Glorify GOD Ministries : Fathers have a huge impact in the home

Fathers have a huge impact in the home

Be it spiritual, emotional or physical, the impact of our earthly Father in the home is substantial.

I came across an article (click on the link to read it its entirety) - 10 Good Bible Verses for Fathers This Father's Day by Crystal McDowell, of Bloomington, Ill. She is a weekly staff writer for What Christians Want To Know and writes her own blog at Crystal McDowell Speaks.

A good father ... loves
"But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation." - Psalm 13:5

A good father ... listens
"But God has surely listened and has heard my prayer." - Psalm 66:19

A good father ... encourages
"You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry." - Psalm 10:17

A good father ... protects
"For the Lord your God moves about in your camp to protect you." - Deuteronomy 23:14

A good father ... provides
"So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide." - Genesis 22:14

A good father ... leads
"Teach me your way, Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors." - Psalm 27:11

A good father ... understands
"Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit." - Psalm 147:5

A good father ... forgives
"You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you." - Psalm 86:5

A good father ... teaches
"Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord." - Psalm 34:11

A good father ... never gives us
"The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." - 1 Peter 3:9

"Glorify God in your body and your Spirit, which are God's." ~ I Corinthians 6:20

"Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter." ~ I Peter 4:16

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." ~ Matthew 5:16

"because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened." ~ Romans 1:21

"that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." ~ Romans 15:6

"and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: 'For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, and sing to Your name.' " ~ Romans 15:9

"He who glories, let him glory in the Lord." ~ I Corinthians 1:31

"The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork." ~ Psalm 19:1

Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was." ~ John 17:1-5

"Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, For Your judgments have been manifested." ~ Revelation 15:4

"Teach me Your way, O Lord;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.
I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And will glorify Your name forever.
For Your loving kindness toward me is great,
And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol."
~Psalm 86:11-13

"God - calls those things which do not exist as though they did; ... (He) did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform."
~ Romans 4:17, 20-21

Our passionate desire is to see others grow closer to Jesus.

Jim sees this through the effectual preaching and teaching of God's Word - impressing upon others their need to be born-again and having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and also encouraging fellow believers in their daily walk with the Lord.

He is interested in serving churches in need of pastoral leadership or coming into individual homes for small group worship and/or Bible study. He also is available to provide communion and officiate at funerals and weddings.

His wife, Cathy, is a journalist and has been writing devotional poetry since 2006. She is working on a resource book titled "Many stones, One Rock."

Both of us enjoy photography, and Cathy likes to use Scripture and her poetry to make Scripture photo cards and bookmarks.

We enjoy visiting others in Eastern Iowa, reading Scripture and sharing prayers.

Jim accepted Christ as His Savior on Dec. 5, 1971. Cathy accepted Christ as Her Savior on Aug. 29, 1982.

Our home church is Immanuel Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids.

We are currently serving Lincoln Street Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant.

Glorify GOD Ministries is the name we chose for our ministry. We created a website in December 2016 and soon after, a Facebook page. We travel within a 75-mile radius of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to minister to churches in transition, as well as individuals.