"A Crazy Faith"

What a day, What a day, What a day We had at the Luke today! from the time the choir sung "Grateful" the mood was set. The house was onfire. We (God & Me) preached about "A Crazy Faith that makes a whole lot of sense". Sometime it is hard to maintain a healthy mind and spirit when everything is going crazy around you. The text focused in on an elderly, God loving couple who had no children. The prophet Elisha would always stop by their house to spend a night. He would come by so often that they fixed him up a room to stay whenever he would come by. They were so good to him that he asked GOD to bless them with a child and He did.

But then the boy died and the woman did not panic she said "It IsWell". She was not crazy she believed in the Power of GOD. As believers we should be able to deal with reality rather than reject it. Mental health is defined as the ability to be dedicated to reality and truth at all costs. She wasn't crazy because she dealt with the reality that the son GOD had given her was dead and He was the only one that could bring him back.

If you know GOD you can maintain a spiritual balance and you won't get knocked off your feet by little stuff.

The single most important thing you have to do is "Keep your eyes stayed on Jesus"  When your eyes are fixed on Jesus everybody around you can be going crazy and you will say It Is Well. Keep your eyes on Jesus and He will see you through.

I am on my way to The Union Missionary Baptist where my good friend Robert Carr is the angel of that church, to preach their 81st Anniversary. As my cousin Roni would always say "Little Bit Later"

God's Formula for Action

St. Luke, St. Luke, St. Luke! Oh how I love Her. The Luke was on fire today, His presence was truly felt. We do have a good time at "The Luke", but its more to christianity than having a good time at church. I believe a change ought to come. In 2 Corinthians 5: 17 Paul states that: "Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons!" This is from the message bible but the NKJV says it like this: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passewd away, behold all things become new". All means all and that is all that all means. If you are a christian a change should have come over you. We should be different from the way we were B.C. (Before Christ). We shouldn't be back biting, hatin' on each other, indifferent, thinking we are better than others, etc. We know the rest, we know what we do that we shouldn't be doing in church or outside of the church. We are stunting the growth of the Kingdom.

The problem with the church is that we act worse than the world, that's what is stunting the growth of the kingdom. We look at church as a social club, night club for Sunday Morning, not as the hospital that is. You don't go to the hospital and leave the same way you come, you get healed. So when you come to the House of God and you get saved you should be different, a new life should burgeon! Stop stunting the growth of the Kingdom! CHANGE!

Today we (Me & God) preached about "God's Formula for Action". James 2: 14- 24. I love that 20th verse. Faith without works is dead. Our faith alone is not enough, Paul said that if we believe and confess and then we shall be saved (C+B=S) and that is true, but I like how James added something else to it. He said we need a little more, we need some action and it has to be GOD centered action, and on top of that we need to spread the word, we need to evangelize, we need to tell somebody, Matthew said we have to let your light so shine before men that they will see your good works and glorify your father which is in heaven. Faith without works isn't faith at all. So what James is saying is (F+W) X U2= God Centered Action. Faith + Works x's you telling somebody about the love of GOD = God Centered Action.

We can't leave out any part of God's equation. We have to work it, just like He told us to. So let's work the formula and see God make a change in our lives, in our homes, in our communities and even in our churches. I'm Out! Holla!

"Going from a Good Church to a Great Church" (Fifth Street Baptist Church 181st Anniversary)

We had a blast tonight at The Historic Fifth Street helping to celebrate their anniversary. I love the chance to preach for my pastor & my home church. I also love my CHURCH "The Luke", they showed up and showed out. The Reverend Robert E. Childs, who passed away last week usually preaches this revival, so it was a joy and a privilege to do this.

We preached from Ephesians 1: 15-23 "A Great Church" . First we have to realize that We are the body of Christ. Not just our church but the universal church. We complete the Spiritual Body of Christ.
We embody the Power of Christ. We represent the greatness of Christ's Power. We show the world who Christ is. Sometime it seems like Christ is so far away, Paul said We are Christ, the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
We complete the work of Christ. We can't find deliverance, knowledge, guidance, perfect assurance or the true meaning of life. We've been charged to go into all the world and make disciples, to teach, to baptize in the name of The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirt. We've got work to do.

Who switched the price tags?

