RHBC Minister of Worship and Communications and resume of Andrew Standley

 

We are delighted to invite this young man to be our next Worship Leader.  The search committee, made up of Rebecca Werling, Rod Lashley, and Roy Cohen, have prayed and sought the Lord for a long time, as has the entire RHBC family.  We believe God has answered our prayers in sending us Andrew and Lauren.

They will be with us on Sunday morning, Feb. 6 to lead in worship, and then there will be a churchwide fellowship, and Q&A time to get to know them better before we vote on them the following Sunday, Feb. 13, immediately following the morning worship service.

He will be full-time, and besides worship, he will be working in the area communications, to help us better use social media to reach the unreached.  

You can see the job description for his proposed ministry here.

You can see his resume here.

Please make every effort to be with us on these 2 weekends, so we can seek the Lord's will together in this matter.  

Pastor Danny

Buddy's Story

Buddy has been coming to RHBC for a few months.  He sent me this note last week and said I could share it with the church.  It was unsolicited, and it truly made my week:

The reason for this letter is two fold 1 is to tell my story the 2nd is to let the folks at RHB to know that in my opinion GOD has sent us a very special person as I speak of Danny Rollins. Here goes and and if I didnt live it would not believe it. It started with a class a RHB for finance where my wife conned me in to going.(liked it though) Through the class and a very good freind of hers she started attending church on sunday,you guessed it conned again. We went and I raised catholic attending catholic schools I was nicely surprised at the people and the attitude at service so friendly,the music great with that said when Danny started to preach it was like he was talking to me. I love going to church-- thats right never thought I would say that. As time went on I got closer  to GOD. Danny talked to me like I was his freind forever like he knew I was troubled,hard for me to  understand skeptable at first boy did that change. I received a call at home that was very upsetting to where I loaded a pistol and was going to end a mans life. I went back to the bedroom sat on the bed to put the conceled holster on and I live to tell you could not get off the bed  thought maybe nerves WRONG as later I would know it was GOD who wouldnt let me up thank you GOD for that. The next sunday at church Danny came to my wife and I and said he and Leann would like to come to the house I immedietly thought my wife told Dan but no she did not.Did not know what to think they came over talked awhile told them what happened,that is when I learned and knew it had to be GOD as I have no other explenation. Before they left Danny asked if I would pray with him to recieve CHRIST I said sure why not,the longer we prayed the hotter I physically got to where I almost said stop,when we where done I felt so good and told them about how hot I was they along with my precious wife started laughing I said not so funny the devil coming to get me no they said as they told me blessing from HOLYSPIRIT I am so thankfull for all of you at RHB and very thankfull to GOD for bringing the wife and I to church. And I thank God every day for letting me meet Danny and his family at RHB.   SIGNED THANKFULL                                                                                  

Only One Life, Poem by CT Studd

Only One Life by C T Studd

“Two little lines I heard one day, Traveling along life’s busy way;
Bringing conviction to my heart, And from my mind would not depart;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Only one life, yes only one, Soon will its fleeting hours be done;
Then, in ‘that day’ my Lord to meet, And stand before His Judgement seat;
Only one life,’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Only one life, the still small voice, Gently pleads for a better choice
Bidding me selfish aims to leave, And to God’s holy will to cleave;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Only one life, a few brief years, Each with its burdens, hopes, and fears;
Each with its clays I must fulfill, living for self or in His will;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

When this bright world would tempt me sore, When Satan would a victory score;
When self would seek to have its way, Then help me Lord with joy to say;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Give me Father, a purpose deep, In joy or sorrow Thy word to keep;
Faithful and true what e’er the strife, Pleasing Thee in my daily life;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Oh let my love with fervor burn, And from the world now let me turn;
Living for Thee, and Thee alone, Bringing Thee pleasure on Thy throne;
Only one life, “twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Only one life, yes only one, Now let me say,”Thy will be done”;
And when at last I’ll hear the call, I know I’ll say “twas worth it all”;
Only one life,’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last. ”

Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.
And when I am dying, how happy I’ll be,
If the lamp of my life has been burned out for Thee.”

