama into everyone else's lives. Are you fed up with all the DRAMA? Be there this Sunday!!

Also as a side note, there will be a Leadership Meeting this Sunday immediately following the 11:00am service. It will be held in the YASM room. It'll only be about 10 mins. so all you "leaders" please make time to attend this meeting. Thanks and I'll be praying for you all throughout the rest of the week!

CHRISTMAS IS OVER....

2008-12-26T10:16:00.002-05:00

So Christmas is finally over. No more rushing around finding presents, no more department store "Santas" crowding up the center of the mall, etc. Now all we have to worry about is the gift return crowd! I hope this CHRISTmas season went awesome for everyone and now is the time to reflect back on God's grace He gave us throughout this past year. When you honestly think about it, He really has always been there for us! Let's be sure to spend some time with Him during this post-Christmas time and as we usher in the New Year ahead.

I love you guys and I'll see you all this Sunday!!

"You nauseate me...MR. GRINCH!!"

2008-12-18T13:52:00.009-05:00

Do you ever stop and wonder why we even have a holiday such as Christmas? Do you get stressed just hearing the word "Christmas"? Christmas may be a burdensome holiday to you now but don't forget why we do what we do! Stop by this Sunday morning to hear YASM's Christmas message entitled The Grinch. It'll be a message straight out of the Bible on why Christmas is so important to not only us but also to the ENTIRE world and how to not be a "Grinch" this holiday season!

December is FINALLY HERE!!

2008-12-02T10:09:00.002-05:00

Today is December the second and you know what that means...
CHRISTMAS IS ON ITS WAY!! Regardless if you enjoy the season or not, please remember that this is the season when everyone (saved and unsaved) are looking us "Christians" to see if our Savior Jesus Christ is really all we claim Him to be! So keep that in mind as you go through all the tiring hustle and bustle this year and be sure to SHOW them all what Christmas REALLY is to you.

John 13:34&35

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

this Sunday.....death

2008-11-12T08:51:00.002-05:00

This sunday we are going to be looking at 2 Samuel 1. David finds out his friend Jonathan is dead. We are going to discuss. DEATH. what to do when you lose someone that is close to you. What do you do? Why does God allow it? what if it's not fair? What do I do when I don't agree with it? I hope all of you will be there. If you have not faced this yet....you will....and, if not prepared it can impact you in a way that you may never recover.

New Yasm Family Picture

2008-10-16T12:39:00.001-05:00

yasm Bible Study

2008-09-09T13:43:00.002-05:00

Last night we had our monthly home gathering! it was awesome!

It made me think once again about how good God has been to us. I am so thankful for a group of friends that i can worship with, minister and serve with, and just have fun with.

Sara and I want to thank all of you for being part of our lives!

Grace and Peace - Jake

New Series this Sunday

2008-08-21T09:44:00.002-05:00

Accepting Each other

2008-07-30T07:15:00.002-05:00

What should we do with debatable items? How do we maintain unity in a Church , Class, or Community with differing opinions about different things?

In John 17 Jesus prays that the Church will be one!(vs 9,20) He asks that His church is Unified! Many times (i think 10) in the book of Acts it says they were of one accord, which means there was unity they were unified! The Question that pops in my head is, Why is this sooooooooo hard for people to practice this! Why do so many divide, debate and split over issues that in light of eternity don't really matter! Now do not misunderstand me, I am not talking about things like, salvation, the virgin birth ect... What I have found is people (within a local church) very rarely divide over these type issues but more over those things that one is passionate about those personal preferences or personal standards.

Something we need to understand is, that ALL CHRISTIANS ARE NOT THE SAME!!! I love how our Pastor puts it: "Christ never demanded UNIFORMITY but he did demand UNITY!" Uniformity means to put on a uniform. Unity is living in harmony in spite of Uniforms that are not exactly, perfectly the same.

I want to encourage you today to understand that it is ok if others are different than you are! I want to encourage you today to LOVE those that are different than you! Accept those that are different that you! CHRIST DID! He accepts, Loves, us.

Passages for reading with this: Matthew 7:1-6; John 17:9,20; Romans 14:1-13;

This Sunday

2008-07-15T17:50:00.000-05:00

this Sunday Jake (I) will be speaking on the subject of the Trinity. Who and What is God? How is he 3. What does that mean? I hope you will all be there and be ready to study the scriptures!

2008-07-03T08:25:00.001-05:00

the Church....

2008-07-01T11:13:00.001-05:00

this Sunday we will be studying the Church...

what is it?
what is my part in it?

Baptism

2008-06-25T07:28:00.001-05:00

this sunday Drock will be speaking on the subject of baptism.

doubt...

2008-06-16T18:21:00.001-05:00

this past Sunday drock spoke about salvation. this week is the follow up to his lesson. have you ever doubted. wondered. weren't sure. this week we will talk about it. Grace and Peace...Jake

Sunday nights at the Dungeon!

2008-06-04T06:41:00.003-05:00

Sunday nights after worship, I want to remind you about a ministry that Drock started up a few months ago at the Dungeon. Everyone heads back to his place to mull over and to discuss the teachings of the day! Have you ever sat through class or church and just wish you could ask a question. Someone could explain some things to you. Or, are you tired of people just assuming you know the Bible as good as they do? Thats what this is all about. Getting answerers. Striving to understand and grow! Its called DISCIPLESHIP! Living in a Christian Community!!! I hope you will check it out if you are not currently doing so! Grace and Peace. Jake

yasm

2008-05-28T17:07:00.001-05:00

Why do you believe?

2008-05-27T13:53:00.002-05:00

this past Sunday Derrick Hiatt known by the yasm community as DROCK delivered a great lesson on the subject of creation vs. evolution. This lesson will continue this coming Sunday!!!

We are continuing are series entitled "WE BELIEVE".

Why do you believe what you claim to believe.

The more I am around and get to know those who say they are followers of Christ the more I find out my generation many times has no clue why they believe what they say they believe. The majority of the rhetoric I hear is shallow imitation or one parroting things they have heard others claim and for the most part have no Bible to back it up. Our goal through this series is to give our generation the tools and knowledge to make wise decisions and to understand truth because it is true, not just because someone says it is!

special prayer for yasm member in china

2008-05-20T10:27:00.001-05:00

m not sure how much you guys heard about the earthquake that happened on Monday, but China is definitely hurting. Right now over 30,000 people are confirmed dead, but the number will be much, much higher once the debris is cleared and the missing are found.

