2010 in Review

2010 in Review

As I look back over the past year of 2010, I am totally amazed at all that the Lord has done in my life and for other people because we were obedient unto the Lord. Totally over whelmed of all the Love and Support that we have been given while we are preaching and teaching the Word of God.

Here is my "Year in Review"

January started out with lots of snow and lots of service cancellations. We found that the weather had become a issue so we came up with the idea of only having one (1) service on Sundays and that service would begin at noon and there would be no morning or evening services. We were blessed to see souls saved (4) in January.

Our youth were blessed to go to their (BPC) first Accelerant in Gatlinburg, TN. We took a total of 17 people and had a wonderful time. We attended Christian Concerts and lots of Word being preached. During the Saturday Evening service 4 of our young people went up and got saved, renewed and rededicated their lives to the Lord. What an amazing weekend this turned out to be. Our Young People came back to Beckley, WV on fire for the Lord and caused a Revival among the other Youth in the church. Praise God!

February started out great as we started our Annual "Winter Revival" from the 1st through the 10th; crowds were great starting out and then BAM, the snow began to fall again. Let me just say this, what the devil means for bad, God turns it around for the good. We were blessed to see three (3) people rededicate their life back to the Lord the first week of Winter Revival. Brother Steve Board preached some timely messages during the first week of Revival. Due to the amount of snow fell, the second week of Winter Camp Meeting was cancelled out.

Sister Sally and I were blessed to be able to attend the "Minister's Summit" in Pigeon Forge, TN and my what a blessed time it was. We were able to meet up with some pastors and be able to just sit and talk. How refreshing was that.

Came back from the Summit and preached under such an anointing and during the Sunday Morning Service one person said she (CH) was healed of the pain that she had been feeling in her body. Three (3) people saved in the month of February.

March came in like it always does and we were able to have with us Missionaries from England, Robert and Michelle Crigger. As they shared with us what God was doing in the London and all over England, the Lord began to deal with me about supporting more missionaries.

Attended the Great Commission Meals with all the other local churches in the Central WV District and had a great time. We were blessed as a church to receive 7 Star Award for our Giving to Missions.

We were blessed to be able to participate in a Revival at the Sky Baptist Church in Beckley, WV were the pastor is William Fruit. This was a great revival. We also preached and spoke at a TEEN CENTER in Princeton, WV and hosted a Men's Resurrection Breakfast with Pastor Phil Farrington came and preached a timely message.

In the month of March we were blessed to experience 9 souls saved, renewed or rededicated unto the Lord. Praise God!

April came in a running. We were preaching under such a great anointing that I could not explain or tell what was happening with me. The first Sunday in April that we preached we seen 5 souls saved/reclaimed and then on April 5th, Raleigh County, West Virginia received some bad news around the 4pm time frame. There was a massive explosion at a Massey Mines and then at or about 5 pm, we realized that my Uncle Kenny was one of the miners that was in the mines at the time of the explosion. We called a Prayer Vigil at the Church at or about 6:30pm. Several came out for a time of prayer for our families and coal miners in this tradgic accident.

The Pastors Anniversary weekend that was planned was cancelled due to the events that was taking place in the County of Raleigh.

On April 11th, the Beckley Praise Church celebrated our Homecoming with Special Guest Speaker Brother Preston Mathena and then a dinner afterwards. This was a great day but still there was a shadow hanging over the services of people thinking about the miners who were still trapped in the mines.

We were blessed to preach at a dear friends church on that Sunday Evening, Sycamore FP Church were the pastor is Jerry Tyree. On that following Saturday afternoon, we were blessed to be able to preach at a Youth Senate at the Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. This was a great time in the Lord and was truly blessed to see young people working for the Lord. Then on the 24th, we were blessed to be able to speak on a friends local radio broadcast.

Total Saved in April was five (5). Praise the Lord!

May was just like April when it came time for me to preach messages. The anointing was so strong and so prevalent on me that the messages were powerful.

On the first Thursday in May, BPC hosted the Annual National Day of Prayer Gospel Sing and my what a wonderful time we had. There were 23 churches represented and 85 people represented at the sing.

Also participated in a 3 Day Youth Revival at the Mount Olive Missioanry Baptist Church. My what a blessing this was to be a part of.

And then at the end of the month we were blessed to be able to attend our Family Reunion where I performed a Marriage Renewal for my oldes Brother Mark and his wife Mary.

June was started out by going straight into a revival at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church with the great Pastor, Charles Brown. The Revival was a blessing to those who attended and they were filled.

Our Sunday School Department hosted our Annual SS Picnic at the Granview State Park where we were rained out. We came back to the church, where the weather was beautiful and we had a great time in the Lord there.

We particpated again in the Community Gospel Nights in Sophia, WV and also participated in Ladies Night at the Sky Baptist Church at the 7pm hour. We preached under such an anointing that I cant explain.

June we were blessed to see three (3) saved.

July came with souls beign saved in the first couple of services and our Teens were participating in a program at the Linda Kay Epling Baseball Field.

My family and I went on vacation during this month.

In July we were blessed to see Eight (8) saved and Seven (7) Baptized.

August was another month of blessings and favor from the Lord. In this month we were blessed to see five (5) saved. Praise the Lord.

September is what we would consider Training month and we were blessed to be able to participate in the Discipleship Ministries Fall Day of Training in Dublin, Virginia. Then on Sunday the 12th, we took some youth and attended Youth Day at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Bluefield, WV.

We preached for Pastor Gary Hosey at the Mattsville Community Church on a Friday Night Fellowship service. What a blessing that was.

BPC hosted its first Youth Day on Saturday the 18th; and oh my what a wonderful time we had. Our youth experienced a day of learning the proper way of taking care of themselves and also how to properly have dinner at a formal setting. The dinner was catered.

