Cowboy Church Bass
Club
2021 Northern Division
Tournament Recap
TAWAKONI
9/25/21
By
Jon Griffin and Al Kohutek
TEAM
CHARLEY DAVID/DAVE HECKATHORN FOR THE TAWAKONI WIN, TEAM WOODDELL MCMILLAN FOR
THE AOY TITLE
On
a post card perfect day, Charley David & Dave Heckathorn
cranked shallow rocks for their 3 fish limit @ 13.23 to take the win September
25th on Lake Tawakoni. 2nd place was team Darren Coslin / Chris Boulet
with 3 @ 11.54 including the tournament big bass of 5.20. Their lures of choice
included a Strike King Ragebug and Finch Nasty vibrating jigs. Mike Thurman
& Joe Lee nailed 3 for 9.92 to take 3rd throwing…yes you guessed it,
grubs and crankbaits on the dam. 4th place went to Pierce Johnston & Jon
Griffin with a 9.79 limit throwing top water plugs, shallow cranks &
Texas rigs. And 5th place went to brothers Michael & Joe Walden with
a 9.55 pound limit primarily from shallow docks and jigs.
1st
Charley
David / Dave Heckathorn 13.23 $345
2nd
Darren
Coslin / Chris Boulet 11.54 $200
3rd
Joe
Lee / Mike Thurman 9.92 $120
4th Pierce Johnston /
Jon Griffin 9.79 $80
5th
Joe
& Michael Walden 9.55 $55
Big
Bass
Darren Coslin 5.20 $115
Pictures:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/N6Jk8sM6aw9ZAnVe9
Full Results
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints21NorthDiv.htm
2021
AOY TEAM OF THE YEAR
With
Tawakoni as the final stop in the 8-event series, Team Brandon Wooddell / Keith
McMillan walked away with the 2021 AOY Team title with an 8th place finish,
but it was the previous month’s event on Lake Granbury where the team’s 2nd
place finish all but sealed the championship. Consistency proved victorious as Brandon
& Keith managed top 10 finishes in all 8 tournaments including two 2nd
place finishes. In fact, their worst finish of the year was 9th @ Joe Pool
which became their low score “drop”. This year’s title is Brandon’s 3rd
AOY in his 15 years with the CCBC. Two previously with George Walker,
and his 1st with Big Fish Keith McMillan. Great team fishing and a great
year Keith & Brandon!
LET’S
GO BRANDON…AND KEITH!!!!
2021 TOP 10
1-Brandon
Wooddell / Keith McMillan
2-Charley
David / Donna David-Dave Heckathorn
3-Jon
Griffin / Pierce Johnston
4-Joe
Lee / Mike Thurman
5-John
& Sam Allen
6-Jim
& Hunter Howard
7-Albert
& Matt Love (with the help of a few others)
8-Doyle
Ray
9-Les
Smith / Mike Grimes (may Mike rest in peace!)
10-Robert
Don / Carlo Gonzales
*REMEMBER, the Top 5 get free entry to next spring’s classic on
Amistad
CONDITIONS
Air
temp 58-88; partly to mostly sunny, winds SSE 3-6 mph; water temp 72-75, 8-14”
clarity
LAKESIDE
DEVO
Charley
David
shared the devo on God’s #1 directive on our lives-LOVE!
God
call’s us to Love him with all our hearts & all souls & all of our
minds.
God
calls us to Love our neighbors as we Love ourselves.
God
Calls us to Love our Wives as Christ Loves the Church.
So
how do we Love??
““Watch
out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will
lose the reward from your Father in heaven. When you give to someone in need,
don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to
call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have
received all the reward they will ever get. But when you give to someone in
need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Give your
gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.”
Matthew 6:1-4 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.6.1-4.NLT
I
am not saying that we cannot love each other publicly. But we should love each
other privately more than we love each other publicly.
How
should we Love?
Should
we Love the way we want to?
I.E.
Is love giving our Wives a fishing rod for Christmas when they don’t fish?
Is
Love giving our Children whatever they want?
God
tells us how to Love our children.
“Those
who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their
children care enough to discipline them.”
Proverbs 13:24 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/pro.13.24.NLT
What
is the rod?
A
shepherd’s tool for guiding.
How
should we Love our Wives?
“For
husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave
up his life for her”
Ephesians 5:25 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.5.25.NLT
How
should we Love our neighbors?
“A
second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Matthew 22:39 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.22.39.NLT
How
do you want to be Loved?
How
do we Love God?
“Jesus
replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul,
and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.”
Matthew 22:37-38 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.22.37-38.NLT
So
how can I do this & do Life?
Include
God in every aspect of your life
“And
what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is
anything worth more than your soul?”
Matthew 16:26 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.16.26.NLT
Filter
your life through the Bible.
Be
the light!
“For
once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live
as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good and
right and true.”
Ephesians 5:8-9 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.5.8-9.NLT
“Carefully
determine what pleases the Lord. Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil
and darkness; instead, expose them.”
Ephesians 5:10-11 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.5.10-11.NLT
****
**BIG
THANKS TO CHARLEY & DONNA FOR OPENING UP THEIR RANCH FOR THE BEST END OF
YEAR BANQUET EVER! And of course, all the hard work & dedication to our
club, we love the Davids so!
***UP
NEXT, we’ll be announcing our 2022 lake lineup soon; our next event with be Feb
26, and the Classic on Amistad will be April 9th.
