Micah McCurry LIVE

Why is camp such an important part of a young person's development? Why should you send your kids to camp? Do camps actually take reasonable precautions to safeguard our children?These (and more) are great questions you may have. These questions deserve great answers. On this episode of The Micah McCurry podcast, I'm privileged to welcome Pastor Jim Krohn back as my first two time guest on the podcast. As the Director of Commonground Baptist Camp, a long time former Youth Pastor, and now Senior Pastor, he has much of value to share.Thank you for listening today.

I need your help. Among the many listeners of this podcast, I am sure there are at least a few book lovers that can help me out. Could you share a tidbit of information with me?I'd like to know what your absolute favoritest book is. Besides the Bible, what is one (or two or three) book(s) that you would have to bring with you to a deserted island? Send me a text at 309-316-7240 or an email to micah@bibletractsinc.org to share what that book might be. I am building out my reading list for the rest of 2022 and I need some input from you!

Transcript:Hello, friend. Welcome and thank you for listening to the Micah McCurry Podcast. Today, we will be talking about where this podcast is going, what my family and our ministry have been doing, and we will share just a few of God's blessings. Thank you so much for listening. Let me begin with my family. My wife and I are celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary as of June 1, 2022. I'm very thankful for my wife. And I should probably take the time soon to have her on this podcast. I don't know if she'll go for that idea or not. But I'll try to twist her arm into it. But I love the opportunity that we have to serve God together. I'm thankful for the children that God has brought to us. But of course, children grow and go on to their own families and lives. And so I'm glad that I get to spend the rest of my life and have begun with these first nine years with Rebecca Woodward McCurry; I'm thankful that she's become a part of my family, my brothers, and my mom and dad. We'll spend a few days there and then in Branson, actually Branson, Missouri, for our anniversary. I'm looking forward to that. But I'm very glad for the family that I've been adopted into the Woodward family. Pastor Dan Woodward and his wife Cindy, my mother-in-law, and my sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law. Very thankful for all of them. And the fact that we get to serve God together. Moving on to my children. Emmy is growing like a weed; on June 21, she will celebrate her fifth birthday. Can you believe it? As many fathers would say, just a short time ago, I held her in my arms for the first time, and now, she is five years old. Somehow, Lucy, her younger sister, is only one pound lighter than her elder sister, who is 18-19 months older. So they are a barrel of trouble together. They are firecrackers, but we love them. And so they have fun getting into a lot of trouble. And we enjoy the opportunities to raise those two darlings. In all seriousness, I'm very thankful for my family. And I'm grateful for many of you that pray for and care about our family. If you're listening right now, and even if you don't know us personally, I want to thank you for even taking these few moments to hear an update about the McCurry family. If there's anything that we can do for you, don't hesitate to reach out at the close of the podcast. I'll tell you more about how you might do that. Moving on to our ministry. I'm very thankful for the opportunities that God has presented to our family but also on the ministry side. Of course, many of you would know that I have now passed the two-year mark in full-time evangelism. I had the privilege of serving for five and a half years in Akron, Ohio, under the leadership of Pastor Joe Grimaldi at the First Baptist Church of Kenmore. With his counsel and many other wise men, I stepped out into evangelism as of January 1, 2020. That was an interesting time; as many of you may be aware, the world shuts down just a few months later, but God has led perfectly through every step. Speaking of God leading perfectly, many of you know or heard that there was a possibility I would be taking a missions trip soon. Unfortunately, we canceled that. My travel companion and guide, Bahji Bob or Bob DeWitt, the director of Golden Land Baptist Missions, had some visa complications. Long story short, we canceled those plans or postponed those plans. Lord willing, we will still go to Myanmar (old Burma) and India. God willing, we continue to print millions of gospel tracts for the needy, Burmese, and Buddhist people of that corner of the world. If you pray for those outreach efforts, we're very excited about what God has already done. I've already seen pictures of the very first couple of 1000 that have already been printed over there in Yangon, the capital city of Myanmar. And so if you pray for us, and if you consider if the Lord lays on your heart, consider giving towards that project you can do so at Bible tracks. inc.org God has already raised the money for the first million gospel tracks. We're pushing for two, three or 4 million gospel tracts if the Lord allows. We've also got some projects to Ecuador Central and South America multiple projects going on to Spanish speaking countries down there. So if you Pray for that I know of at least a quarter-million going to Ecuador and another quarter-million going into Mexico and parts around there. In addition, we are sending a quarter-million to the country of New Zealand good friend of our ministry brother Lewis, how I got to preach virtually to some churches over in New Zealand and Lord willing, I'll be preaching in person in New Zealand, coming this February. So pray that different circumstances don't delay or cancel that trip either. I would love to go visit New Zealand. Speaking of where this podcast is going, many of you know that the Micah McCurry live podcast as it was known at the beginning now just simply Micah McCurry podcast or the Micah McCurry podcast. It began with me, and long-form interviews with guests that I was interested in talking to. I said many times on this podcast that there are guests that I'd like to talk to, and if it's not a help to anyone else, I know that I got a blessing out of the time that I spent with the 20-30, almost 40 different guests that we've had own. There are some that have been very touching some very educational, some convicting many of which all of which I should say, enjoyable. And I ask you to consider, continue listening to this podcast, Lord willing, there are still many people dozens, if not hundreds, of people that I would love to interview on this podcast. And really, what it comes down to often is time as you can well imagine, it's in short supply, oftentimes, I'll pop into my brother in law's office. He's the Director of Operations here at Bible Tracts, Incorporated. This is my office, it's barely set up. I'm not going to show you behind the camera because there's still work to be done. But I'll pop into Austin's office, and I'll say something like, need anything? And the follow up to that is need anything besides a couple extra hours in the day, we could all use that. But pray if you would, that we use our time wisely. We're excited about what God has done. We're looking forward to what God will do to events, I'd like you to consider putting on your calendar. God has blessed the Midwest Christian boys football camp in an amazing way over these past 28-29 years; we are celebrating the 29th year of football camp in Dwight, Illinois, this year, August 7 through 12th Man camp, you should consider being there. If you're a young man, come if you know some young men encourage them to come It's for ages 10 to 19. You can find more information at ManCamp1994.org. Lastly, here at Bible Tracts Incorporated are praying and faith that we can we finish and we complete the project of our brand new building. I'm sitting in our brand new building, but there's still work to be done. And we are planning on hosting a grand opening October 1, I'd like to ask you to consider coming to that free food of course the fellowship would be will be great the opportunity to meet with some friends. That'll be awesome. But to see what God is doing through this ministry around the world, I'd like to invite you personally to come October 1, that's a Saturday coming up, mark it on your calendars. Now, if you would. Next time on the podcast, hopefully sooner rather than later, we'll be talking about what God has done through a new subsidiary of Bible tracks incorporated called Paul Levin Studios. I'm not gonna let the cat out of the bag too much right now. We'll talk more about that next time. If you would consider visiting BibleTractsInc.org. If you need outreach or evangelistic materials like gospel tracks, make sure you visit Bible tracks inc.org If there's anything I can do for you, before we sign off, don't hesitate to text me you can do so at 309-316-7240. That's 309-316-7240 Thank you very much for your listenership today. I appreciate you listening to just I say just this little update about our family ministry, Lord willing, we'll talk about some more things of substance in the future and maybe have a guest or two on that will be edifying, encouraging and dare I say convicting to you as well. Thank you for listening to the Michael McCurry podcast today. Have a great day for His glory, and God bless. 

