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Charles E. Whisnant, Grow By Learning September 2009 thur
December 2009 105 posts

Hope you enjoy them

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Contents
Pastor's Teaching Will Show Up 8
Sunday, September 06, 2009 8
Called To Preach The Gospel Ministry 8
Charles E. Whisnant Outlines and Work 9
September 09, 2001 - 2009 9
Creation of God's Handiwork Seen 10
Michael Jordan In The Hall of Fame 09 10
Jesus 11
Introduction: Process of Translation 11
The Good News for the Bad News 12
Why People Like RIvers of Joy Baptist Church 12
Rivers of Joy Baptist Church Minford Ohio 13
Communicating The Message For Spiritual Growth 14
Anything Almost But Dull Please 15
There Is No Day Off on Monday 16
Photos from Sunday September 20 2009 17
TRANSPARENT OF THE PASTOR 17
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol? 18
THE LOVE OF MY LIFE HAS AND IS CHRIST 18
The Promise Seed of David Jesus Christ 19
Charles E. Whisnant and Charity F. Whisnant 19
Charles and Charity Whisnant, family 20
UPDATE NOTES 21
There Is No Place Like This Place 22

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Rivers Of Joy Baptist Church Pastor's Office 2009 22
The Theology of Sin Series: Outline 09 30 09 23
THIS IS A GREAT DAY 23
Getting In Shape For the Lord 24
Was Jesus God the Son or Son of God 25
DO I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW MY LIFE? 25
RIVERS OF JOY BAPTIST CHURCH DECISION FLOW
CHART 26
The Farm Place 26
SO YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CHURCH TO ATTEND? 27
Rivers of Joy Baptist Church 29
The Wonderful Fall Trees 29
Romans 1 The Provision of Salvation Message 30
GOD WILL GIVE US HIS LIGHT TO SHINE IN HIS TIME 30
The Praise of TheLord 31
God's Word Does Not Change, But Changes Us 31
ROANOKE BAPTIST TEMPLE 1963-66 32
Society Security at Sixty Two 33
Charles E. Whisnant, Sermon Outlines for 10 18 09 34
THE PROBLEM OF SELF FIXED 34
This Matter of Preaching and Unity 35
Today I Began My 62 Year 36
LAW AND ORDER TV 'DIGNITY" 2009 37
BEAUTIFUL FALL TRESS 37
Reflection On The Goodness of The Lord 38
Rivers of Joy Baptist Church Staff and Singers 39

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Self fulfillment Has Taken Over for Love for God 39
Shyanne Sining at Rivers of Joy Baptis Church 40
How Satan Gets People To Sin 40
Did God Create Evil and Sin? 41
What A Great Day October 31, 2009 42
The Saints Privileges in Christ 44
THE PREACHER AND HIS PREACHING 44
Beautiful Fall Scenery on Scioto 64 Trip to Church 44
TO HAVE WISDOM IS? 45
What Is The Right Motive of Spiritual Worship 46
The Blues Family 46
THE RIGHT MOTIVE OF PAUL IN SERVING GOD 47
Rivers of Joy Baptist Church By God's Grace We Are. 48
Photos 50
The Unregenerated Human Nature Needs God's Grace 51
Number 1,200 since August 2003 Amazing 52
The Purpose of Ministry is Fruit in Romans 1:12-13 52
Monday Morning News 52
The Fruit of Ministry is the Purpose of Preaching 54
Portsmouth Ohio 55
Has The Cross Changed You 56
Charles and Charity Whisnant 56
The New Arrival of a Grandchild 57
THANKSGIVING ONE YEAR LATER 58
The Charles & Charity Whisnant Family 59

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Paul Was Not Ashamed of the Gospel Video 59
How To Know Heresy from Error? 60
THE GOOD FALL IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN 60
THE PREACHER AND HIS PREACHING 62
KEEPING CHRIST POWER ACTIVE IN US 63
Monday, December 07, 2009 64
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 64
The Promise Within The Curse of Satan 5 and 6 64
Our newest granddaugher, a week after she was born 65
Charlie Brown's friend had it right about Christmas 65
My Prayer for Tiger Woods and Family 65
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT MAN SHALL LIVE BY 67
Rivers of Joy Baptist Church Christmas Day,. 67
Preaching The Word 68
The Rightnessness of God Romans 1:17 68
Video and Outline from Romans 1:17 68
Charles E. Whisnant Preaching and Teaching December 2009 69
Rivers of Joy Baptist Church Choir 71
The Appeal for Obedience in the Christian Life 71
Union Mills Bakery Christmas 2009 73
Sunday, December 27, 2009 74
The Wrath of God Sermon Romans 1:19 74
Broken Pieces Picked Up By Christ 74
Creation What A Wonderful Designer in God 74
Christmas 2009 with Family Photos 74

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Can I Say Its all Public 75

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Pastor's Teaching Will Show Up
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
The Pastor's Preaching and Teaching Will
Show Up
Maybe the delievery is not as clear as the
content, but the content should be clear.
Right? I will finish up soon this morning

Preaching Work Is Work View more
documents from Charles E. Whisnant.
Posted by Charles E. Whisnant at 04:09AM
(-05:00)

Sunday, September 06, 2009
Man Created In The Image Of God Sept 2 View more documents from Charles E.
Whisnant.
Posted by Charles E. Whisnant at 04:25AM (-05:00)

Called To Preach The Gospel Ministry
Monday, September 07, 2009
The Call To Be A Servant of Jesus Christ, 1 from charles e. whisnan t on Vimeo.

Charles E. Whisnant, Pastor/Teacher Rivers of Joy Baptist Church, part one from
September 06 2009 from Romans One.

Do you know if God has "called" you into the ministry to preach/teach the Word of God?
Well Romans 1:1-5 give us Paul's understanding on the subject. Here is the first part of
the message I taught Sunday.


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Charles E. Whisnant Outlines and Work
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The above photo is my lay out of sermons
and lessons from Wednesday and Sunday.
Well each day I am either on
GrowByLearning.com. or the Cloud Sermon
site which will give you several sermons I
have taught. Or I am on Vimeo uploading
Sunday's two message, and Wednesday's
message.

One message of 40 to 45 minutes takes 4
10 minutes uploads.

Also I discovered how to put the outline of my sermons from by doc. online too. Here.

So we are having a great time with all this learning.