ANOTHER
GREAT YEAR WITH THE COWBOY CHURCH BASS CLUB, TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Granbury
8/28/2021
By Al Kohutek
Shane
and Don lead the pack on Granbury
1st Shane Dupree and
Don Ellis use jigs and flukes in 18-ft of water
to take the win. Shane also hooked the big bass of the tournament weighing in at
5.18-lb. 2nd Brandon Wooddell / Keith McMillan found a shallow water bridge that they
could barely fit under and used finesse drop shots during the last hour of the
tournament to boat their 3 bass. 3rd Ben Griffin / Steve Reynolds were of course throwing rattle snakes. 4th Charley David /Al Kohutek caught their fish throwing next to the cliffs using a
small crank bait and a twin tail in the weeds. 5th Pierce Johnston caught his in 18-19-ft of water using a jig in the last hour of the
tournament.
1st Shane Dupree / Don Ellis 9.81-lb $225.00
2nd Brandon Wooddell / Keith McMillan 9.03-lb $131.00
3rd Ben Griffin / Steve Reynolds 8.57-lb
$78.00
4th Charley
David /Al Kohutek 7.03-lb $52.00
5th Pierce Johnston 6.63-lb $36.00
Big Bass Shane Dupree / Don Ellis 5.18-lb $75
Full Results
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints21NorthDiv.htm
CONDITIONS
Click
on https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KTXGRANB73/table/2021-08-28/2021-08-28/daily for the complete
conditions. Around 11 am, the pleasure boaters hit the lake. The weigh-in area was perfect with shade
trees next to the water. The launch ramp
was also very good. Water clarity was clear before the boats got out and the
water temp was around 82.
SCATTER
SHOOTING
If
you caught them early, there were several dock side restaurants to eat lunch on
the water…….Charley David lost one of his bumper side rails, he found it
floating right before the briefing…….Jon Griffin was sick (not covid) so
Pierce Johnston fished alone.
With his 2 fish, he was able to finish in the money…….Many friends and
some teams are out because of the covid
delta variant..………This was one of the smallest participation tournaments. The heat and covid most certainly played a part
in that…….There is only 1 more tournament this year. It’s going to be very hard to pass the leaders
(Brandon & Keith). Looks like we are going to use the 2 mile bridge
at Lake Tawakoni on 9/25/2021.
LAKESIDE
DEVO
John
Allen gave
the lakeside devo. It was about Samson
from the book of Judges - Guys don't mess with bad women
Watch
the video here https://rumble.com/vmgnzz-granbury-tournament-8282021-devo.html
Joe
Lee
ended the tournament with a prayer.
Joe Pool
7/24/2021
By Jon Griffin and Al
Kohutek
COOKS
ARE COOKING WITH HEAT TO TAKE JOE POOL
Longtime
members James & Eric Cook threw shaky heads & c-rigs for their
limit of 3 @ 8.30 including the tourney big bass @ 6.81 to take the W on a hot
and breezy Joe Pool Saturday July 24th. This marked the 2nd time the Cooks
have won on JP including 2010 when James caught a 10.98 tournament big
bass fishing with his other son Dillon. 2nd place went to Jim &
Hunter Howard with 3 @ 6.28 including only the 2nd “over” caught @ 4.63.
Bifflebugs & Brushhogs were the Howard’s baits of choice. *Note that
Joe Pool is a slot lake, nothing can be retained between 14-21”, and only a
single “over” can be retained. Thus the small limits. Often times on these slot
lakes catching 3 solid “unders” is the game, of which John & Sam Allen
played well with 3 @ 3.87 for 3rd place throwing drop shots & cranks. The
4th place bag of 3 @ 3.60 went to brothers Brandon & Jordan Clayton
casting grubs, spinnerbaits & squarebills. And the final money place 5th
went to Charley David & hired stick Dave Heckethorn with 3 @
3.50. Baits of choice were topwaters & crankbaits. Fishing was decent with
19 out of 23 teams weighing limits, not bad considering Pool gets quite wavey
as the jet skis and wake boats make their noonish appearance. Lynn Creek Marina
is a nice area to launch, however late in the day the parking lot is packed.
The result was Pierce Johnston’s blue fleck Nitro trailer got crunched.
Fortunately someone witnessed and left a note. We actually found the culprit
SUV and trailer with scrapes and pieces of blue fleck, Pierce called the
police, they in turn had the Game Warden track down the couple on the water,
brought them in and handled things from there. Thus the attached pictures tell
the story. Also, big thanks once again to James Cook’s now annual wings
& fixins feast courtesy of his own Wingstop restaurant @ 360 & Green
Oakes.
1st Eric
& James Cook 8.30 $346
2nd
Hunter & Jim Howard 6.28 $201
3rd
Sam & John Allen
3.87 $121
4th Jordan
& Brandon Clayton 3.60 $81
5th
Dave Heckethorn/Charley David 3.50 $57
Big
Bass Eric Cook 6.81 $115
Pictures:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WJhDJwYkHMSDKRm67
Full Results
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints21NorthDiv.htm
CONDITIONS
Partly
cloudy/mostly sunny 81-96; Winds S/SE 9-13 mph; water 18” clarity, 83 degrees;
.71’ above pool
LAKESIDE
DEVO
Jon
Griffin
shared the devotional in honor of CCBC angler Mike Grimes who died
unexpectantly and suddenly just 2 weeks ago. One month ago Mike, along
with partner Les Smith, were at the CCBC weigh-in on Fairfield. A month later,
Mike is gone. Jon wanted to make sure EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE was ready to meet
Jesus if the same were to happen to them.
