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Dirt Racing Outreach, Inc.

Contacts: Bill Reed: 865-556-7660 ([email protected])
Debbie Reed:865-300-2313 debreedrealtor@gmai We support chaplains at dirt tracks across the US.

DRO was founded over 25 years by Bill and Debbie Reed of Tennessee. Their love for God, people and dirt racing are the drive behind this ministry. Our mission is to help chaplains minister to teams, drivers and fan's through prayer, visitation, fellowship and church services. Our heart is for God and for all people. We want to encourage our race family as they are traveling and have no regular pla

ce of worship. We also printed and distribute DRO New Testaments as chaplains travel to races. We provide them for other ministries as well like Racing for Jesus and Racers for Christ. Everyone needs support sometime and we want to be there to help bear one another's burdens. We also manage the Chris Francis Dirt Racers Memorial Fund which helps with monetary expenses when a racer is injured.

09/02/2026

The Hearers, Not Just the Message Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Hebrews 4:1-3
Therefore, we must fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it. 2 For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also did; but the word they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united with those who listened with faith. 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, “As I swore in My anger, They certainly shall not enter My rest,” although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.

The response when Jonathan Edwards preached Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God in Enfield, Connecticut, in 1741 is well known. People in the audience cried out in terror, begging God to spare them from the horrors of Hell. Grown men clutched at the pews, holding on while pleading for salvation. None of that was the product of Edwards’ style or delivery. He read the sermon as was his custom, holding the manuscript close to his face. Yet God’s power was present, and historians trace the beginning of the Great Awakening to that sermon. However, that day was not the first time Edwards had preached it. Weeks before, he had delivered the exact same message in his own church in Massachusetts without any noticeable response.

There is no question about the power of the Word of God. “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12). But for the Bible to have its intended impact on our lives, we must approach it with hearts of faith, willing to listen to and heed what it says. If we do not hold the Word of God highly, the lack of change in our lives does not speak to its truth or power but simply reveals our lack of faith. “And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief” (Matthew 13:58).

Today's Growth Principle
We must approach God's Word and hearing it taught and preached with full faith that it is certain and true.

09/01/2026

The Nicholson Shed Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Luke 3:7-8
So he was saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore produce fruits that are consistent with repentance, and do not start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children for Abraham.

In the 1920s, an evangelist named W. P. Nicholson began holding a series of revival meetings in Belfast. The Irish city was one of the world’s greatest shipbuilding centers, employing thousands of men. Many of the shipyard workers were converted during those meetings, and the results were immediate and obvious. So many employees of Harland and Wolff returned tools they had previously stolen from the company that a special building was constructed to hold them. It became known as the Nicholson Shed.

True repentance produces visible fruit. We do not make things right in order to be saved, but when we recognize that we have sinned, genuine repentance should make us willing to correct what we can. Zacchaeus demonstrated this spirit when he told Jesus, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold” (Luke 19:8).

This willingness to make things right should not be limited to the time of our salvation. It should continue throughout the Christian life. When we realize that we have wronged someone, we should be quick to acknowledge it, seek forgiveness, and do what we can to correct the wrong. Living peaceably with others sometimes requires us to humble ourselves and take responsibility for our own actions.

Not every conflict or difficulty in our relationships is someone else’s fault. Sometimes we need to look honestly at our own words, attitudes, and actions. Rather than shifting blame, we should be willing to admit when we are wrong and do what lies within our power to make things right. “If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people. ” (Romans 12:18).

Today's Growth Principle
Genuine repentance is willing to acknowledge wrong and take whatever steps are possible to make it right.

08/31/2026

The Coming Change Mon, August 31, 2026 Philippians 3:20-21
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our lowly condition into conformity with His glorious body, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.

As a young man, Benjamin Franklin composed an epitaph for himself that pictured the resurrection in terms familiar to him as a printer: “The Body of B. Franklin, Printer; like the Cover of an old Book, Its Contents torn out, And stripped of its Lettering and Gilding, Lies here, Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be wholly lost; For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new & more perfect Edition, Corrected and amended By the Author.”

