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Welcome to the WV Chapter of Azusa Street-Riders Motorcycle Ministry |
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Photos from recent bike trips |
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Uploaded Oct 17 2009, 2:58:13 PM | Viewed 539 time(s).
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Azusa StreetRiders' Run-2-STL (2009)
Here are some scenes from our ASR's road trip to St Louis, MO, for the UPCI General Conference, the ASR "Taking It to the Streets" Bible & Biker Rally, & Outpouring 2009 (an evangelistic Holy Ghost crusade sponsored by the UPCI).
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Bike Ride (Grafton, Valley Falls) 2009-04-02
Bro Adam Benedum, Bro Mark Norman, and Pastor Joseph rode together on the morning of April 2, 2009.
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Bike Ride ("Round About" to Buckhannon) 2009-04-02
On the evening of April 2, 2009, we had a great ride together with Jack and Crystal Murphy, Sis Elliana Joseph, Bro Adam Benedum, Bro Brian Murphy, and Pastor Doug Joseph. We rode on backroads through the woods, across beautiful terrain. We eventually turned toward Buckhannon, WV, where we stopped to eat and fellowship at C.J. Maggie's. Everyone's ride home was in the dark, but the temperature had not dropped very much, so it was fine. Great fun.
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Man Boasts He Went as Jesus Christ for Halloween |
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Uploaded Oct 16 2009, 2:21:05 PM | Viewed 547 time(s).
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While we were on the road during a recent cross-country motorcycle run with a small group of Azusa StreetRiders from West Virginia, one of our four bikes was found to have a serious problem. Its final drive pulley was bent. We located a dealership of the correct brand, and put it in to get repairs.
While we waited (in a customer waiting area) for the right part to be obtained, we could not help but hear some frustrating conversations by some dealership employees. The conversations were downright annoying in fact. These employees were coming to the reception area for the coffee and donuts that were seemingly mutual domain of both customers and workers.
In one conversation, an older male worker, who was obviously rather perverted, forced a dirty “joke” upon a younger female employee. She suffered it with what seemed to be mild disdain. The joke teller was impervious to any reluctance on her part. After telling the joke, he demanded to have her affirm that, “Wasn’t that a great joke!?” She seemed to mumble whatever she had to in order to get past him and back to her post.
In another, even more alarming conversation a young male employee boasted that he “went” as Jesus Christ for Halloween the prior year. I sat nearby, amazed and disgusted, as the young man boasted to his co-worker,
“Yep, did you not see my get-up last year? I went as Jesus Christ. I rode my bike as Jesus Christ, the Lord and Savior, nailed to a big cross. As I went by, when people stared, I would reach out and bless them with the sign of the cross.”  Because I was wearing my Azusa StreetRiders back patch, which plainly displays the name of Jesus Christ, I realized their conversation may have been a deliberate attempt to bait me. Part of me wanted to rise up in noble indignation and ask, ‘What is the purpose of such disrespect? Are you aware that is my King you are mocking? Have you no fear of God?’ But another part of me remembered certain Scriptures, including “turn the other cheek,” and I also pondered the distinct possibility that a protest on my part would do nothing to deter the young man, let along change him, and that his judgment could and should be left in the hands of the merciful King that he was determined to mock.
Instead of engaging him in public debate about his disrespect, I determined to boldly tell someone in the dealership about Jesus, my Lord and God. As mentioned, I was already wearing a back patch that publicly displayed the name of Jesus Christ, along with an important Bible verse reference (*Acts 2:38) for all to see. But I determined to do more than that. I soon struck up a conversation with a fellow customer, and witnessed to him about the Lord Jesus, by telling him of a great miracle during which the Lord spared me from a very serious bike crash. If worldly people can be bold in publicly mocking our Lord and King, we can and ought to be bold in publicly proclaiming Him.
The Azusa StreetRiders motorcycle ministry actively seeks to help define and provide a godly sense of masculine identity in the face of many ungodly efforts to pervert what it means to “be a man” in today’s wayward culture. Godly men, discover for yourself the power behind the ASR patch, at www.azusastreetriders.com.
Azusa StreetRiders: Apostolic Motorcycle Ministry of Jesus Christ.
*“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” (The Holy Bible, Book of Acts 2:38).
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Sincerely,
Bro. Doug Joseph |
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It's Official: WV ASR Chapter Now on the Books |
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Uploaded Jun 26 2009, 11:48:21 PM | Viewed 1055 time(s).
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We're excited to announce that the required minimum number of members has been achieved, and WV UPCI's own chapter of Azusa StreetRiders is on the books. Congratulations to the most recent member to join, Bro D. Ramsey of Christian Apostolic Church, Clarksburg, WV, whose membership was the one that brought us up to the needed number.
If you are Apostolic and you ride, join the new WV Chapter of the Azusa StreetRiders. Even if you don't ride, please help spread the word to those who do.
We are looking for One-God, Jesus-name, Holy Ghost-filled, missions-minded motorcycle riders. Many lost souls love to ride motorcycles, and there is a wide open ministry in carrying the truth of Acts 2:38 to this segment of society.
It's easy to become a member. Visit www.azusastreetriders.com, then click "Join" and scroll down for the sign-up form (it's in PDF format). May God richly bless you in your field of labor.
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Sincerely,
Bro. Doug Joseph |
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Second Annual Biker Sunday |
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Pastor Randy Parsons and Lighthouse Pentecostal Church (UPC) in Hartford, WV hosted their Second Annual Biker Sunday on September 21, 2008. A total of 29 bikes were present (up from 18 bikes present at the prior year's event, the very first). The church service that was held in conjunction with the event enjoyed a record attendance of almost 90 people. Pastor and Sister Parsons (event organizers) and the local church members were thrilled with the turnout and the success of the event. Acts 2:38 and the power of Jesus name were preached as seeds of truth were sown in the hearts of the bikers, many of whom were new to the saving message of obedience to the gospel of Jesus Christ through obeying Acts 2:38.
The host church's sponsorship included the purchase of trophies awarded by judges in three different motorcycle categories (Street Class, Custom, and People's Choice), as well as providing door prizes and delicious food for all present.
Below are several photos of the event, showing the church service (with Pastor Parsons preaching at the pulpit, and Pastor Doug Joseph, who also spoke at the event, seated on the platform), as well as several good shots of the bikes and the people enjoying the food, fellowship, and awarding of bike trophies.
If the Lord tarries, Pastor Parsons hopes to enhance next year's event with a group ride, touring the beautiful area around the church.
If you would like to become a charter member of the WV chapter of Azusa Street-Riders, visit the main website at www.azusastreetriders.com to download the sign-up form.
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Sincerely,
Bro. Doug Joseph |
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