Here is a link to some pics from this week in Sichuan, the province at the epicenter (some are graphic, just a warning) http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20080513_1.htm

Although Beijing is far away, there were still tremors and many high-rise buildings were evacuated as a precaution. I am ok, and things are going as well as can be expected, it has been hard on my students who are from that area, some have still not been able to get in contact with friends in their hometowns. Even though they are hurting, they have shown their support my donating blood, money, and clothing for the victims and organzing fundraisers on campus.

I am writing to ask that YASM remember China this Sunday. There are several specific requests that many groups in China are lifting up as recovery begins.

Requests:

1) that rescue efforts will continue and more survivors be found. 5 days later, they were still finding survivors.

2) that rescue workers will continue to have strength as they work constantly to sift through debris for signs of life.

3) for the cities of Sichuan (Suh-schwan) and Chengdu (Chung Do), the remaining people have been moved into temporary shelters and people are getting worn down from the ordeal.

4) for the children left without parents- there are now hundreds of orphans that are hurting and trying to recover from losing everything.

5) for the parents left without a child- because of China's one-child policy, thousands of parents are left w/o children. whole schools were destroyed- many of this year's graduating classes in that province were wiped out, because all children were in school when disaster hit.

6) that our family members in these cities will be a light to those around them and that those in despair can find the hope that lives in us.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and support.

A friend of Yasm in China

Italian night a hit!!!! (mustach=no charge)

2008-05-12T15:44:00.003-05:00

This Coming Sunday

2008-05-06T17:35:00.002-05:00

This week we will continue our series we believe!!! Why do you believe what you believe? How do you know you are right and they are wrong? We will be studying some false cults this Sunday!!! I hope you will be there!!!

Yasm at Home

2008-04-16T10:01:00.002-05:00

Monday night we had the monthly yasm home Bible study once again!!! PTL!!! it was off the hook. If you were not able to make it I hope you will make it next month. If you have never seen God move, or if you want to see him move again BE THERE.

Every month someone shares there story. This month our friend Kristin shared how God has changed her life!!! It was moving, and a great reminder that God is in control....AND HE LOVES YOU!!!

Just a reminder!!!!

2008-04-10T09:29:00.001-05:00

2 Corinthians 4:8-10 (KJV) 8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

LET THAT GET A HOLD OF YOU FOR A FEW!!!!!

days like today!!!!!

2008-03-30T13:47:00.002-05:00

what a day!!!! Yasm was off the hook! I am so thankful that God has allowed me to have a small part in this GREAT ministry!!! The Worship was stellar!!!! God has been so good to us!!! I want to Praise the Lord for all He has done and for all he is doing through this ministry!!! Days Like today remind me of how good God is and has been to us!!! I hope you all have a great week!!!

Jesus: The Friend

2008-03-25T10:36:00.003-05:00

This coming Sunday we will be looking at Jesus the friend.

Do you ever have issues in your relationships? Possibly it seems like none of them seem to head in the right direction. Trouble communicating. Cannot find people to click with and to talk to. This week will look at the ultimate example of friendship. Jesus. How did He treat His friends? How did they treat Him? What did He do that we may be able to do to take our relationships to the next level?

Before this Sunday ask yourself: Who do I have that is a true friend? Who am I a true friend to?

I hope to see you all there have a great week!

they don't have it together either!

2008-03-16T15:09:00.003-05:00

The week has been long. The finances are short. The relationships are strained. Your tripping on the rope of the unbalanced rope called life. Work does not understand. Your family seems distant. The echoes of the altercation is haunting you every step and every breath. You can't sleep. You feel alone. You have no where to turn. Sunday comes. You look around. Everyone seems happy. It seems like everyone else has it together and you don't. NO ONE HAS IT TOGETHER. We all hurt. We all get out of sync. Stop. Be Still. Filter out the noise. Hear it? He wants you talk to Him. GOD WANTS TO LISTEN TO YOU. He cares. Just talk to Him! NOW!!!!!

great trip!!!!!!

2008-03-03T13:13:00.004-05:00

we are now home from a stellar week in Jamaica. The past 6 days were spent at a campus for deaf children in Jamaica. It was awesome. We spent most of the week poring concrete!!!!! the girls were mixing it!!! They worked so hard. We were at breakfast every morning by 6:30 and out working by 7 every day. It was great. The children were so appreciative of us being there. I cannot begin to explain the feeling when it was all done. One of the things we made was a row of sinks for the children to wash there clothes on. The last morning as we were leaving they were lined up already washing the clothes there!!!!! how good has God been to us! I cannot wait to go back!!! Also on Thursday evening they put a program on for us. One part that sticks out in my mind is when they began to sing (in sign language) "These are the Days of Elijah". My heart was blessed!!!! All these miles away from home, these kids, who have nothing, are singing and praising Jesus and in worship talking about His second coming!!!! I loved it!!! God is at work everywhere!

pray for our missions trip!!!!

2008-02-24T15:25:00.002-05:00

Welllll, Derick and the rest of the crew headed out this morning for Jamaica! My wife and I will leave in the am! Please keep us in you prayers this week. We are hoping to see God do something awesome in our lives this week!!!! we are looking forward to meeting some new friends and for God moving in a powerful way!!! I love you and will see you in yasm Sunday! Grace and Peace!

what are you talking about?

2008-02-20T08:22:00.004-05:00

Ephesians 4:29 (KJV) 29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

The words that we say are so powerful...The book of James compares them to a small rudder controlling a large ship or a small jocky controlling a large horse by a small bit. The tongue displays where I am headed,it can destroy what I have and who I am. It speaks what is in ones heart. Those words affect those around us. They can destroy or build. They bring change ,or, they can bring pain. They can show love or display hate. They can uplift or tear down. one question: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!

