Sunday, February 23, 2014
"Boots & Biscuits" Preached From Ephesians 2:1-10
By Rev. Jim Hilton, pastor of the quintessential country church, with personal observation from his eclectic life as cowboy and preacher:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR8DAogmvTA&feature=youtu.be
RESOURCE PAGE:
Ephesians 2:1-10
New International Version (NIV)
Made Alive in Christ
2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Footnotes:
- Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
"Attitude of Gratitude" Preached at Tinney Chapel by guest Preacher Gailyn McCurdy
Tinney Chapel and Hynson Chapel are Sister Churches and visit from time to time with each Pastor bringing the message as guest preacher. Today's message was from Luke 17:11-19:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym0ByIA3M_Y&feature=youtu.be
RESOURCE PAGE:
Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy
11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a] met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
Footnotes:
- Luke 17:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
Cowboy Singer Joe Dan Boyd to Open For State Historian Bill O'Neal Lecture On History Of The Texas Cowboy Saturday, Feb. 15, 2 pm @ Winnsboro Depot Meeting Room
Saturday, February 15th @ 2:00 p.m. at the Winnsboro
Depot: Texas State Historian, Bill
O'Neal will visit Winnsboro and present "The History of the Texas
Cowboy". Brought to you "FREE" by the Winnsboro TX Preservation
Commission and Gilbreath
Memorial Library. Don't miss this opportunity along with book signings of
Mr. O'Neal and our local historian, Bill Jones. Cowboy Songs provided by Joe Dan Boyd .Refreshments provided by The
Legends of Crossroads! Come on out for a fun and educational event.
Joe Dan Boyd in musical performance at Winnsboro Center for the Arts.
Joe Dan Boyd and his brother Tommy Boyd were born and raised on the Old Tinney Home Place about two miles south of Winnsboro on FM 312 near the intersection of County Road 4620.
There, the Boyd Brothers learned and performed the required duties of a typical traditional, diversified farm of the 1940s and early 1950s which included handling and herding livestock as well as milking cows for home use and sales of milk to Winnsboro's Kraft Cheese Plant located near the site of today's South Branch of Winnsboro First National Bank.
Being a "cowboy" of that place and time involved bringing the cows from pasture to barn and plowing straight furrows with mule-drawn equipment, such as the Georgia Stock and and Kelly plows. In both instances, the Boyd Brothers often tamed their livestock, both cows and mules, by breaking them for riding, sometimes with a cow's tail pulled over our shoulder to urge more speed from our domesticated mounts.
Tommy and I were faithful listeners to radio in that pre-TV era, and one of our favorite programs was "Melody Ranch," featuring Gene Autry, the first Singing Cowboy of the Silver Screen, and his wonder horse, Champion. Much of our occasional leisure time on the Tinney Farm was spent playing cowboy, often with other young boys in our rural neighborhood.
At the age of 14, I penned my first piece of cowboy fiction, a short story titled "Wild Stallion," published by Farm and Ranch Magazine, then the most popular and best-read magazine in Wood County and surrounding areas. It was my first bylined article and my first magazine article, an event which stirred something in my soul that would eventually prompt me to become an agricultural journalist after earning a degree in that field from Texas A&M College.
Early in my youth, I learned to play guitar and sing old traditional songs from my neighbor, Herb Cater, who instilled a lifelong love of music and singing.
It is my great honor to "open" for State Historian Bill O'Neal's lecture on History of the Texas Cowboy with a few of the cowboy songs I have sung for most of my life. I am grateful to Winnsboro's official Historian Bill Jones for inviting me to share this small part in this major event at the Winnsboro Depot Meeting Room Saturday, Feb. 15, at 2 pm.
The event is FREE to the public and you are cordially invited to attend. I hope to see you there.
Labels: Bill Jones, Cowboy Songs, Gilbreath Memorial Library, History of the Texas Cowboy, Joe Dan Boyd, Legends of the Crossroads, State Historian Bill O'Neal, Tommy Boyd, Winnsboro Preservation Commission
Sunday, February 09, 2014
"To Be Led By The Holy Spirit" Preached by David Stanton, Certified Lay Servant
Based on Acts 16:1-10 and personal observations by David Stanton:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RFmOMKQEEE&feature=youtu.be
RESOURCE PAGE:
Acts 16:1-10
New International Version (NIV)
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
16 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek. 2 The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3 Paul
wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because
of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father
was a Greek. 4 As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia
6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. 8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. 9 During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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Saturday, February 08, 2014
The Party's Over: Frankie Brewer is 90 @ Tinney Chapel
It's all candle smoke and mirrors now that Frankie Brewer has celebrated her Big Nine-Oh birthday. Here are pix and a video from this historic event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZP5Eyvf9C0&feature=youtu.be
TINNEY TALK, 02-08-14
OBSERVATIONS BY
JOE DAN BOYD
TINNEY CHAPEL UMC
HONORS FRANKIE BREWER TODAY, who celebrates 90 years of life on this planet, in
this county and at the quintessential country church, located at 449 County
Road 4620, just two miles south of Winnsboro on FM 312, then another quarter
mile east on 4620 in the Family Life Center.