ARE
YOU SAVED? That’s the question. Are you pursuing Christ? Or are you going in
the other direction. Salvation is your’s this very moment. The Bible very
clearly states how to be saved. Believe. That’s it. Believe.
Think
about your “go to bait”. The one you really, really BELIEVE will catch you a
fish. Your belief should be like that, but even stronger as to who Jesus is,
the Son of God, and the FACT that he rose again.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever BELIEVES in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Acts 16:31
BELIEVE in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.
John 3:18
Whoever BELIEVES in him is not condemned, but whoever does not
BELIEVE stands condemned already because they have not BELIEVED in the name of
God’s one and only Son.
Romans 10:9
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and BELIEVE in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
The devil’s great lie on humanity is “you still have time”.
Don’t wait. Believe this very moment!
OK, so now you believe, but you need help. Start a relationship
with Jesus. Talk with Him, listen to Him, and please Him. But how??
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone
who comes to him must BELIEVE that he exists and that he rewards those who
earnestly seek him.
Faith is hard…help me!
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own
understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths
straight.
Ok, so now I believe, I’ve told someone (confessed with mouth as
the Bible instructs), but I’m still having problems and stressed. THIS IS
NORMAL!
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the
peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you
face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith
produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be
mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Let
us continue to pray for the Mike Grimes family, wife Becca, children Casey,
Miyah & Maverick as well as Mike’s fishing partner and best friend Les
Smith. Let’s also seriously consider Jesus. Make that decision today!
Charley
David
closed us in prayer.
Fairfield
6/26/2021
By Jon Griffin
and Al Kohutek
TEAM HULSEY SR &
GARNETT BREAK THE RECORD & TAKE THE FAIRFIELD WIN
Tommy Hulsey Sr & partner Justin Garnett smashed the CCBC record
books with their 3 fish limit @ 23.84 pounds to take 1st place over 31 teams on
Lake Fairfield June 26th. Both Tommy & Justin are active members of
the Richland Chambers Bass Club, in fact, Tommy currently leads the
club’s AOY standings. Their knowledge of Lake Fairfield was apparent as Tommy
& Justin fished deep using c-rigs, flutter spoons, and obviously
Panoptix to find and catch their almost 8 pound average. Word is the team
culled several other “overs” throughout the day. Do know Lake Fairfield’s rules
are only bass 18 inches and over can be retained. Their incredible bag was
anchored by the tournament big bass of 8.17 pounds caught by Justin.
Almost equally impressive was the 2nd place team of AJ & Pat Settle
with 3 @ 20.76, now the 3rd place all time best limit for CCBC. The Walden
boys (ok, they’re now men) keep on finishing well with 3 @ 18.11 including
the tournament 2nd BB @ 7.21. Joe & Michael, grandsons of Joe
& Tina Crouch, consider Fairfield a “close friend” as Granddad Joe
has no doubt taught them well on this body of water. “Working Man” leader David
Butler & Rocky Hansen took 4th with 3 @ 15.30 including their 6.41
kicker, and rounding out the top 5 paid spots were Carlo Gonzales &
Robert Don with 3 @ 13 pounds. Top place out of the money @ 6th was Team Brandon
Wooddell/Keith McMillan with 2 @ 9.99, a good finish for the current AOY
leaders. Most of the day’s catches came on deep points with c-rigs.
1st Tommy Hulsey Sr/Justin Garnett 23.84
$467
2nd AJ & Pat Settle 20.76 $271
3rd Michael & Joe Walden 18.11 $163
4th David Butler/Rocky Hansen 15.30 $109
5th Carlo Gonzales/Robert Don 13.00 $76
1st BIG BASS Justin Garnett 8.17 $116
2nd BIG BASS Michael Walden 7.21 $39
Pictures:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MmNNf8ucBmWg17zE6
Full Results
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints21NorthDiv.htm
LAKE CONDITIONS
Partly to mostly cloudy,
73-88 degrees, winds SSE 3-7 mph; water clear to 3’, 81-84 degrees, lake level
FULL, *Big Brown is now a sad pile of rubble.
LAKESIDE DEVOTIONAL
Jamey Burchett was quick to accept the request to share how God was
working in his life. Jamey has been fishing with the CCBC since 2015, and is
blessed to fish with his adult son Jake, who drives in from College Station for
every tourney. Jamey shared how God has been very influential in his life of
recent, and this story is based on a rarely known piece of scripture from
Habakkuk
3:17-18
“Though the fig
tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vine, the produce of the olive
fail, and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from thee fold and
there be no heard in the stalls, YET I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD, I WILL TAKE
JOY IN THE GOD OF MY SALVATION.”
January 2017 at 60 years
of age, Jamey quit a very secure and stable job that he’d had for over 18 years
in a company that he was quite high up to go to work for Chris Harp to help him
start up a new concrete paving company. At the time, Chris made no promises, it
was a huge risk. Jamey had it made where he was at in his current position. But
he’d been praying about his next move for several years, and he truly felt God
had led him to this venture with Chris. He had confidence that Chris and he
could make it work. Chris is a strong Christian man, and when the hard times
got tough on them, they would pray and ask for God’s direction and blessing.
