{"id":609,"date":"2009-03-01T19:30:47","date_gmt":"2009-03-01T23:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=609"},"modified":"2009-03-01T21:06:44","modified_gmt":"2009-03-02T01:06:44","slug":"snowy-conyers-on-fire-tim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=609","title":{"rendered":"Snowy Conyers, On Fire Tim!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I really enjoy preaching.<\/p>\n<p>I feel like I have the ability to actually get people to do something.\u00a0 At least some of the time.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/photos\/483172519_RjnUr-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been looking forward to this morning for a couple of weeks.\u00a0 I love FBC Conyers!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/photos\/483154631_p4BZ3-M.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><br \/>\nThey&#8217;ve been a great supporter of our work and actually seem to care about their community.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/photos\/483155046_KHGDD-M.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><br \/>\nA lot of churches do care about their community, but it seems like when it&#8217;s inconvenient, or might mess up their stuff, then all bets are off.\u00a0 It&#8217;s rare that a church will really open it&#8217;s facility to reach their neighbors and FBC Conyers really does that!<\/p>\n<p>I had a Powerpoint presentation that I&#8217;d spent hours working on.\u00a0 Used some of it, then did my own thing the rest of the time.\u00a0 I figured that&#8217;d be the case.\u00a0 I really don&#8217;t like to stick to a script.\u00a0 I prefer to have general outlines and then depending on what the Father wants me to do I change it on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s sort of like I have piles of note cards in my head and I can shuffle them and use them in different patterns as I see fit.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, that means that the pictures aren&#8217;t always exactly what I&#8217;m talking about.\u00a0 Ashley did a good job trying to make the images fit what her ol&#8217; Dad was preaching on.<\/p>\n<p>Had an awesome time.\u00a0 Congregation was very enthusiastic.<\/p>\n<p>Love Pastor Jeff.\u00a0 He&#8217;s super cool and has a lot of energy.\u00a0 He told me that he has a sign in his room that says, &#8220;Nothing was ever accomplished without enthusiasm.&#8221;\u00a0 Whole hearted AMEN to that, bro!<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s a really handsome guy.\u00a0 I made the comment, &#8220;If S. Baptists had a calendar, Pastor Jeff would be in it!&#8221; Congregation thought it was hilarious.\u00a0 Sometimes I even amazing myself with the wacky stuff I come up with!<\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed a delicious lunch at Milanos thanks to Mike Jones!<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/photos\/483155747_QY2wW-M.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><br \/>\nHe&#8217;s the Chairman of the Missions Committee.<br \/>\nI was glad that Ian and Ruthie North came to support our effort today.  Love those kids!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/photos\/483155696_R3Rze-M.jpg\" alt=\"i\" \/><br \/>\nAshley and I had some good time together.\u00a0 We drove home carefully.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the SNOW!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/photos\/483158771_XDmoE-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/photos\/483141330_bTrnU-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5zR9iBub-pI&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5zR9iBub-pI&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/gacsXLS92cs&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/gacsXLS92cs&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Road was already starting to get slippery.\u00a0 I&#8217;m glad that they cancelled the banquet tonight.\u00a0 They&#8217;ll have it tomorrow instead.\u00a0 I&#8217;m looking forward to it even though I&#8217;m really tired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I really enjoy preaching. 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