Reflections from WBC's GIC 2009 So Far...

I hope to type out more later, but so far the time at GIC here at Wynne Baptist has exceeded my hopes.

Wednesday night David Platt preached from Luke 9:57-62 and asked these three questions:

(1). Will you choose comfort or will you choose the cross?

(2). Are you going to settle for maintenance, or are you going to sacrifice for mission?

(3). Will your life be marked by an indecisive mind, or an undivided heart?


Wednesday after the evening service Dr. Platt met with our fellowship of deacons and ministerial staff. We ended up spending the majority of our time hearing from him relating to the radical experiment going on at Brook Hills.


Thursday evening David preached to us about adoption and orphan care from Ephesians 1:3-14. Absolutely amazing and life-changing message.

He labeled his three points as "3 Simple Glorious Truths of the Gospel"

(1). The Father has Planned Our Salvation/Adoption (vs. 3-5)

(2). The Son Purchased Our Salvation/Adoption (vs. 5-7)

(3). The Spirit Will Preserve Our Salvation/Adoption (vs. 13-14)


Thursday night after the service I had the incredible and unique privilege of meeting with David and Al Jackson (pastor of Lakeview Baptist Church in Auburn, AL). We meet for a couple of hours. Needless to say, it blessed my soul beyond description of words. I am grateful to the Lord God for both of these men and for the opportunity to sit in the same room with them and just talk about church, the convention, Jesus, etc.

Today I had the wonderful privilege of spending the day, along with my wife and boys, with several of the missionaries that are here for GIC serving King Jesus around the world. What a privilege of being with these people of God today!

Tonight, Bro. Al will be preaching to the people of WBC out of Matthew 6:19-24. He preached a form of this same message at Southern Seminary and Southeastern Seminary recently. Very powerful and something I, as well as our people, desperately need.


I hope to post several reflections in the days to come. God is doing alot in my heart and in the hearts of the people here at WBC. I look forward to seeing how He is going to appropriate it.