Years later, Franklin developed a close friendship with George Whitefield and frequently heard him preach. Their friendship lasted for more than thirty years, and Whitefield repeatedly expressed his desire for Franklin’s salvation. Yet even near the end of his life, Franklin indicated that although he admired the teachings of Jesus, he still had not placed his faith in Christ as his personal Savior.

Franklin’s picture of resurrection was striking, but the promise of a “more perfect edition” belongs to those who have placed their faith in Christ. For every child of God, a glorious transformation awaits. Paul wrote, “So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power” (1 Corinthians 15:42–43).

Sometimes it can feel as though we are trapped in the difficulties of this life. Troubles come day after day. As we grow older, we experience the decline of our physical bodies and the loss of abilities we once enjoyed. But this world is not all there is. One day, Christ will transform our frail bodies to be like His glorious body. Nothing we endure here can compare with what God has prepared for those who belong to Him. We can face the weakness and difficulties of today with confidence because a glorious future awaits us with Christ.

Today's Growth Principle
Nothing we face in this life compares to the glory and wonder God has in store for us in Heaven.

08/29/2026

Dirt Racing Outreach service at Port Royal Speedway Trackside Media will be at 2pm today in the commercial building. Carson Ferguson will be speaking with us! Come out and join us and bring a friend.

08/29/2026

They Continued Saturday, August 29, 2026 Acts 2:40-43
And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on urging them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!” So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.

The Bowes Museum in England is home to a unique creation known as the Silver Swan. This life-size mechanical clockwork swan was made in 1773 by John Merlin and James Cox. When it is wound, the music box bells play tunes from the eighteenth century and the swan moves. Mark Twain saw it on display in Paris in 1867 and recounted the experience in his book The Innocents Abroad, saying the swan, “had a living grace about his movement and a living intelligence in his eyes.” For years the swan was displayed daily. But when the Bowes Museum reopened after being closed during the COVID pandemic, they found that the swan no longer worked. After sitting idle for so long the gears had frozen, and a delicate restoration process was required before the nearly 250 year old creation would again work as it was designed and intended.

The Christian life may have dramatic moments, but it is in the routine, continuing, daily, repeated work of following Jesus that success and victory are found. If we decide to sit back and coast, it will not be long before we are unable to function as we should. We need constant intake of the Word of God, both personally and corporately. We need constant teaching and training in what is right. We need to be constantly using our spiritual muscles, not just on Sundays but every day so that we will be strong Christians. “But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil” (Hebrews 5:14).

Today's Growth Principle
Success in God's eyes is found in daily continuing faithfulness, not spectacular performance.

08/27/2026

Unmoveable Thursday, August 27, 2026 1 Corinthians 15:58
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be firm, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

In May of 1565, the forces of the Ottoman Empire laid siege to the island kingdom of Malta, which was located between Sicily and North Africa. The Ottoman Empire had been spreading since the fall of Constantinople a little over one hundred years earlier. The defenders of Malta only numbered about 6,500 fighting men, led by 500 members of the Knights Hospitaller. A Turkish armada of nearly 200 ships carried some 40,000 Muslim soldiers to launch the attack. Jean de Valette lead the defenders, rallying his outnumbered troops again and again, and demonstrating great personal courage. For almost four months they held out until the arrival of reinforcements forced the Turks to give up the siege and withdraw. Jean de Valette’s tombstone describes him as the “shield of Europe.”

There are days when it seems that as children of God we are greatly outnumbered by the enemies of the world. There are days when we wonder if it is even possible for us to win the victory. There are days when we are exhausted and surrounded by foes. But there are never days when we are forced to give up. Any surrender that we make is the result of choice rather than necessity. No matter what the circumstances are, we are on the winning side.

Jesus promised, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Though there will be battles every day of our life here in this world, the ultimate battle has already been fought and the ultimate victory has already been won. The reason that we refuse to give up and quit is not found in ourselves, but the in victory that Jesus has already won and shares with us.

Today's Growth Principle
We are only defeated when we do not stand in the strength and power God grants us through His grace.

08/26/2026

Submarines and Water Wed, August 26, 2026 1 Corinthians 10:10-12
Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer. Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore let the one who thinks he stands watch out that he does not fall.