2008-02-14T10:45:00.001-05:00

i see so many wrestling with who they are! many stoop to saying things or to having thoughts like...."i wish i looked like them." or "i wish i had what they have." many spend so much of life abusing themselves. beating themselves and others up because they are not comfortable with who God has made them and created them to be. Understand that GOD MADE YOU! YOU ARE SPECIAL! YOU ARE SOMEBODY! you will never be able to accept and love others and live an abundant life until you get comfortable with who you are! you will not be able to accept others until you accept yourself. It is OK to be different! God loves you and wants to use you! i hope you will consider this today! stop trying to please men...spend time with Jesus...He accepts and loves you for who you are! He is saying to you all today.."I created you in my image! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!"

a new yasm outreach opportunity

2008-02-01T09:19:00.001-05:00

God has been working on us as a community to begin to be more aware about what is going on in our world around us. God has led Kristin, Ashley, and Derrick to start a drive to provide, food, warmth, and salvation to the areas homeless. For the next month we will be collecting the following items:

Personal hygiene items:
toothpaste
toothbrush
mouthwash
soap
shampoo
wet ones or baby wipes
hand sanitizer
deodorant
tissues

Food Items:
non perishable foods that dont need to be cooked
canned items should have a pop top so they dont need a can opener

Some examples, but not limited to:
Fruit cups
pudding cups
vienna sausages
chef boardi ravioli
spaghetti O's
Tuna fish
granola bars
nuts
drinks

Also it is our goal to put a Bible in every bag! We hope you will help, every thing that comes in will be a blessing to someone! Peace.

This Sunday: WORDS

2008-01-30T13:16:00.000-05:00

this sunday we will be studying James 3:1-12.

• U have 30 conversations a day
• Spend 1/5 of your life talking
• 1 yr of your conversation would fill a 800 page book 66x
• Men speak an average of 20,000 words a day
• Women speak an average of 30,000 words a day

What are you talking about? what are you saying?

this sunday: Depression

2008-01-23T08:13:00.001-05:00

this sunday we will be discussing one of those subjects that so many people are dealing with. good, honest people are in bondage because of it and cannot get out! this week we will talk about it! you are not alone! there is a way out! you do not have to live like this!

who is it for you?

2008-01-15T09:35:00.000-05:00

who is it in your life that does not need just to HEAR about Jesus, who is it that needs to see HIM in you. Can they?

yasm leader visiting refugee camp!

2008-01-11T10:40:00.000-05:00

Kristin! Is traveling to visit one or more refugee camps in Greece and Italy. I know that God will use this trip and Kristin to inspire and motivate us to care. I am looking forward to seeing the pictures, and hearing her stories when she gets back. She does not know this yet but we will have her share with us what she saw and learned and How God spoke to her on this trip!

This week lesson 2 - the truth about alcohol ABUSE

2008-01-07T10:21:00.000-05:00

There is a way out! you are not alone! you don't have to live like this! This Sunday you will hear stories of redemption, life, and ultimately the truth from the WORD.

New Series this Sunday...Lesson 1

2007-12-31T09:52:00.000-05:00

you don't have to live like this!!!! address the problem. embrace the solution. you can change! you can have victory. you can have reconciliation! Pornography is a common problem among Christians! It is an addiction that can have a haunting affect on your life and your relationships! this Sunday...WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT! and how to deal with it, in your life and in the lives of others.

God and Man?

2007-12-19T12:59:00.000-05:00

Someone says, “How can this be? He was the ‘God-Man’!”
If He was not a man – who was the Babe in Bethlehem’s manger?
If He was not God – why did a choir of angels come down from Heaven and sing at His birth?
If He was not a man – who called Himself “the Son of man”?
If He was not God – who said, “I and my Father are one”?
If He was not a man – who washed the disciples’ feet?
If He was not God – who washed them from their sins in His own blood?
If He was not a man – who was it that wept at Lazarus’ tomb?
If He was not God – who called Lazarus forth from the tomb?
If He was not a man – who hungered on the mountainside?
If He was not God – who fed a hungry multitude on that same mountainside with a little boy’s lunch?
If He was not a man – who stood before Pilate when Pilate said, “Behold the man”?
If He was not God – who caused Pilate to wash his hands and say, “I find no fault in this man”?
If He was not a man – whose hands and feet were nailed to the cross?
If He was not God – who rent the veil in the temple?
If He was not a man – who hung on the cross?
If He was not God – who moved the earth from its foundations?
If He was not a man – who cried out from the cross, “I thirst”?
If He was not God – who gave the woman at the well living water?
If He was not a man – who cried out, “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
If He was not God – who said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do”?
If He was not a man – who was buried in Joseph’s tomb?
If He was not God – who cam forth from the same tomb three days later?
I say to you today, HE WAS MAN! HE WAS GOD! HE WAS THE GOD-MAN,
And He is mine!

by Clyde Box

changed

2007-12-14T08:36:00.000-05:00

i love being part of a community that is aware and that cares about the needs of others and the need to make the Christian life what it is meant to be. so often we compartmentalize areas in our lives and label them one thing or another. such as, my home life, or my life at work or my spiritual life. something we all need to understand is that all parts of our lives are spiritual parts. to separate one from the other is to try to take God out of that part of our life. when we stepped into this world in human skin, we entered into a spiritual life and journey no matter what we put our faith in, who we follow or what we do. The end result will be up to what path we decide to take, and who we are trusting in to take us there.

Most of us have allot of the easy parts down. the faithfulness to the church body. the morality. the religious repetitiveness. the lingo. the "right" answers. the "right" positions. we show up at the "right" times and in the "right" places. But, it is so much more than that. It is this Christ transforming your whole life. Every part of it. Every breath you breathe and every word you speak, changed. because of HIM. your outlook on life. your world view. your desires. your hopes. your goals. your future. your destiny. your destination. all changed by this man. Jesus.

I believe we have been changed to bring change. Yes spiritually through sharing the life changing love of the gospel that is available to ALL who believe. Everyone. The rich, the poor, the lovely the unlovely. The different. The rejected. Those in bondage. The immoral. The broken. The fallen. The confused. And the only place it is found is not in some religious group or some set of moral regulations but is ONLY found in the life changing love of Christ. through salvation.

For those of us who have experienced this salvation and have been redeemed, how is it affecting every area of your life? how has it changed you. what has it given you victory over? what has it given you freedom from?

what do you do differently now? how do you treat others? how do you treat those that hate you? that disagree with you? do you hold any bitterness?

How many pharisees despise you and how many that are lost love you?

do you just preach against them.....or do you pray for them?

who is it, that is different because of the difference Christ made in you, when HE CHANGED YOU!

yasm family Christmas party a hit once again

2007-12-12T10:45:00.001-05:00

yasm community together once again for a time of true fellowship. What an amazing night. The food was most excellent! Thanks to Sarah Gordon and her mom! The gag gifts were hilarious! But, to me the greatest time, was the time of affirmation. What a sacred an special time. I love to sit back and listen to you all encourage, lift up , and share how Jesus has been evident in someone else's life, and, how it has made a difference in yours. God has blessed us, to be able to have a community that is selfless, giving, and makes loving God, and each other the center of what happens in our lives. As a group, lets never forget evenings like this, when we are all together, and when Christ and His life changing love are so evident. It is refreshing and encouraging to be a part of a community that is real, about life, God , and our struggles, but challenges all of us as a whole to be closer to Christ and to be more like Jesus himself. thank you all for being you! may peace be with you today!

dont stress....

