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Left to Right:
Ira Duvall, Arthur Duvall,
George Hixson, Lewis Duvall,
George Duvall
Inside Akersville Methodist Church circa 1941....

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....Next Two Generations
in 2004



Joe Duvall and son Steve
Duvall sharing pulpit at
Akersville Community Church
(Former Akersville Methodist)

Each of the above persons ministered at Akersville.
Unfortunately, the church has been closed except for special occasions.

 

Deut 6:6-9

6 "And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
NKJV

 

Deut 6:5
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
NKJV

 

"That Christ May Dwell In Your Hearts By Faith"                                          Rev. Joseph J. Duvall D. D.

 

 

Goodies for Living

 

God has graciously allowed me to catch a glimpse into his heart, and I want to share with you what I've seen.  Today the heart of God is an open wound of love.  He aches over our distance and preoccupation.  He mourns that we do not draw near to him.  He grieves that we have forgotten him.  He weeps over our obsession with muchness and manyness.  He longs for our presence.

And he is inviting you----and me----to come home, to come home to where we belong, to come home to that for which we were created.  His arms are stretched out wide to receive us.  His heart is enlarged to take us in.
                                                                    Richard Foster

 

 

We Are prepared to serve the Lord only by sacrifice. We are fit for the work of God only when we have wept over it, prayed about it, and then we are enabled by Him to tackle the job needed to be done.

May God give us hearts that bleed, eyes that are wide open to see, minds that are clear to interpret God's purposes, wills that are obedient, and a determination that is utterly unflinching as we set about the tasks He would have us to do.

Alan Redpath

 

 

PRAY FOR OUR NATION'S LEADERS

The anti-Christ spirit which has gripped our nation

is causing everything in our nation and even the universe to be out of harmony resulting in radical weather patterns which will intensify in the near future.  This is one of "the signs" which has always preceded God's judgment on His people.......giving a chance to repent.  KNOW THE SIGNS!
"Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky (predict the weather) but you cannot discern the signs of the times!" The Bible Matthew 16:3

We need to pray daily for the repentance of our nation and a release

of the bondage which has been placed upon it and us by the

Godless decisions of those in leadership.

PRAY  PRAY  PRAY  PRAY  PRAY  PRAY  PRAY

 

 

2 Chron 7:14
 "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."

KJV

BUT IF WE FORGET THE GOD OF OUR FATHERS..........

Deut 28:49-52
49 "The LORD will bring a distant nation against you from the end of the earth, and it will swoop down on you like an eagle. It is a nation whose language you do not understand, 50 a fierce and heartless nation that shows no respect for the old and no pity for the young. 51 Its armies will devour your livestock and crops, and you will starve to death. They will leave you no grain, new wine, olive oil, calves, or lambs, bringing about your destruction. 52 They will lay siege to your cities until all the fortified walls in your land — the walls you trusted to protect you — are knocked down. They will attack all the towns in the land the LORD your God has given you.
Deut 28:43-44  The foreigners living among you will become stronger and stronger, while you become weaker and weaker. 44 They will lend money to you, not you to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail! NLT

Deut 28:32
32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people,  NKJV


 

 

 

"Encouragement for My People"

 

Ps 37:4  Delight yourself also in the LORD,  And He shall give you the desires of your heart. NKJV

James 4:10  Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
NKJV

John 16:13-14  ..,.."when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come".

Isaiah 32: 17 "The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever."

Psalms 107:31 "Let us give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds toward men."

Psalms 107:43 "Whosoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord."

Psalms 133:1  "Behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.........."

Isaiah 61: 11b  ".........the Lord will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all nations."

Deut 8:2  And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.  NKJV
 

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An Old Farmer's Advice: 

 
* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. 

* Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance. 
 
* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. 
 
* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. 
 
* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled. 
 
* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight. 
 
* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads. 
 
* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you. 

* It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge. 
 
* You cannot unsay a cruel word. 
 
* Every path has a few puddles. 
 
* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. 
 
* The best sermons are lived, not preached. 
 
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway. 
 
* Don't judge folks by their relatives. 
 
* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. 
 
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time. 
 
* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none. 
 
* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance. 
 
* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'. 

* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. 
 
* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'." 
 
* Always drink upstream from the herd. 
 
* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment. 
 
* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in. 
 
* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around. 
 
* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

 


 

The secret of success is to start from scratch and keep on scratchin'.

 

He who stops at third base to congratulate himself will never score a home run.

 

Choose a good reputation over great riches, for being held in high esteem is better

than having silver or gold.

 

True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor and long life. --

Proverbs 22: 1, 4

 

Never forget that people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You

may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard boiled egg.

 

It is always unwise to cast your valuables in the pig pen, Likewise, don't share your     
       revelation of God's majesty or the mysteries of the universe before the unlearned,  
       foolish and ungodly.  They'll both turn on you and kill you with their actions.

 

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