End of ministry

Today I finish 3 years of chaplain ministry at Anderson Motor Speedway. It has been a great blessing to work with Patrick Fant, Shirley and Sylvia Porter, the drivers, crew members, and officials. I will continue being chaplain for Southeast Super Trucks Series.

The reason for this change is that I have gone into evangelism and need to have more time with my family.

I pray AMS has a great 2016 season.

Chip

Answering the Call!

It is with much peace that I am announcing this week that I believe the Lord has called me into evangelism at this time in my life. I covet your prayers, and check back soon as I will be posting more details.


In His Service,
Chip

Loving people the right way.

Men, this is another quote from Charles Price in his book "Christ for Real." This quote really got my attention this morning. I pray that it helps you as much as it helped me.
Jesus, I began to understand, was not under a pressure to get results from His ministry but to communicate truth and discharge the responsibility given to Him by His Father irrespective spective of whether or how people responded. He loved people more than He loved results.

More on Discipleship

Charles W. Price - "It is as a disciple that one earns the right to be called a Christian, and therefore if I am not a disciple, fulfilling the demands of discipleship, I am not a Christian." Start reading this book for free: http://amzn.to/1Fugmnc

Disciple verses Christian

The fdlowing is a statement made by Charles Price. I have grown to the same conclusion,
Do not, as I have sometimes heard done, distinguish between being a Christian and being a disciple with the idea that discipleship is on a deeper level. The word Christian began only as a nickname for disciples. "The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch" (Acts 11:26).

Real Ministry

Check out @DrStevenJLawson's Tweet: https://twitter.com/DrStevenJLawson/status/623903478029512704?s=09

Stay in your comfort zone, or risk it for God's glory?

Are you going to run home the minute you find that the mass of men and women are more interested in keeping their feet warm than in living at risk to the glory of God? E Peterson

Have a Text Message Revival

Recently my wife and I needed some encouragement from the Lord. She and I both began texting passages of Scripture to each other. These passages were passages that God allowed us to read in our own personal devotions, and since they encouraged us individually, we shared them with each other via text. After sharing a verse one morning, I was so blessed that I felt revived in my spirit. It was like I had gone to revival meeting.


Pastor, evangelist, pastor's wife, layman - sometimes God only allows our mates to go through the fire with us. Let's have a text message revival through the fire with them. It may be just what God uses to help you and your mate make it through.


Revived Through His Word,
Chip

Quote about Christian Service

If believers are to excel in their walk with Christ, they must learn not only how to get wisdom but also how to get the right kind of wisdom. Johnny Hunt

Good Quote about Wisdom

A. W. Tozer, said: “We need to learn and to declare again the mystery of wisdom from above . Truth consists not merely in correct doctrine but in correct doctrine to which is added the inward enlightenment of the Holy Spirit."

A Place to Pray

This is a special place in our area. It is a place to be quiet and alone with God. This place is called the Potters Place.

My daughter Hannah first heard about this place. God used the owners and the opportunity for her to have a quiet place to seek God, to transform, and settle her heart spiritually. Below are several pictures of one of the prayer cabins here. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Chip
pastorchip@chipcoleman.org

Have the Decency to Leave!

Tonight I learned of a challenge being made on social media to disrespect the US flag. I would like to share a few thoughts for those who offered the challenge, and for those who plan to accept that challenge:

1. Repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
  It is obvious from the very brief look I had at your challenge, you have no godly morals.

2. The actions of those who offered the challenge are a disgrace to the memory, methods, and message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

3. Choose a course of action that builds up rather than tares down.

If none of the above mentioned appeals to you please choose option #4.

4. Have the decency  to leave the good Ole USA. Differences of opinion can be healthy. Vileness never can. Your challenge is vile.

God Bless America with Repentance and a Great Awekening,
Chip

The Power of His Presence

There’s something irresistible about the genuine presence and activity of God. People don’t need to see us, but they desperately need to see Jesus. W. Cordeiro

Quotes to inspired and provoke thought!

Recently I tried to share on twitter a quote that I read in Eugene Petersons book "Running with the Horses". The quote was to long, and so I have decided to begin posting quotes that inspire me or provoke thought for me here on my blog. I hope that these quotes will be a blessing to you especially if you serve in a ministry position.


Chip