God always came through. Many times, they were faced with needing to get paid
in order to make Friday payroll. Each time that check would miraculously come
in. God was coming through big time.
Jamey & Chris
recognized that the Lord was truly blessing this venture, they’ve now grown in
4 ½ years into one of DFW’s top paving companies with over 200 employees and
nearly 1 million square yards of concrete laid. That translates to
approximately 340 miles of concrete street. They even built a new office
building and shop. Chris surprised Jamey by putting Jamey’s name on the
cornerstone of the building with that Habakkuk
scripture. It reminds them that even when there is nothing there and all looks
bleak, we can still rejoice in the God of our salvation because nothing can
change that! When hard times come again, and they will, we are secure in our
salvation. Nothing will ever change that.
That is the promise of
Christ!
Romans
8:35-39
Who shall
separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution
or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
As it is written:
“For your sake
we face death all day long;
we are
considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
No, in all
these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am
convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the
present nor the future, nor any powers,
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be
able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
BOTTOM LINE, nothing, not
even death itself, can defeat those of us who’s salvation is secured by Christ
Jesus our Lord.
*Let us all hold tight to
this promise as we remember club member MIKE GRIMES, who passed suddenly last
weekend. Mike had fished every tournament this year with partner Les Smith. We
dedicate the next event on Joe Pool to Mike as we continue to pray for his
family.
Brandon Wooddell closed us in prayer.
WINNSBORO
May 22, 2021
By Jon Griffin and Al
Kohutek
BARFIELDS HOP A FROG
FOR WINNSBORO WIN
Longtime club members
father & son team Brian & Kyle Barfield leaned on the frog for
the winning sack of 11.91 to top the 29 team field Saturday May 22 on Lake
Winnsboro. The Barfields, now in
2nd place on the season, have fished the
CCBC series since 2007 and this tournament win makes 7 total victories
along with dozens of top 10s. And as the
headline read, a topwater frog accounted for their 1st place bag including
their 5.31 kicker. The 2nd place limit was weighed in by Brandon
Wooddell & Keith McMillan with 3 @ 10.94 throwing a frog, spinnerbait
& a c-rig and vaulting the team into the season series lead now 4
tournaments in. Phil Hickle and
fill-in partner Craig Lewis took 3rd
place with 3 @ 10.14 throwing a creature bait in California Craw and a shaky
head. The 4th
place sack of 3 @ 9.89 was caught by Pierce Johnston & Jon Griffin
basically junk fishing with a frog, Jack Hammer bladed jig, and Tx rigged craws
in the shallow grass. The 5th place bag of 3 @ 9.84 was weighed in by Kevin
Davis & Byron McFarland fishing spinnerbaits & Tx rigged
craws. The dreaded “6th place-just out
of the money” went to Team Al Kohutek & John Yohner who’s 3 fish
limit of 9.76 included the tournament big bass of 5.37. Winnsboro is always a fun lake to fish, under
1,000 acres yet fishes big. 2 other
tournaments were going on yet parking was plentiful and amazingly 27 out of 29
teams weighed in limits. Another wild “Amy
Johnston Fun Fact”, less than 1-pound separated 3rd place from 7th
place. And the difference between 4th
& 6th was 2 ounces, 7 teams were in the 8-pound range with 4 teams
separated by 1 ounce!
1st Kyle & Brian Barfield………………………….. 11.91 (8 ounce
dead fish penalty) $436
2nd Brandon Wooddell/Keith McMillan….. 10.94 $254
3rd Phil Hickle/Craig Lewis………………………. 10.14 $152
4th Pierce Johnston/Jon Griffin……………….. 9.89 $102
5th Kevin Davis/Byron McFarland……………. 9.84 $71
Big Bass Al
Kohutek……………………. ……………5.37 $145
Pictures:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JrzKeq9xXvuPxvwD6
Full Results
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints21NorthDiv.htm
LAKE CONDITIONS
Very muddy water; Air temp
64-79 degrees; Winds SSE 3-7 mph; Water 74 degrees, visibility 2-3’. Lake level FULL, releasing water.
SCATTER SHOOTING
Brandon Clayton – “Thank you to everyone who stopped to check on us
Saturday on the way home. We threw a bearing and buried the axle right before
we got out of Minneola. Had the trailer towed and waiting to hear the cost etc.
This should be a good reminder for everyone to check their trailer bearings and
to repack them if you haven’t in a while”.
There was an awesome crowd of teams helping Brandon at the breakdown ……..Al
Kohutek caught the tournament big big bass on a Texas rigged twin tail grub
with a chartreuse tail. It was caught next
to the dock with the red roof and there was a radio was playing on the dock. A fishing show was broadcasting on that radio
when Al caught his bass. It was great listening to the show and catching fish
at the same time. Team Kohutek/Yohner
caught their 3rd keeper in the last ten minutes of the tournament on a
wacky-rig in the grass………2 other clubs were fishing on the lake and it was kind
of fun talking to the other clubs/teams. We were always fishing behind someone…….…The
forecast was for lots of rain, but it only rained lightly for a few minutes..……………..The
Crouches and Mahones didn’t want to get wet, they left
early…………….Charley and Donna David came to the tournament
directly from their anniversary trip……..We might have had our youngest fisherman
in the history of the club.
