By Ken Blue
When I received the note and picture from Pastor Murphy, I bowed my head and wept for joy. I hope you can rejoice with the great people at Open Door. Here is the message Pastor Murphy sent me.
Pastor Blue,
This is a picture from last Sunday night “special recognition service” We had 31 people join the church and 22 people baptized last Sunday night. We had a total of 68 go through the discipleship classes. (Sunday evening).
Praise the Lord for what he is doing at Open Door it truly is a miracle on 44th ave in Lynnwood Wa. Warren Wiersbe said, “If you can explain it, than God is not in it”. I am thankful that I cannot explain it. Thanks again for laying such a great foundation at Open Door; it truly has made my job much easier. Feel free to post this picture on your blog and write anything you want to go with it.
Thanks
Pastor Jason Murphy
Open Door Baptist Church
Lynnwood, WA
425.743.4922
Pastors, one of the purposes of my ministry is to encourage you, and get you to believe God wants your church to grow. Great sermons, Bible Conferences, A soul winning night, or the kind of music you may have will not do it. It takes more. I believe God can do the same for you and your church. Contact Pastor Murphy, and discover what they are doing that God is blessing. You will be glad you did.
Pastor Ken Blue was born in Boswell, Ark. In 1955 he accepted Christ as his Savior. He and his wife Joyce were married in 1955. They have 5 children. He graduated from Midwestern Baptist Bible College in 1969 and started the Open Door Baptist Church in Lynnwood, Wa. where he pastored for 39 years. Because of health issues (ALS) he was forced to resign as pastor. It is his desire to continue to be used of God to help pastors and believers through this ministry.
What a great night that was. One of the blessings in this life is to see new believers become part of the church family. The baptistry was busy that night as well!
“This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.” -Psalm 118:23
My husband Craig and I both joined Open Door and were baptized that evening as well. I thank God for this church as it has truly blessed our lives. I pray that our families will see our faith grow and our lives as a witness for God’s love and that they too can receive Him into their lives.
AMEN!
Stay with it and see what God does.
Little is much when God is in it 🙂
Just look what he did with an old chicken farm!!!!!
What a joy Pastor Blue it must be for you to hear such wonderful reports. Little did you know how your faithfulness would be used of God. The joy is not yours alone of coarse because all of us read and see God’s blessing and power continuing before our eyes and it increases our faith as well as our boldness for the Lord.
In His Hand, (Jn 10:28,29)
Your brother Ken
Thank you Ken