Comments for jimmyholbrook.com http://jimmyholbrook.com Pastor Jimmy Holbrook Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on I’m Proud of You Harrah Church by Scott Reynolds http://jimmyholbrook.com/2010/07/im-proud-of-you-harrah-church/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Scott Reynolds Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:32:06 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=650#comment-876 The endurance, encouragement, and spiritual unity has definitely come from the LORD. As the only pastor our family has ever had we want to thank you for leading us to this truth. We love you and your family very much. The endurance, encouragement, and spiritual unity has definitely come from the LORD. As the only pastor our family has ever had we want to thank you for leading us to this truth. We love you and your family very much.

]]> Comment on I Love You Harrah Church by Janine Reynolds http://jimmyholbrook.com/2010/07/i-love-you-harrah-church/comment-page-1/#comment-868 Janine Reynolds Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:04:14 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=633#comment-868 Jimmy, We love you very much and I wanted to thank you for being God's vessel. I haven't had the pleasure of working alongside Abby but I know God has blessed her in her ability to show Christ's love. She shines like the sun and loves people unconditionally. God has great things for all of us. We miss you dearly and I will continue to dive deep. As your mom would say Jeremiah 29:11... Thank you Jimmy for the last ten years we attended HC. Again, we love you. The Reynolds family Jimmy,
We love you very much and I wanted to thank you for being God’s vessel. I haven’t had the pleasure of working alongside Abby but I know God has blessed her in her ability to show Christ’s love. She shines like the sun and loves people unconditionally. God has great things for all of us. We miss you dearly and I will continue to dive deep. As your mom would say Jeremiah 29:11… Thank you Jimmy for the last ten years we attended HC. Again, we love you.
The Reynolds family

]]> Comment on I Love You Harrah Church by Jinger Claytor http://jimmyholbrook.com/2010/07/i-love-you-harrah-church/comment-page-1/#comment-867 Jinger Claytor Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:11:26 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=633#comment-867 Jimmy, I just wanted to say Thank you for all that you have taught David and I. We will be forever grateful for finding Harrah Church and having the opportunity to learn about Christ from an amazing leader. It won't be the same without you, but you have given us the knowledge and love for Christ to know that we will make it through this change. I have dreaded this day since we started attending Harrah Church....dreading the day that you might leave. I now know that we are going to be ok...We will miss you dearly but because of you we have this love for Christ and a love for Harrah Church to help us through this. I used to say that if you left the church we would leave too but now I can not imagine leaving...we love our Sunday school class and have made some amazing friendships here. I hope you know how much you will be missed but I only wish you the best in whatever you do. Thank you for all of your amazing sermons and just for being you. Take care of yourself and you amazing beautiful family. Love you all very much!!! Thank you again!! We will be forever indebted to you because you have shown us how to be true Christ followers...true Warriors for Christ. Miss you already!!! Jimmy,

I just wanted to say Thank you for all that you have taught David and I. We will be forever grateful for finding Harrah Church and having the opportunity to learn about Christ from an amazing leader. It won’t be the same without you, but you have given us the knowledge and love for Christ to know that we will make it through this change. I have dreaded this day since we started attending Harrah Church….dreading the day that you might leave. I now know that we are going to be ok…We will miss you dearly but because of you we have this love for Christ and a love for Harrah Church to help us through this. I used to say that if you left the church we would leave too but now I can not imagine leaving…we love our Sunday school class and have made some amazing friendships here. I hope you know how much you will be missed but I only wish you the best in whatever you do. Thank you for all of your amazing sermons and just for being you. Take care of yourself and you amazing beautiful family. Love you all very much!!! Thank you again!! We will be forever indebted to you because you have shown us how to be true Christ followers…true Warriors for Christ. Miss you already!!!

]]> Comment on Spiritual ID by Julie Hubkey http://jimmyholbrook.com/2010/07/spiritual-id/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Julie Hubkey Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:06:00 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=643#comment-865 In all my 13 years of marriage, I have experienced lean times and abundant times. I have been in church all my life and have always known that it is important to be happy whatever lot I find myself in and to praise the Lord regardless. I am sooo thankful that I have learned through trial and error to lean upon the Lord, NO MATTER WHAT, COME WHAT MAY. My life would not have any meaning without the Lord's presence. In all my 13 years of marriage, I have experienced lean times and abundant times. I have been in church all my life and have always known that it is important to be happy whatever lot I find myself in and to praise the Lord regardless. I am sooo thankful that I have learned through trial and error to lean upon the Lord, NO MATTER WHAT, COME WHAT MAY. My life would not have any meaning without the Lord’s presence.