LAKESIDE DEVO
Charley David shared the devo with the question: What political affiliation is a
Christian? Are they Republican or
Democrat? Conservative or liberal? The answer is quite clear. Our identification should not be with a
political party, but with Christ alone.
Charley did stress that this in no way means we are not supposed to be
involved in politics as Christians. We
should make our voices heard, we should be active, we should vote. But our affiliation should always be along
what the bible teaches as opposed to our own desires. Sure that may seem a bit grey, but the bible
very clearly declares in Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts
are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the
Lord.
9 “As the
heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
No doubt, Jesus’ ways are
different from what the world teaches, as Jesus taught via parables.
The Prodigal
Son
Luke
15:11-31
11 Jesus
continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his
father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property
between them.
13 “Not long
after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant
country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent
everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be
in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who
sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the
pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “When he
came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food
to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my
father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19
I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired
servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he
was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for
him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
21 “The son
said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no
longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the
father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put
a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and
kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and
is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
25 “Meanwhile,
the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and
dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on.
27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the
fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
28 “The older
brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded
with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been
slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a
young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours
who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the
fattened calf for him!’
31 “‘My son,’
the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32
But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and
is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
The Wedding
Banquet
Matthew
22:1-14
Jesus spoke to
them again in parables, saying: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who
prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his servants to those who had
been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
4 “Then he sent
some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have
prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and
everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
5 “But they
paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. 6 The
rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. 7 The king was
enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
8 “Then he said
to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not
deserve to come. 9 So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone
you find.’ 10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the
people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was
filled with guests.
11 “But when
the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing
wedding clothes. 12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes,
friend?’ The man was speechless.
13 “Then the
king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into
the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 “For many
are invited, but few are chosen.”
The workers in
the Vineyard
Matthew 20:1-16
“For the
kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire
workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and
sent them into his vineyard.
3 “About nine
in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing
nothing. 4 He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay
you whatever is right.’ 5 So they went.
“He went out
again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6
About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around.
He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’
7 “‘Because no
one has hired us,’ they answered.
“He said to
them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’
8 “When evening
came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay
them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the
first.’
9 “The workers
who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius.
10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But
each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began
to grumble against the landowner. 12 ‘These who were hired last worked only one
hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden
of the work and the heat of the day.’
13 “But he
answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree
to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was
hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want
with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
16 “So the last
will be first, and the first will be last.”
Jesus is different, but He
is trustworthy. Trust in His ways, not
in man’s ways.
Brandon Wooddell closed us
in prayer
NEXT UP-Lake Fairfield
June 26
Whitney
By Jon Griffin and Al
Kohutek
April 24, 2021
BIG BASS, BIG BAG &
BIG WHITNEY WIN FOR TEAM REED/MERCHANT
Team Bob Reed &
Matt Merchant weighed in a 3 fish limit @ 15.43 anchored by their
tournament big bass kicker @ 9.04 to take 1st place over 40 teams on a breezy
Lake Whitney Saturday April 24th. The
team caught their fish primarily throwing black & blue Yum Dingers on a
shaky head for the win. Bob &
Matt fish with the Austin Reel Bass Club which consists of many from
the Cowboy Church Bass Club’s former “Central” division, which now joins our
“Northern” division for several tournaments per year including our annual
“Classic” event. For more on their club
visit www.austinreel.com . Now back to
Whitney, with the 2nd place sack caught by James Cook with 3@11.74
including the 2nd place BB @ 6.29. (When
we have 30 or more teams we pay 2 BB awards.)
James caught his limit on wacky rigged Senkos. Brandon Wooddell & Keith McMillian
took 3rd with 3 @ 11.23 on C-rigs in 20’ of water. 4th place went to Joe Crouch/Kenneth
Mahone with 3 @ 10.39 on C-rigged
points with a green lizard. The 5th
place sack was caught by long time CCBC member but only occasional angler JD
Foster fishing solo with 3 @ 10.09 throwing a C-rig and Whopper Plopper.
40 teams – the top 5:
1st Bob Reed/Matt
Merchant ………….……… 15.43 $602
2nd James Cook……………………………….………
11.74 $350
3rd Brandon
Wooddell/Keith McMillian…… 11.23 $210
4th Joe
Crouch/Kenneth Mahone……….……. 10.39 $140
5th JD Foster……………………………………….……. 10.09 $98
1st Big Bass Bob Reed……………………………….
9.04 $150
2nd Big Bass James Cook…………………………..
6.29 $75
Pictures:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/CwFGZk2o9LViFyDV8
Full Results
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints21NorthDiv.htm
CONDITIONS
Cloudy to party sunny,
56-81 degrees; winds WNW 9-17mph; water 2-3 visibility 62-66 degrees
LAKESIDE DEVO
Great to have Austin
Reel’s Chaplain Bill Shelnutt share the devotional. Bill served for 28 years as an Army Chaplain
and himself learned many lessons through his service. Perhaps his most lasting spiritual lesson
occurred in 1972 when a quite serious issue developed between Bill &
another Army officer. This issue was
causing a deep division between the 2, and Bill felt extremely attacked. Until God stepped in and laid it on Bill’s
heart to forgive the man. It was a
turning point in Bill’s life and ministry.
Some years later Bill met and counseled a chronically ill woman in a
hospital who he learned had deep bitterness with her boss. Bill shared his own story of forgiveness and
how it transformed his own life. She
understood, and did the same. Miraculously,
she WALKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL the very next day!
