Author: Pastor Reno

31 Aug

Posted at 17:59h in Church by

I can't remember whose quote this is, but it has resonated with me a lot lately.  One of the greatest things I have learned in ministry and in my life as a Christian is that I need to forgive.  I won't take the time to list the multitude of Scriptures pertaining to forgiveness, but will say that it is a foundational truth in the Word of God.  I have hurt a lot of people in my day and have been hurt many times myself.  I have asked for forgiveness and I have forgiven.  But as much as we feel that forgiveness abdicates the offender what they have done, I have realized that when I forgive it is a help to...

25 Aug

Posted at 18:10h in Church by

As I was praying this morning, I reflected upon the sad fact that most people don't pray as much and effectively as they should.  Not only are the needs in people's lives more pressing it seems, but our walks with the Lord are adversely effected when we don't pray.  I am excited about our upcoming Prayer Revival with Bro. Benny Beckum...

24 Aug

Posted at 00:33h in Church by

We had a wonderful time with Bro. Don Chitty and the people of Open Bible Baptist Church in Waterflow, NM.  Bro. Chitty has been serving the Navajo people for nearly 40 years and has a vibrant, growing ministry.  We went to work on the reservation with them last year and fell in love with the place and decided to take another group this year.  We loaded up the vans and took 19 people in all down to work on the preach, do a Christian School staff training, work on the ranch, and prepare their properties for the start of the school year.  We had an awesome week and I am so proud of our young people and adults that went....

09 Aug

Posted at 19:10h in Church by

It was good to be back in the pulpit at Berean Baptist Church yesterday.  I was excited to see all of my church family but can't help but think how much I want summer to be over so that everyone can be more faithful to church.  We had several visitors in the morning and evening services with one baptism.  I preached in the morning out of John 19 on "Jesus: The Uplifted Savior", but was a little "weepy" in that I didn't sleep at all the night before...

07 Aug

Posted at 21:31h in Uncategorized by

Landed in Seattle at 7:15 pm last night and after a little bit of a wait in customs we were on our way home.  It is good to see my family again and we had a fun time looking at all of the pictures and talking about all that happened in the Philippines.  It wasn't long and the kids were off to bed, I unpacked and cleaned up and then I slept until 1:30pm on Saturday...

06 Aug

Posted at 12:44h in Uncategorized by

On my way home to the Northwest from Manila with an eight hour layover in Taipai.  Praising the Lord that they have a transit hotel inside of the terminal so we got to rest, clean up, and get some dinner.  With all of this time to sit and think, I can't help but consider how blessed I am.  I have the world's best wife and three wonderful kids...

04 Aug

Posted at 22:39h in Church by

I have enjoyed my time at the Mountain View Bible Baptist Seminary alumni camp very much.  The Filipino people are a very hospitable people and they enjoy the preaching of God's Word.  Every morning session and every evening services has been blessed with scores of preachers and students praying at the altars and making decisions for Christ.  As was the case the last time I came to the Philippines, I wanted to come to be a blessing to these people and to invest in there lives in some way.  But the people here have been more of a blessing and encouragement to my heart.  It is very convicting to see the devotion they have to the Lord and their local...

03 Aug

Posted at 15:03h in Church by

I have been enjoying every minute that I have got to spend with the alumni from Mountain View Bible Baptist Seminary.  I am grateful for the testimony that the church and the Quinlans have had in the Philippines all of these years.  There has been so much done for the Lord these past 53 years.  The services at the camp have been a blast and the Filipinos really enjoy church and preaching.  It seems to disappoint them that I don't just go on and on and preach for hours...

02 Aug

Posted at 14:57h in Uncategorized by

While here in the Philippines, I had the privilege of preaching at the Bible Baptist Mission in Calibutbut, Bacolor.  Pastor Duenas has been faithfully serving the Lord for many years and their mission church recently purchased the property we visited.  We had a great time with them that night and God blessed despite a dog that was howling the whole time.  The spirit was great, the people attentive,, and the altars full as nearly everyone in attendance came forward. We gave them some money to tear down a brick wall in front of the property and add an iron gate so that people can see that they are there.  I look forward to hearing how God will bless this church...

30 Jul

Posted at 14:53h in Uncategorized by

Had another great day of fellowship with the people of Mountain View Baptist Church here in the Philippines.  I am so grateful that the Lord has brought me back here again to serve Him and the wonderful people here.  We got to spend some time with the young people in the Christian School and the students of the Seminary today, as well as fellowship with some missionaries.  I had asked for the church to arrange to have a youth meeting while I was here so I could see some of the teens that were saved the last time I visited.  Little did I know that they had planned a revival where there were around 300 kids from churches in the...