2007-12-03T11:55:00.000-05:00

it's december.....
traffic is bad...
lines are long...
people are unreasonable...
money is tight...
emotions are peaking...
loneliness is haunting...
debt is flowing...
materialism is winning...
the lost are questioning...

the person in front of you is yelling at the cashier, trying to get you to chime in. The light is blinking. You are waiting. You are still waiting. The manager is coming, no she turned around to help someone else first. People are starting to complain in harmony...the roar is getting louder....

what do you do?
how do you respond?
oh your a follower of Christ...
oh your different than they are huh? or are you?

how you can share Jesus this Christmas...

2007-11-27T07:54:00.000-05:00

As a community starting this Sunday we will be collecting new toys and new books. They will be given to a family that is in need this year at Christmas.

We will also be collecting adults socks and towells for the Baltimore Rescue mission and Karis home.

If you would like to be a part being a blessing and giving this year please bring the un-wrapped toys, books, socks, or towels to the yasm gathering any Sunday Dec. 2-16.

Just a few bucks can bring joy to someone and help to make a difference and to bring change.

Ps. I bet your wearing socks right now!

orange juice and tooth paste

2007-11-25T17:10:00.001-05:00

the other morning i woke up as usual (after hitting snooze as many times as possible) hopped in the old shower, BRUSHED MY TEETH, threw my fingers through my hair a couple of times, grabbed my back pack, went for my morning jog (to the kitchen), and grabbed the NO PULP original tropicana pure premium 100% pure and natural oj, poured it in a glass and began to chugggggggggg!!!! yep.....chuggg...and then i realized at that moment...orange juice and toothpaste do not mix.(most hate it, to be honest I actually love that taste, but anyways for the sake of ill.) they do not mix!!!!

Jesus does not mix with some things either...some things don't taste like they belong with one who follows and seeks to live like Him. Pride, religion, selfishness, love of money, bitterness, wrath, evil speaking, I could go on and on but you get the point. Don't mix oj and toothpaste! Trust me....

accountability.....why I need it

2007-11-19T09:42:00.000-05:00

accountability...

Can be a scary thing. it's kind of putting ourselves out there. most of us hate to fail. and, we do not like talking to people about it when we do. especially those of us who are self promoters who do not want people to know who we really are and what we are really like. you see we struggle with this thing called pride. its nothing new. we have been struggling with it from the garden of eden and it still haunts us now. we want others to think we are something that we are not. and because of this we become something we are not. one of the things besides spending time meditating and worshiping that has helped me is having a brother who i talk about my walk, my struggles and my life with. It does not matter if you are a pastor, leader, counselor, or whatever, get over yourself. the truth is we are all struggling with something. we all need God. we all need others to encourage,edify, and help us on this journey.

yasm IS a Family....

2007-11-13T18:01:00.000-05:00

what an awesome night monday night. Bible study was great. It was another stellar evening of worship, testimony,and exaltation of Jesus. The teaching was amazing as well! It was so good to see us all take this next step on our journey together. Being able to talk about bitterness and unity the way we did last night. I loved every second of it. The fact is we are all human, and we are going to fail. We are going to be hurt and we are going to hurt!

BEING PART OF A CHURCH IS BEING ABLE TO FORGIVE AND BE FORGIVEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!

God thank you for allowing me to be a part of this community.

Body Count: Prove it

2007-11-12T17:28:00.000-05:00

this Sunday we will be looking at the disappearance and re-appearance of Christ. How do you know He rose from the dead? How do you know he was not just asleep or in a coma. How do you know it was not some type of cover up or a conspiracy. How do you know He is alive. Prove it.....I dont care what your parents say....I want you to prove it....

I have been asked all of these questions. To those who do not follow Christ, "Because the Bible says so" does not cut it! We will look yes at the Scriptures and at the scientific and Historic records that will back up the death, the burial, and the resurrection of the KING OF KINGS and the Lord of Lords. Be there!

Freinds

2007-10-31T16:50:00.000-05:00

Last Sunday we studied what the Scriptures had to say about friends, and about friendship.

The best way to have a friend is to be a friend! "a man that hath friends must show himself friendly."

Friends:

Put the others desires before there own.
Are honest.
Have a mutual agreement.
Will bail each other out of jail. (a best friend would have been in jail with you)
Have empathy.
Communicate.
Chill.
Talk about ideas and God and NOT other people!
Challenge each other to be a better person.
Point each other toward Jesus.
Minister together.
Laugh together.
Are loyal.
Talk online when they should be working.
Don't let other friends use internet explorer.
Pray for each other.

Who are you being a friend to???

Is this person right for me???

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Do you challenge each other to be closer to the Lord?
Do you talk? (not argue)
Do they try to control you?
Do you pray together? (if you don't know what makes you think you will later)
Are you able to talk through issues?
Do you ever ignore each other?
Do you minister together?
Do you make each other laugh?
Is that person one of your best friends?
Would you rather be with them than anyone else?
Do you really care about them, or are you just sympathetic?
Can you see yourself with them for the REST of your life?

just a few questions you should ask yourself...
if you can't answer most of these correctly GET OUT OF IT!!!

would Jesus really...

2007-10-23T08:48:00.001-05:00

give a buck to the guy laying on the bench?
give an ear to the freestyle rapper who wont leave you alone?
give food to the lady sitting there with her son?
take the card from the deaf guy that keeps following you?

one thing i have learned...He is a giver.

don't be a skeptic.

He gave to you! and you don't always spend it on what you should.

this is why I love leading yasm:

2007-10-10T21:05:00.000-05:00

you have friends that will think about you and will do things for you and to you...
Love wins!!! I thank you all and Love you all!!!

