Praise the LORD!!!
I've just finished reading today's news release from FEMA. In it they talk about giving gifts of preparedness for Christmas. Though this may sound corny, it isn't. For there are probably more disasters during the holiday season then at any other time of year. I don't know the stats on this, but from experience, I'd say its a safe bet to say so. Sure they may not be of major proportion, but they still are emergencies in someone's life.
There is never a time that one should not be prepared for whatever may happen. In today's society, we've become far to complacent. "That couldn't happen to me" or "that's why we have emergency services." Come on people! Each and everyone of us needs to be prepared for whatever could and may happen within our lives. It's truly not that hard to set up a plan and gather the things that could really prosper you in and emergency!
There was a time in my life when you could of called me a crazy survivalist and not been that far off! (this was before CHRIST found me) I'd grown up as a Boy Scout, with the motto of "Be Prepared, " and it had carried over into my early adulthood. I begun to see that society was in sad shape and really couldn't be trusted to look after my personal well being, at anytime, let alone an emergency. I'd witnessed first hand several floods in the general area in which I had grownup and witnessed how emergency services were greatly lacking in that which they could do to protect everyone in any given area. Though these services have greatly improved, they're still lacking when it comes to the quick and efficient deployment of emergency services into every area which faces a sudden need. Most likely, they never will be, there are just to many variables that need to be covered and they're far under staffed and funded!
This is why each one of us has a duty to be prepared to help ourselves when the need arises. If we've a family, this becomes even more important and should be examined in greater detail. It really doesn't take much thinking to realize these facts are true and something that needs to be considered by every adult in the nation.
Check out the links page at our website and use these sites to start with, but investigate a plan of action and the needed items that it would take to be prepared for most emergencies. It is recommended that you build these for a 72 hr. period, but truthfully I like to extend this to a full week! Remember, I rode through an almost direct hit by Rita in '05' and it was almost a full week before any relief became available. If you never use these plans and supplies, count it a blessing, but if you do ever need them you'll call them an even bigger blessing!!!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
In all things...
Praise the LORD!!! For any of you that are familiar with me, you will know that I always offer up thanks and praises to GOD before anything else is done. You may wonder, especially with hearing of some of the recent events, how I can maintain such a stance. It goes back to when GOD first began to allow the HOLY SPIRIT to convict my heart of my need for a deep personal relationship with HIM. If you’ve read my book, “Out of the LIGHT”, you’ll know exactly the reason for this. If not, I’ll fill you in briefly. After being arrested for a armed bank robbery that I took part in, the LORD brought into my hands a book called “From Prison to Praise”, by Merlin Carothers. Without going into to much detail, the foundational principle of his teachings are that no matter what happens within our lives, GOD has a reason for it. I’ve followed this principle pretty closely to this day and it has brought me through many trying situations to say the least.
During this last week, I’ve been working intently on new phases of the ministry and have had a constant battle within each and every detail of it. My computer system was constantly freezing up, many times after a good bit of time in entering information. Or I’d lose internet connection in the middle of an upload, thus losing all that had been transferred. This whole of the last week had been this way, time and time again something would happen, causing me to redo or rethink that which I’d been doing. All through all of this my attitude was one of thankfulness and praise!
Paul in 1 Thes. 5:18 tells us, “give thanks in all circumstances, for this is GOD’s will for you in CHRIST JESUS.” (NIV) and again in Eph. 5:20, “always giving thanks to GOD the FATHER for everything, in the name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.” These are but two of the places in scripture where this thought is conveyed, I could give you more, but these give you the idea. Another verse that I’ll give you at this time is Romans 8:28, but I’ll leave this one for you to look up. The point of the matter is that, no matter what kind of trial or tribulation we find ourselves in, GOD has an ultimate purpose for our being subjected to it and HE has principles set up for us to follow.
We are in a battle with the powers of darkness and everything that we do to reveal the light of JESUS CHRIST to the world through our lives is a threat to their kingdom. Herein we bring on a conflict with them and they will do their best, through problems within and without, to stay our progress of bringing light into a darken world. The greatest way to bring defeat to them is through our offering up praise and thanksgiving unto GOD in the name of JESUS CHRIST!!! Just once though is not a cure all, because numerous time, and more likely than not, it’ll bring on a greater wave of problems (they aren’t a weak bunch and have many means to trouble us!) If you are going to practice this principle within your walk with CHRIST, you had better be ready. For all hell will come against you and most likely those around you. I’ve witnessed this numerous times and LORD willing, will continue to use this against all those that stand against the progression of the KINGDOM of GOD on earth.