Hey, Friends! A mentor, former boss, and friend of mine wrote this song not too long ago. I asked Pastor Joe Grimaldi to write this for my generation and he did a great job! It was our privilege to sing this at a conference recently. I hope you enjoy it! Link to full song: https://youtu.be/L6vgtKmIrd4 Lyrics: Send Us by Joe Grimaldi Verse 1 For years they thundered boldly, from the pulpits across our land They firmly guided churches, with the Bible in their hand. But now their shadows lengthen; the course they run will end. And who will take their places, who will our Lord send? Chorus Here we are Lord, send us. This mantle to us they do entrust. Give us a double portion, that we may do Thy will. Here we are Lord, send us. That we may do them honor, whose shoes we're called to fill. Verse 2 Your grace has brought us thus far, but we cannot live in the past. We need a fresh anointing, to accomplish this daunting task. We come with fear and trembling, our flesh too weak for the call. But your Spirit is strong within us, we bravely sing to all. (chorus) Verse 3 We plead with the next generation, whose blessings they've reaped from the past. Oh won't you come and join us, while opportunity lasts. The race is set before us, our course for God is begun. The baton is being handed. Who will our Lord send? (chorus)

Christmas is coming and I need your help picking gifts! Could you send me your suggestions? I've got a lot of gifts to buy this year:) Text me at 309-316-7240 and send me an email at micah@bibletractsinc.org. I'd love to hear from you!

God's been good to the McCurry Family! Find out how on this episode...

If you've been wondering what's going on in the life and times of the McCurry Family, take a few moments and give this episode a listen. If you like personal invitations to swanky parties, I don't know if I can help you there, but I do have a special invitation just for you. Our ministry will be hosting an open house on Saturday, November 13. If you'd like more information, send an email to openhouse@bibletractsinc.org. At the tail end of the episode, I took a moment to share a quote that has been a challenge to me over the last few months. I hope it helps you as well. Thank you as always for listening. 

