Monthly Archive for March, 2010

Can You Forgive

Published on March 23, 2010 in Chaplain and Devotions. 0 Comments

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32 )

There’s a story about a grandmother, celebrating her golden wedding anniversary, who told the secret of her long and happy marriage. She said,“On my wedding day, I decided to make a list of ten of my husband’s faults which, for the sake of marriage, I would overlook.”

I never did get around to writing the list down. But whenever my husband did something that made me hopping mad, I’d say to myself, luckily for him that’s one of the ten!”

At some point, you’ll need to forgive virtually every person you know. Forgiveness is absolutely essential for the health and growth of any relationship. Jesus paid a price for our forgiveness,

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George Bearden
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March 20th meeting notes

Published on March 22, 2010 in Chapter and Meetings. 0 Comments

March 2010 Meeting Notes
15 in Attendance

March 2010 Chapter Meeting at the River Rock Inn

George opened with a devotion and prayer.

Treasurers Report read and approved.

Secretary’s Report read and approved.

Old Business

Calico Rock Prison Rodeo will not be done this year.

Memorial Weekend ride canceled, too many will be out of town.

The “Miles Ridden” program for year 2010 is coming together. We will need bike mileage from those that want to participle.

Sun Rise Ride: Bill and Dave will pre-ride the route.

Cook Books: only 12 left.

Mountain/Music/Motorcycles: waiting for call from Mountain View Chamber of Commerce.

Coats for Kids: committee to be formed in June to organize the event for approximately 2nd Saturday in October.

Bikers Sunday at Nazarene Church will be April 18th at 10:30 AM. Burke would like everyone to show up by 10:20 AM.

Steering Committee: We do not have enough people at this time to warrant maintaining one.

New Business

Bill Patrick, president, moves the agenda at the Chapter meeting

The new Business cards, have meet with a very positive response. An additional 1000 will be ordered at the chapter’s expense. Motion made by Dave and 2nd by Charley Reed.

The R.U.T.H.S. womens program was tabled. Fran Patrick is to be the contact person for this ministry.

Monthly after chapter meeting ride will be handled by John.

Lois and Warren are going to ride to West Plains Saturday April 3rd for breakfast at Ryan’s. They will leave at 8 AM weather permitting.

We still need someone to step up and be a Road Captain.

Fund raisers: Darlene set one for May 26th. It will be a plant sale to be held at the Fire Escape. Items needed plants, pots, potting soil and help either preparing for of with selling. 1/3rd of the sales will go to each, Fire Escape, Son Rise Ride and to the chapter treasury.

A Kettle Korn fund raiser to be held April 23rd  & 24th if the date is ok’d by Wal-Mart. The chapter will receive 50% of the sales. Funds will go for the Son Rise Ride. Motion made by Burke and 2nd by Darlene.

Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for shut-ins and donating food items the one of the local food pantries was discussed. Need to keep this ministry in mind so we are prepared when time comes.

Missouri State Rally: Chapter will see if enough members may be interested in making the ride Saturday May 22nd.

State Hwy 62 trash pick up project was discussed. Discussion was positive and motion made to take the project on by George and 2nd by Dave, details to be worked out at the next Officers Meeting. Possible after pick up BBQs at John  and Marilyn’s.

Shoe drive: Dave believes he has found another place that will take shoes, and they will come and pick them up, no cost. This was probably the best response event we have done. He will have more details at the next meeting.

Motion made to close the meeting by John and 2nd by George.

We had birthday cake to honor George Beardon’s 72nd birthday.

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Jesus Will Set You Free

Published on March 20, 2010 in Chaplain and Devotions. 0 Comments

“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me,
Because the LORD has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;…” (Isa 61:1, NKJV)

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George Bearden

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Have No Fear

Published on March 17, 2010 in Chaplain and Devotions. 0 Comments

“Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:17-19, NKJV)

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George Bearden

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Touching His Robe

Published on March 16, 2010 in Chaplain and Devotions. 0 Comments

Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. Jesus realized that someone had deliberately touched him because he felt the healing power go out from him. When the woman confessed that she was the one who had been healed, Jesus said, “Your faith has made you well. Go in peace” (Luke 8:43-48)

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George Bearden

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2010 All Officers Meeting

Published on March 15, 2010 in Meetings and Officers. 0 Comments
RRJ National Director Carl Crackel Opens the 2010 All Officers Meeting

RRJ National Director Carl Crackel Opens the 2010 All Officers Meeting

On March 12 & 13, your board made the cold, wet and, yes, 4-wheel trip to St. Charles, Mo. to attend the 2010 All Officers Meeting for the International Road Riders for Jesus. For some of us it was the first, and for others it was the last. Marilyn, Darlene, George and John were there for the first time and the first thing we heard was that this was the last All Officers Meeting. The group has gotten too large, with over 70 chapters from all of the U. S., Europe and soon even China!  So from now on, the State representatives will attend an annual meeting of the International RRJ organization, and then they will hold state meetings for the local chapter officers.

Arkansas State Coordinator and Assistant

Arkansas State Coordinator Bill & Fran Patrick(r) & Assistant Coordinator Warren & Lois Symonds (l)

We were blessed to have four of our own honored in the opening session of the meeting. Bill & Fran Patrick and Warren & Lois Symonds were appointed to the International Staff. Bill is the Arkansas state coordinator and Warren is the assistant state coordinator. In addition to their duties as President and Secretary of our chapter, they will have responsibilities for organizing and coordinating chapters all over Arkansas. It’s a big job, and we all need to pitch in and help.

