The Great Commission State Prayer Conference for the TN Church of God begins Sunday, January 31, 6:00 p.m., New Hope Church, Sevierville, TN. Evening services will follow Monday and Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., and a special session for “ministers” Tuesday morning 9:30 – 11:30. The evening speaker is Dr. Raymond Culpepper, the General Overseer for the Church of God. These services promise to be times of celebration, challenge, and dedication   Read More ...

There was a woman who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live.  So as she was getting her things “in order,” she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted   Read More ...

Christ In The Smokies Museum & Gardens Opens in Gatlinburg Gatlinburg, Tenn. (September 24, 2009) — Christ In The Smokies Museum & Gardens opens today in Gatlinburg with an entirely new exhibition, in response to popular demand from visitors and residents who missed having a religious attraction in the Smokies. The new attraction features incredible life-like scenes of the story of Christ utilizing life-size figures, dramatic lighting, inspirational music, special   Read More ...

The Soldier stood and faced God Which must always come to pass He hoped his shoes were shining Just as bright as his brass. “Step forward now Soldier, How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To My Church have you been true?” The Soldier squared his shoulders and Said “No, Lord, I guess I ain’t Because those of us who carry guns Can’t always   Read More ...

Matthew 6:25 – 27    “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you eat or drink; or about your body, what you wear.  Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?  26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you not much   Read More ...

Little by Little by Travis Russell And the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. Deuteronomy 7:22 In the book of Deuteronomy, the Lord God is prepping and preparing His people for the life He has for them in the future. They had been   Read More ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new Bible reference web site has just been launched. Called Megiddo Bible Reference the web site has the following versions: King James Version, American Standard Version, Noah Webster Bible, Young’s Literal Translation, Darby Bible, World English Bible, Bible in Basic English, and Modern King James Version. The new web site has got a quick lookup by book, chapter, and verse, a search box where users can   Read More ...

As I was in prayer one day, the Lord directed to Revelations 2:4, which says you have left your first love.  That was a spiritual jolt that  I hadn’t expected.  As I sat there the Lord said, “Not just you, but my church, my bride has backed away.”  Standing at arms length distracted by all the activity in today’s christian world. I got to thinking about my “first love” in   Read More ...