Toxic Words

James 3:2-12

James gives 4 analogies-- very concrete and understandable word pictures to describe the potential good or potential destructiveness of the tongue:  a horse, a ship, a fire, and a beast. These are all useful, helpful, and good under control; and all are useless, painful, and destructive out of control.

Which of these 4 is most descriptive to you of a tongue out of control?  

Heaven's Help for the Home Part 2

The second secret to a successful marriage is found in

Establishing Independence in your Marriage

"For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother"

The word leave implies separation. He is talking about is not physical location. You can live close to or even with parents. There is nothing wrong with that.


It has to do with this question: who do you as an adult recieve your emotional support from. Who do you run to first when there is a need in your life? There is an issue of independence when a spouse gets their emotional needs or other needs that are met primarily by a parent rather then a spouse. If my loyalty lies more with someone outside my marriage, than with my spouse, then I am breaking this rule and I will not see success in my marriage.


This lingering loyalty to or the over-influence from our families after marriage is an important one to confront in order to have a successful marriage. We must recognize and confront as necessary what are called any unresolved family of origin issues. These are influences from my home life and upbringing, that influence and affect me as an adult and come out in all relationships.



All of us have had issues that came about because of our upbringing, that make us who we are and cause us to respond the way we do. For example, if your family was very touchy-feely, and you married someone from a family that was distant and didn't like to the touchy stuff, you could have issues in those regards. If you came from a home where the family sat down every night for dinner, and that was important to you, and your spouse came from a home where the family seldom sat down together for meals, you may have to talk through these type issues. If you come from a family that is out there in there verbal arguments, and you marry someone that is very private and non-verbal, you will have to work on talking through issues. Nothing right or wrong in these, just that our upbringing has much to do with how we relate to our spouse, and we need to recognize that.


But there are also deeper emotional ties that hinder our independence from family influence that must be dealt with for a marriage to be successful. If you come from a home where there was abuse - either verbal or physical or sexual, if you come from a home where there was addictions, or these types of issues, and they have never been recognized or resolved, you will have issues that can keep you from having a healthy marriage relationship.

Heaven’s Help for the Home Part 1

Four secrets for a successful marriage

The family is the single most vital relationship to the world. Without the family and the home there is no world. That is the basic structure of any city, of any government of the world. If you don’t have homes you don’t have a world. That is why the enemy is so strongly fighting against the home --he knows if he wants ruin and destroy the world that God created all he has to do is destroy the home. As the home goes, so goes the world. As the home goes so goes the church. It is therefore vital that our homes be successfully built upon the priniciples of God's Word.

There is a declaration that is repeated several times throughout the Bible that gives the secret of God's thought on marriage, and the secret to a successful marriage. It is found once in Genesis at the establishment of the marriage of Adam and Eve, and then once in the gospels and once Paul repeats it in the book of Ephesians.

Here is what it says: "And Jesus answered and said, 'Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female and said for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife and two shall become one flesh. Consequently they are no longer two but one flesh. Wherefore, what God has joined together let no man separate.' ” Matthew 19:4

Our home will be a success when I

1. Value the Institution of Marriage

Jesus said in the first part of verse 4 - Jesus said for this cause - What cause? – For marriage, so this is the first secret that you learn to value - the institution of marriage. Those that have successful marriages have looked at this and said marriage is vital even though it is under attack, it is God’s plan for the world and so what we find is this - when you look at marriage, the biblical teaching of marriage is God gives a man to a women or a woman to a man and in that commitment before God there then enters a third person that becomes a part of that home and that person is God. He begins to energize and bless and protect and begins work in that home and it brings heaven on earth when we invite that third person to come in. For this cause marriage is a good cause – it is a godly thing - it is God’s idea.