What a day, What a day we had at "The Luke"! God was surely in the house. We celebrated our Ushers today. My oldest brother Minister Tyrone E. Handley(he's the oldest boy and I'm the youngest boy) brought us a mighty word this morning "Ushering in the Presence of "The Lord" Psalm 84: 10. He let us know what it takes to be a usher. I am so very proud of my brother and it was truly an honor to share the pulpit with him.

This evening we worshipped with Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church and my great friend Rev. Frank Mays for their Men & Women's Day. It was truly an honor to be with the Pastor Emeritus of Mt. Pilgrim, Rev. J. R. Gant. We spoke from the 14th Chapter of Luke, Vs. 25 - 35. We focused in how this world has lead us to believe that following Jesus is not that important anymore and all the things we must give up, all the people we must cut off and all the things and people we can't love more or even on the same level as GOD. We really lifted him up, the choir, the ushers and the church body as a whole showed up in big numbers! I just love my Church, I thank GOD for sending me to "The Luke".

We had a grand time this morning, Rev. Vigil Durham preached until the glory of God came down and filled the hearts of our people. We had one to join as a candidate for baptism. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

At Brownsboro Baptist Church to preach Rev. James Izlar's pre anniversary. St. Luke has showed up in big numbers. I Love my Church

Watch "Rev. Robert Drake..Preaching at the 15th Year Pastor Anniversary of Rev. Phillip L. Hodge, Sr" on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata&v=nPqwTJ0VgHk

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My Wonderful Sunday

     Even though it was raining outside the Lord caused The SON to shine on my day as He always does.

    It started out in Owensboro Ky. at the Zion Baptist Church to celebrate the 34th Anniversary of my dear friend Rev. Larry Lewis. The spirit was very high in the place. My sermon was entitled "After all these years what shall I preach" 2Timothy 4: 1-3. Preach Jesus, be instant in season and out, when they want to hear you and when they don't. Study to shew thyself approved a workman rightly dividing the word of truth. If you are studied up & prayed up the Lord will give you a word, and make it fresh. Truly a word from GOD!

    After a safe trip back to Louisville in the rain (thanks to a very safe driver) :-) we arrived at the Day Spring Missionary Baptist Church (where the pastor is my good friend Rev. John Campbell) right on time to hear the beautiful voices of "The St. Luke Sanctuary Choir" that I missed so much this morning.

     I preached about an "Attitude of Grattitude" Matt. 2: 7,8; Luke 2: 7, 25. We preached about how we have very bad attitudes when it comes to CHURCH, and how King Herod and us have attitudes of hostility, how he didn't want anybody to take over his kingdom so he wants to kill Jesus, how he said one thing with his lips and another with his actions. Just like us.

    Next was an attitude of indifference, we don't want to help the pastor, we ain't against the pastor either we are just stuck in the middle somewhere. Like the innkeeper who didn't try to find someone to let Mary use their bed to have the baby Jesus. He didn't have anything against Mary & Joseph but he didn't do anything to help them either, Just Like Us.

    Next was an Attitude of Spiritulality. Simeon had an attitude of Spirituality, because He believed what God had promised him through the Holy Spirit, that he wasn't going to leave this earth until he got to see The Son of the Living GOD. I'm here to tell you that whatever GOD promises will happen. Simeon went to the Church House and there was the baby Jesus and he picked him up and held him in his arms, and went to Die in Peace because he had seen the Messiah.

    We ned to have a attitude of grattitude, we need to thank the Lord for all that he's done (all means all and that's all that all means).

That was "My Wonderful Sunday"

"Let's Focus on the Positive"

Oh what a time we had at "The Luke" today. The Spirit was high from the beginning of the experience. I would like to give a special Thank You to the associate ministers of St. Luke for putting us in the mode for worship this morning. Thanks.

We preached about Focusing on the Positive Philippians 1: 12-26. We focused on how Paul, even though he was in prison still was focused on the furtherance of the gospel.

He was writing to the church at Phillipi about how to live was good but to die in christ was better. He was only worried about the advancement of the gospel even if it meant he had to die. We have a GOD that can turn a negative into a positive and He, in the midst of all negativity and produce positive results.

