Merry Christmas From Boggs Family Ministries

Kelly Jo and Odie are already in Hillsboro with the Morgan clan and I will be going down later today. We plan to have Christmas dinner with them this evening and then Kelly Jo, Odie and I will have Christmas in the bus Friday morning before eating with the Boggs bunch Christmas afternoon. I am sure we will have a good time being with family.

Thank God that Christ came for us. It really does not matter if He was born on December 25th or in April. What matters is that He came. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.  

II Corinthians 8:9

God rest ye merry, gentlemen

Let nothing you dismay

Remember Christ our Savior

Was born on Christmas day

To save us all from satan’s power

When we were gone astray

Oh tiding of comfort and joy

To save us all from satan's power when? He saved us when we were gone astray! Hallelujah!

Christ came and paid the perfect price for our sin. The Son of God shed His blood to wash away the sins of the whole world! I love the following about the blood of the Lamb written by Pastor Shad McDonald

I Believe In The Blood

Shad McDonald

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Atones and Assures

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Bought and Blesses

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Cleanses and Consecrates

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Dissolves and Delivers

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Emancipates and Eradicates

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Frees and Furnishes

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Glorious and Great

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Healing and Holy

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Immaculate and Infinite

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Just and Justifying

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Keeping and Kingly

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Liberating and Lovely

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Marvelous and Mysterious

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Necessary and Noble

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Obliterates and Overcomes

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Pardons and Purifies

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Quickens and Qualifies

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Redeems and Revives

I believe The Blood of The Lamb Saves and Sanctifies

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Trustworthy and Triumphant

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Unadulterated and Unequaled

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Valuable and Vital

I believe The Blood of The Lamb is Worthy and Wonderful

I believe The Blood of The Lamb eXpunges and eXterminates

Yes, The Blood of The Lamb, The Blood of Jesus Christ was Yeilded up that we might be saved

And He took our sins that were Zillions and now they are Zero!

They are Nil!

They are Nonexistent!

They are Nothing!

They are None!

Your sins and mine.

They are gone forever!

We choose to celebrate that fact on Christmas Day and we will remember it with family and friends. May God bless you and your family the next few days.

Tomorrow's post will probably be mostly pictures from our Morgan Christmas. Thanks for reading.

Davy

Tuesday At First Pentecostal of Murlin Heights

We do not drop in at Murlin Heights in north Dayton nearly enough but it is not because we do not love Pastor Kevin Lloyd and all the folks. These are super people and great friends and it is always a privilege and honor to be in church with them.

Pastor Lloyd always swings the door open wide for us to visit any time we can and he always makes a point to give us a specific invitation during the holiday season. They had changed their midweek service this week due to Christmas so we were able to put them on the schedule for Tuesday night and I am so glad we did.

God visited us in a mighty way. Several folks received help in the service and I was right at the front of the line! Praise God for speaking the right words, at the right time, to the right person. I am very thankful that God knows exactly what we need to hear and loves us enough to send His Word to us. Oh God, give me sense enough to listen and to apply your Word to my heart!

Since we were going to north Dayton last night we spent a couple of hours driving through east Dayton and north Dayton looking for a City Reach location and feeling after God. After talking about City Reach during service I had several locations mentioned including three mentions of one particular location. You can rest assured I will examine that place a little closer in the day time.

We really look forward to working with Pastor Lloyd and his folks along with the other Dayton churches in City Reach in July. I believe that God is going to meet with us there!

Here are a few pictures from Tuesday night. Thanks for reading.

Davy

Davy and Pastor Kevin Lloyd

Kelly Jo and Sis. Kim Lloyd

Rolling Soon!

We are enjoying a little "down time" between now and Christmas. "Down time" includes a little salsa, right?

There is always plenty to do but not having revival every night does feel good for a while. Of course, after  two or three nights of that and I am ready to crank the bus, hit the road, find a pulpit, sing a little  and preach some Gospel. Bro. Bennie told me years ago that he thought I had asphalt in my blood and I am pretty convinced he is probably right.

As I mentioned Monday we have enjoyed a few services at home church, Dryden Rd. Pentecostal Church. Our plan is to be there a few more nights before we leave the area for quite a while. It is wonderful to be with our home church.

Dryden Rd. will begin revival Sunday December 27. The revival leading up to New Years is a highlight of the year at Dryden Rd. and I am sure this year is going to be very good. Pastor Darius Templeton will be preaching and that is going to be a real blessing. We plan to be there Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights by God's grace and soak it all in!

We will begin revival in Thursday December 31st at 8:00 PM for Pastor Wade Harrison and the folks at West Harrison Pentecostal Church. I had this revival on our schedule as beginning on Wednesday but Thursday is correct. We will have a great watch night service on Thursday and then continue in revival through Sunday night.

The folks at West Harrison have been so good to us through the years. We have been visiting down there and preaching for them since the late 80's and it is always good to go back. I appreciate Bro. Wade's friendship and his invitation to be with them again. Come be with us if you can.