September 09, 2001 - 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
SEPTEMBER 09, 2001REMEMBERCHARITY AND I
WATCH THE HISTORICAL CHANNEL& I THOUGHT
OF HOW IT MIGHT LOOK ATTHE SCENE OF THE
LAST DAYS OFTHE TRIBULATION.
Posted by Charles E. Whisnant at 10:08PM (-05:00)

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Creation of God's Handiwork Seen
Saturday, September 12, 2009
The Hubble space telescope photo is just
something else (click) What resemble
dainty butterfly wings are actually roiling
cauldrons of gas heated to more than
36,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The gas is
tearing across space at more than 600,000
miles an hour -- fast enough to travel from
Earth to the moon in 24 minutes!A dying
star that was once about five times the
mass of the Sun is at the center of this fury.
It has ejected its envelope of gases and is
now unleashing a stream of ultraviolet
radiation that is making the cast-off material glow. This object is an example of a
planetary nebula, so-named because many of them have a round appearance
resembling that of a planet when viewed through a small telescope.


Michael Jordan In The Hall of Fame 09
Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and the Chicago Bulls . Tracking Michael Jordan
Time Line really great. . Great Video of Michael Jordan

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Jesus
I am speaking Sunday September 13, 2009 The Only Good News to All The Bad News of
Man is Jesus. Rivers of Joy Baptist Church, Minford, Ohio


Introduction: Process of Translation

Introduction: Process of Translation from charles e. whisnan t on Vimeo.

Brief talk about how the translation of the original Greek to English is accomplished.
Charles E. Whisnant, Pastor and Teacher of Rivers of Joy Baptist Church in Minford Ohio
September 13, 2009

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The Good News for the Bad News
Introduction to the Message from Romans 1 from charles e. whisnan t on Vimeo.

Charles E. Whisnant, Pastor and Teacher of Rivers of Joy Baptist Church, in Minford,
Ohio. Part one from Romans on September 13, 2009. There are four parts to this
message. Goodness. But vimeo have them, or you can go to GrowByLearning.com.

Romans 09 13 View more documents from Charles E. Whisnant.

Why People Like RIvers of Joy Baptist Church
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Wednesday Night Bible Study and
Fellowship at Rivers of Joy Baptist Church,
Minford Ohio

I know you might believe its all about the
teaching that people come on Wednesday
Night. I am sure if there were no teaching
some still would come, but in general
people come to be taught the Word of God.
Yet its not the soul reason they come. They
love the fellowship.
Wednesday night has turned into Bro. Bill
Bower playing and sing with the guitar and
Bob Temple leading some songs. We seem
to have a good time. What I really like is the
enjoyment we seem to have, and the length
of time we hang around after the service.
Its true that I do teach at length, most of the
time about 50 to an hour of intense
teaching on a specific study. I do give out
extensive study notes each week and do
record video and audio of the lessons.
We do tend to have inter action from the
folks, that is good. I love the interaction and
responses we get from each one.
I do believe we love each other and there is a likedminedness in the fellowship.
Do I believe if you have a great sermon people will come to hear you? No. In this day and
12 age that is not necessary going to happen.

Maybe too many people have bought into
the TV format of entertainment. Unchurch
people don't go to church because of sin
and a lack of love for the Lord Jesus Christ,
and they use a number of reason why that
is true.
Christians don't go to churches because
they can not find a church that fits their
belief system. Or they simply don't believe
they need what the church is offering.
But those who do come to Rivers of Joy
Baptist Church, I believe are coming for a
number of reasons:1. They love the Lord
first and foremost.2. They love each
other.3. They love Charity.4. They know
how it was when they didn't like coming to
church.5. They know how it was when there
was little harmony in the fellowship.6 They
know how it was when there was little effort
put forth to have a service.7. They are
beginning to realize that the teaching of the
Word of God is a good idea.8. They are
beginning to know that they have a pastor
and wife who loves them.9. They are
realizing its not the pastor's church, its our church.10. They know we have a great assoc.
pastor, and a great worship leader, and a great musician and great deacons and elders,
and workers and people who really love the Lord and each other.11. We do have fun.12.
We don't use people to build the church, we use the church to build the people.13. Our
first priority is to Worship the Lord, build people up in the Lord, make disciples, teach the
word, and try to reach out and reach people for Christ with the gospel of Christ.

Its now 11 p.m. I believe I will call it a day. My prayer is for God's wisdom to see His
wisdom.


Rivers of Joy Baptist Church Minford Ohio
Asso. Pastor Bill Bower, Asst. Johnny Edwards, Bob TempleElder Bill Aldridge, Pastor
and Teacher Charles E. Whisnant

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Rivers of Joy Baptist Church in Minford, Ohio


Communicating The Message For Spiritual
Growth
http://cwhisna1947.spaces.live.com/

I am always trying to find ways to
communicate with our church membership
and friends. I am trying to learn how to use
the social networking and web sites and the
resources on the Internet to communicate.

Of course when you have an older group of
people, they don't have the Internet. Some
have the Internet but do not have DSL. We
are living in a new fast communication age aren't we. Some have a computer but do not
know how to use it. Some have an email but do not use it. Some will sign up for
Facebook, etc, and never use it. Some of course don't have the time, nor believe all this
is necessary. Come just have to be encouraged to try a new ways of communicating. And
you also have to find different ways to commuicate too.

Each week I give out an outline, a full two to four page paper (more than an outline) of
the message or lesson that I am going to speak on. And I encourage them to keep them
in a three ring notebook binder.
I am learning ways to take those outlines and papers and post them on the website.
Some churches have their website to do all this. The website will have a video of the
message, and outlines of the messages. And that is great. Maybe the best way of doing
all this communicating.
The main purpose is to strengthen Believers in the Lord and building them up in Christ.
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As look at many other websites I get all these ideas and then I start trying them out. That
is why I have a few Bloggers and Websites and Soical Networking, and use a number of
other forms to communicating.
It has been interesting how I can take one of our outlines and in several ways put them
on our websites. I am sure its an over kill, but I am trying to learn the best way to use this
material.
So while I am primarly trying to reach our church membership and commuicate, I also like
to keep in touch with our friends.

Of course we can't compete with David Jeremiah, and Charles Stanley, and Church
Swindoll, and John MacArthur, and John Piper and a dozen other good ministry. And I
love to get their material and read myself. I would highly say they are some of the best
material. I love watching them and listen to their messages and watch there services.

But at the same time, we do have our church live each week. There is no live feed from
one of these churches. John Piper has three campus churches where his message is
feed live to these campus each week. One church has over 100 locations where the
message is feed live to a location each week. I guess we could put up a TV HD set in the
church and watch one of these men.
But at the same time, those in our church need us to do our best too. The personal touch
of ministry.


