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Pastor Kevin Davis better known as "Kevin" or "Pastor Kevin"
129 Hunter's Lane Alum Bank, PA 15521 (814) 276-3046 e-mail: grizmeister78@yahoo.com
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Get To Know Pastor Kevin
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Education: |
· Currently, I am taking coursework through the Williamson Bible Institute |
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· Masters of Education Degree in Career and Technology Education from University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
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· Bachelors of Science in Technology Education from California University of Pennsylvania |
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· Graduated from Chestnut Ridge High School in 1981 |
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Hobbies: |
I am not an avid hunter; however, I have donned the Fluorescent orange and stomped through the woods looking for the next big buck. My true passion is riding motorcycles and tinkering with mechanical and electronic gadgets. Yet I find myself letting my passions rest to spend that quality time with my family. |
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Favorite Books: |
As Iron Sharpens Iron by Howard Hendricks and William Hendricks The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla |
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Favorite Sport: |
I cannot say that I have a favorite sport however I do enjoy watching anything my children or the children and youth of our church are participating in. |
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Family: |
Janice and I have been married for nearly 14 years as of April 2, 2008, we have three children, Sheldon 13, Shane 11 and Stevin 6. |
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Favorite Scripture: |
1 Peter 1:13-16 NET. (13) Therefore, get your minds ready for action by being fully sober, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. (14) Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance, (15) but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct, (16) for it is written, "You shall be holy, because I am holy." We must all be prepared to act when the Lord calls upon us to do His work. |
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Most Recent Hunting Success: |
Success and my name are not usually found in the same sentence when discussing hunting |
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Dream Car: |
Where do I start? Oh I know, “55 Chevy, “57 Chevy, “68 Cougar, and “63 Corvette Splint Window. |
Watch Out For That Puddle
Until my grandmother’s death, she was always at her home 125 yards from my front door. I remember spending countless hours at her house and in the yard between hers and ours. My cousins would come and we would play from the time the sun came up until way after dark. I can remember once as a child an event that seemed so unimportant at the time; yet to this day I still remember it as clear as when it happened. I would estimate that I was probably eight or nine years old at the time of this event, since my grandmother passed away shortly before my tenth birthday.
On that particular day, I remember we were playing until the sun had completely set and the stars were shining. They were everywhere and it was one of those evenings perfect for looking at the stars. As my cousin and I walked from my house to my grandmothers, we were crossing the bridge and as we reached the edge of the bridge, I said to my cousin, “Watch that puddle there.” He quickly replied, “What Puddle… (SPLASH)…Oh that puddle.” Yes, he had stepped off the bridge and into the puddle I had told him of. As we continued we talked and I knew when we got to Grandma’s house, his mother would be furious with him for stepping in the mud. He asked me how I saw the puddle and I replied that I didn’t but I just knew that it was there; and that is where my memory of this story ends.
As I said uneventful, that is until I read Luke 6:39-40 recently. Jesus was telling a story, a parable and he says, “(39)Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he? Won't they both fall into a pit? (40)A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.” When I read this, I am reminded of that event in my life some thirty-five years ago. What, about this passage, brings this memory back to my mind so vividly? Why do I even remember this night at all? What made it so special? If I were to ask my cousin if he remembers, he would probably look at me as if I was nuts and then answer “no.” I suppose it was not the event itself that makes this so memorable; but, it is the lesson that is learned.
You see, we all walk through life with others and while our experiences have trained us to avoid the obstacles in the way of the path we walk. Those walking close to us may have never experienced the same things or learned the same lessons. Their experiences may not have made them aware of the unforeseen obstacles and pitfalls in their way. Yet, our experiences and God’s leading allows us to identify these same pitfalls and obstacles right away.
We as maturing Christians are responsible to assist those who are less mature and less experienced in living a Christian life. If we see an obstacle in the way of a believer, are we responsible to warn them of the potential hazard? Would this be stepping over the threshold of helpful into the realm of being nosey? How do we know when to say something and when we need to stay back? Well, I don’t have any steadfast rules for these questions, but I do know that we need to be helpful and available to warn people of the dangers in their path. If we do not, we may as well be setting the snares our selves. We must do everything to guide the less mature and less knowledgeable down the safest path to Christ. We must mentor them in our knowledge, skills, and faith.
However, accepting advice that is not solicited may not always be something that is easy for us to do. We are a proud people and sometimes we do not want others to see where our weaknesses may lie and for this reason we tend to smile, and nod, and then walk away thinking, “man they must think I am stupid.” DUH!!! Yet if we do not listen we may do exactly what we were warned of only to remember back to the warning. When will we learn that God places people in our lives to be our friends, to be our teachers, to be our examples, to be our spiritual parents, and to be our mentors?
When God places people in our lives to warn us of impending danger and we ignore the advice, are we guilty of disobedience to God? When God places people in our lives that we can warn of impending danger and we ignore God’s nudge, are we also guilty of disobedience to God? The Wesleyan definition of sin is a willful disobedience to a command of God. Those commands consist of more than the ten found in the Old Testament and the two in the New Testament. Every time we here that whisper in our ear from God and we put it off till later only to forget it, we are indeed willfully being disobedient to God. If I do not put the extra twenty I have in my wallet in the donation jar at the store when God tells me to, I have sinned. Do you remember the person at the cash register, counting out change to purchase their milk and food items, only to find that they do not have enough? Do you remember how they aggravated you? Do you remember the voice saying, “give them what is needed” and yet we refuse to help? Could it be I am sinning? Whether we sin or not is dependant upon what the voice of God is saying to us.
“Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he?” However, we have been given sight from our heavenly father. “A disciple is not greater than his teacher is, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.” We are called to walk in the pattern of our savior Jesus Christ. By doing this we become part of the family of God; we need to treat our brothers and sisters that same love. We even need to treat our unsaved relatives that way, as well as, our unsaved neighbors, again in love. Warn them when you see imminent danger! Listen when they offer Godly advice! Love them just the same, ALWAYS, as I love you, as God loves you, and as God loves them.
Pastor Kevin Davis
Pastor Kevin