When you go back to the very beginning of the bible in Genesis 3 you find that God thought it up, it was not man who decided it. God brought Eve to Adam and give them to be husband and wife. It was God’s idea and as long as we understand, because the home and marriage is under such incredible attack, there are many who are thinking, “I just don’t know if it is worth it or not.” It is a sad day when those who grow up single and want to stay single say, “I have seen marriages and I don’t want any part of that.”

Everything that God always does there is always going to be distortion and perversion to it. But don’t let that discourage you. Just because people live together, decide that they are going to have babies before they get married, just because there is this matter of gay marriages and there is always going to be distortions and perversions to God and what He desires. But that does not change the fact that God has established the home to be a man and woman under him and when that happens, indeed there is heaven on earth. God’s standard does not change and when we follow His principals when we make a choice that we are going to value what God values and God has instituted marriage for a purpose beyond just meeting our greatest need. He has instituted marriage for His glory to represent to the world how He loves His people. Husbands love your wives – Paul said, as Christ loved the church. If the world wants to know how God loved the church by sending His son Jesus Christ, they ought to be able to look at men and our love for our wives. So God has an incredible value - He has an investment in our homes and so He energizes our desire to seek Him and be a husband and wife that honors Him. He has established the home and it can honor Him. Don’t despair when you look around and see and you hear the statistics of what is going on. It still works – God’s plan for the home still works.

Taming Your Tongue

James 3

The tongue is one of mankind's most dangerous organs. It has sliced and diced many a heart. Many have an unintentional problem with their tongues- they don't intend to hurt people, or speak out, or offend, etc., but it just sneaks out before we can catch ourselves. Others, often thinking that is the right thing to always do, "speak their mind" in ways that are offensive or at the very least not Christ honoring.

James spends almost a whole chapter of his 5 chapter book on the tongue. If you have a problem with your tongue, in what you say, or how you say it, what should you do? How can you deal with it when the Holy Spirit brings it up to your heart? Here are some helpful tips:

Acknowledge Its Power
Proverbs 18:21– “Death and Life are in the power of the tongue.” How many I've known through the years who have had a harsh or biting word said to them, that affected them to the core, and though it happened years before, they still remember it like it was yesterday. Your words are important, and have a power to touch, and change a life. Do you realize that every day, you have, by your words, the power to make someone's life better or worse, happier or more miserable? How do you use that power?

Admit Your Weakness
Rom. 6:13a – “don’t go on yielding your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness …” One of the signs of a mature believer is that the Holy Spirit shows them when they sin. Have you ever sensed the Spirit convicting you over your words? Have you ever felt guilty after going on a tirade, or gossiping, or criticizing unmercifully another...? You need to recognize the Spirit wants you to know it is sin, and wants to help you stop. But you must admit you have a problem (that's called confession), and then seek His help in changing you.

Agonize in Prayer
Rom. 6:13 – “yield your members as instruments of righteousness to God…”
Ps. 19:14– “Let the words of my mouth… be pleasing to thee”
Ps. 141:3– “Set a guard over my mouth O Lord…” These last 2 verses are prayers! They would be good to verbalize in our prayer time concerning our own tongue. We tend to pray in a very general way about sin. Pray and ask God to help you in a specific way-- "Lord, I yield my tongue to You, and ask You to help my words glorify You today...." May what I say be pleasing to You... Guard my mouth, help me to stop before I get going...."

Avoid Excessive Talk
2 Tim. 2:16 – “avoid godless chatter, because it will become more and more ungodly …”

Prov. 10:19– “When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable…”

Determine to Bridle It
Matt. 12:36– “in the day of judgment you will give account of every careless word…”

Col. 4:6– “Let your speech be always with grace…”

Eph. 4:29– “Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only that which is good for edifying, that it may give grace to the hearers”

You can get victory over a loose tongue, over one that is constantly tearing down rather than building up, critical and negative rather than encouraging and positive. Determine it dishonors God, it hinders His work in His body the Church, and that you will allow Him to control it and bring glory to Himself.