Anything Almost But Dull Please
Friday, September 18, 2009
I would hate to have this sign 1/4 mile from
Rivers of Joy Baptist Church, or even Union
Mills Bakery. Wouldn't you? Anything but
dull please.

• Not enough passion, not enough swinging for the fences not enough trying to
change the world.

"There were too many people building safe businesses, too many companies just trying
to make existing things slightly better, and too many people wanting to be the next
Mint.com, not the next Google."
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And I am afraid that too many of our independent Baptist churches are too dull to attend. I
do not like dull.

To succeed in our church or to fail could be because we either have meaning in the world
or we are so meaningless in the world in terms of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

We either have the ability to have meaning to our fellowship of believers where they can
grow spiritually as a person or it's so dull that they hate getting 1/4 of a mile to our
church.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Words of Christ can make a huge difference in
people’s lives. Yet too often the communicating of the message is so dull.

The problem in trying to communicate the message of Christ, and trying not to be dull,
and trying to make a difference, and wanting to have a crowd at our churches, we often
miss the point of why we have a Church.

Trying to be KJVish, and independent Baptist-ish, we often are dull. (a better word then
dead).

Trying to be like the world is bad.

Going to Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg Virginia a couple of years ago, when
they opened the new church building, we drove into the parking lot, and it was anything
but dull. We walked into the foyer of the building, it was anything but dull. And we walked
into the Bible study and the Bible teacher's presentation and lesson was anything but
dull. There was not a dull moment.

Can you have an atmosphere that is passionate, fun, enjoyable, and a place of worship
that is pleasant to be there? I believe we should.

I don't believe you need the stage and production of "Who's Got Talent" or the stages that
some of the mega churches have, but anything but a dull building and a dull atmosphere.

Yet the purpose is not to have a great atmosphere or a great building, but communicating
the Gospel of Christ and building lives of people to love the Lord with all their heart, soul
and mind.

There Is No Day Off on Monday
For me to live is Christ. Having spend a week getting ready for Sunday and teaching and
preaching three times I am now getting ready for the next week messages. There is no
time to get lazy.

Sunday Bible Study time I spoke on "How Accurate Is The Bible."

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• I will post the notes, and the video of about nine minutes. But the lesson was over
50 minutes.
Sunday Morning the message was from Romans 1:2 "...Which He Promised Beforehand
Through His Prophets in the Holy Scriptures..." Paul answers the question of the Jewish
leaders that he is not teaching a new teaching, he is teaching that which was taught from
the beginning.

• The message video was 32 minutes. I will upload and post and post the notes.
Sunday Night the message was from Philippians 2 "A Bibical Theology of Thinking". How
does a church attain unity of attitude?

• The message video is 51 minutes in length.
Last Wednesday Evening I spoke on the subect "What Is Sin?" part one and

• The video is 59 minutes in length and will need to be posted.]]
In addition I have some photos of the Sunday Bible Class, also a video of Bob Temple
leading in a song.

So let me see, 150 minutes of sermons, and 15 upload on Vimeo at about 3 hours per
upload. Well I better get to work.

Photos from Sunday September 20 2009
Charles 09 20 09 1 View more documents from Charles E. Whisnant.

TRANSPARENT OF THE PASTOR
HOW WELL SHOULD YOU KNOW THE PASTOR?

JUST HOW TRANSPARENT SHOUD YOUR PASTOR BE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
CHURCH?
SHOULD TECHNOLOGY REPLACE A LIVE PASTOR’S COMMUICATION?
Posted by Charles E. Whisnant at 08:49PM (-05:00) 17

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The Use of the Bible in Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol"By Dillon Burroughs

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Disclaimer: This book is a novel and should be treated as such. Whether the author, Dan
Brown, agrees or disagrees with the views of his characters is a completely different
story. You can investigate Dan Brown and/or his works at danbrown.com.
.
This information is provided as a personal analysis of the times the word “Bible” is
mentioned in The Lost Symbol. It is based on a keyword search of the e-book version
after having read the entire book in its context. As such, it is certainly imperfect and
clearly biased (I am personally an evangelical Christian seeking to understand the
influence of this book on culture.).
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However, it will be helpful to readers, pastors and otherwise, interested in what is said
about the Bible in this The Lost Symbol.
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• A call to search the Bible for hidden meanings and allegorical interpretations:
Chapter 111: “The prophecy of the Apocalypse is just one of the Bible’s beautiful
messages that has been distorted.” The context later discusses that the “real”
meaning of the Bible is allegorical rather than literal, a so-called hidden knowledge
that sounds very closely related to Second-Century Gnosticism.
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[On a side note, The Lost Symbol includes much information on Freemasonry. Though
beyond the scope of this article, there is much to investigate on this i

THE LOVE OF MY LIFE HAS AND IS CHRIST
For Me To Live Is Christ. Has always been and always will be.
Philippians 1:21 - - -

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I am afraid my high school friends would say
that I was all church ministry. My girl friends
would say I like working at the church than
going out on a date. Even on a date I would
be at a church activity. From age 14 I was
involved in some activity at our church, where
my Dad was the pastor. When my Dad died in
1966 I was the Youth Pastor of our church
and we had over fifty in our class. Almost
each day I was with the kids and doing some
kind of church activity. Than I was reading a
lot of books, love writing, and loved teaching
and preaching and loved learning.
While I loved sports, Don and I played sports
at school, but the primary desire was to be at
the church. We played almost every day
that was possible playing football, and
baseball, either in our back yard or
somewhere with a group of kids.
My focus was always and is still the Work
of the Lord.
I love marriage, I love my children, and now
my grandchildren, I like NASCAR, Hot
Wheels, Baseball, and Hot Apply Pie. I like
my 855 John Deere, and walking. And I like
google, firefox, kodak, quick time,
microsoft, and aol.

The Promise Seed of David Jesus Christ
Sunday Morning Bible Study September 20 2009 Photos View more documents from
Charles E. Whisnant.

The Promise of the "Good News" part 1 from Charles E. Whisnant on Vimeo.


Charles E. Whisnant and Charity F. Whisnant
COOL AND REAL COOL

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Charles and Charity Whisnant, family
Chad, Kyle and Becky
Charles and Charity
Roby and Kyle
t amd Heather and Chad

Brittney and Kyle and Eric and Leslie were
visiting Mom and Ellen and Family

Posted by Charles E. Whisnant at 08:35PM
(-05:00)

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UPDATE NOTES
SO TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY IN A FEW
YEARS THAT I AM NOT WORKING AT
MEX ITALI FOR 10 HOURS A WEEK.