Our revival starts tomorrow and theme is "Focus on the Positive Things" Philippians 4:8. We have a great line up of preachers, trying to do something different this year and give the congregation a variety of preachers. Tomorrow we have Rev. Gerald Joiner, Pastor of Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Tuesday - Rev. Kevin Nelson - Pastor of First Baptist Church of Jeffersontown and last but not least we have Rev. Frank M. Smith Jr. - Christ Church for our Community on Wednesday. Remember "Focus on the Positive".

St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church

"Spring Revival"

Focus on the Positive Things - Philippians 4: 8

Welcome from the Pastor:

Welcome to The St. Luke MBC Spring Revival. I am elated that you have decided to share this time with us. I greet you in the name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and want you to make yourselves at home, do whatever the spirit leads you to do.

Our thought for our revival is “Focus On The Positive Things” Philippians 4: 8 We have been feeling a great change coming over our congregation in Spirit, Attitude, Praise, Worship and Giving. We want to hold on to this change and take it as far as the Lord wants us to go with it. “Where He Leads Us We Will Follow”. We want to be transformed, renewed, changed and improved. (“Lord Please Send Us a Revival”) To our visitors we want you to share also in this experience with us, so that you can go back to your churches with “New Attitudes”.

We are blessed by God to have three of the most sought after preachers and teachers in the city and nation in our midst this week as we revive our spirit with the Word of God and “Encourage Ourselves to Focus on The Positive Things”, and I would like to personally thank these great preachers of the Gospel for taking time out of their schedules to come out and share the Gospel with us.

I know we will all be blessed as God allows his spirit to fall fresh on us this week. So let’s come together on one accord and pray that this will be a week of that will be pleasing to God. Please except our humble welcome in His presence.

Rev. Robert C. Drake Sr. Pastor
St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church

The Call & The Answer

Oh what a time we had on Sunday Morning at Christ Church for Our Community, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Rev. Frank M. Smith Jr. We had a real nice crowd and it was nice to be able to preach in the area where you were born and raised. I started off kind of nervous, read the wrong scripture. Wanted to read Isaiah 6: 1-8 but read Isaiah 1, by the time I got to the 5th verse I realized that I was on the wrong page, BUT GOD made a way and we went on preach "The Call & The Answer" What is a Pastors Call?

• Pastor must know their calling - You must know what you are getting into.
• Pastors must approach their calling with a Godly Spirit - Forsaking all but the Kingdom
• Pastors must be willing to go anywhere - Where He leads you must follow
• You should Praise Pastors for their Christian walk - It encourages them to keep on keepin on.

We thank God for CCFOC and their spirit and can't wait til our revival starts so we can fellowship again.

Hello, I'm back again!

It really feels good to be in the land of the living this morning, I would like to say I have been busy, very busy and haven't had a chance to record in my blog.

First, The Lord was moving in St. Luke yesterday We had a wonderful time, He sent two new souls our way. We thank the Lord for Rev. & Mrs Virgil Durham, He just keeps on blessing us.

Our message morning was titled "Too Little Too Late" Exodus 3: 14a ; Revelation 1: 7-8, We were trying to let everybody know that we don't have a whole lot of time, we can't wait til' Jesus comes back to get it right, we have to at least try and "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; lean not to your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your path" Don't let it be too little too late.

In the evening we visited "Sweet Leaf Primitive Baptist Church" Where my good friend Elder Nate Anderson is the pastor. I found out something yesterday, Nate is not as old as I thought he was, I've always looked up to him because he was around my father, but I've come to find out that I am older than him. It was for their Choir anniversary.

I preached about "I just can't tell it all" John 21: 25, John was letting that the things he wrote were not all that Jesus had done while on this earth. If he had to write it all down it wouldn't be enough books to hold it. Sometime we try to explain something or tell a story and we mess it up trying to tell the whole story. When we attempt to tell the whole story, every little detail it gets boring, If a preacher preaches too long it gets boring, If a deacon prays too long it gets boring, If a movie is too long it gets boring, I think you get the picture, but when I think about the goodness of God I don't want to bore no one so I just tell them all the very important things, because " I just can't tell it all" We'll be there all night.

Looking forward to getting back into my blog. It helps me with my writing and typing skills. Thanks for reading it and if you see where I need improvement don't hesitate to let me know, I love constructive criticism.