]]> Comment on Spiritual ID by Byren and Katherine http://jimmyholbrook.com/2010/07/spiritual-id/comment-page-1/#comment-864 Byren and Katherine Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:26:17 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=643#comment-864 I think right now with all the changes everyone feels this, I know I do. Like who's gonna rap in the coffee bar, do the Old Spice commercial perfectly, and make us all laugh @ superb auctioneering skill? The truth is were all REALLY gonna miss you. so some cool stuff: "Let us not be not desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, or envying one another." Gal 5:26 because: "My hope is built on nothing less, than Jesus blood and Righteousness. I dare not trust, the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus name. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. When darkness seems, to hide his face, I rest on his unchanging grace, in every high, and stormy gale, my anchor holds, within the veil. " You've been a rock for so many of us. But we all stand united on THE rock, and trust that all of his children will meet again on the other side. Love ya, man, The Trents I think right now with all the changes everyone feels this, I know I do. Like who’s gonna rap in the coffee bar, do the Old Spice commercial perfectly, and make us all laugh @ superb auctioneering skill?

The truth is were all REALLY gonna miss you.

so some cool stuff:

“Let us not be not desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, or envying one another.” Gal 5:26

because:

“My hope is built on nothing less, than Jesus blood and Righteousness. I dare not trust, the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus name. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. When darkness seems, to hide his face, I rest on his unchanging grace, in every high, and stormy gale, my anchor holds, within the veil. ”

You’ve been a rock for so many of us. But we all stand united on THE rock, and trust that all of his children will meet again on the other side.

Love ya, man,

The Trents

]]> Comment on Spiritual ID by Shannon Hazen http://jimmyholbrook.com/2010/07/spiritual-id/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Shannon Hazen Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:20:48 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=643#comment-863 And I certainly haven't been fiscally responsible my whole life but I wouldn't say I'm grossly negligent by chasing meaningless things. I'm somewhere in between I guess. Being in between isn't good enough in these times though. And I certainly haven’t been fiscally responsible my whole life but I wouldn’t say I’m grossly negligent by chasing meaningless things. I’m somewhere in between I guess. Being in between isn’t good enough in these times though.

]]> Comment on Spiritual ID by Shannon Hazen http://jimmyholbrook.com/2010/07/spiritual-id/comment-page-1/#comment-862 Shannon Hazen Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:16:48 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=643#comment-862 I don't like being broke all the time. We're on a plan though. We'll be debt free in 12 years and I can retire 3 years after that. I'm rich in Faith, Hope and Love but a little more cash wouldn't hurt. I don’t like being broke all the time. We’re on a plan though. We’ll be debt free in 12 years and I can retire 3 years after that. I’m rich in Faith, Hope and Love but a little more cash wouldn’t hurt.

]]> Comment on I Love You Harrah Church by Kris http://jimmyholbrook.com/2010/07/i-love-you-harrah-church/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Kris Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:48:14 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=633#comment-860 Today is the first day I've allowed myself to really think about memories of the time you and Abby have spent with me, because it's so hard to say goodbye and I love you all so much. Thank you for loving people and seeing in them things they don't see or believe about themselves. God used you in my life powerfully. I learned every week as you preached. Didn't sleep through one sermon - even after driving all night home from the mission trip! You taught me to pray a dangerous prayer, "Use me Lord." and Know Greater Love came. You helped me have the courage to be bald in front of a congregation that I couldn't even tell I was going bald for two years. You helped me through despair with losing two parents within 6 months of each other. You didn't judge me when I told you how hopelessly lost in sin I was when I backslid and fell into addiction - instead you said, "We're all screwups." You then poured into me and let me serve in our ministry as a leader. You have been patient, responsive, always teaching life lessons. You taught me how to deal with conflict and no matter how badly someone mistreated, to give them a 2nd chance and forgive. I'm forever changed. God used you and Abby mightily in my life. I'm the praying, bible reading, people loving, enthusiastic sold-out follower of Christ today because you all cared and loved me no matter where I was in my walk. Thank you and God bless. Today is the first day I’ve allowed myself to really think about memories of the time you and Abby have spent with me, because it’s so hard to say goodbye and I love you all so much. Thank you for loving people and seeing in them things they don’t see or believe about themselves. God used you in my life powerfully. I learned every week as you preached. Didn’t sleep through one sermon – even after driving all night home from the mission trip! You taught me to pray a dangerous prayer, “Use me Lord.” and Know Greater Love came. You helped me have the courage to be bald in front of a congregation that I couldn’t even tell I was going bald for two years. You helped me through despair with losing two parents within 6 months of each other. You didn’t judge me when I told you how hopelessly lost in sin I was when I backslid and fell into addiction – instead you said, “We’re all screwups.” You then poured into me and let me serve in our ministry as a leader. You have been patient, responsive, always teaching life lessons. You taught me how to deal with conflict and no matter how badly someone mistreated, to give them a 2nd chance and forgive. I’m forever changed. God used you and Abby mightily in my life. I’m the praying, bible reading, people loving, enthusiastic sold-out follower of Christ today because you all cared and loved me no matter where I was in my walk. Thank you and God bless.