SO WELL NOW WHAT DO I DO?

HAND SANITIZER!

Remember from June 2003 to 2007 I didn't
work. (I was let go from PBC). Then
thinking I was going to get a position at BC,
I just waited. Several church offers came
and went. Final in 2008 I had a position in a church only to be ask to step down a month
later After a few years of working for the position, I was ask to resigned. I almost never
resigned. Then Sherry called as asked me to work for her at Mex Itali.
But now that I am going to receive SS and have a great church who supports us, and
Charity is doing well at Union Mills,
I am going to be more focus and less tired (I hope) doing what I really love.

This doesn't mean I spend more time, it means I can give my full attention to what I love
to do anyway.
Of course I still help out at Union Mills I still ride my John Deere I still enjoy walking Love
taking videos and photos ISN'T THIS THE LIFE 21


There Is No Place Like This Place
RIVERS OF JOY BAPTIST
CHURCHTHERE IS NO PLACE LIKE THIS
PLACEANYWHERE NEAR THIS
PLACESO THIS MUST BE THE PLACEWe
would like to believe, you know?We do love
to preach and teach in this place
Bill loves to play and sing
This group of people seem to love to sing,
hear and take notes

Now these deacons love their pastor and
church

Psalms 88:1-7

(-05:00)

Rivers Of Joy Baptist Church Pastor's Office
2009
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Today, rather this afternoon, I am in my office at the church. As of last Friday, I officially
left Mex Itali. While the hours were only 10 hours per week, they seemed to me more. I
22 feel like a new man for sure.

So I am going to spend some time in the
Pastor's Office and Study. This is the joy of
my life to be able to be available for
counsel and visiting and study at the
church. Now while I have my office at the
house, and much of my study is done at the
house, I will work from the office here at
Rivers of Joy as much as I can.
Wednesday Evening Bible Study was great.
Good fellowship and a good study on the
Doctrine of Sin. The video will be upload as
we speak. Notes will be posted soon.
So until next time I will sign out, as the
Reds lose to St Louis 13-0. The game
ended at 3:45 p.m.

Posted by Charles E. Whisnant at 02:53PM
(-05:00)

The Theology of Sin Series: Outline 09 30 09
The series on the Doctrine of Sin has been
good. We have enjoyed teaching the
material to our church. Rivers of Joy Baptist
Church, in Minford Ohio.
As I write the outline on Miscsoft Word and
save the doc. then uploaded it to
Slideshare Theology Of Sin Series Outline
09 30

View more documents from Charles E.
Whisnant.

Another view of the outline is locatedon Window Live.This is so great to have available.

The videos are put on Kodak EasyShare than up loaded to Vimeo, then hear are on

For Me To Live is Christ Its just great to be able to do this on the web.


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THIS IS A GREAT DAY
Saturday, October 03, 2009
While there is a challenge in the ministry,
its the challenge that is good.
While Charity is a great cook, we do eat
out some.
Since we have a new back door with a
large window, Charity now can look out and
see the view.
The view out our back door window.

(-05:00)

Getting In Shape For the Lord
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Well I must say, I should be able to get in shape before the end of the year. I will get
started on Monday. Getting your physical body in shape so that your mind will work better
so that you can learn better, so you can knowing the Word of God better.


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Was Jesus God the Son or Son of God
Monday, October 05, 2009
Romans 10 04 Study Manuscript View more documents from Charles E. Whisnant.

DO I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW MY LIFE?
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
DO I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW MY
LIFE?

The question should be? Who cares about
your life anyway? Who is the only one who
not only cares, but will help you every
moment of the day? Who knows your every
action of the day? Who knows you as you
are and still cares about you?

Its always being our policy, stop in anytime
with reason. Office hours at the church.
While we lived in Altoona, Kansas for over sixteen years, our front door was open all the
time. Literally not locked.

The open door to our lives within reason of course. But we should live like we are a open
door. Its not a reality show, where much is stage anyway for TV. But in real life the idea
that God is looking in, is a sobering thought.

While many want to know what the TV or Movie personality person is doing, and they are
usually posted on some magazine for the world to see. Many can't want to buy a
magazine to see what they are doing.

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family and vacations.

Our life is an open book. So be sure to walk as Christ would desire us to.Maybe we
would like to follow the work that someone does. I would love to follow John MacArthur
around for a week, to see what he does in his preparation for sermons, and pastoring the
Grace Community Church. I would love to spend a week just following him around. Well,
its not practical I know.Psalms 1:1-3 , Psalms 1:4-6. Matthew 7:24 -26 Matthew 7:27

RIVERS OF JOY BAPTIST CHURCH DECISION
FLOW CHART
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The Farm Place
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
What was back in 2002 a Driving Golf
Range is now where we live and where
Gary P. has his trucksWith our new window
door we get to see a beautiful viewand I
keep our John Deere close by.Posted by
Charles E. Whisnant at 07:43AM (-05:00)

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SO YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CHURCH TO
ATTEND?
After taking Charity to Union Mills, I went to K-Mart and Wal-Mart to look for some office
supplies and a coffee maker for the office at church. While I was there I visited with
several friends who I have known for a few years.

How do I want to say this? Sometimes it's necessary to leave your home church. (all
accept ours course) There is a time when you need to find a church that you can grow
spiritually. There is a time that the leadership has just brought you down to the low end of
your spiritual energy. And sometimes you don't even know how low you are running on.

There are many reasons that I could give for the need to change, but one would be, there
is no energy of the Spirit in the leadership. I discovered that you don't use your people to
build the church but you use the church to build up your people. Sometimes the people
are so over worked and under feed spiritual with the Word that they are running on low
energy fuel.

Just because a person is working hard in the church, active in singing in the choir,
teaching a Sunday School class, working in children church, doesn't mean the person is
healthy spiritually. Most of the time the case is they are just about dead spiritually.

And too often the person does not want to leave their home church. And they are
sacrificing their spiritual life for the comfort of a home church that they are dying in.

Sometimes people are already nearly dead spiritually anyway so they are not aware of
their condition. Some may be busy in their own world of working in the church, but its all
form and motion and not spiritual to their spiritual health.

I have often gone to churches that were one step away from death. To try to revive the
life that should be flowing in the body of the church was a challenge. What I would
discover, the people were hungry for spiritual food, and would soak in the spiritual energy
given to them.