I so greatly appreciate your listenership and investment of time in this podcast. I’m praying you have a great week serving the Lord!

Remember, our weakness appeals to His strength!

Pastor Watt has been an amazing asset to Bible Tracts Inc. for over two decades! He’s a faithful pastor and a big believer in the efficacy of Gospel tracts. You won’t want to miss this interview!

What a pleasure to talk about the ministry with a young man that has a fervent heart for the Gospel! Young yet usable!

Register for that webinar here> https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AvNrWiSASViOfPi-68uStg

I don’t often ask for your assistance, but today, I  desperately need your help! Listen to today’s episode and then text me: 309-316-7240

I’m ready to be HOME!!

One of the best things about the ministry God has allowed me to grow into are the churches! So thankful for God led pastors shepherding good churches!

I appreciate faithful churches! And I’m so thankful for churches that see the need of the hour and endeavor to do even more for the cause of Christ!

Got my haircut by a guy that’s been doing it for 45 years... while watching the Andy Griffith show down-home in North Carolina. I’d say today was a good day. 

 New Year. Same problems? New Year. Same God. 

I am still amazed at the opportunities that God presents! I’m not worthy, but I’ll keep working!

I am still amazed at the opportunities that God presents! I’m not worthy, but I’ll keep working!

There are few things I enjoy more than good food and great fellowship! Thank the Lord, I got to enjoy both of those things today.

It was such a privilege to spend a Sunday with the great folks of Peoples Baptist Church. I’d like to thank them for their hospitality and care. Looking forward to next time!

A new year. The same Gospel.

Here we go! Back on the road with the McCurry family!

A very merry Christmas to you and yours!!

The thought today gave me pause: How am I being intentional about myself and the rearing of my girls?

Let’s have a GREAT Christmas week, in every way! Reconcile with somebody today!

God blessed in a GREAT way! Thank you for praying!

We need the presence of God! Pray for us and thank you for listening to this short update!

Do you require perfection from yourself before you are willing to begin? Usually, that’s not wise. Let’s take a note from Abraham Lincoln’s book on today’s podcast.

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I don’t handle criticism well, whether giving or receiving. Let’s learn something that might help up today.

The world isn’t looking for the same ol’ same ol’ from you, Christian friend. Let’s look at some wise words from J. C. Penney about being different.

Here’s an off-the-cuff peek into the life and times of an evangelist! Thank you so much for listening!

Do you have an opinion about this podcast? Good, bad, or ugly? Let me know! Text me: 309-316-7240

Life doesn’t work very well if you don’t get along with people. Today, we return to J. C. Penney’s book, Lines of a Layman, to learn about how we can cooperate in life. Enjoy!

Let’s think outside the box! Don’t coast into the hereafter, go BIG!

Friend, don’t be content with the way things are. Make goals. Overcome. Go forward. Be willing to fail.

What drives you to your knees? What’s the purpose behind your prayers? Today, we end E.M. Bound’s book ”Purpose In Prayer.” Join us for the culmination of an excellent read. 

Hey friend! Thank you so much for your listenership. I can’t tell you what an encouragement it is that you would invest your time in this podcast. I hope you enjoy this small glimpse into what’s going on in the world of Bible Tracts Inc. and our family’s ministry. God bless, talk to you soon.

Have you ever given up on asking for a particular prayer request after the first, second, or third time praying? Listen to this podcast and see how much God wants you to ask for answers to prayer.

Many times my feeble prayer life isn’t a reflection of my faith, it’s an indicator of my work ethic. Pray takes work. Prayer is work. So, let’s get to work.

These great folks will bless you heart! They have a spirit and desire for the will of God and the people of Panama that I hope you find encouraging. You can view their presentation video here: https://youtu.be/ru4BQSilIE4

I greatly appreciate your investment of time in listening to this podcast! I hope you will join us tomorrow for a special interview!

Hey Friend! Thanks for being a listener! If you would, pray for my wife and me as we will be singing at a funeral today. God bless!

Thanks for listening today! Share the podcast with a friend!

There may be no writer on the subject of prayer with a greater impact than this man. Let me introduce you to Edward McKendree Bounds. 

Thankfully, we serve a God that can work through many or through few. But, He works only when we meet His conditions!

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could work directly alongside God? Find out how on today’s podcast.

If revival interests you as much as it does me, you might be curious to listen in to today’s podcast. We take a look at the genesis of a Biblical revival. 

Listen in as Hudson Taylor tells us how God showed him, on the way to China, that prayer works!

These stories of the powerful impact of prayer fire me up!