New Series this Sunday

2007-10-04T16:38:00.000-05:00

love left heaven and came to earth.
love left the streets of gold to be born in a manger.
love walked unto perfection for 33 years.
love brought healing to the sick.
love brought sight to the blind.
love brought comfort to the broken.
love brought acceptance to the rejected.
love brought hope to the hopeless.
love brought food to the hungry.
love brought water to the thirsty.
love brought humbleness to the prideful.
love brought safety to the fearful.
love brought soberness to the drunk.
love brought freedom to the oppressed.
love brought victory to the defeated.
love brought liberty to the enslaved.
love brought life to the dead.
love was rejected.
love was spit upon.
love was mocked.
love was beaten.
love was pierced.
love was persecuted.
love was murdered.
love was buried.

love seemed to be gone.

hold on a second.

love is alive.
love has risen.
love lives.

love brings salvation.
love brings peace.
love brings hope.
love brings life.
love bring victory.

understand...LOVE WINS

The story of Jesus.

Hey, its Sunday!!!!

2007-09-30T06:56:00.000-05:00

I love Sunday!!!
Every Sunday is a big day!!!
The day we gather!!!
The day we worship!!!
I love Sunday!!!
It's Singing time!!!
It's Teaching time!!!
It's Preaching time!!!
I love Sunday!!!
It's a day of gettin the battery charged!!!
It's a day of reaching the lost!!!
It's a day of rescuing the wayward!!!
I love Sunday!!!
It's a day of remembrance!!!
It's a day of celebration!!!
It's the day of the resurrection!!!
I love Sunday!!!
It's a day to lift Him up!!!
It's a day to exalt Him!!!
I love Sunday!!!

but, hold on a sec.....that should be every day!

Mercy

2007-09-28T17:24:00.000-05:00

We are finishing up a series this Sunday entitled, "Understanding God." This week in the final installment we will be studying "Understanding the Mercy of God". If you would like to read ahead read Psalm 103:1-11. The thought of God not giving me what I deserve is so powerful and at the same time thought provoking. If you have any thoughts or questions concerning this subject feel free to post! It has been quiet lately!!! God bless you all.

Music is...

2007-09-27T10:52:00.000-05:00

1. Music is a TEACHER
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

2. Music is an ENCOURAGER
Job 35:10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

3. Music is a TESTIMONY
Psalms 59:16-17 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

4. Music is a COMFORTER
Job 29:13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Having a hard time…find a song and sing it!!!

5. Music is a PREPARER OF THE HEART
Psalms 57:7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

6. Music is a BIBLE INSTRUCTOR
Psalms 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

7. Music is a REFRESHER
1 Samuel 16:23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

8. Music is a MOTIVATOR
Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

9. Music is a REVEALER OF GOOD SPRIRITUAL GROWTH
Psalms 100:1-2 A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

what are you singing about???

Christian Killer

2007-09-25T17:12:00.001-05:00

Pride.

"We need less people ACTING like Christians, and more people BEING Christians."

Proverbs 29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Matthew 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

All of these verses have something in common. God does something with the prideful and also with the humble! Pride brings devision. Pride brings deceit. Pride brings death!!! Humility brings exaltation.

Faithfulness brings greatness! Some want to be noticed. Some want to be in charge. Some want to be the leader. Some want the power. Some want the recognition. But some having compassion will make a difference! One thing I have learned, is, yes God wants all to serve Him and strive with Him, but if you or I think His work will not go on without us we are sadly mistaken! The gates of hell will not prevail against some man? The gates of hell will not prevail against some group or committee? The gates of hell will not prevail against some preacher, teacher, or leader, No, THE GATES OF HELL WILL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST THE CHURCH! And, are you not glad that the church, aint built on some man, aint built on some group, aint built on some committee, Upon this rock I will build my Church and the gates of hell will not prevail!!!! I am so glad it does not depend on me, it does not depend on you, as long as we give credit to whom credit is due!!!!! God is blessing, has blessed and will continue to bless!!! All hail the power of Jesus name let angels prostrate fall bring forth the royal diadem and crown Him Lord of all.....We are at our strongest when we are unified and when we serve together realizing He is all we need....

Pride will kill you...those that are ultimately exalted are those who do not care who gets the credit! If i remember correctly the first shall be last, and he that is greatest among you is the one serving!

(pardon use of the word aint)

"Others"

2007-09-24T13:03:00.000-05:00

Lord help me to live from day to day,
In such a self forgetful way
That even when I kneel to pray
My prayer shall be for others.

Others, Lord, Yes, others
Let this my motto be
Help me to live for others that I may live like Thee.

Help me in all the work I do
To ever be sincere and true
And know that all I'd do for you must be done for others.

Let self be crucified and slain
And buried deep and all in vain
May efforts b to rise again, Unless to live for others.

by Dr. Hyles

showers of blessing!

2007-09-18T07:06:00.001-05:00

This morning started like most mornings. Alarm goes off! I hit snooze. Alarm goes off again. I hit snooze again. Alarm goes off again. I get up. I get around, spend some time in meditation and worship. Get dressed. Brush my teeth. Head out to the car. As I walk outside I realize it is going to be a beautiful day. The birds are singing, the sun is shinning, it about 65 degrees, it does not get much better than this. (especially if you car has no a/c) I head towards the office. I did not have time to make some coffee so of course I need to stop. I run into Royal farms, poor some coffee, and get in line. As I am humming the song "Come Lord Jesus Come", pondering on the beautiful morning, praising Him for the great things He hath done, patiently waiting in this ridiculous line (where there is only one cashier for about 12 people, common at the farms store) I feel something that you do not normally feel while standing in line at the farm store. Some thing hot spraying all over me, my shirt my shoes are soaked, I feel like I jumped into a hot shower without testing the water!!! Man, that hurts! I turn to find a older lady apologizing, as she just realized she poured her 32 oz. coffee all over the floor and all over me! The humming of "Come Lord Jesus Come" stops. I have a decision to make. Do I yell at the incompetent, clumsy , destructive,probably did on purpose old lady? Do I sue her for slightly burning me by the coffee shower she has just given me? With the 10 others watching, what do I do. What would you do? What would HE do? I was wearing one of my favorite shirts.

aight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-09-17T13:50:00.001-05:00

This past week has been great! The Bible study last Monday evening was one of the best we have ever had! The worship then and on Sunday was unreal. PTL that God is using you all in an amazing way! I am so blessed to be part of a community that desires to please and to serve God!

I hope we will never lose sight of our goals and our purpose. And that is, Christ, high and lifted up.