Often the issue was not the people, but the preacher before I came. In come cases the
preacher that was in the church when I came as an assoc. was lifeless himself.

I am not sure why preachers do not take time to see the spiritual condition of the flock 27

that they have in the church. Some preachers have no energy to pastor. Some preachers
get mad that the people are not working hard enough so they shout, fuss, and carry on
about the lack of work in the church. Some preachers do not have a clue what the matter
is.

Often when I have come and after a time, there is new life been put into the body of the
people and there is new life springing up in the church. Then you can see healthy people
again, there is spiritual growth as well as new people coming. The church body grows
and stays healthy.

In the cases where the preacher gets his feelings hurt and doesn't like what he believes
is against his leadership, he will ask that I leave. Only to see the church go back into the
condition the church was before.

In this case in my thinking, its time to look for another church. Don't die before you time.
There is life in other churches believe me.

WHAT KIND OF CHURCH THAT I MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE ONE I WOULD
ATTEND.

1.The church does not need hype and emotion, and excessive entertainment.
2.The church does not necessary need to be large
3.The church does not necessary need to have a big building.
4.The church does need to provide the means whereby the people can grow in the
nurture of the Lord.
5. A church that has a large crowd does not necessarily say that the church is healthy.
6. A feel good church service is not necessarily to say its the right kind of church to
attend.
7. A church that has a large group of kids, does not necessarily say they have a
healthy church.
8. A church that says they have 100's saved and baptized every year, is not
necessarily a health church.
9. A church might not have the best singing in the community, might not have the best
youth ministry, might not have the best children ministry.
10. A church might be one of the smallest church in the community and be a health
church.
SO WHAT DOES A CHURCH NEED TO PROVIDE

1. A church needs a pastor and not just a preacher.
2. A church needs a pastor who is a teacher of the Word of God.
3. A church needs to provide spiritual food for the opportunity for spiritual growth.
4. A church needs to have set before them the objectives and goals that will bring
glory to the Lord and spiritual growth to its members.

THINGS I WOULD LOOK FOR WHEN I ATTEND ANY CHURCH WITH THE IDEA OF
ATTENDING THAT CHURCH FOR THE FIRST TIME.

1. What is the atmosphere as you enter into the church building?
2. What is the atmosphere as you enter into the worship service?
3. Listen to the music with your spirit not with your emotions.
4. Listen to the sermon. Is the message from the Bible text quoted by the preacher.
5. I would not necessarily look at the number of people attending.
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What is hard in attending another church.

1. It is not necessarily going to be like the last church you attended.
2. It is not likely going to feel like the last church you attended.
3. It is not likely to meet your every expectations that you were hoping for.
4. It is going to feel strange and different. Which could be good.
5. The music and preaching might be different than what you had expected.
6. Sometimes it takes time to grow to like the right kind of church.


Rivers of Joy Baptist Church
Friday, October 09, 2009


The Wonderful Fall Trees
We liked the sun rays coming through the
trees
What a view as we went to Rivers of Joy
Baptist Church Sunday Morning

My study at the house: Was working on
Romans 1 and Philippians 2 On the screen
is a photo of Mom and me and Dad

(-05:00)

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Romans 1 The Provision of Salvation Message
The Provision of The Good News 1 of 2 from Charles E. Whisnant on Vimeo.

The Provision of Salvation Part 2 of 3 from Charles E. Whisnant on Vimeo.

The Provision of the Good News 3 of 3 from Charles E. Whisnant on Vimeo.


GOD WILL GIVE US HIS LIGHT TO SHINE IN
HIS TIME
There are times I am human and I like to
watch one of my favorite series: BABYLON
5. So today I watched season five episodes
21 and 22 . Its the end of the five year run
of the series. I was living in Lexington KY.
and waiting for the Lord to give me another
assignment. Sometimes waiting for the
assignment was a mental struggle for me. I
never really give up hope but was a little
worried. After five years in Lexington, and
then eight years in Portsmouth, I was
beginning to wonder. BUT GOD.

My Dad would be asked to preach in
Fellowship Meetings and he would preach
the sermon: BUT GOD. I believe I have never questioned God in His timing about events
in our lives, but I have question people in their timing. I have never question God for any
event that I might have thought negative. God is only wise, and all good in all He does.
But I have sure question men in their decision to follow His direction.

GOD IS NEVER TO BE THOUGHT OF LESS THAN IN HIS PERFECTION AND
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HOLINESS.

This last Wednesday Night October 14, 2009 I brought a lesson on THE DECREE OF
GOD. And I will post the outline is posted there and I will later post the lesson on video.

BUT GOD is not the author of Evil and Bad, only Good. But He decree all things to bring
about His glory. We have dishonored God if we blame God for evil and bad things that
we believe have happen to us or anyone else.


The Praise of TheLord
In the drive over to the office at Rivers of
Joy, there is this beautiful changing of the
trees, in a three mile stretch you see the
changing of the seasons. I find this
refreshing. I didn't know the first time I took
the route over to the church, how long I
would be the pastor/teacher of ROJBC. But
this has been a beautiful season for us.

There is cause for praise. PRAISE.

• An expression of faith
• A declaration of victory
• It declares that we believe God is with us. Romans 8:28
• Is a "sacrifice"something we offer to God sacrificially, not just because we feel like it
but because we believe in Him and wish to please Him.
• Hebrews 13:15.
• Psalms 139:14
1. And my soul knows right well. We are no agnostic, we know.
2. We are no doubter, our soul knows
3. We are no dupe, our soul knows right well.
This I have learned quite well, we are made to know Him. And to know God, to know his
Son, Jesus Christ, to know Him as Savior and Lord is enough to give us praise all the day
long.


God's Word Does Not Change, But Changes Us
Last night I drove over to Union Mills to pick up Charity after a 12 hour marathon. We are
glad business is good. They were working on orders for Satursday. Well, the time was
9:30 p.m. Wendy was still open, so I ordered a Junior Cheeseburger. That was good. 31

I had just finished typing up the outline on Philippians 2 for
Sunday night. I really like doing outlines of the sermons.
While I had previous taught on Philippians when I was at First
Baptist Church in Altoona, Kansas back in 1992, the manuscript was still good.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified
seven times. Psalms 12:6
Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Ecclesiastes 12
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and
that believing ye might have life through his name. John 20:31
GOD'S WORD DOES NOT CHANGE, THE WORD CHANGES US.

I woke up this morning around 4 a.m. with that statement on my mind. I hoped I could
remember the statement when I got up. God's Word is forever the same. God is One who
can not change or change His Word.

