Hellfire Ministries would like to welcome Richard Mills formerly of His Laboring Few on board. Richard brings a love for Christ and a heart for the lost and the needy. What this means is we will be able to get out to spread the gospel even more. His years of experience with the homeless and the bikers will be invaluable.
Please pray for the ministry as God continues to grow it. We're now feeding breakfast at the Open Door 8 times a month, 4 times a month we're serving dinner, and 2 times a month we're serving dinner at the Community Kitchen in Canton. This means we supply the food, prepare it, and of course preach the gospel.
As we look ahead toward spring we'll be stocking up on tracks and bibles to give out at the festivals and rally's. We'll have festival entry fees not to mention gas. If you would like to help out and be a part of Hellfire Ministries to keep people fed and to ensure that the gospel of Jesus Christ will continue to be spread, you can make a donation by credit card here http://hellfireministries.org/mojo/?page_id=325 or you can mail a check to Hellfire Ministries 43 Dixie Way Canton, NC 28716. Any help at all would be appreciated. No one get's paid from the ministry, every cent stays in to spread the gospel.
Thank you for your support!
Russ and the HFM Crew
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Are you the same ol' you?
For about the 4th time over the past week someone has said to me, "As long as I ask God for forgiveness everynight it's okay if I sin". Excuse me, WRONG! I urge you if you agree with that statement to do as Paul said, "Examine yourself to make sure you are in the faith". As sinful creatures we do sin, but we don't willingly and knowingly continue to walk in sin.
1st John 1:5-6 "This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth."
If you can still walk in your sin, you need to take the word of God and examine yourself. Don't compare your life to your friends, or your dad or mom's, or your grandparents compare it to Gods word. Someone has convinced you that because you said a prayer on Sunday morning that you are now saved. We can know we are truly saved by the changes in our lives. We start to live for Christ and not ourselves, we start to show the love of Christ to others, we become a new creation! We begin to decrease and He begins to increase.
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come."
The hardest thing we can ever do is to honestly take a long hard look at ourselves. Especially when we start comparing how we live to Gods word. But that's what we must do. If you profess Christ, are you a new creation or are you still the same ol' you?
1st John 1:5-6 "This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth."
If you can still walk in your sin, you need to take the word of God and examine yourself. Don't compare your life to your friends, or your dad or mom's, or your grandparents compare it to Gods word. Someone has convinced you that because you said a prayer on Sunday morning that you are now saved. We can know we are truly saved by the changes in our lives. We start to live for Christ and not ourselves, we start to show the love of Christ to others, we become a new creation! We begin to decrease and He begins to increase.
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come."
The hardest thing we can ever do is to honestly take a long hard look at ourselves. Especially when we start comparing how we live to Gods word. But that's what we must do. If you profess Christ, are you a new creation or are you still the same ol' you?
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Humbling
This morning I had the pleasure of taking a couple of the homeless guys to church. As we were waiting to leave the shelter one of them commented on how someone had given him 5 bucks on Saturday. Keep in mind that that five bucks and the clothes on his back are all he has. He’s not a freeloader he is out everyday putting in applications trying to find a job, he’s not a boozer, or drug user he’s just a guy who’s a victim of circumstance. As we sat in church this morning it humbled me almost to the point of tears to see him put his only 5 dollars in the offering plate when it came around. He gave his last dime to the Lord. Is he saved? We’ve talked alot and I believe he is, he’s repented and firmly believes in Jesus Christ alone for his salvation. He knows that the Lord will get him out of what he’s in as long as he stays obedient to Him. Imagine it, your homeless, nothing but the clothes on your back and 5 dollars to your name and you give your last dime to the Lord. Now that’s faith. Would we do the same?
Friday, January 9, 2009
Amazing
We’ve opened a new homeless shelter here in the mountains, the only all night shelter in the county. It’s amazing to see the transformation of some of these people as they get the word of God everynight. Those that were cold and hard when they first came in are now starting to interact and open up. It’s awesome to see all the churches working together to make this work. Not just one denomination but all denominations and even non-denominations working together to show the love of Christ and to spread the gospel. It’s an awesome thing when a nightly devotion that’s only suppose to run 15 minutes or so turns into over an hour because of questions and discussions on Gods word. I praise God for it and for those that He’s bringing to it, not just the volunteers but the people staying as well. You can find out more about it at http://www.haywood-coalition.org/
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