As we continue this journey, I hope and pray you will be faithful followers of HIM. Not some religion, not some set of rules or guidlines but HIM! Pure and undefiled religion. Caring about the things God cares about. Loving, worshiping, growing as we study His life and His word. God bless you today and tomorrow. Peace be with you!

he's a punk I hope he's not using YOU!!!

2007-09-10T12:53:00.000-05:00

The devil is a punk!!!!

Pro 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

Pro 20:19 He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

Pro 17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.

Mat 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Mat 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?

Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Luk 6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Luk 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

Jhn 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

1Cr 11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.

2Cr 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

1Jo 3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death.

1Jo 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

1Jo 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

1Jo 4:21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

Bible Study changed to Mondays!!!!

2007-09-07T16:42:00.000-05:00

the monthly yasm home Bible study gathering will be held this Monday night. I hope you can all make it out. Ashley will be leading worship and Derrick will be leading the study. If you need directions go to rbcyasm.org and hit the calendar it has all of the details. Love you all and hope to see you there. your friend...Jake

Another Yasm Baptism

2007-09-03T09:00:00.000-05:00

WEllllllllllllllllll!!!! last night we had another yasm baptism!!! Congradulations Kristen for this awesome decision!!! It is great to have you be a part of our Church and to see what God is doing in your life....

God is doing a great work here! Do not miss it! Praise the Lord! great things HE hath done!

Opening Night @ Baltimore Christian College

2007-08-31T09:19:00.000-05:00

What a night!!! God blesses us with almost 40 students for our first session. Praise the Lord!!! God is good!!! Pastor preached a great sermon "A Holy Calling". All of the classes went well, there is no doubt God's hand is on our ministry. Please be in prayer as we continue to grow and press forward for the cause of Christ. TO GOD BE THE GLORY GREAT THINGS HE HAS DONE!!!

The Ministry

2007-08-30T09:16:00.000-05:00

People are the ministry!

The greatest gift we can give people is to pray for them. Paul said in Romans 1:11-13: I want to see you! I want to edify you! I want to fellowship with you! I want to help you! This is what ministering is all about. Ask yourself: Am I ministering? Do I want to see them? Do I want to edify them? Do I want to fellowship with them? Do I want to help them?

God is sooooo good!

2007-08-23T06:24:00.000-05:00

Steve Minkle got baptized last night!!!!(sticking my tongue out at the devil)

God is so good to us in yasm! this is for all of you who are not all of the way in! God wants to use you! He wants not just to minister to you but to minister through you! Its time to step up! Hey, its time to make something happen! It's time to take it to the next level! Realize, God wants to bless us more than want to be blessed! God wants us to grow more than we want to grow!!! Do you believe it? Jump in! Dive in! Step up! To make a difference we must be different! To better our future we must disrupt our present! We have not even began to scratch the surface of what God has in store! don't miss it! be right smack dab in the middle of it!

Standing between the dead and the Living....

2007-08-21T06:37:00.000-05:00

Numbers 16:48..."And he stood between the dead and the living..."

Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

We have a responsibility today!
Who will you come in contact with today who has not heard?
Who is sitting across the room from you right now that does not know?
Who will never hear if you don't tell them?
Who will die and never know if you don't show them?
Who has the holy spirit told you to tell and you have not?

Love wins. Tell them about it!

Are you a life changer???

2007-08-15T07:04:00.001-05:00

Who is it that is counting on you???
Who is it that you are investing in???
Who is it that is on there way to heaven today because you followed the leading of the spirit and witnessed to them???
Who is it that will sit in yasm Sunday morning because of you?
Who is it that will sit in church Sunday because of you following up on them?
Who did you encourage this week???
Who was hungry that you fed???
Who was thirsty that you gave drink???
Who did you minister to this week???

Are you a life changer? To make a difference you must be different!
Do you have someone you are pouring into, someone you are praying for??? Who has God placed in your path, so they may see a difference in you and so you can help to make a difference in there life??? Who is at work with you today, or at school with you today that needs someone to share Christ with them today??? Who is it that God has told you to invite to Church??? just one question.......Are you a life changer???

Is Bible College for me???

2007-08-13T08:40:00.000-05:00

I just want to say AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! to Bro. Montoro's sermon last night! What a great thought! Learning the Word and Living the word IS so important. Here is a little recap of the sermon "Bible College is it for me?"

2 Timothy 2:15-16 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

1. Learning Great Principles (Heb. 4:12; Rev. 2:2-5)
2. Loving Great People (Jer. 5:5; Pro. 27:17; Prov. 13:20)
3. Leading Great Progress (Pro. 1:5; Pro. 9:9; Rom. 15:4)
a. Powerful Growth (Dan. 1:8; 12:15; 1:17; 1:19-20; Prov. 3:1-4
b. Person Giving (Prov. 18:4; Is. 40:30-31)
c. Profitable Godliness (II Peter 1:3; I Tim. 6:6)
4. Living Great Promises (II Peter 1:4; Acts 2:41-42, 46-47; Prov. 16:7)

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE THIS PLACE. Rosedale Baptist Church, School and College!!! It is great to be in a place where the hand of God is so evident!!! Praise the Lord!!! All hail the power of Jesus name!!! God has been so good to us. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE FIRST SEMESTER OF BALTIMORE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE!!!

NO FEAR!!!

2007-08-09T07:59:00.000-05:00

Psalms 118:6-9 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what man can do unto me? The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

This passage was in my reading this morning. What a awesome truth. I will not fear what man can do unto me!!! Galatians 1:10 also comes to mind: For do I now persuade men or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Alright! Let them laugh! Let them make fun! Let them accuse! Let them mock! Let them scorn! I will not fear what man can do unto me!!! God is still on the throne this morning! God still blesses those who love, those who forgive, those who follow his Word. Those who seek to be accepted of him! Those who preach and teach his Word! Yea all that live Godly SHALL suffer persecution! Show me man who has never had anything bad said about it him, and I will show you man who has never done anything! You cannot control the lies people say about you, but you can control the truth. Being a part of a Church is being able to forgive and be forgiven over and over again. We need to all make sure there is only one person we try to please, and that is the Lord Himself, high and lifted up. When we please HIM everyone else we need to please IS pleased!!! Praise the Lord for His unfailing, unchanging grace! I will not fear what man can do unto me!

The same chapter says in verse 24: This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Then in verse 29: O give thanks unto the Lord; For he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.

Is it real to you???