God speaks to us directly by the Written Word. How Good Is That?


ROANOKE BAPTIST TEMPLE 1963-66
This list will show 30 girls names and 40
boys names that attended our classover the
27 months. I have always liked keeping
records. With the numbers are names who
today I still like to remember them. (if you
click on the paper, enlargment will happen)
Of course 43 years ago, I don't remember
all the details, but I do remember those
were some of the best times of our lives.
December 1963 thru February 1966 when
my Dad passed away, that would be 27
months I believe.
God's grace, gave great gain, glorified, gladness, gathering. godliness, and grace.

Roanoke Baptist Temple, Ronaoke, Virginia

The papers on this post are the original papers that I had in 1966. I have keep them now
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for these 43 years. I have always viewed ministry as
people and not numbers. I believe I have names of
most of the youth who have attended our classes over
the last 43 yearss of ministry.

I would love to know where these youth are today? I
know of a few. I know some are in ministry and still
serving the Lord. That is what it is all about.

Society Security at Sixty Two
Just had to post these two photos .
I am going to be 62 on October 22, and
going to take the Society Security.
Goodness we have paid into it and our
employers have paid as much as I have
over the years. Since my
Dad died at 62 I believe. I thought he was
born in 1904 some say 1902. Nevertheless
he is with the Lord today. So since I am not
making million of dollars I will just take the
money now. I thought Dad was rather old,
while as I look back, he was very active in
ministry and working . I didn't see Dad
weak or lazy but always going and working.
So when Dad died, we were all shocked. So I will continue to enjoy my work in ministry.
From the first job I had in Seminary in 1966 to now I have had a second, third job,
working in the workforce. In addition of pastoring and working in the church. There have
been several positions I have had where I didn't need to have a second job. So at 62 I
believe I can devote my energy to one work. Of course I still have a lot of work riding on
the John Deere 850 in the summer, and helping Charity at Union Mills, other that those
two jobs I will be doing a lot of studying.
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Charles E. Whisnant, Sermon Outlines for 10 18
09
Church Bulletin 10 18 09

Whisnant.

Creation Outline From 10 14 09

Whisnant.

Philippians 10 18 09 Outline

View more documents from Charles E. Whisnant.

THE PROBLEM OF SELF FIXED
The Doctor on the problem of self. Our society tells us to feed our independence, our
self-sufficiency and as a result our pride. The Doctor wisely points to a very different way:

How well the devil knows our human weakness! There is no method, therefore, that he
more frequently uses . . . than just to play on this problem of self as it is present in every
one of us. The ways in which he does so are almost endless. He works on self in order to
encourage pride. He tries to make us proud of our gifts, our brains, our understanding,
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our knowledge . . .

Another form which this evil can take stems
from the fact that various desires always
tend to arise from self—the desire for
importance, the desire for position . . . All
this leads above everything else to a sprit
of self-satisfaction . . .Furthermore this
condition leads to selfishness and self-
centredness. Self is always interested in
itself. Everything revolves round this
particular entity; and it becomes the centre
of a constellation. That in turn leads to jealousy and envy . . .

To the extent that we are governed by self we are sensitive, and as such we can be
easily hurt, easily depressed, and discouraged. Self is always watching for insults and
slights. It is always hypersensitive. It is delicate, it is sensitized to everything; the slightest
speck troubles it and alarms it. Self is totalitarian; it demands everything, and it is irritated
and hurt if it does not get everything. As a consequence it becomes a most fruitful cause
of quarrels and divisions and unhappiness . . .
If you have a great brain, it is no credit to you, you were born with it. If you have a
wonderful singing voice, you have not produced it, it was given you. What are you
boasting about? All that you have is not the result of your action and activity; it is
something with which God has endowed you . . .
Paul always kept the grace of God in view; it kept him humble; it kept his spirit sweet; it
kept him from the horrible sin of self and of pride and self-importance. Christians have
nothing to boast of. We are what we are entirely as the result of the grace of God. - David
Martyn. Lloyd-Jones, The Christian Warfare : An Exposition of Ephesians 6:10 to 13
(Edinburgh; Carlisle, Pa.: Banner of Truth Trust, 1976), 334.

This Matter of Preaching and Unity
This Matter of Preaching from charles e. whisnan t on Vimeo.

Charles E. Whisnant, October 17, 2009

The Model For Unity is Jesus part 2 of 3 from charles e. whisnan t on Vimeo.

From October 17 2009, Charles speakes from Philippians 2:3-4

This Matter of Unity in the Church from charles e. whisnan t on Vimeo.

Part 3 or 4 from Charles E. Whisnant, message on the necessary of unity in the Church


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Today I Began My 62 Year
Today Friday I began my 62 year.

1. 1947-1950 (?) Born and lived in Lynchburg, Virginia
2. 1950-1966 Lived and went to school in Roanoke, Virginia. Roanoke Baptist Temple
3. 1966-1966 After Dad died we moved to Danville, Virginia
4. 8/66 1/70 Bible Baptist Seminary in Arlington Texas
5. June 14 1969 Married Charity
6. Places I have worked in Ministry Fort Worth, Texas
7. Wooster, Ohio
8. Minford, Ohio - Madison Baptist Church
9. Mansfield, Ohio, Perryville, Ohio
10. Fort Worth, Texas
11. Connersville, Indiana
12. Cedar Lake, Indiana Hyles-Anderson College
13. 3/1980 7/1996 Pastor/teacher First Baptist Church, Altoona, Kansas
14. 7/1996- 2001 Lexington, Kentucky
15. 3/2001 - presently living Portsmouth Ohio
16. Currently Pastor/Teacher Minford, Ohio - Rivers of Joy Baptist Church
I don't want to list all the secular jobs I have had the privilege to work for. The list would
be a lot.
1. I will say I worked the longest while Pastor at FBC in Altoona, Ks. For ten years I
worked in Fredonia, Kansas at a Nursing Home. Love the time with the older folks.
2. And I worked in Lexington, Kentucky at a number of part times jobs. 1996-2001
3. Moving to Portsmouth, Ohio in 2001. Worked only at Mex Itali part time for two
years.
4. As of October 2009 I will be helping Charity at Union Mills, and riding the John
Deere 850.
Other points of interests:

1. As I look back, I was saved by God's grace in 1954. At the time I didn't know what
grace was. I didn't know John 3:16 either. What I knew, I wanted Jesus to save me.
And you know He did. And for all these years, He is still working in my life.
2. Christ called me to be His servant. I first worked with my Dad in his church when I
was a teenager and did until Dad died in 1966.
3. I have had the privilege to serve in a number of ministries and work in the secular
workplace for which I am glad.
4. Charity and I have been married for 40 years as of June 20009.
36 5. Charity and I have four adult children, Eric, Becky, Chad and Kyle.

