Thank you for two plus years of fellowship. Blessing to you who walk the walk and talk the talk in the Wildmen group. Due to a myriad of personal reasons I am moving on to other ministries.
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The First Earth Day...God's Way

Genesis 1

Verse 1: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Verse 3: And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

Verse 6: And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

Verse 9: And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear."

Verse 11: Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds."

Verse 14: And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth."

Verse 20: And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."

Verse 24: And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind."

HERE COMES THE EXCITING PART...

Verse 26: Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL EARTH DAY. AS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, WE WILL CELEBRATE THE CREATOR FIRST, THEN HIS CREATION.

And the part about being fruitful, increasing in numbers, and suduing I like alot too!!!

Letters From God

Hello men, Nancy and I went to see "Letters from God" at the local cinema last night. It is wonderful! This is a "must see" for all Christian families. It is a powerful story of God's power to bring peace and good from very difficult situations. Hope you enjoy and are inspired by it as we were.

God bless, Billy

Update

Dear Brothers,
Just wanted to give everyone an update and a huge thanks for the prayers, support, emails, and calls. The Body of Christ is nothing less than miraculous and so is our Band of Brothers. My dad was 72 years of age and in good health. He loved to ride his bicycle and in fact was on a ride with his club when he started to feel ill and turned back. He then had a heart attack and efforts to revive him where unsuccessful. The gracious Lord allowed him to leave this earth doing what was his passion. I am busy making final arrangements and coordinating with my entire family; the business is a blessing. The family has decided not to have a service in Chattanooga but will have one later in Florida. I will be traveling north to continue with details within the next day.

What do I need?...nothing but the love of my Lord and the prayers of my brothers. And I feel both of these as I write this.

May the loving and gracious Lord continue to bless us all as we continue to seek His will in our lives. He is mighty to save and overflowing in love.

Your brother in Christ,
Charlie Pendergrass

Be Extraordinary

Hello men, see below for today's Power Lunch lesson outline. It is filled with scriptures that clearly show that we believers are no longer just human. God has given us what we need to take on His divine attributes and be transformed by His Spirit. Read and take great strength from these eternal truths.

God bless, Billy

Greatest Adventure Ever

Be Extraordinary

4/15/10

I. The Call is to Greatness

1 Corinthians 2: 9 However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"-- 12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us…. 15 The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment: 16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.

2 Peter 1: 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

II. You Become the owner’s Son!

Ephesians 1: 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

Romans 8: 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. 31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

III. God Has Plans for You!

Jeremiah 29: 11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Ephesians 2: 10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Philippians 2: 12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. 14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe 16 as you hold out the word of life--in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.

IV. You are Here to Show God to the World

Matthew 5: 13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

2 Corinthians 5: 20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Death of Charlie's father

Hello men, Charlie Pendergrass's father, Carlton Pendergrass, died today of a cardiac event as he was on a motorcycle ride. Charlie and his 3 brothers and sister are all en-route to Chattanooga to make arrangements for the funeral. Please pray for safe travels and God's mercies to be with Charlie and his family at this time of loss. Charlie has much to say about the giver of life; so also, pray for him to be bold and effective in telling the story of God's redeeming love for us.

God bless, Billy

Family Do you know what it means?

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.


He said, 'Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you.'


We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.


But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.


Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.


When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.


He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.


While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,


'While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.


Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door..


Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.


He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'


By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.


I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said.


'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'
He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree.


I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'


I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.'
He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway.'


I said, 'Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.'


FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in
a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.


And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?


Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

Extravagant Forgiveness

Hello men, see below for the lesson this past Thursday at the Power Lunch. If you feel angry, hurt wounded, vengeful or inadequate because of what someone has done to you, try giving them extraordinary forgiveness like God gave us. It will free you! Their hold over you will be broken and you can move forward as a grace giver touched by God's love.

Enjoy and be blessed by God's word,

Billy

REAL Men Bible Study

Extravagant Forgiveness

4/8/10

I. How Important is Forgiveness?

Matthew 6: 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ' 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Parable of the unmerciful servant

Matthew 18: 34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35 "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."

Colossians 3: 12 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

II. Whom do we have to forgive?

Luke 6: 27 "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. 32 "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. 37 "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

III. When and how Should we Forgive?

Ephesians 4: 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. 25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. 28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need. 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

IV. Benefits of forgiveness

1 Peter 4: 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Proverbs 16: 7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.

Romans 12: 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. 20 On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

This is worth watching

A friend of mine made this and set it to me, he is a young guy that was saved while in Prison and has turned it around. He is doing some great things for the kingdom and this has a great message.

The Forgotten Seed

Question

What does this verse say to you, I am struggling with it?

Phillippians 3

1.Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
2.Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh.
3.For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh--
4.though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more:
5.circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee;
6.as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless.

Thanks,


Peter

Brothers Day

A friend sent this to me today, I thought I'd share it.

Happy Brothers Day:
To all my Brothers out there trying to win the battles! Be the kind of man that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "Oh Crap, he's up!" Brothers, life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat u right. Love the ones who don't, just because you can. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Kiss slowly. Forgive quickly. God never said life would be easy. He just promised it would be worth it. Today is Brother's day, send this to all your brothers, fathers, sons. Happy Brothers Day!I LOVE YA BROTHER'!!! To the cool men that have touched my life. Here's to you!! A real Brother walks with you when the rest of the world walks on.

See ya'll tonight.

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Quiet Time

Psalm:119

35.Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.
36.Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
37.Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.
38.Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared.
39.Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.
40.How I long for your precepts! Preserve my life in your righteousness.

41.May your unfailing love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise;
42.then I will answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
43.Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.
44.I will always obey your law, for ever and ever.
45.I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
46.I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,
47.for I delight in your commands because I love them.
48.I lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and I meditate on your decrees.

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Easter Video

Happy Easter this is a must see Video

Have a great weekend.

Transformed Nonconformist

Hello men, I am posting the outline from Thursday's Power Lunch for you to read and consider if you choose. The point is to encourage us all to let the transforming power of God give us the strength, desire and ability to stand against the flow of evil and societal pressure to be like everyone else. God calls us to find our voice and speak His truths from the platform we are on.

Enjoy! God bless, Billy

REAL Men Bible Study

Transformed Nonconformist

3/25/10

Romans 12: 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.

I. The Flow of our Culture

Ø One with most toys wins

Ø Might makes right

Ø The one that has the gold is the one who rules

Ø Competence; not character, is what counts

Ø Marriage was never meant to last a lifetime

Ø You only go around once; so grab for all of the gusto

Ø All truth is relative and morals/ethics are situational

Ø Go along to get along

Ø Tolerance is a cardinal virtue

Ø Faith is narrow mindedness; God is irrelevant

III. Which Path will you choose?

Ø A thermostat or a thermometer?

Ø The hammer or the nail?

Ø Accept the culture or go about transforming it?

Ø An untransformed nonconformist?

III. Where Does the Believer Stand in this Culture?

A. We have dual citizenship – here and in eternity

Philippians 3: 18 For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

B. We do not find our fulfillment here

Matthew 10: 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

C. We focus simply and solely on honoring God by being like His son, Jesus

Philippians 1: 20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

Joshua 24: 15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."

IV. This Gives us Enormous Power

Romans 8: 31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 1: 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20 which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.