I’ve come a long way since I was a trembling man, seeing all that my life had been, dissolve right before my eyes, to where I am today. I’ve spent many an hour reading and studying scripture. Many an hour on my knees in passionate prayers, often in great sobbing tears, crying out to the LORD for HIS grace to strengthen me to withstand the assaults of the enemy. I’ll tell you the truth, I’d not exchange one moment of it for times of peace and comfort. For I know, to the depths of my being, that it is the greatest way to do harm to the kingdom of darkness and it’s minions!!! So let me conclude with this, praise the LORD JESUS and may the gates of hell tremble!!!
During this last week, I’ve been working intently on new phases of the ministry and have had a constant battle within each and every detail of it. My computer system was constantly freezing up, many times after a good bit of time in entering information. Or I’d lose internet connection in the middle of an upload, thus losing all that had been transferred. This whole of the last week had been this way, time and time again something would happen, causing me to redo or rethink that which I’d been doing. All through all of this my attitude was one of thankfulness and praise!
Paul in 1 Thes. 5:18 tells us, “give thanks in all circumstances, for this is GOD’s will for you in CHRIST JESUS.” (NIV) and again in Eph. 5:20, “always giving thanks to GOD the FATHER for everything, in the name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.” These are but two of the places in scripture where this thought is conveyed, I could give you more, but these give you the idea. Another verse that I’ll give you at this time is Romans 8:28, but I’ll leave this one for you to look up. The point of the matter is that, no matter what kind of trial or tribulation we find ourselves in, GOD has an ultimate purpose for our being subjected to it and HE has principles set up for us to follow.
We are in a battle with the powers of darkness and everything that we do to reveal the light of JESUS CHRIST to the world through our lives is a threat to their kingdom. Herein we bring on a conflict with them and they will do their best, through problems within and without, to stay our progress of bringing light into a darken world. The greatest way to bring defeat to them is through our offering up praise and thanksgiving unto GOD in the name of JESUS CHRIST!!! Just once though is not a cure all, because numerous time, and more likely than not, it’ll bring on a greater wave of problems (they aren’t a weak bunch and have many means to trouble us!) If you are going to practice this principle within your walk with CHRIST, you had better be ready. For all hell will come against you and most likely those around you. I’ve witnessed this numerous times and LORD willing, will continue to use this against all those that stand against the progression of the KINGDOM of GOD on earth.
I’ve come a long way since I was a trembling man, seeing all that my life had been, dissolve right before my eyes, to where I am today. I’ve spent many an hour reading and studying scripture. Many an hour on my knees in passionate prayers, often in great sobbing tears, crying out to the LORD for HIS grace to strengthen me to withstand the assaults of the enemy. I’ll tell you the truth, I’d not exchange one moment of it for times of peace and comfort. For I know, to the depths of my being, that it is the greatest way to do harm to the kingdom of darkness and it’s minions!!! So let me conclude with this, praise the LORD JESUS and may the gates of hell tremble!!!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
In all things...
Praise the LORD!!!
In all things, are we told to sing praises to the LORD! How often do we actually do this? Do we praise HIS name when there are troubles at our doorway? Do we praise HIM when sitting in traffic waiting to do some ‘Black Friday’ shopping? Or when someone dishonors us and our beliefs? Let us look at this deeply, for in it lies many of the problems within our walks and our churches this day! GOD has given us this directive for a reason and a very good one. It shows where our heart truly is.
When we can offer up praises in the most ungodly of situations, we are telling HIM that we trust HIM completely. We may not fully understand HIS reasoning for our difficulties, but we acknowledge that HE has a reason for allowing us to go through them. Many times it may be for our strengthening, so we can help others in such times of need. It may be that we’ve lost focus on who GOD truly is and its for our reassurance. It maybe that we’ve lost sight of who our neighbor truly is and how we’re commanded to love them as we love ourselves. Or maybe, just maybe it is so we can see the hand of GOD working miracles within our lives.
The point of the matter is that we are told to sings praise of thanksgiving and worship to our GOD, and to be obedient to this, we must lift our voices in praise and thanksgiving to a most loving and omnipotent GOD. HE that knows us better than we know ourselves. HE that has plans for this world and all those that call upon HIS name. HE that has created the heavens and the earth and all that is within them.
