Deanna Stonecipher

What a wonderful privilege it is to be able to share about my relationship with Jesus Christ. I serve a God who loves me and knows me by name. He cares about every little detail in my life, and nothing is too great or small for Him to handle. I wish I could say that realization happened the night I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior, at the age of nine. Thankfully God is also patient and allows us to grow in our relationship with Him. The Second Baptist Church family has been very instrumental in that growing process.

Through solid Biblical preaching and teaching at Second Baptist, God has impressed upon me the importance of getting out of my comfort zone and being obedient to His will. God has shown me that we all have a responsibility to share His saving grace with others. Believe me, for years I thought that was someone else’s responsibility. I have two verses I claim each time the opportunity arises for me to share Christ.

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power,
of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will
never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be
discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8

God knows that I am definitely a work in progress. It is my prayer that I will be totally focused on Him daily and aware of the divine appointments He has already set up.

I praise God for allowing us to have been members at Second Baptist. We have been away for the last two years; however, we believe that God has left the door open for us to be back. He has shown us so much over the last two years. Because of the firm foundation of preaching and teaching we received at Second Baptist and the prayer support of our brothers and sisters in Christ, we have been able to recognize the Holy Spirit’s guidance in our lives. We serve a Risen Savior!! I join you all in praying for revival in Marion and may it start with me here in Kansas City.

Thank you, Jon for starting the 2BRevived blog. It has been a wonderful encouragement and reminder.

Deanna Stonecipher