On the 3rd week in September, we preached a Revival at one of our Sister Churches; Shady Spring PHC. These services was great and the power of the Lord was real.

On the 4th week in September, BPC hosted their Annual Fall Fellowship Revival with various speakers each night. All the ministers came and ministered unto the Church in such an amazing way.

October came and the youth came with it. October immediately because Youth Month; we were blessed to host "Youth Day" with the Karen Spurlock band on the 10th, Sunday morning service and my what a wonderful time we had. The band came and played amazing and not just the youth had a good time but the entire church was blessed. Our youth, Forgiven, drama team came and did a wonderful job.

Then on Friday the 15th of October, we hosted a Youth Rally at a local Camp. Karen Spurlock Bank, JFraz and Steve O came and performed along with Forgiven. We had a wonderful time in getting to know our youth and being able to support them more with the Word of God.

Then on the 23rd of October, I was blessed to be able to go and preach at Living Waters Worship Center in St. Albans, WV where Mike Martin is the pastor.

November and December came and all the services was such a blessing to me as the pastor. The Presence of God was real, was relevant and was personal in everyone's life who allowed Him to move. The Babe came but did not stay as a babe.....He is our Savior.

Well, there you have it......my year in review of BPC and our ministry schedule. I am looking forward to doing more in 2011 and if you want us to come and minister in your church, email me at: bpcseniorpastor@yahoo.com and we will come and be with you in your service.

Be blessed and remember keep on keeping on.
Pastor Paul Chapman

IS TO TRUST GOD

The manifestation of great faith IS TO TRUST GOD without having any indication of what you're believing God for.

Daniel 3:17-18
If our God whome we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worhsip the golden image which you have set up!

KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR had never been addressed like this before. Three young Jewish men refused to fall before the image he had made, evidencing that their faith was greater than their sense of self-protection. It would have been so easy to avoid the king's fury. They could have said it meant nothing, that they wer bowing the knee, not the heart. But because these men wer holy, they were honest to the core.

These young men were not certain of the effect of their faith. But their faith had brought them face-to-face with God so the king's fiery furnace did not frighten them. To see the Almighty erases the fear of man. Our God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that you ask or think. If you want to be the salt of the earth, be true to your faith no matter the cost.

WHY?????

Why do we get frustrated?
BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING to be the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 1:30 says, "But it is from Him that you have your life in Christ Jesus, Whom God made our Wisdom from God....Our Righteousness....and Our Consecration....and our Redemption".

THE HOLY SPIRIT is the source of all your spiritual life - all of it. It follows, then, that you'll be frustrated if you attempt in any way to manufacture your spiritual life. This is especially truse when it comes to overcoming sin. Believers are said to have "cleanesed their hearts by faith" (Acts 15:9) - you are saved from sin through grace by means of faith not by works. The Holy Spirit comes to dwell within you by faith. It is faith that works by love. It is by faith that you overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. It is by faith that you fight the good fight and quench the fiery darts of the enemy. Only the power of the Holy Spirit within you can save you from sin, and faith is the condition of His working. By faith receive His cleansing influence and allow Him to shed His love abroad in your heart that will sustain you in victory over sin.

Monday, August 30, 2010

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Inviting all to come and visit the Beckley Praise Church, 250 Elm Street, Beckley, WV 25801

Micah 6:7-8

Many Christians want God to GIVE THEM PEACE in the midst of what they want to do, despite what God has told them to do.

Micah 6:7-8 says, Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstboran for my trnasgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of soul? He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what dows the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God?

How hypocritial are believers when they try to play spiritual games with God? You know the routine. You wan to thave His gift of peace, but you choose to disregard what He has already shown you. You even make sacrifices to God to cover over your hypocrisy and disobedience, as if they might bring Him pleasure. The Lord cuts through the game playing and says, "Stop it! Keep your sacrifices toyourself. It's all wrong and you have forced me to turn away. There is one thing I desire: Do what i have shown you to do. Obey what I have said. Submit to Me with all your heart, and then I will give you a peace that surpases all understanding."

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Thoughts from Pastor Paul Chapman

We need the anointing that Alisha received to win this Generation. With all the troubles and trials that this generation is facing and dealing with, we need a double portion of Anointing from Almighty God. This generation is dealing with things that you and I never had to deal with; from technology to drugs to dealing with dysfunctional family life's.

We need a DOUBLE PORTION OF ANOINTING upon our lives. The scriptures tells us in Joel 2:28 and Acts 2:1-4 that we will receive power. In 2 Kings 2:1-15, Elisha, did just that, he asked for a double portion to fall upon him. We all know the story, when Elijah was taken up the mantle fell and Elisha picked it up and received the Double Portion that he asked for. Church it is time that we take that power and set our people free. It is time that we take that power and deliver people from these strongholds that people have in their lives.

How do we receive this Double Portion Anointing - just like Elisha did - Ask! Ask, just like Elisha did.

This is the Day!

"This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it."

If we will get up every morning and recite this verse, we will have a totally different outlook on life and a different outlook for our days! When we realize that this is the day....that God has given to me to live and to be happy; this is the day....that God has allowed me to wake up in my right mind; this is the day....that God has saved me and set my feet upon a rock that is steady and steadfast.

Friends, this is the day that the Lord has made..... for you and me! Let's rejoice and be glad in it!

April 24, 2010

It is hard to believe that we are already in the month of April 2010. However, I must say that God has been so good to us thus far and we are looking forward to greater things that the Lord is doing in our lives, in our church and among the Body of Christ in general.

Let me thank you for all that you are doing in the Body of Christ - I want to encourage you to keep your heart and mind focused on the things of God. Keep your mind upon the Prize of our calling and that is Jesus Christ.

God bless and I hope to see you in services soon!

Pastor Paul