So, lift your voices this day, above all that has come upon you and sing praises and thanksgivings, unto the one and only GOD who loves your more then you can imagine!!!
GOD bless and good day,
Rev. Marshall Barth
Vine of CHRIST Ministries
http://vineofchrist.org
In all things, are we told to sing praises to the LORD! How often do we actually do this? Do we praise HIS name when there are troubles at our doorway? Do we praise HIM when sitting in traffic waiting to do some ‘Black Friday’ shopping? Or when someone dishonors us and our beliefs? Let us look at this deeply, for in it lies many of the problems within our walks and our churches this day! GOD has given us this directive for a reason and a very good one. It shows where our heart truly is.
When we can offer up praises in the most ungodly of situations, we are telling HIM that we trust HIM completely. We may not fully understand HIS reasoning for our difficulties, but we acknowledge that HE has a reason for allowing us to go through them. Many times it may be for our strengthening, so we can help others in such times of need. It may be that we’ve lost focus on who GOD truly is and its for our reassurance. It maybe that we’ve lost sight of who our neighbor truly is and how we’re commanded to love them as we love ourselves. Or maybe, just maybe it is so we can see the hand of GOD working miracles within our lives.
The point of the matter is that we are told to sings praise of thanksgiving and worship to our GOD, and to be obedient to this, we must lift our voices in praise and thanksgiving to a most loving and omnipotent GOD. HE that knows us better than we know ourselves. HE that has plans for this world and all those that call upon HIS name. HE that has created the heavens and the earth and all that is within them.
So, lift your voices this day, above all that has come upon you and sing praises and thanksgivings, unto the one and only GOD who loves your more then you can imagine!!!
GOD bless and good day,
Rev. Marshall Barth
Vine of CHRIST Ministries
http://vineofchrist.org
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Most of the reason I'm online...
Praise the LORD!!!
Most of the reason I’m online and at so many differing site is to bring attention to the ministry that the LORD has graced me with. Vine of CHRIST Ministries is this ministry. It is a non denominational Christian helps ministry with many branches, or it will have. It is currently in the ‘sprout’ stage, where it is putting out roots into the surrounding soil. The soil at this time is Kingsville Texas, for this is where the LORD has led me to set up it’s first fully functional ‘Disaster Relief Operational Center(DROC) and it’s first fully time office complex.
Kingsville is located about 20 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, in a semi tropical area. The weather is warm to hot for most of the year, just the way I like it. There will be three DROC’s eventually. This one, one in Mississippi and another in southern Florida. Each being around 24 hrs. driving time apart. This will form the beginning of a covering zone that will one day reach across the continental United States. Eventually spreading out into foreign lands or wherever we’re needed.
Though the LORD had shown me this branch of the ministry back in ‘97’, it began to take shape in 2005, when I was blessed to sit through hurricanes Katrina and Rita while living in southwestern Louisiana. In the little town of Iowa, that is ten miles east of Lake Charles. Katrina didn’t bother us to badly, but Rita was a different story. I sat through 165+ mph. winds, torrential rains and 15 tornadoes (these I counted) in a little farm shanty out in the middle of an open field. The house stood up under the pressure for the most part, but the infra structure suffered much. We were without power for nearly 3 weeks and if any of you are familiar with the summer heat and humidity of the area, you know it was hot!
It was a week after the storm when we got our first attention from outsiders. a little church from Rocky Mount, N.C., brought in a bunch of pre-packaged meals. A week later we were blessed by the National Guard and FEMA bringing in ice and MRE’s. A week later the Salvation Army and the next week the Red Cross. Everyone was very thankful for the help, but wondered what took everyone so long, especially considering the fact that most of these had large scale operations set up 180 miles away in New Orleans! Here in lies the reason for VCM. LORD willing we will be on site of major disaster in around 24 hrs.. We won’t of been sitting around waiting for them to occur, we will of already have started moving personnel and materials into the projected areas. Once the we’re able to go into these areas we’ll be setting up operational bases to disperse food and emergency supplies to those in need and providing all the direct assistance we can. There is a lot of work and training to fore go to get to this state, but LORD willing it won’t take that long.