Bill’s advice for
life: forgive as you have been forgiven.
Ephesians
4:32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, as God in Christ forgave you.
1 John
1:9 If we confess our sins, God is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
Step 1: Ask God for forgiveness.
Step 2: Look in the mirror, forgive yourself
Step 3: When you forgive someone, tell them!
Bill then ask for prayer
requests:
-Albert Love asked for
prayer for his partner and son Matt & wife Christine who had just that
weekend adopted a 7 year old boy
-Phil Hickle’s wife is
enduring Stage 4 cancer, please contribute to his Go Fund Me account
-James Cook shared that
his partner & son’s adult step daughter had JUST passed away unexpectantly
-JD Fosters mother, Renee,
stage 3 cancer.
*NEXT UP WINNSBORO MAY 22nd
By Jon Griffin and Al Kohutek
April 9-11, 2021
TEAM MIKE THURMAN/JOE
LEE BAG ANOTHER CLASSIC
Joe Lee & Mike
Thurman took advantage of low winds
and a calm lake & headed for the dam on day 2 to catch a quick limit, then
snatch the tournament big bass from a bed for their 2 day total of 29.79 for
the Classic victory April 10th & 11th on Lake ‘o the Pines. A solid 3 fish
limit on day 1 @ 11.71 was improved on with a day 2 limit of 5 @ 18.08
including their spawning kicker and tournament big bass of 5.26 for the Classic
title. Incredibly, since our club started the annual “Classic” tournament in
2010, this is Joe & Mike’s 5th win, including 2 in a row. Joe
& Mike caught the winning sack throwing a c-rig, grub, spinnerbait,
& senko.
2nd place went to brothers
Brandon & Jordon Clayton. After a day 1 3rd place limit @ 11.41, the
Clayton’s started Sunday off finding a shad spawn at the Alley Creek
bridge, catching over 50 on a Pro Blue Jerkbait, ultimately weighing in 14.30
on the 2nd day for their 25.71 total. Gus Chavira & Toby Turner from
the Central club led after day 1 with a limit @ 13.12. Although their day 2 bag
of 5 @ 12.25 was solid, they fell 2 spots to finish in 3rd throwing a frog. The
difference between 4th & 5th was 1 keeper fish as father/son team John
& Sam Allen totaled 21.17 on a Bandito Bug. Jon Griffin/Pierce
Johnston primarily fished a small stretch both days but came up one keeper
short with 7 @ 20.55 for 5th place throwing c-rigged speed worms, BPS creature
bait, & senkos shallow.
Conditions on day 1 was
extreme windy with gusts over 20 mph making the NW-SE lake a monster. Combine
the 160 plus boat BFL Fishing league holding a tourney as well as high
schoolers practicing for their event the following weekend along with the wind,
the lake fished very small. Ironically, the fishing was great with many numbers
caught. Day 2 on Sunday the wind completely diminished, however, the fishing
became much slower for many. Ultimately it was a great Classic event on a
tremendous fishery, $4,100 in prize money, for the 19 teams that qualified from
the previous year who participated. Alley Creek Ramp was a nice central
location for our club & the event.
|
Lake O' Pines 2021
Team Name |
Weight
day 1 |
Weight
day 2 |
Total
weight |
payout |
|
|
1 |
Mike Thurman Joe Lee ($50) |
11.91 |
18.08 |
29.99 |
$1,500.00 |
|
2 |
Brandon Clayton Jordan Clayton ($50) |
11.41 |
14.30 |
25.71 |
$750.00 |
|
3 |
Gus Chavira – Toby Turner $0 Entry Fee |
13.12 |
12.25 |
25.37 |
$500.00 |
|
4 |
Sam Allen John Allen (free) |
7.51 |
13.66 |
21.17 |
$300.00 |
|
5 |
Jon Griffin Pierce Johnston (free) |
7.97 |
12.58 |
20.55 |
$250.00 |
|
6 |
Jim Howard
Hunter Howard ($60) |
7.72 |
11.06 |
18.78 |
$200.00 |
|
7 |
James Cook Eric Cook ($50) |
8.39 |
9.12 |
17.51 |
$150.00 |
|
8 |
Doyle Ray Noah Ray (free)
|
7.07 |
9.99 |
17.06 |
$100.00 |
|
9 |
Steve Bible – Berkley Griles $0 Entry Fee |
7.30 |
7.94 |
15.24 |
$100.00 |
|
10 |
Charley David Donna David ($50) |
10.20 |
4.36 |
14.56 |
$100.00 |
CONDITIONS
Day 1 air temp 57-70
mostly cloudy to partly sunny, winds N-WNW 13-24 mph.
Day 2 air temp 44-80,
mostly clear; winds S 1-4 mph; water 65-68, murky and tannic with visibility
6-10”. Lake level .74’ high (however a few weeks earlier it was about 2.5’ over
full level.
SUNRISE LAKESIDE
SERVICE
Jon Griffin shared the
story from Luke 8:22-25.
Stay Calm, Jesus Has This
Hebrews 11:6 “Without
faith it is impossible to please God.”
So the question is in RED
LETTERS, “WHERE IS YOUR FAITH?”
Luke
8:22-25
“One day he got into a
boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other
side of the lake.” So they set out, and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a
windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in
danger. And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!”
And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and
there was a calm. He said to them, “Where is your faith?”