One thing we learned right away was that RRJ is growing at a fantastic pace. Founder and National Director Carl Crackel told us the great news that we have over 70 chapters now, and he expects the membership to top 4,000 by the end of of the year. There are new chapters all over New England, and now Europe, and even China. Carl was very excited to see this kind of growth in an organization that is just 13 years old.

Carl went on to outline his vision for the group in the future. He is more energized and dedicated to the vision than ever before, and he is hearing great things from the Lord. He plans one day to have a building and some land for meetings, retreats, a camp ground and worship center. Motorcyclists from all over the country would be welcome to visit, receive our hospitality and hear of the Gospel and the great things the Lord is doing. What an opportunity for evangelism and ministry!

Coffee and Fellowship Time

Coffee and Fellowship Time

During Coffee and Fellowship time, we had a chance to visit with chapter officers from all over the country. We compared notes, got great ideas and even talked about organizing rides to sister chapters. The St. Charles, MO. chapter 40, wants to schedule a ride to visit us sometime this summer, and maybe we can return the visit.

One of the most exciting things about the meeting is the number of folks who are pitching in to help Carl and Sally as RRJ grows. There are plans for many new ministries which we will be reading about in The Rider’s Call as the details are finalized. One is R.U.T.H.S., which stands for Riding Under The Holy Spirit, and will be a womens ministry as part of RRJ. They have a new patch designed and plan to start the ministry at the Days of Praise Rally this September.

We were all encouraged to sign up for the Days of Praise Rally, September 8-12, 2010. This will be the 1st International Rally, and it’s going to be an exciting time at the Pinecrest Camp and Conference Center, Cherokee Pass. MO. Check out the details in The Rider’s Call. We were also encouraged to do our best to organize a successful Sonrise Ride. There are a number of individual and chapter incentives that will help us get going.

Sally's Sundries

Sally's Sundries

We also got a chance to pickup some RRJ clothing at Sally’s Sundries, which was setup in the lobby just for us. You can see the full list of items that Sally has available in The Rider’s Call, and Marilyn would be happy to help you with whatever you want to order.

It is a tribute to the Lord, to see how this organization of Christian Motorcyclists has grown into a thriving ministry that glorifies His name all over the world.

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He Is Waiting

Published on March 11, 2010 in Chaplain and Devotions. 0 Comments

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (NIV)

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George Bearden

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1 Peter 5:6

Published on March 10, 2010 in Chaplain and Devotions. 0 Comments

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.” 1 Peter 5:6

Humility. What is it anyway? If I’m a humble guy, do I have to roll over and play second fiddle to everyone, all the time? Too often humility has been misunderstood as a negative character trait. Therefore, I’d like to help you get a clear biblical perspective on what humility is and what it is not. Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself; it’s thinking more of God and of others. In other words, humility isn’t about putting ourselves down, but rather, about glorifying God and affirming others.

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George Bearden

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Marshall, AR Fellowship Run

Published on March 9, 2010 in Events and Fellowship Rides. 1 Comment

Date: April 17, 2010
Time: 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Leave: River Rock Inn, after membership meeting
Destination: Kelley’s Country Kitchen, Marshall, AR (27 and 65)
Rain date: Next meeting

Join us for a fellowship ride after the March membership meeting, 3/20/10. We will try to have a short ride after every monthly membership meeting. All are welcome. This is a great run to bring guests because it’s short, fun and there’s plenty to eat. If it rains or snows, the Harley riders will probably still go, but the rest of us will stay home.

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We’ll leave about 10:30 AM, or whenever the meeting is over, from the River Rock Inn parking lot.  Then we will take a leisurely ride on 62/412 through Gassville and Flippen to Yellville.

Kelley's Country Kitchen

Kelley's Country Kitchen

They’ll be plenty of time to stop for fuel in Gassville if needed.  From Yellville, we will take 14 south to Harriet. From there SW on 27 to Marshall. This leg of the run is about 55 miles. We’ll stop at Kelley’s Country Kitchen for their famous sweet potato fries. They have great food at reasonable prices, and plenty of room. We should get to Marshall between 12:00 – 12:30.

After lunch we will plan to leave about 1:30 PM and  travel NW on 65 to  just before Pindall, where we will take 235 NE back to Yellville. From there we return to Mountain Home on 62/412. The return trip is about 61 miles and we should get back about 3:00 PM.

Map and directions: click here

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Good Reading

Published on March 8, 2010 in Chaplain and Devotions. 0 Comments

In “The Mind’s Affect Upon Character” Steve Arterburn wrote:

Are you interested in an insight that will increase your skill in living? Here it is: The content of the mind creates the character of the man. Think about it. Men who devote the lion’s share of their mental energy to the next toy they’re going to buy are materialists. A guy who’s always maneuvering himself into opportunities to impress others can be classified as a narcissist. Men dwelling on their next orgasmic experience can be described as hedonists.

I could go on, but I think the picture is coming into focus. My point, men, is this: the Bible clearly teaches that you are what you think. In other words, a man will take on the identity that reflects the preoccupations of his thoughts.

Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz once said that we are influenced by the books we read, the people we associate with, and the dreams we have. Coach Holtz puts this fact of life very aptly. And Scripture says it even better. Listen to Proverbs 27:19: “As water reflects your face, so your mind shows what kind of person you are.”

Men, beginning today, I encourage you to seek to be more aware of what you’re thinking about, and how those thoughts reflect where you are in your walk as a disciple of Jesus Christ. Take good and honest stock of the situation. Then make the adjustments necessary to develop godly character.

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George Bearden

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