FRANKIE CAME TO
TINNEY CHAPEL during a long-ago, 1993, merger with Shady Grove UMC, and she hit the
ground running in that era. She has since served Tinney Chapel in just about
every capacity one can think of, but is perhaps best known for her tireless
leadership of a long-lasting Sunday School Class called The Wise Ones, which
became my own Sunday School Class when I returned here in 1997. There I
remained until I was called to lead another Tinney Chapel Sunday School Class,
then called Pairs and Spares.
FRANKIE CONTINUED
TO LEAD THE WISE ONES, sharing her own unique wisdom for many years, and I
don’t know how long she had been leading that Class when I returned to the Church
of my youth in 1997. Only recently did Frankie choose to dissolve that
venerable Class and merge with another Sunday School Class at Tinney Chapel,
where she remains one of the pillars who can always be counted on to join in or
occasionally lead discussions on this or that Scripture.
HER WORK WITH THE
TINNEY CHAPEL LADIES GROUP and memorable participation in a group called OASIS
(Older Adults Still In Service) stand out in recent memory. For several years,
she cared for her husband, Travis Brewer, a decorated World War II Veteran, who
was in declining health during his final years:Frankie’s love and devotion
never faltered.
FRANKIE IS THE
OLDEST OF THREE SISTERS, all of whom came with her to Tinney Chapel during the
merger with Shady Grove UMC. As the eldest, Frankie shared in the upbringing of
her two younger sisters, Mary and Imogene. Although Mary passed from this life
a few years ago, after many years of her own devoted service to Tinney Chapel,
Imogene still attends and serves regularly at the quintessential country
church.
HAPPY 90thBIRTHDAY, FRANKIE.
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Celebrate Frankie Brewer's 90th Birthday @ Tinney Chapel Today, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2:30 to 4:30 pm
Come and Go, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm today, Saturday,Feb. 8, @ Tinney Chapel's Family Life Center
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TINNEY TALK, 02-08-14
OBSERVATIONS BY
JOE DAN BOYD
TINNEY CHAPEL UMC
HONORS FRANKIE BREWER TODAY, who celebrates 90 years of life on this planet, in
this county and at the quintessential country church, located at 449 County
Road 4620, just two miles south of Winnsboro on FM 312, then another quarter
mile east on 4620 in the Family Life Center.
FRANKIE CAME TO
TINNEY CHAPEL during a long-ago merger with Shady Grove UMC, and she hit the
ground running in that era. She has since served Tinney Chapel in just about
every capacity one can think of, but is perhaps best known for her tireless
leadership of a long-lasting Sunday School Class called The Wise Ones, which
became my own Sunday School Class when I returned here in 1997. There I
remained until I was called to lead another Tinney Chapel Sunday School Class,
then called Pairs and Spares.
FRANKIE CONTINUED
TO LEAD THE WISE ONES, sharing her own unique wisdom for many years, and I
don’t know how long she had been leading that Class when I returned to the Church
of my youth in 1997. Only recently did Frankie choose to dissolve that
venerable Class and merge with another Sunday School Class at Tinney Chapel,
where she remains one of the pillars who can always be counted on to join in or
occasionally lead discussions on this or that Scripture.
HER WORK WITH THE
TINNEY CHAPEL LADIES GROUP and memorable participation in a group called OASIS
(Older Adults Still In Service) stand out in recent memory. For several years,
she cared for her husband, Travis Brewer, a decorated World War II Veteran, who
was in declining health during his final years:Frankie’s love and devotion
never faltered.
FRANKIE IS THE
OLDEST OF THREE SISTERS, all of whom came with her to Tinney Chapel during the
merger with Shady Grove UMC. As the eldest, Frankie shared in the upbringing of
her two younger sisters, Mary and Imogene. Although Mary passed from this life
a few years ago, after many years of her own devoted service to Tinney Chapel,
Imogene still attends and serves regularly at the quintessential country
church.
HAPPY 90th
BIRTHDAY, FRANKIE. Drop by Tinney Chapel today, Saturday, February 8, between
2:30 and 4:30 pm to say hi.
Labels: Frankie Brewer, the quintessential country church, Tinney Chapel UMC
Sunday, February 02, 2014
"Omaha! Omaha! Omaha!" Preached Here On Superbowl Sunday
Based on Philippians 3:12-14 and Pastor Hilton's observations on Superbowl Quarterback Peyton Manning plus our chance to have a Superbowl Church at Tinney Chapel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rQ57to_Rx8&feature=youtu.be
Resource Page:
Philippians 3:12-14
New International Version (NIV)
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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Link to Resource Page:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+3%3A12-14&version=NIV
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