2007-08-08T06:19:00.000-05:00

John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

I love that old song "There is coming a day when no heart aches shall come, no more clouds in the sky, no more tears to dim the eye; all is peace for evermore on that happy golden shore, what a day, glorious day that will be! There'll be no sorrow there, no more burdens to bear, no more sickness, no pain, no more parting over there; and forever I will be with the one who died for me. What a day! Glorious day that will be...."

Is it real to you today? What on earth are you doing for heavens sake!

yo

2007-08-06T14:09:00.000-05:00

this past Sunday in yasm was a great day!!!

Worship was wonderful...

Sara Gordon sang GREAT!!!

and last night I look up in the balcony to see no other than PAUL GABLER back in the house!!!!

If you are not currently involved in a care group or ministering in any way, let me know, cause we got all kinds of stuff for people to do. Also continue to be in prayer for the orphan ministry that God will open some doors for us. I am praying for you all!

The Desire to Acquire

2007-08-02T07:02:00.000-05:00

If you were in Church last night what a convicting message!

A quote from the sermon that blew my mind:"I would be happy if I just had_______________. Whatever you put in that blank your coveting." Chew on that one for a while, as will I! Contentment. What a great reminder of how, If we have Christ, we have all we need! The scripture said, if we have food and clothing we are good to go. Come on now, I know I am not the only one who has ever struggled with this! What an awesome reminder that Jesus is satisfaction, He is completeness, He is peace, He, is contentment.

New Series Starting This Sunday

2007-08-01T06:30:00.000-05:00

LEAVING NEVERLAND! it's time to grow up!!! I hope you will all join us as we study this subject together! Growing spiritually and developing responsibility. I promise this will be a help to all of us. It will challenge us, and motivate us to grow closer to the Lord and will help us as young adults develop into spirit led adults. I hope to see you all on Sunday.

This series is for those who:

Your mom or dad woke you up this morning.
Your mom did your laundry this past week.
Have no idea how to balance your check book.
You are still MADE to come to church.
Your idea of a successful relationship is she didn't break up with you first.
The Bible is just something I rant about on Sunday.
Think all authority is out to get them.
Want to grow up socially and spiritually.
Want to be responsible but are not sure how to be.
Call sin a disease.
Want to make a decision to put away childish things.
Searching for fulfillment.

I hope all of you will be there. I am praying for you!

yasm friends who have been gone for the summer

2007-07-31T07:08:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to remind everyone to be in prayer for 3 of our leaders who have been gone all summer. Paul Gabler had been in Florida taking some classes, remember to pray for him, he will be back in a couple of weeks. Paul is a huge blessing to our ministry. He is our Web designer and has done a outstanding job and has been a huge help in our ministry.

Derrick has been working at a camp all summer and will be back at the beginning of September. Pray for him, he is working with teenagers, and sharing Christ with them.

Also Alex is traveling all over the country with an evangelism team. They have already seen many people come to the Lord this summer!

Pray that God will bring all of them back safely. I cannot wait to see each one of them, and to hear how GOD is working in there lives.

Post a comment to shout out to them!

hes a punk

2007-07-28T08:46:00.000-05:00

he is a roaring lion! seeking WHOM he may devour! he will try to destroy you! and if you let him, he will!

he is a punk! he is a liar! he is a destroyer! he is a idiot! he is a fake! he is a instigator! DO NOT FALL FOR HIM! He is hate....

LOVE WINS!(Jesus)

Liar Liar

2007-07-26T06:26:00.000-05:00

last night pastor taught an amazing message check out this outline:(did anyone else need this)

Duet 5:20

A Litany of Lies...

1. the cruel lie
2. the cowardly lie
3. the conceited lie
4. the calculated lie
5. the convenient lie

Christ Like Conversation...

1. speak the truth KINDLY
2. speak the truth CORRECTLY
3. speak the truth confidently

any human needed this lesson!

today

2007-07-24T14:41:00.000-05:00

today was a great day. God reminded me of so many things that i so often seem to push aside and forget. I was reminded once again of how selfish I am as an individual and how selfish we are so many times as a community. God has called us to be different. He has called us not to be served but to serve! Not to be loved but to love!

this quote today really made me think: "i declare that God owns it all, yet I act with all the manic possessiveness of a sleep-deprived toddler at a Christmas party."

YASM Fast

2007-07-23T08:43:00.000-05:00

This Wed. night we are starting another yasm fast. We will fast from 7pm Wed. until 7p.m. on Thursday. We will meet at the Church in the yasm class room @ 7pm THURSDAY! I hope and pray you can all make it out. God has some awesome things in store for all of us! Remember to be faithfully in the WORD this week!

Why I Love Rosedale Baptist Church!

2007-07-18T14:34:00.000-05:00

I love it. Everything about it! The music, the Teaching, the Preaching, all of it! God has blessed us so much to allow us to be a part of it! Praise the Lord!

Baltimore Christian College

2007-07-17T08:28:00.000-05:00

Bcc is now accepting applications! Pastor will be teaching one of the classes, "The Life of Christ". Everyone should consider taking this! We will be moving our Bible Study day from Thursdays to either Sat. or Monday to make it possible for all of us to be a part of this new and exiting ministry!

another awesome week to be a part of yasm

2007-07-16T13:04:00.001-05:00

This past week was amazing! Bible study this past Thursday night was awesome! If you did not attend I hate to break it to you but you missed out! check the slice of the week on the yasm home page to see what went on.

Sunday was off of the hook as well. Those of you who come once in a while when you "have time", I want to encourage you to be faithful on Sunday mornings as well as Bible Study and accountability. You and I will never reach our potential spiritually unless we get to the point where church is not an option but a necessity!

Brick Oven Pizza

2007-07-14T09:31:00.000-05:00

Last night I had the pleasure of going to brick oven pizza for the second time. Can I just say UNREAL! try the chicken ranch it you ever decide to check it out!

yasm Bible Study

2007-07-13T21:20:00.000-05:00

Yasm Bible Study Thursday night was unreal. I would like to thank all of those who shared your Testimonies about your mission trips! They were all great!

Also I would like to praise the Lord for Justin and Ash, Becca, and Abner and wes for there ministry in music! AWESOME!

I had a couple people say:"Best Bible Study Ever"

Yasm yesterday

2007-07-09T08:52:00.000-05:00

What an amazing 10:00am gathering yesterday! Ashley, Justin, stellar job,
the worship was unreal! Meagan, Chevy, Wes, the trio was off of the hook! I am so glad to be a part of a ministry where everyone is welcome, and, where all gifts and talents can be used to bring glory to HIS name, to bless, to encourage, to uplift and to edify the body of Christ, the Church!