This Sunday December 27th we plan to be with Pastor Bill Lamb and the folks at Anchor of Hope Church in Lebanon, Ohio. Pastor Lamb, Associate Pastor EJ Lamb and the church always extend a big welcome to us during the holidays and we love to go. Bro. Lamb was the first person to take us to Acapulco several years ago so they will always have special place in our hearts!

We looking forward to a great Sunday at Anchor. If you do not have a place to go, come be with us. We would love to see you and I know Pastor Lamb would love to have you too.

As you can see, it will not be long and we will be rolling. Thanks for rolling with us.

Davy

Weekend Woundup and Weport December 21

It has been a busy weekend at home and we have enjoyed every second of it. It has included family time, bus projects, ministry work, City Reach stuff, great food, church and probably a few more things I forgot.

Of course the weekend might have included a couple of trips to Acapulco to drink a little salsa!

And a meal or two prepared by my own award winning chef and piano player!

I did not eat at Acapulco for lunch Friday because Friday was a special day. We were going for a very nice meal that night and I wanted to have plenty of room. We took Dad and Mom and Steve and Karen to Rodizio Grill down toward Cincinnati and it was terrific.

I told you about Pastor James and Sis. Tara McCoy taking us to Rodizio in Denver back in July.

We sure appreciate our friends introducing us to this place and we wanted to share it with our family. 

Dad and Mom have worked tirelessly on the Lazy OD Ranch since we bought it and we really needed to take them some place for a meal. It was also time for our annual Christmas meal with Steve and Karen in appreciation for all they do, so we killed two birds with one stone. Actually we probably killed a few birds, a pig or two, a cow, a fish and a lamb!

Man Alive! That place is good!

Saturday Kelly Jo  and I did some shopping and mostly walking at the Turtle Creek Flea Market then she had some projects inside the bus while I was working out in the barn. It was mostly a low key day that ended with Kelly Jo and Odie shopping some more in the evening.

Sunday was a great day! We attended both services our home church at Dryden Rd. We heard our Associate Pastor Gary Lee preach Sunday morning and our Pastor Bennie Sutherland preach Sunday night. They both preached great. It was a tremendous day and it was super great to be home. We love our home church.

Sunday also included a lunch time trip to Acapulco with Kelly Jo, Odie and my brother Steve but some how we managed to fumble through with no pictures. We may make it back later in this week and then maybe get some pictures.

That pretty much sums up our weekend. I hope you had a great weekend! Thanks for reading.

Davy

View Out The Front Window December 20, 2015

Check out our posts from the last week at the links below.

Odie's post from Saturday was especially sweet.

Odie's Saturday Post

Barn Project

The School Supplies Arrived

City Reach Information - Tent Trailer

Withholding Information

Weekend Woundup and Weview

This is our view out the front window with the barn doors open. This will pretty much be our view for the next little while. Our first revival after Christmas is only an hour or so away so we will probably drive back and forth most nights.

This is our view out the front door.

We were blessed to be in our home church Thursday night and we are planning to be there both services today by God's grace. I hope you have a great Sunday.

Davy

My Friend Amanda Hasty

Hey Friends,

This Odie checking in from Ohio. I have had a excellent week here at home. My Mamaw and Papaw are so kind to let me stay with them! I love coming to my home away from the BoggsMobile.

As I type this post I am listening to Christmas music and looking at my tree. I want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas! 

Amanda Hasty

Now let me introduce you to my dear friend Amanda Hasty. Everyone who meets Amanda loves her and they do not forget her. People all across the country often ask me how she is doing. Amanda is doing great. I was thrilled to see her Sunday night! That visit with her has kept me smiling all week. 

Last Sunday night.

Amanda has been my friend for just about as long as I can remember. We grew up together at Dryden Road Pentecostal Church. She always made life fun! I was 3 when we started attending Dryden Road so Amanda would have been 2. We are 13 months and 2 days apart in age. 

In 1995 we became neighbors. The Hasty's bought a house next to the house they had been renting. When they moved from the rent house to the house they purchased, we started renting their old house. 

I collected many happy memories the two and a half years we lived on Nicholson Road next to the Hasty's. Their back yard bordered our side yard. We had a chain length fence separating the yards. Amanda and I spent countless hours playing across the fence. We played house, school, cowboys and Indians and always church. When we could not be outside playing, we would talk on the phone.

This picture was taken August 2015

In 1997 we bought a house and moved to a West Carrollton and closer to the church. Amanda and I remained close and still spent time together at church and I remember visiting their house on some Sundays between church services. Oh, and the daily phone conversations continued.

In 1999 Dad became the Pastor at a church in Wichita and we moved to Kansas. I will never forget having to tell Amanda goodbye. That is definitely a sad memory. She could not understand why I was moving away and she was mad at me for leaving. Ever since then she lets me know she loves me but she loves my Dad and Mom more than she does me. LOL! It Is okay, because my parents are way cool! 

The last few years she lets me know how much she loves me when we are home. I think she is starting to forgive me for moving to Kansas over 16 1/2 years ago!

Last Sunday night, Amanda with one of her favorite preachers.

I am so thankful to have Amanda as a friend. I love you, Amanda Elizabeth Hasty! You will always be my buddy. Thank you for brightening my life.

Thanks for reading. I hope you have a superb Holiday week. 

Odie