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Looking Back Over The Year 2013

What a year it has been for Heart of Grace Ministries this year. We have all went through so many new experiences, with some of them good and a few of them difficult. Through all of the trials and temptations we have found God with us in it all. We are truly blessed and could never honor God enough for the things we have gotten to share together!

We have lost some very dear people this year. Some of them were pillars of the churches we have attended and visited over the years. For the dozens of families that shared the honor of allowing us to honor their loved ones in song: we thank you for the opportunity to obey God and be of help to you. We pray as you enter a new year that you will find the comfort of God’s spirit through the difficult times. I hope that you will (through the grieving process) begin to find life with joy once again. We offer an extended acknowledgement to the families of Effie Miller, Albert White, and Laura Sharp. Your loved ones have had an impact to all of us and it was a privilege to have known them. The impact that all of these lives have had upon us will never forgotten.

We have also went through a lot as a family. From near-death accidents to critical surgeries we have experienced the emotional roller coasters and unexpected situations that life will be guaranteed to deliver. Through the grace of God and His blessings those around us came through their experiences and now have a greater testimony as a result. I can definitely say that these things have brought us closer together and has helped us to realize in a greater way what is most important: having a relationship Jesus Christ. Without Jesus with us we would have surely found many times to be without hope and nothing to help our troubled hearts.

Through all of the circumstances we have walked through we have still pushed to obey God in our ministry. The nursing home ministry has never been better and we love the privilege to be with our special friends every month. They love Rebekah’s children and light up at the sight of new life that comes to visit. It is wonderful to hear them sing songs and teach us a thing or two about being a good soldier. The radio broadcast is going strong and is reaching more than ever. We appreciate all who spread the word about our broadcast and encourage you to continue and do so. It is another avenue that may reach those who will not go inside of a church. The cd and internet ministry is growing faster than we can meet the demand. Thank you for passing on your discs to others and sharing posts through texts/social media. We are so thankful to be a part of spreading the word of God no matter where it may be played. Every time we hear a testimony of how it has helped you it gives us strength and motivation to keep on doing the work of sending out what God speaks in our ministry to the hedges and highways. Our book ministry has finally broken ground and is beginning to grow. Continue to pray that we will follow through with the vision God gave us in this calling!

In closing I want to personally thank every single church that has welcomed us to obey God in their sanctuary. We realize that your church is your home and we love the chance to share the pleasure of worshipping God and fellowshipping with all of you. We hope to continue and receive the invitations to return! A special thanks to all the singers and musicians we have sung and played with over this year. It was always fun to jump in and jam together! I want to also thank my home church (13th Street Church of God) for the chance to operate in the gift of delivering the word of God and the love and support that comes with it. Even as God begins to shift our ministry to a new home base in the future I pray that God will move us all forward in our callings and that we will continue to have a great fellowship through the legacies that we are paving for the upcoming generations to come.

We hope to be at your church in the upcoming year and to hear about the wonderful things that God is working for your good. We wish you a blessed New Year and a favored season in your life.

~ Jared M.

Our Second Book, A New Way To Fight: Overcoming All Odds With God’s Love, Has Finally Arrived!

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I am happy to announce that the paperback and e-version of our second 30 day devotional, A New Way To Fight: Overcoming All Odds With God’s Love has arrived! The book is being released for all popular book publishers (iBooks, Nook, Google, Amazon, Lulu, etc.)! Let the Lord inspire you through the wisdom and knowledge that he has poured from our ministry into yours!

From the publisher: “Heart of grace has released its second book in The Everyday Word series and gives great incite on how to overcome adversity and teaches a greater love through the spirit of God. If you are in need of a greater love to forgive and to finally let go of problems then this is recommended for you! Contains daily exercises to promote spiritual growth, as well as scripture from the bible to inspire you every day!”