And they were afraid, and
they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even
winds and water, and they obey him?””
In Luke 8:22, did Jesus say,
"Let us cross over to
the other side"
OR
"Let us row out into
the middle of the lake... and drown"?
*Did Jesus know a storm
was coming? Yes.
*Didn't Jesus say He would
take them to the other side? Yes.
*Did His followers doubt
Him? Absolutely.
*Did the wind and waves
obey His command to be still? Yep.
*Can YOU do that? No.
*Did Jesus kick them off
His team for doubting? No. That's great news for you and me. Have you ever
doubted Jesus?
Summary:
You can trust Jesus to see
you through. He is in total control. We are kidding ourselves if we think we
are in control ...of anything.
You're either coming out
of a storm, in a storm, or headed for one. Jesus never promised a detour around
the storm BUT rather a guided tour through them.
PS- There's never a dull
moment following Jesus. In fact it can be humorous. The disciples, who had just
come through the storm and probably kissed the shore upon arrival, looked up
and we're immediately greeted by a crazy demonized naked man. But that's
another story for next time.
WHERE IS YOUR FAITH?
Heb 4:16
6Let us then approach
God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find
grace to help us in our time of need.
The next time you pray, do
know that God is answering you with these 4 simple word:
WHERE IS YOUR FAITH?
Last supper-Passover meal,
Jesus used it as a teaching moment. This was Jesus last night before he was
betrayed, arrested and crucified.
Luke 22:
19-20
19 And he took bread, gave
thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for
you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper he
took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is
poured out for you.
Imagine the bread being
crushed and dissolving into nothing, this was Christ body sacrificed for you.
And the wine, do you sense the sweetness yet bitterness as it spreads down your
tongue and disappoints? This is Christ blood, poured out for you.
Great news, 3 days later
Jesus rose, defeated death and defeated sin. Your sin. My sin. And if we
believe we are saved...as simple as that. The Bible very clearly says believe
on the name of Jesus. If you have doubt remember the 4 red letters from Jesus
himself- WHERE IS YOUR FAITH?
Jon then passed it over to
Charley David who shared the following biblical instructions on taking
communion by reading this passage, then allowing for a time of prayer &
repentance.
1
Corinthians 11:17-34
The Lord's Supper
17 But in the following
instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for
the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when you come
together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe
it in part,[a] 19 for there must be factions among you in order that those who
are genuine among you may be recognized. 20 When you come together, it is not
the Lord's supper that you eat. 21 For in eating, each one goes ahead with his
own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses
to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those
who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I
will not.
23 For I received from the
Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was
betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said,
“This is my body, which is for[b] you. Do this in remembrance of me.”[c] 25 In
the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new
covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the
Lord's death until he comes.
27 Whoever, therefore,
eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be
guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Let a person examine
himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who
eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on
himself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.[d] 31
But if we judged[e] ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are
judged by the Lord, we are disciplined[f] so that we may not be condemned along
with the world.
33 So then, my
brothers,[g] when you come together to eat, wait for[h] one another— 34 if
anyone is hungry, let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will
not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.
After prayer, all 36 of us
ate and drank, and most importantly, we remembered the sacrifice Christ made
for us all.
Amen, and amen!
Palestine
By Jon Griffin and Al
Kohutek
March 27, 2021
TEAM GRIFFIN/JOHNSTON
MAKE PALESTINE THEIR PROMISED LAND
First, a bit of biblical
history. Moses led the Israelites
through the desert into the “Promised Land”, better known as Canaan, occupied
by the Palestinians. One of the more famous
of these was the giant Goliath, who was slain by the slingshot shepherd David,
ultimately becoming the greatest king of Judiah, better known as Palestine, and
later Israel and the area surrounding and including Jerusalem.
The other Palestine, the
east Texas lake, was the 2nd stop on the CCBC season series, where Saturday
March 27th Jon Griffin/Pierce
Johnston weighed in the winning sack of 15.32 including the tournament big
bass caught by Pierce @ 8.13. The
big bass was their 1st keeper caught about an hour into the tournament on a BPS
beaver style bait in 3 feet of water. Throughout
the day, Jon & Pierce culled and improved throwing lizards,
squarebills, & chatterbaits with a solid day of 3 + pounders mostly mid
lake to finish out their bag. 2nd place
went to long time members Gene Collins and son in law Daryle Hester
with 3 @ 11.12 throwing lizards and poppers mid lake. 3rd place went to last month’s winners Albert
& Matt Love with 3 @ 10.73 including their BB @ 5.52 falling to
chatterbait & Speed Craws north. 4th
& 5th place ended in a tie @ 10.18, and the tie breaker being the big bass
with Team Charley David/Dave Heckethorn taking 4th with a BB @ 4.98 mid
lake; while Jim & Mitch Howard’s BB @ 4.73 helped them to 5th. The Howards fished the northern
portion of Palestine throwing a Baneto Bug & Senkos.
|
Team |
#of fish |
Big bass |
Team Weight |
Total points |
Winnings |
|
Notes |
|
|
1 |
Jon Griffin Pierce Johnston |
3 |
8.13 |
15.32 |
200 |
$581.00 |
|
1st
$436 + $145 = $581 |
|
2 |
Gene Collins
Daryle Hester |
3 |
|
11.12 |
199 |
$253.00 |
|
2nd |
|
3 |
Albert Love Matt Love |
3 |
5.52 |
10.73 |
198 |
$152.00 |
|
3rd |
|
4 |
Charley David Dave Heckethorr |
3 |
4.98 |
10.18 |
197 |
$101.00 |
|
4th
Dave Heckethorr |
|
5 |
Jim Howard
Mitch Howard |
3 |
4.73 |
10.18 |
196 |
$71.00 |
|
5th
Mitch sub for Hunter |
https://photos.app.goo.gl/pvxrjSX7a7d3VWY48
Full Results
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints21NorthDiv.htm
CONDITIONS
63-79 degrees, mostly
cloudy; winds east to southeast 2-6 mph; water temp 63-68, 12” clarity; lake
level .06 high.