God is so good! May you all have a blessed and peaceful day. Remember, Show the Love of Christ to someone today.

Another yasm missionary leaves today

2007-07-05T08:47:00.000-05:00

I am so blessed to be a part of a ministry, full of people who are serving in so many different ways. Please be in prayer for Lydia. She is leaving today for a mission trip to France. She is one of the leaders taking teens to do mission work there. Remember her for the next week in your prayers.

Also do not forget about other missionaries we have out this Summer: Adam Bell, Derrick Hiatt, Alex Hockett, and many that have already had successful trips this summer.

Remember, the place that shines the farthest, shines the brightest at home.

the 4th

2007-07-04T08:06:00.001-05:00

I woke up this morning, took a shower. Got ready. Drove to Starbucks. Drank a Grande organic misto. Drove to my office. Read. Got online. In a few minutes will go eat. Spend time with friends. Tonight I will go to church. Here God's word. Pray. Leave. Go watch fireworks. Go home. Go to bed. Wake up and do it all over again.

Across the ocean, a young man my age has been up all night. Hungry. Has not eaten in a while. Has no clean water. Has lost many siblings and family members to starvation. To abuse. To addiction. To death. Has never been to a starbucks. Has never been to a picnic. does not know of church. knows of prayer, but only as a act of crying out for help to a god made of wood or stone. Will possibly die never hearing about the love of Christ.

Think about it. Most of us by noon today will have complained about something. (as we sit at our picnic) coasting through life doing nothing about anything. My challenge today: MAKE A DIFFERENCE--Jude 1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:

keep it real

2007-07-03T15:23:00.000-05:00

The more I study the life of Christ the more I love Him. Why? Because Christ was what he claimed to be. Christ, unconditionally loved people. Many people take claim to doing the same but in reality are most of the time self promoters taking a shallow stance when put in a situation when one is actually different than they are. By nature we are tribal people, usually gravitating to those who we can relate to the most. Those, who are like we are. We separate (to a specific tribe) so often, and are divided by: Style of Music, clothing, social status, race, north and south, part of town one is from, denomination, economic status, ect. that we belong to... We tend to treat people differently according to what category we may rank in, or what tribe we fall into. The one thing it has taken myself so long to understand is, that God has created all, regardless of what tribe we consider ourselves to be part of, and he has called us (Christians)(Christ Followers) to do exactly that, to follow HIM. To live in Him and for us to allow Him to live in us.

Christ love is unconditional. Christ Loves the poor and rich the SAME. Christ loves the same regardless of skin color, and ethnic background. His love is deep. So much deeper than the shallow love that says, I love you as long as you agree with me. Christ loved, whether they agreed with Him or not. Christ loved NO MATTER WHAT! I have heard many say that peace and love is just a hippie thing. If I read my Bible correctly, true peace and love IS NOT A HIPPIE thing! It is a GOD THING!

Any Question read this:

Psalms 34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Psalms 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Mark 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Luke 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Luke 6:32-38 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Luke 20:45-47 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Romans 13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Romans 14:3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

Romans 14:13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

James 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

James 4:12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

James 5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
I could keep going but I think we all understand. WE NEED TO SPEAK WHEN GOD SPEAKS AND BE SILENT WHERE HE IS SILENT!

LOVE WINS Again

2007-07-02T06:58:00.000-05:00

even when it seems bad, He is good! I just want to PTL today for how good He is to us! We have so much to be thankful for! We have so many reasons to PTL. What a great day yesterday! The Fire works were off of the hook last night! RBC is a great place to be! What has God shown any of you, or, how has He blessed you recently! Lets hear it this morning.

New yasm refreshment coordinator

2007-07-01T16:09:00.000-05:00

Praise the Lord! Annie will now be in charge of refreshments. Chuck and Sara have done a great job the past 2 years with this ministry, and we are thankful for them, and how God has used them in YASM. Thank you guys.

The new process will be: sign up on the sheet. Annie will call you on Thursday night to remind you. This will give you a couple of days to get something to bring. Also she will follow up again Sat. morning online if you are a computer junkie or she will give you a courtesy reminder for those of us who procrastinate.

Thank all of you for your faithfulness in this ministry.

The GREATEST DAYS IN YASM ARE THE DAYS AHEAD!

Ru service

2007-06-28T07:07:00.000-05:00

Last night was such a great service. The coolest thing to me was the fact that there is yet another ministry that yasm has infested! I love to see all of you involved in so many ways! PTL!

This is yet just another sign of God's blessing on our ministry. If you are struggling
in any way I want to encourage you to check RU out. It is not just for the drug addict or the drunk, it is for anyone who needs a good discipleship program. I think that may include a few of us!

I hope you all have a wonderful day, I love you and am praying for you all! Peace.

If RU has been a blessing in some way to you LEAVE A COMMENT so we can PTL with you!

yasm fast

2007-06-27T12:12:00.000-05:00

yesterdays fast was amazing! we had wonderful turnout! I am so thankful to be a part of a community of believers who want to see God do something great!

We have not even scratched the surface in what God has in store for yasm corporately, but more important for each one of us individually!

I want to encourage every on of you today, to read, to pray and to walk with and like Christ. Remember that LOVE WINS and the DEVIL is a PUNK!

Yasm music yesterday was off the hook!!!

2007-06-25T07:30:00.000-05:00

God is so Good.....Just want to say WORD to Chevy for singing yesterday! unreal man!

also Justin and Ashley, worship yesterday was the best that I can remember. Thank you for your faithfulness week after week.

Wes and Becca (and Miss Leslie) Song in Church last night was great!!!

Also all of you in the choir, it is a blessing and encouraging to see Yasm stepping up and taking the lead! I think i even saw Jenna in the choir loft yesterday! :)

Give it up for em, and praise the LORD. It is marvelous in His eyes.

Accountability

2007-06-24T06:34:00.000-05:00

accountability is to be:

1. sacred - not a game of tag but something that is put in place for the purpose of edification and growth.

2. selective - should only be practiced with the partner that God has chosen specifically for you.

3. secret - should be done in private.

On Fire Devotion Week 2 Day 5: Talk

2007-06-22T06:43:00.000-05:00

Great men talk about ideas...
Good men talk about things, the weather ect...
Bad men talk about people, others...

What do you talk about?