The USS Batfish was launched in 1943. For the final two years of World War II it was one of the most successful US submarines in the Pacific Ocean. The Batfish sunk three enemy submarines and a number of surface ships, and it received several commendations and awards. After the war ended, it was used for a time as a training vessel until its final retirement from service. In 1973 the Batfish was moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma where it became the centerpiece of a war memorial. Visitors could tour the submarine and see how the sailors on it lived during the war. During record rainfall in 2019, the Arkansas River flooded, and the water seriously damaged the Batfish. It may seem ironic for water to damage a ship designed to be submerged in water, but the submarine was no longer being maintained as it once had been for active duty, so it was vulnerable to something that once posed no threat at all.

There is a temptation that is especially dangerous for those who have been Christians and serving God faithfully for many years to let down their guard. The successes and victories of yesterday should not be forgotten, but they also should not be relied on for victory in the battles of today. As long as we live in this world, we will have an active enemy who is dedicated to our destruction. “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walking about, seeking who he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). We must remain alert. There is no room for coasting in the Christian life. The battles we face today and win do not mean that the war is over for good.

Today's Growth Principle
We must remain spiritually vigilant no matter how many victories God has given us in the past.

08/25/2026

DRO's Russ and Rachelle Ward head to Port Royal Speedway with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Chapel service will be Saturday at 2pm in the commercial building inside the main gate. Stop by and see us both day's at our tent with the ministry show car!

08/25/2026

Philosophy and Vain Deceit Tuesday, August 25, Colossians 2:6-8........... Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. See to it that there is no one who takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception in accordance with human tradition, in accordance with the elementary principles of the world, rather than in accordance with Christ.

King Gustav III of Sweden had a number of very strong opinions. One of them was that drinking coffee was a dangerous habit to a person’s health. To test his theory, he devised one of the strangest experiments ever recorded. He found two identical twins who had been sentenced to die for their crimes, and offered them a commutation. In exchange for their lives, one would drink three pots of coffee a day, and the other would drink three pots of tea. Gustav was sure that his dim view of coffee would be verified, but the actual events unfolded somewhat differently. First Gustav was assassinated in 1792. In time both of the doctors involved in the study died. The tea drinking brother finally passed away at eighty-three years old, but his coffee drinking sibling was still going strong, and outlived them all.

There are a lot of ideas that people hold firmly and with conviction. But that does not mean those ideas are correct. The sincerity and intensity of our beliefs does not guarantee their accuracy. If we want to know what is reliable and true and trustworthy, we must start with the Word of God. All of man’s ideas are subject to error because all men are fallen. The only settled and certain basis that we can always fully count on comes from God. David wrote, “As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him” (2 Samuel 22:31). The world is happy to promote their ideas to us, but if we are not cautious we will be robbed of the joy and peace and hope God offers through vain ideas.
Today's Growth Principle

All ideas and philosophies must be weighed and evaluated in light of the unchanging truth of God's Word.

08/24/2026

Our Inheritance Monday, August 24, 2026 Acts 20:31- 34 Therefore, be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears. And now I entrust you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes. You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the men who were with me.

When Cornelius Vanderbilt died in 1877, he was considered to be the richest man in the world. He left the bulk of his vast fortune accumulated through his railroad and shipping businesses to his son William along with the instruction, “Keep the money together.” The total William inherited was $95 million, almost $3 billion in today's money, which was more than entire holdings of the US Treasury at the time. When William Vanderbilt died, the fortune had more than doubled. He left an inheritance of over $200 million, more than $6 billion today to those who came after him. The third generation, however, frittered it away. It is said that in the fourth generation of the family, there was not a single millionaire to be found.

Earthly inheritances, no matter how large, can be diminished, squandered, or lost. But the inheritance God gives His children is entirely different. It is secure in Christ and cannot be exhausted by those who receive it. Peter described it as “an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you” (1 Peter 1:4).

Yet, as Paul’s words in Acts 20 remind us, God’s provision for His children is not only future. He has given us His Word to build us up in the present. Through Scripture, God gives us the truth, wisdom, correction, and encouragement we need to grow in grace and live as those who belong to Him.

Today's Growth Principle
The fortunes of this world eventually pass away, but what God gives us through His Word and promises to us in Christ will never be depleted.

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