There is a great deal to be done and much that is needed, but as I promised the LORD twelve years ago when HE first showed me HIS ministry for me, I’ll not ask people to give. It is HIS ministry, I’m just the hands and the feet of it, and HE’ll be the one that leads people to volunteer and donated the time, money and materials that are needed by it. My job is just to do the work that HE sets forth for me. Organizing the operations, overseeing the building and set up of each of the programs and preaching HIS most precious gospel to those that will hear me. So to all that read this, pray about what the LORD would have you do concerning this HIS ministry and follow your heart. Hopefully someday soon I’ll be hearing from you in some way, shape of form!!!
GOD bless and good day,
Rev. Marshall Barth
Vine of CHRIST Ministries
http://vineofchrist.org
Most of the reason I’m online and at so many differing site is to bring attention to the ministry that the LORD has graced me with. Vine of CHRIST Ministries is this ministry. It is a non denominational Christian helps ministry with many branches, or it will have. It is currently in the ‘sprout’ stage, where it is putting out roots into the surrounding soil. The soil at this time is Kingsville Texas, for this is where the LORD has led me to set up it’s first fully functional ‘Disaster Relief Operational Center(DROC) and it’s first fully time office complex.
Kingsville is located about 20 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, in a semi tropical area. The weather is warm to hot for most of the year, just the way I like it. There will be three DROC’s eventually. This one, one in Mississippi and another in southern Florida. Each being around 24 hrs. driving time apart. This will form the beginning of a covering zone that will one day reach across the continental United States. Eventually spreading out into foreign lands or wherever we’re needed.
Though the LORD had shown me this branch of the ministry back in ‘97’, it began to take shape in 2005, when I was blessed to sit through hurricanes Katrina and Rita while living in southwestern Louisiana. In the little town of Iowa, that is ten miles east of Lake Charles. Katrina didn’t bother us to badly, but Rita was a different story. I sat through 165+ mph. winds, torrential rains and 15 tornadoes (these I counted) in a little farm shanty out in the middle of an open field. The house stood up under the pressure for the most part, but the infra structure suffered much. We were without power for nearly 3 weeks and if any of you are familiar with the summer heat and humidity of the area, you know it was hot!
It was a week after the storm when we got our first attention from outsiders. a little church from Rocky Mount, N.C., brought in a bunch of pre-packaged meals. A week later we were blessed by the National Guard and FEMA bringing in ice and MRE’s. A week later the Salvation Army and the next week the Red Cross. Everyone was very thankful for the help, but wondered what took everyone so long, especially considering the fact that most of these had large scale operations set up 180 miles away in New Orleans! Here in lies the reason for VCM. LORD willing we will be on site of major disaster in around 24 hrs.. We won’t of been sitting around waiting for them to occur, we will of already have started moving personnel and materials into the projected areas. Once the we’re able to go into these areas we’ll be setting up operational bases to disperse food and emergency supplies to those in need and providing all the direct assistance we can. There is a lot of work and training to fore go to get to this state, but LORD willing it won’t take that long.
There is a great deal to be done and much that is needed, but as I promised the LORD twelve years ago when HE first showed me HIS ministry for me, I’ll not ask people to give. It is HIS ministry, I’m just the hands and the feet of it, and HE’ll be the one that leads people to volunteer and donated the time, money and materials that are needed by it. My job is just to do the work that HE sets forth for me. Organizing the operations, overseeing the building and set up of each of the programs and preaching HIS most precious gospel to those that will hear me. So to all that read this, pray about what the LORD would have you do concerning this HIS ministry and follow your heart. Hopefully someday soon I’ll be hearing from you in some way, shape of form!!!
GOD bless and good day,
Rev. Marshall Barth
Vine of CHRIST Ministries
http://vineofchrist.org
Monday, November 9, 2009
A quickie on the 'Emergent Church,' a must read to stay strong in our faith!
Praise the LORD!!!
***I'm republishing this since the topic has come up again !!!
Here is a quickie for everyone who calls themselves a Christian. There is a lot to read, but it's very important that we have our eyes opened to the lies that are taking place within our faith. Checkout this link(and those contained within it):http://crossroad.to/News/Church/emergent.html
GOD bless and good day,
Rev. Marshall Barth
Vine of CHRIST Ministries
http://vineofchrist.org
***I'm republishing this since the topic has come up again !!!
Here is a quickie for everyone who calls themselves a Christian. There is a lot to read, but it's very important that we have our eyes opened to the lies that are taking place within our faith. Checkout this link(and those contained within it):http://crossroad.to/News/Church/emergent.html
GOD bless and good day,
Rev. Marshall Barth
Vine of CHRIST Ministries
http://vineofchrist.org
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Its time...