We will be posting more permanent links and adjusting everything soon, but in the meantime here are the ‘unofficial’ links below:

eBook Version

Paperback Version

Listen To The Latest WLAF Radio Show With Special Guest Mitch Pierson

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Here is the latest live radio show that we performed down at our local radio station parter, WLAF. We had the privilege of sitting down with special guest Mitch Pierson for a “pick and grin” style show. It was truly a pleasure and is definitely worth listening to the amazing talent that God is using in Mitch’s life.

The songs from this session include:

  • Carried To The Table
  • God On The Mountain
  • He Knows My Name
  • I Am
  • Never Been This Homesick Before
  • Please Forgive Me
  • The Lowest Valley
  • The Shepherd’s Call

We hope that it is a blessing to you and that you continue to give us your great feedback about the kinds of songs you would like to hear in the future!

Spoiler Alert: A New Book Is On The Way!

As we are closing up the year of 2012 I thought that I would blast out one last piece of HOG news for our devoted supporters and contributors! Read on…

After some rest and enjoying the impact the first book has made so far, I am happy to announce that I have begun and am in progress on the 2nd volume of The Everyday Word Compilations, titled “A New Way To Fight: Overcoming All Odds With God’s Love”. This book goes into detail about how you can overcome a variety of difficult situations and individuals that can seem to be coming against you in the worst seasons with the only thing that will prevail everything: the love of God!

Now that we are well acquainted with the amount of time it takes to write, edit, edit again, edit 20 more times, publish and promote I can give a fairly accurate date to which the book will be published.

Spoiler alert: The book should be out around July/August of 2013! We are very excited and ask that you continue to pray for strength and the words that God would have us to say!

 

WLAF Radio Interview And Live Studio Performance: Listen Here!

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We just wanted to say that we had a blast hanging out with John down at WLAF radio. We hope to come back sometime soon to continue with our ministry partners in furthering the message of the word of God and the healing power of music! We have posted the interview with live songs all in between.

The songs include:

  • All I Really Want
  • Didn’t I Walk On The Water
  • Give Him The Glory
  • My Home
  • Shout To The Lord

We also talk a little bit about how it all began and the history behind the ministry that God started in our family long ago. In addition to that there is also a bit of information about our ministries new book, Using God’s spiritual Glue: Becoming a Stronger, Spiritual Self and Sticking To It. Enjoy!

At Last! Our First Book Is Finished!

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After a long and wonderful learning process, I am happy to announce that the paperback and e-version of our first 30 day devotional, Using Gods Spiritual Glue: Becoming a Stronger, Spiritual Self and Sticking to It has arrived!

After one more week of pending processes the book will be fully released for all popular book publishers (iBooks, Nook, Google, Amazon, Lulu, etc.). I am so happy to close this chapter (no pun intended) and to finally get this word that God has been trying to get out for everyone to read!

We will be posting more permanent links and adjusting everything soon, but in the meantime here are the ‘unofficial’ links below:

eBook Version

Paperback Version

The First Book Has Begun!

I write today with some very exciting news. After much reading, writing and research….the pursuit of the first Heart of Grace book has begun! So far we are now laying out pages and content and trying to make it as useful as possible! The only hints we’ll share today is that we will begin releasing a series of books based on topics that we feel are very “right now” for people that are in need of a simple yet fulfilling word of the Lord!

On a related note to this (just to testify a little), I remember growing up in school and going through it always thinking “I’m not good at writing”. The truth is, when it came to writing about things I wasn’t fully knowledgeable on, I was probably right. When we first started out the web site, I remember thinking about “how are we going to offer something to people that they can use?”, and no sooner than that God began to help me and lead me into things to begin to write and speak on. There has not been a day that when I have sat down to dedicate time to work for this dream that God has not helped me with it every step of the way.

We will be making this available in paperback and on the iTunes book store (and maybe amazon) when the first volume is finished. I’ll try to keep the rest a surprise until we get it complete! Pray that we have the time and resources to pull it together by the end of this calendar year! My goal (and prayers to God) is to have our first release of a book by Christmas!