]]> Comment on Spiritual ID by Kris http://jimmyholbrook.com/2010/07/spiritual-id/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Kris Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:41:23 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=643#comment-859 I have journeyed through life living both ways - always buying new things, driving new cars, chasing after things - and now I live life the opposite - because of bad decisions, I drive older vehicles, I don't shop without a list, or unless I need something, and my house is old. So I'm forced to live life differently - but that's probably although one of the hardest lessons I ever learned - the best one. The last three years of being broke are the best years of my life! I'm fulfilled because I finally care about what the Lord cares about - the rest of that junk is all rubbish. When you chase after God and care about eternal things, your wants and desires change. Life then has real meaning. I have journeyed through life living both ways – always buying new things, driving new cars, chasing after things – and now I live life the opposite – because of bad decisions, I drive older vehicles, I don’t shop without a list, or unless I need something, and my house is old. So I’m forced to live life differently – but that’s probably although one of the hardest lessons I ever learned – the best one. The last three years of being broke are the best years of my life! I’m fulfilled because I finally care about what the Lord cares about – the rest of that junk is all rubbish. When you chase after God and care about eternal things, your wants and desires change. Life then has real meaning.

]]> Comment on Don’t Look Back by Mary Mascho http://jimmyholbrook.com/2010/07/dont-look-back/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Mary Mascho Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:48:10 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=636#comment-857 Jimmy, I just wanted to thank you for being our pastor. You have been a tremendous blessing to me and my family. I have so many great memories of you and Abby and your children. I remember when you got married, and when I went to Bro Jim for financial counseling and you were youth pastor and I was sitting and waiting in the lobby and you said, "maybe I can help you" and proceeded to tell me how you budgeted (like it was the easiest thing in the world!), all the volleyball games and the ski trips. Remember getting stuck on the interstate between Loveland and our lodging for 5 hours?? But my most treasured memories are when you and Abby came to my sister's house for a private memorial service for my mom, and when you counseled and married Tim and me and dedicated Emma. You have been there through the most important events in my life. It comforts me to know that, as you said, we will always be bonded together through our work for the Lord and the time we had. I'm thankful for the time we got to have you and appreciate all you put in to serving our church. It is just the separation that is so painful, as you said, and I am grateful for modern technology that allows us to keep in touch more easily. I will be praying for you and Abby. I know God is going to bless you, brother. Keep in touch. I love you guys! Mary Jimmy,

I just wanted to thank you for being our pastor. You have been a tremendous blessing to me and my family. I have so many great memories of you and Abby and your children. I remember when you got married, and when I went to Bro Jim for financial counseling and you were youth pastor and I was sitting and waiting in the lobby and you said, “maybe I can help you” and proceeded to tell me how you budgeted (like it was the easiest thing in the world!), all the volleyball games and the ski trips. Remember getting stuck on the interstate between Loveland and our lodging for 5 hours?? But my most treasured memories are when you and Abby came to my sister’s house for a private memorial service for my mom, and when you counseled and married Tim and me and dedicated Emma. You have been there through the most important events in my life. It comforts me to know that, as you said, we will always be bonded together through our work for the Lord and the time we had. I’m thankful for the time we got to have you and appreciate all you put in to serving our church. It is just the separation that is so painful, as you said, and I am grateful for modern technology that allows us to keep in touch more easily. I will be praying for you and Abby. I know God is going to bless you, brother. Keep in touch. I love you guys!
Mary

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