Praise the LORD!!!
It is time that Christians, those that truly show CHRIST through their lives, begin to move and effect the world CHRIST! No longer should they be sitting back in their easy chairs and letting others do the works, but getting up and out of their comfort zones and broadcasting the love of GOD to their fellow man. Get up and get out, move for the LORD, let all of mankind hear the name of JESUS from the lips of ones that truly believe in that which HE has done for us. All HIS precious promises are still working today as they were in the first century. Nothing about CHRIST has changed. Miracles still happen these days as they did then. GOD blesses those that praise HIS name today just as HE did then.
There is a world of hurting people out there just waiting to hear the gospel in some way, shape or form. Will you be the one to tell them? Or will it be from the world around them? Those that doubt and belittle that which CHRIST has done for mankind. If you truly believe in the wondrous, loving power of GOD that works and changes peoples live today as it did in the first century, tell someone about HIM. Show HIS love for them through you actions. Let the world see JESUS in and through ever action, word and deed that is a representation of HE that gave HIS life so freely for yours. Glorify the name of JESUS today. Move and let HIM move the world through you. Let the precious name of JESUS come to be heard, known and believed by every person upon this planet. You can do it, you just have to make take the first step and let JESUS do the rest through you!
GOD bless and good day,
Rev. Marshall Barth
Vine of CHRIST Ministries
http://vineofchrist.org
It is time that Christians, those that truly show CHRIST through their lives, begin to move and effect the world CHRIST! No longer should they be sitting back in their easy chairs and letting others do the works, but getting up and out of their comfort zones and broadcasting the love of GOD to their fellow man. Get up and get out, move for the LORD, let all of mankind hear the name of JESUS from the lips of ones that truly believe in that which HE has done for us. All HIS precious promises are still working today as they were in the first century. Nothing about CHRIST has changed. Miracles still happen these days as they did then. GOD blesses those that praise HIS name today just as HE did then.
There is a world of hurting people out there just waiting to hear the gospel in some way, shape or form. Will you be the one to tell them? Or will it be from the world around them? Those that doubt and belittle that which CHRIST has done for mankind. If you truly believe in the wondrous, loving power of GOD that works and changes peoples live today as it did in the first century, tell someone about HIM. Show HIS love for them through you actions. Let the world see JESUS in and through ever action, word and deed that is a representation of HE that gave HIS life so freely for yours. Glorify the name of JESUS today. Move and let HIM move the world through you. Let the precious name of JESUS come to be heard, known and believed by every person upon this planet. You can do it, you just have to make take the first step and let JESUS do the rest through you!
GOD bless and good day,
Rev. Marshall Barth
Vine of CHRIST Ministries
http://vineofchrist.org
Thursday, October 29, 2009
We've a newsletter now!
Praise the LORD!!!
VCM now has a newsletter. “Notes from the Vine” for November is our/my first attempt at one, so please keep that in mind. Truthfully I’d love all the comments I can get on it. There is always room for improvement. It is basically about my first attempt to walk to Kingsville Texas and the trials and tribulations that I underwent. Then there is a short ‘Current events’ posting, talking about that which I’ve been doing since getting here. I hope you enjoy and please remember I want your comments. I’m working this ministry totally by myself at the moment and I’m not the brightest when it comes to such things. This ministry is for real, though many may not think so. My life is totally sold out to doing the will of the LORD. Who else would try walking from southern Ohio to southeast Texas without having any information or connections to depend on but the LORD?
VCM now has a newsletter. “Notes from the Vine” for November is our/my first attempt at one, so please keep that in mind. Truthfully I’d love all the comments I can get on it. There is always room for improvement. It is basically about my first attempt to walk to Kingsville Texas and the trials and tribulations that I underwent. Then there is a short ‘Current events’ posting, talking about that which I’ve been doing since getting here. I hope you enjoy and please remember I want your comments. I’m working this ministry totally by myself at the moment and I’m not the brightest when it comes to such things. This ministry is for real, though many may not think so. My life is totally sold out to doing the will of the LORD. Who else would try walking from southern Ohio to southeast Texas without having any information or connections to depend on but the LORD?
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