LAKESIDE DEVO
Kevin Davis shared the devotional about our faith, ideally our
own lack of faith, and how we should actually exercise our faith. Kevin shared a quote by the noted Christian
theologian AW Tozer “ANY FAITH THAT MUST BE SUPPORTED BY THE EVIDENCE OF THE
SENSES IS NOT REAL FAITH.”
If one has to see a sign
to believe, then they’re not practicing the real faith that Christ
demands. See Matthew
12:38-45.
Kevin shared that of all
the Old Testament saints, Moses was one of the few in history who had the
advantage of direct communication with God.
Thanks to Moses’ leadership we have the incredible advantage to learn
how to be faithful by looking back through the lens of biblical stories. As Kevin shared very clearly through
scripture, specifically in Hebrews 11:1-
“NOW FAITH IS CONFIDENCE
IN WHAT WE HOPE FOR, AND ASSURANCE FOR WHAT WE DO NOT SEE”.
Jesus himself ask “Where
is your faith?” If you lack it (we all
do), ask God to help you. Then step back
and witness your faith strengthen!
John Allen closed us in
prayer.
Next tournament: CLASSIC on
Lake ‘o the Pines April 10th & 11th (must be qualified from last season)
Next regular season
tourney: April 24th, Lake Whitney
Athens
By Jon Griffin and Al
Kohutek
February 27, 2021
LOVES KICK OFF SEASON
WITH ATHENS VICTORY
The father and son team of
Albert & Matt Love caught the tournament big bass @ 8.88 along with
single under to total their bag 10.32, enough for 1st place in the 2021 season
kickoff on Lake Athens February 27th, 2021 for the Cowboy Church Bass
Club. The big bass is Matt’s personal
best and bit on a red sunset craw lipless crank bait off the corner of a
dock. Their other keeper along with a
few slots were caught on a jerkbait. 2nd
place @ 9.03 went to Derick Sullivan throwing squarebills and a red
trap. 3rd @ 8.62 went to the Barfield
hammers of Bryan and Kyle catching their limit on red traps. The 4th place sack @ 8.02 was caught by team Kevin
Davis/Byron McFarland on swim baits over grass. 5th place went to Joe & Tina Crouch’s
now grown grandsons Joe & Michael Walden with 3 @ 7.41 on c-rigs and
jerkbaits in 10-15’ of water. A total of
6 “overs” were weighed in, including the tournament 2nd place BB caught by Brandon
Clayton on a red chatterbait.
|
Team |
#of fish |
Big bass |
Team Weight |
Total points |
Winnings |
|
Notes |
|
Albert Love / Matt Love |
2.00 |
8.88 |
10.32 |
200 |
$601.00 |
|
1st
$481 + $120 BB = $601 |
|
Derick Sullivan / Steve Tigert |
3.00 |
6.86 |
9.03 |
199 |
$280.00 |
|
2nd |
|
Bryan Barfield / Kyle Barfield |
3.00 |
6.55 |
8.62 |
198 |
$168.00 |
|
3rd |
|
Kevin Davis / Byron McFarland |
2.00 |
7.23 |
8.02 |
197 |
$112.00 |
|
4th |
|
Joe Waldon / Michel Waldon |
3.00 |
4.92 |
7.41 |
196 |
$78.00 |
|
5th |
|
Brandon Clayton / Jordan Clayton |
1.00 |
7.39 |
7.39 |
195 |
$40.00 |
|
Second big bass |
Pictures:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/rPQYUKGYXe1cjswd9
Full Results
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints21NorthDiv.htm
CONDITIONS
56-71 degrees, mostly
cloudy; winds east to southeast 2-13 mph; water temp 49-51, 3 feet clarity;
lake level .64 high.
LAKESIDE DEVO
Charley David shared the devotional, relating life to what we’ve
all been challenged with from the most recent winter storm, to the months and
past year we’ve all endured with political & social unrest, and of course,
COVID. Whether it’s enduring a home with
no water or no power, or being afflicted with COVID along with the job-related
challenges, being prepared in every facet of life is not only wise, it’s
spiritually smart. Charley shared that
the Bible specifically demands that we be prepared in
Ephesians
6:15 where Paul writes “and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes
from the gospel of peace”.
In fact,
Ephesians
6:10-17 refers to being “spiritually prepared” by fitting
yourself with the “Armor of God”
Finally, be
strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so
that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is
not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil
in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when
the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have
done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled
around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with
your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In
addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can
extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of
the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Most importantly, always
be prepared to share the Gospel. God
will give you the opportunity and the words.
John Allen closed us in prayer
Next tournament: Palestine
3/27/21
For
more information about the Bass Club email cowboychurchbassclub@hotmail.com or contact Charley David at 214-878-3354