6. Now we have a grand child by Eric and Leslie, and later this year another grandchild
by Kyle and Brittney.
I am thankful that the Lord has held us up by His grace, and power and will. I have failed
more than I want to admit to accomplished all that I had wised I could have succeed. But
one thing I have tried over the years, is to do the best I can with what God had to work
with.

I trust that the Lord will continue to use us as His servant.

LAW AND ORDER TV 'DIGNITY" 2009
For the most part, I have liked the TV show
Law and Order for some 20 years now. I
didn't say I like necessarily the themes, but
I have liked the acting, while I might not like
the actors. Anyway, that as it may, tonight I
watched the show called "DIGNITY."
(check the episodes)
The show is straight forward, the show was
about the shooting of Dr. Tiller in Witchia
Kansas. Charity and I lived in Altoona about
100 miles from Witchia for 16 plus years.
And there were many great churches in
Witchia, yet the city was the capital city of abortions.
The show was really about the debate in our country. In any show like this, there are
facts that are facts and then some that are not. Opinions are those who the writers of the
show. But you learn the prospectives of that the thinking is today.
35 years since the Row verses Row ruling and its still the topic today. But the comments
made during the show was interesting.


BEAUTIFUL FALL TRESS
I LOVE THE TRIP TO RIVERS OF JOY
BAPTIST CHURCH. THE FALL TRESS &
LEAVES
ISN'T GOD SOOOOOOOO GOOD?
(-05:00)

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Reflection On The Goodness of The Lord
Sunday, October 25, 2009
REFLECTION ON SUNDAY

By the end of the evening, I was refreshed
in my spirit. This was the first Sunday at
ROJBC when our worship leader Bob
Temple really was now in Fort Worth Texas
for a long while. And you get to church and
you see no cars in the parking lot. And you
are saying, "Okay, Lord, its Charity and I
today." Then you realize you are early.

We as pastors of small churches, (really
small in numbers) sometimes are overwhelmed when even smaller number of people
come. Today could have been such a day for me. But before the day was over, my focus
was on the Lord and had a great time of fellowship.

Too often pastors will express their disappointment over the offering, or attendance, or
general attitude of the people. Satan likes to do that to you, you know. The pastor will
spend a lot of time just complaining how bad he believes the people are for not doing
more for the Lord.

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I am grateful for the spirit of our people, I am grateful for their faithfulness. I am grateful
that they love the Lord and want to come to all our services. I am glad they want to hear
and learn the Word of God. We really have a great group of people.

So today rather than getting down because Bob was not here, and Bill Bower has been
sick for several weeks, that we would do the best we could do. And Bill Bower and I made
a great team today. Johnny Edwards is a God sent servant of the Lord. He has been sick,
his wife is not well either, but Johnny is still full of the spirit of the Lord in his singing and
testimony for the Lord. Pauline and Johnny had a great special singing. We had a few
visitors today.

Janet Ramey worked hard on Saturday to give the kids a good time of fun. Then she got
them to come to church on Sunday. Then one of her grand kids sung a special song
tonight and that was very encouraging.

So when the day was over, the Lord once again showed Himself as God and encouraged
our hearts with His love and care and grace.

We are a blessed people.

Enjoyed teaching this morning in our Bible study time. "IN TIMES OF SPIRITUAL
EXTREME ANXIETY WHAT DO YOU DO? And we talked about the Latin term: Coram
Deo. Colossians 1:24, 1 Peter 2:21, 1 Peter 3:18, Philippians 3:10

In the morning hour I taught from Philippians 2:5 'WHAT IS THE MEAN OF THE
INCARNATION OF JESUS CHRIST." Jesus Christ became like us in order that we might
become like Him. The eternal God came to earth in human form as Jesus Christ. (sermon
outline and video come this week.)

Sunday Evening we went to Romans 1:5 and finished up with the'THE PRIVILEGE OF
THE GOSPEL." Romans 8:38-39

Then a great time of fellowship after the service.

So by the time the day Charity and I got back to the house, we were encouraged in the
Lord.

Rivers of Joy Baptist Church Staff and Singers
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Self fulfillment Has Taken Over for Love for God
The fall tress as you go down route 64
from our house to the church.
In our society today, its true that self-
fillment has taken over for consuming love
for God.
We are in the series on how temptation
becomes sin on Wednesday night at Rivers
of Joy Baptist Church. How does the devil
get a person to sin! What is sin! Genesis
3:1-7 is a conversation between the devil
and Eve.
In Eve's talk with the Devil and into the talk
Eve is saying "I will." Self-fulfillment has
taken over for consuming love for God.
For the first time ever, what is driving her is
her satisfaction. And that's when sin moves
from the mind into the feeling. She's
already sinned in the mind, but now the sin
is going to work on her emotionally. And it's
going to conceive. And it's going to bring
forth evil, disobedient behavior, and that will
produce death in exactly the pattern of
James 1:14 and 15. This is the self-
seduction. This is where the feelings follow
the mind. Look how it unfolds in Verse 6: "When the woman saw that the tree was good
for food" -- that's not intellectual.


Shyanne Sining at Rivers of Joy Baptis Church


How Satan Gets People To Sin
How Satan Gets People To Sin 1 of 5 from charles e. whisnan t on Vimeo.

October 28 2009 Charles E. Whisnant, teaches from Genesis 3:1-7 on How Satan got
Eve to Sin and disobey God in the Garden of Eden. one of five.,
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Did God Create Evil and Sin?
When I began this series from Genesis
back in Februay, I didn't know I would be
still teaching in the series in November. But
I am known for long series.

THE PROFESSOR TEACHES ABOUT
EVIL AND CHRISTIANITY:
"Let me explain the problem science has
with Jesus Christ." The atheist professor of
philosophy pauses before his class and
then asks one of his new students to stand.
"You're a Christian, aren't ou son."

"Yes sir."

"So you believe in God?"
"Absolutely."
"Is God good?"
"Sure! God's good."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything."
"Yes"

"Are you good or evil?"
"The Bible says I'm evil."

The professor grins knowingly "Ahh! THE BIBLE!" He considers for a moment. "Here's
one for you. Let's say there is a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do
it. Would you help them? Would you try?"
"Yes sir, I would."

