PASTOR’S POST
Texas Hope 2010 is the dream of the incoming president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, Randel Everett. I’ve known Randel for almost 40 years now and he has always been a visionary kind of guy. When he accepted the position at the BGCT he immediately put forth a fresh focus for our churches and that was to share the gospel with all Texans by Easter 2010. We are doing that through Prayer, Share and Care.
Texas Baptists are praying for the lost, the hungry, the hurting across the state and through caring hearts they are sharing and meeting the needs of people. Some have said that it was an impossible task to reach so many people in such a short time. That may be true…but thousands of people are now eating when they once were going hungry, they were lost but now have given their hearts to Christ, some were once inactive church members and are now moving out into their communities with a variety of ministering efforts. We may not reach them all by Easter 2010 but we will reach some, and if the Lord doesn’t come back we will continue to press forward with the gospel, feeding the hungry, ministering to the hurting and…we have a place where you can get involved.
As for IBF and our 2010 efforts we are giving away the Bible on CD in over 360 different languages. With over 140 different languages being spoken in the metroplex surely we have most of these languages on this disc. We have already given these away at Christmas and will give them as gifts to everyone who visits our Easter services. We will also be putting these CD’s in every Baylor Hospital in Dallas County during the Easter weekend.
Let me say that if are not a member of IBF and would like a Bible on CD we would be happy to send one to you. Please post your request in the comments or you can send a request to the church: Irving Baptist Fellowship 2201 W. Shady Grove Road, Irving, Texas 75060. Or, stop by and visit our services and we will be happy to hand it to you in person! IBF delivering HOPE in Texas in 2010.
Come Worship with us any Sunday! DF
