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We want to invite you to see how we have freshened up evangelistadamborden.com. Our menu items highlight the various aspects of what we do from our travel in evangelism, the Riches From the Pages radio ministry, Basstime Online and Straight A Productions. We wanted to make all of this information available in one location. We do have social media links for BTO and SAP but the 411 for these companies is right here on the website. Take a moment and peruse the pages.
Riches From The Pages
We added a new weekly broadcast in February with WELP in Greenville, SC. Create a reminder in your calendar so you don’t miss a broadcast of RFP. If you do miss a broadcast you can go to the RFP tab and scroll down to find past messages. Please pray for the expansion of RFP so that the gospel will continue to be broadcast far and wide.
Basstime Online
We have an increasing number of churches who are sponsoring a package of lessons for their church bass players with great success. If you would like to find out more just drop us a message in the comments.
Straight A Productions
Over the past 15 years since leaving the road full time, we have worked in various music productions from songwriter demos, custom and church choir recordings. With the advent of ever improving music production tools we have expanded our capabilities and upgraded our equipment to offer recording editing and vocal tuning. Check out the Straight A Productions menu tab and drop us a line if you have questions.
His thoughts are better than my ideas
Isaiah 55:9 KJV
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Matthew 10:39 KJV
“He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.”
Malachi 3:10 KJV
“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive.”
I prayed 2 years ago that the Lord would help me get a second job around home that would help us cover all our living expenses. He put me in the OTPQ which is more than I prayed for. I am not away from my family at a job. I get to take them almost everywhere and we make as much or more than a part time second job would have paid. I get to preach, sing and play bass. His thoughts are better than my ideas.
I prayed in the Wahoo BC August Revival that if the Lord wanted me to never play another note on the bass I would lay it down nor sing another song so as not to hinder the call to preach. Then in September He gave me bass students who want to be better musicians for their church and ministry. I even got some conversations about inviting me to preach and the family to sing at some churches. He has given me an assignment for more bass playing rather than less. His thoughts are better than my ideas.
It seems like the more I am willing to give up and lay down at His feet the more He turns toward me with blessings that are more and better than I prayed for. His thoughts are better than my ideas.
BroAdamB evangelistadamborden.com
Consider Your Ways
Our hope and prayer is that your way has been bright and blessed. But, if it has been darkened and detoured by sin there is a remedy. Let’s talk about that…
The Old Testament prophet Haggai was given a message from the Lord for a remnant of the children of Israel(Ezra 4). They had faced some harsh words and treatment from a group of their adversaries that caused them to cease their labor in rebuilding the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. In fact, to the tune of fourteen years they laid down their tools and abandoned the task that the Lord had commanded, financed, and provided for. It seems that that was quite long enough for the Lord. He sent a message to His children(Ezra 5).
The message to the Remnant Rebuilders was found in verse 5 and 7 of chapter 1 of Haggai. “Consider your ways.” He put their words back to them, “The time is not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built,” while they were enjoying ease in their own finely fitted homes. I believe they fell into a trap that many church folks trip into today. They mistake resistance for God closing a door. A lack of discernment, a lack of diligence, a lack of determination detoured the direction the Lord had given.
Basically, the Lord let them know that the failure of all their efforts since they stopped working had been his hand of chastisement in an attempt to turn them to Him. He brought a message of conviction, “Consider Your Ways.” (v8) Consider the Previous Communication. Obedience to God’s instruction brings lasting joy, fulfillment, satisfaction and provision. (v9) Consider the Consequences. Your Plans don’t Produce, Your Ideas are left Incomplete, your Wants are left Wanting, you Want a Lot and are Left with Little. The battle was now not with an adversary but with self. (v 10-11) Consider His Chastisement. He ordered the judgment of things being taken away with sweeping effects. (v12-15) Consider Re-Commitment. Their response was OBEDIENCE! Their reminder was that The Lord was with them. This allowed the stirring of their spirit and gave them Revival. They Re-Dedicated, Re-Committed and went back to work.
Have you been there? I have. It is easier to pass off a lack of commitment to the Lord with the idea of beginning ‘a new season’ of life. The reality might just be that we need to get back on our knees and pray for the fortitude to fight through the battles of life and finish what God told us to start.
On this Sunday morning, Consider Your Ways.
We Love You!
BroAdamB
evangelistadamborden.com
Of the Gospel
Let us observe an expository view of a tremendous verse in God’s word concerning His preachers.
“Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.” I Corinthians 9: 14 [context of verses 7 through 14]
Even so: In the same context of the previous applications of fruit due to the farmer, is return to the laborer.
The Lord: No higher authority. He calls men to preach. No higher calling.
Ordained: Confer holy orders upon.
That They: The called – I Timothy 2:7 “Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.” Ephesians 4:11 “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets, and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;” Acts 16:10 “And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.”
Which preach: Publicly proclaim to people.
The Gospel: The teaching or revelation of Christ. The record of Christ.
Should: Obligation, duty, what is probable
Live: all encompassed existence. (context) To be fed and “carnally” rewarded (v11). Paid for service.
Of the Gospel: Occupation of proclaiming the Gospel, As a result of preaching, serving, teaching, furthering the Gospel.
Riches From The Pages radio broadcast
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