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Chrome Knights for Christ Roar into Headland

The Chrome Knight s for Christ thundered into our Headland boys group home at the Settlement, their motorcycles roaring with a lot of sound. Their five motorcycles and two pick-up trucks filled with family members made their third visit to the boys. The group is based in Andalusia and is a member of Christian Motorcyclist Association.

they were here Saturday, March 20th , to do a cook out for the boys. They had brought with them buns, hamburger meat, onions, lettuce and tomatoes, chips and soft drinks. they fired up their grills and soon had smoke and a delicious smell coming from them.

One of the boys was thrilled when told he could sit on one of the bikes and have his picture made. Another special time was when some of the bikers and their wives gathered around one of the boys, held hands and had prayer.

After all the food was ready, they moved inside to eat the delicious meal of hamburgers, chips, soft drinks and dessert.

I want to thank Bro Ray and Sis. Faye for sending this out. Hope to be hearing how things went at the Rattlesnake Rodeo last weekend where it can be posted too.

God bless!

Lamar

Webmaster

Lord Prop Us Up

This was sent to me and I thought it was really good!

Lord Prop Us Up

Every time I am asked to pray, I think of the old fellow who always prayed, "Lord, prop us up on our leanin' side". After hearing him pray that prayer many times, someone asked him why he prayed that prayer so fervently.
He answered,"Well sir, you see, it's like this....I got an old barn out back. It's been there a long time; it's withstood a lot of weather; it's gone through a lot of storms, and it's stood for many years.
It' still standing. But one day I noticed it was leaning to one side a bit. So I went and got some pine poles and propped it up on its leaning side so it wouldn't fall. Then I got to thinking about that and how much I was like that old barn...I've been around a long time....
I've withstood a lot of life's storms. I've withstood a lot of bad weather in life, I've withstood a lot of hard times, and I'm still standing too. But I find myself leaning to one side from time to time,so I like to ask the Lord to prop us up on our leaning side, cause I figure a lot of us get to leaning at times.
Sometime we get to leaning toward anger, leaning toward bitterness, leaning toward hatred, leaning toward cussing, leaning toward a lot things that we shouldn't. So we need to pray, "Lord, prop us up on our leaning side, so we will stand straight and tall again, to glorify the Lord."

This is so true! Let's pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ today so they will stand straight and tall, to glorify our Lord and Saviour.

Lamar
Webmaster

Prayer Requests

Please remember Wesley Devane's father Eugene Devane. Mr Devane has been sick for a very long time and is in flowers Hospital in Dothan now. We need to hold our CMA brother and his family up in prayer during this very difficult time. Knowing Jesus is the only thing that can bring peace at a time like this.
Also please remember my son and his family. They are going through some hard times that is really trying on their marriage.
God's Word tells us that He would not put more on us than we were able to bare. Let's really hold these families up in prayer and believe for everything to be work out to God's perfect will.

God bless!

Lamar
Webmaster

Freedom from Pain

Please read and enjoy. We are truly bless to have Sis. Vickie as our Chaplain!

Bro. Lamar

In John 5:1-9 we find where Jesus heals a man who had been ill for 38 years.

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the movement of the water. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years, When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, "Do you want to be made well?" The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me." Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed and walk." And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. (John 5:1-9)

This account of Jesus' healing is very interesting indeed. Why do you suppose Jesus chose this man? According to the scripture there were a great multitude of sick people. The scripture does not tell us what the man was afflicted with. It doesn't even really tell us that he was in pain. It does tell us that he had an infirmity for thirty-eight years and that Jesus knew how long he had been sick. Jesus asks the man, "Do you want to be made well?" The King James Version of the Bible says, "Do you want to be made whole?" In the Greek text the word used implies wholeness such as in mind, body and spirit. The man had been sick for so long that he was not certain that he did want to made well or whole because he begins to make excuses. "You see sir; I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up." How often are we guilty of making excuses? I can't do this or I cant' do that because I don't have this or I don't have that. No one will help me. You see I am not well; i am sick. W search everywhere for the answer to life and we fail to recognize the answer when He is asking, "Do you want to be made well?" He is within our grasp, but we don't reach out because we have determined that we can't be whole. It is easier to remain sick than to be made whole. It is easier for us to accept what the world says must be the truth instead of recognizing the truth.

Did you notice how the man believed the story about the angel stirring the water; that the water when stirred would heal him. We are so willing to believe what the world says, but doubt God's Word. If he could just make it to the water in time; people in pain will do almost anything to feel better. The use medicines, drugs, and alcohol to deaden or escape from pain. They will go from one doctor to another doctor seeking "someone to stir the water." People in pain long to be released from the pain the feel.

Did you notice how Jesus ignored his excuse and He didn't even wait for the man to decide, but healed him immediately. The man immediately took up his bed and walked. Jesus confronted this man. Why did Jesus choose this man out of all the others? I believe that Jesus understands the big picture and knows when He can accomplish either through healing a person's pain or through giving that person grace and peace in spite of the pain. We can and should pray for healing, but most of all, we need to pray for spiritual growth and maturity and that God will work through people's lives for His glory. God's power is often best revealed when He works through human weaknesses.

And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness" 2 Corinthians 12:9 NKJV

God bless!

Vickie Oakley
CMA Chaplain

Upcoming Events

Well I know everybody must think that the old Webmaster must have disappeared but I promise you I will show up! It seems like everything that is happening is always when I have had to work and we have had one of the coldest winters in decades. But you already know how cold its been and I'm ready for warm weather where we can start riding!

Here is an updated list of things that will be coming up in the future:

3/20/2010 - UMCH Cook Out for Boys
Meeting at Hardee's (Andalusia) at 8:30 am. Will meet the rest of the group at the Petro Station at 9:15 am to arrive at UMCH at 10:00 am

3/26 -27/2010 - Booth at Rattlesnake Rodeo (Opp, Alabama)
Friday begins at 3:00 pm - Saturday begins at 8:30 am.

*4/10/2010 - Run For The Son Gospel Singing/Silent Auction @ First Assembly of God Church located on Highland Drive in Elba, Alabama.
Fund raiser supper and silent auction bidding begins at 5:00 pm. Gospel singing begins at 6:00 pm.

* Please note we are still working out the details for the April 10 fundraiser so any suggestions or ideas please let us know and most important keep all of these events in your prayers.

Per Gaylen (3/16/10)

Our next meeting will be April 5th, 2010. This will be on Monday night this time due to the place will be used by some else this time. So mark this on your calendar for MONDAY night at 7:00 pm. Good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise and someone don't go and monkey with my schedule I will be there. By pictures that I have seen and by word of mouth, I have heard great things are taking place with "Chrome Knights For Christ" and I assure you lives are being touch and blessed by the work that is being done. As Gaylen stated above, lets keep all these events and all our people in prayer today. I know I need the prayers and we all need the practice.
God bless!

Lamar
Webmaster

Prayer Request

We have learned that we had a CMA member, Gary Laird, from the Marantha Riders in Pensacola was killed in an accident on his way to the CMA meeting this morning. He also pastored Avalon Baptist Church in Milton. Please keep his family, church, and chapter in your prayers. I know they all would appreciate it.

God bless,

Lamar