"So you're good...!"
"I would say that."

"Why not say that? You would help a sick and maimed person if you could..in fact most of
us would if we could..... God doesn't."

(No Answer)

Well that is not the end of the talk between the professor and student, but you get the
point.

The truth is, if you don't understand Genesis 3 you might not understand the rest of the
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• You can not know the solution to the problem, unless you know what the problem is.
• You can not know the cure unless you know the right diagnosis.
• You will never be able to know God's remedy for this world, if you don't know and
understand the difficulty wunder which this world lives and functions.
Well I am well into this study and much has been said about this matter of evil and sin
and how all went wrong after God had made a perfect universe and world, and earth, and
man and woman.

After teaching six months on God's creation of the world, so perfect, then to have to spent
another few months on how the devil destroyed this who world and everyone in it. How
can that have happen?

How was it that every think was "very good," at the end of Genesis 1 and then we come
to chapter three and every thing we wrong?

What went wrong. It's like man has fallen from heaven without a parachute, and he
sinking at a speed toward hell with nothing to stop him.

What happen in Genesis 3:1-7?

Sin entered into the world for the first time.

Satan entered into the Garden of Eden. And the devil has not left mankind along since
then.

Everything wrong is because of sin. And any accurate understanding of the way things
are in the earth demands an understanding of sin. Without us knowing the events in
Genesis three is not going to be a right view of how it is today in our world. Romans 8:21-
22

You and I are not the way God inteneded us to be. We have become "slavery to
corrupltion."

So how did all this happen? Was it all God's fault? Is God the creator of Evil and Sin?

So you might need to read the outlines and maybe when you have time to listen to the
videos on this subject.

SO WHAT HOW DID SATAN GET EVE TO DISOBEY GOD?

The Wrong Choices Led Eve To Sin 5 of 5 from charles e. whisnan t on Vimeo.


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What A Great Day October 31, 2009
Kyle and Brittney: the baby is due in late
November
Charity on our way to church last Sunday, I
had to stop and take this photo
Last week's four outline lessons:

The birthday cake from Union Mills

SATURDAY OCTOBER 31 2009

What a great day: I was up at 5 a.m. and
had a great cup of good coffee, well several
cups of coffee. Then woke Charity up and
she was off to work around 7 a.m. I worked
around the house in the morning. I finished
the outline for Sunday night. Finished the
church bulletin as well.

I have uploaded Sunday Evenings video
sermon from Romans 1:7, started this
process around noon and as of 6:45 p.m.
two are ready and the third will be soon.

I picked up Charity at 1 p.m. and had lunch
at Mex Itali with Kindra and Debbie. Then
went to Kroger with Charity and I printed
out some great photos. Finally back to the
house by 2:30.

I went to the church and visited some
members and printed the outlines for
Sunday's messages and the church
bulletin. And while I was moving some old
tapes from the passed, I came across a
tape from Victory Baptist Church in 1974.
Oh my, that was interesting to listen to.
Goodness.

Finally I arrived back home, and Charity
had a nice supper. Now I am finishing up
this post and will call it a day.

Hope the Yankees win tonight. Ohio State
won over a AAA team. 45-0.

Its now 7:32 and 14 hours later, I believe I
will take off my tie.
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It has being a great day. Romans 1:7 and Philippians 2:8-9 great text for Sunday.

Charity is getting a little supper ready, and we will rest a minute before we call this a great
day.

The Saints Privileges in Christ
Sunday, November 01, 2009
The Privelege of Good News 2 of 3 from Charles E. Whisnant on Vimeo.

The Provision of the Good News 3 of 3 from Charles E. Whisnant on Vimeo.


THE PREACHER AND HIS PREACHING
Monday, November 02, 2009
The Preacher and His Teaching The Word from Charles E. Whisnant on Vimeo.

So if you listen to this video, at the end you will be able to view the other videos. I just
discovered that. Of course if you click on Vimeo you will also view all the videos we have
made.


Beautiful Fall Scenery on Scioto 64 Trip to
Church
ISN'T GOD ALWAYS GOOD TO ALLOW
US TO VIEW HIS CREATION?

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TO HAVE WISDOM IS?
Proverbs 10:1-2
INTRODUCTION REMARKSStudy Notes from November 01 2009In Bible Study: Rivers
of Joy Baptist Church
When the Hebrews heard the term “WISDOM” what did think? When Solomon wrote
Proverbs and he used the general term ‘wisdom’ what was the idea that the Hebrew
people received?
• They understood the meaning to be one whose pattern of life, and lifestyle was in
line with Biblical principles, and teaching of scriptures.
• It seems today wisdom has the meaning of knowledge. Thus we need to get all this
stuff of education down.

But wisdom is:

• The ability to understand who God really is, and what it is that God want you to do,
and you are doing it.
As I have said before:

• Until you understand the intent of the Word of God, you can’t live it out in your life.
• The purpose I have in mind when I am teaching, is to give you the sense of
Scripture: is found in the example of these verses:

• Ezra 7:10 : Ezra arrived in Jerusalem: prepared his heart, mind, soul: to seek the
law of God and to do it, and to teach in Israel the statues and judgments of God.
• Nehemiah 8:1-6: Ezra brought the law of God before the congregration:
To all those who could understand.

He read the law first.

He prayed unto the Lord.

Read it DISTINCTLY.

And gave the SENSE

And CAUSED them to understanding the reading.
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• Nehemiah 8:13 To understand the WORDS of the Law. They found what they were
to do.
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• Understand: “To turn the mind to:” Deut 32:29, Psalms 41:2, 64:10, Proverbs 16:20,
Daniel 9:13

WISDOM: is in its last analysis is PERSOAL HOLINESS.
FOOLISHINESS is in its last analysis: is PRACTICAL UNHOLINESS


What Is The Right Motive of Spiritual Worship
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Spiritual (Worship) Service Unto the Lord 1 of 4 from charles e. whisnan t on Vimeo.

There are four parts to this message. Its good that you can listen to 11 minute of the
message and then listen later to the rest. At the end of video you will be directed to the
others. Also on Growbylearning.com all the Video are on the front page.

Until the Bible makes sense to you you will not be able to live out its princples, and thus
the teaching of the Word is necessary for spiritual living.


The Blues Family
Friday, November 06, 2009
THE YOUNGER BLUES SON AND DAD SOME YEARS
AGO. Eric and Charles
THE YOUNG BLUES BROTHERS OF A FEW YEARS
AGO Chad and Kyle


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