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From Our Family Minister | Last week, Southern Baptist Churches recognized the Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. This reminded me of a David Platt Bible study with our youth several years ago. In the study, David Platt asked, “Is the unborn child a person?” To some of you, that may seem like a pointless question; however, if it is so easy to answer, why is there so much debate about the acceptance of abortion? Of course, as Christians, we would never say murder is okay
From Our Pastor | Are you confused by the direction that God is leading you?Ā Perhaps He is leading you into a task that you had never considered until now.Ā Maybe He is calling you into a role that is different than any that you have filled in the past.Ā Or, you may wonder why He is wanting you to change at this point in your life.Ā
From Our Family And Music Minster | From roughly sixth grade on, my responsibility was to clean the house while my parents were at work. Of course, my dad and I would do it together if he was off, but generally, the workload fell to me. So, as my mother and sister would head off to open up her clothing store, I would get started. Ā I would usually do good for about thirty minutes; but, then, for some reason, I would get distracted by something else. And I would procrastinate so much that all of a sudden, I would have to rush to get the house finished before my dad got home. And I, for some reason, would even procrastinate more when I knew he had a funeral or something else that would make him come home later.
From Our Pastor | Happy New Year!Ā I hope that you are looking forward to a great 2022 (it will take a while for ā2022ā to sink in!).Ā More than anything I pray that this will be a year in which you experience the Lord in your life as never before.
From Our Family And Music Minister | I hope everyone enjoyed the choir leading us in worship this past Sunday. I am so thankful for the talented people we have in this church.Ā I pray that the music ministered to you as much as it minsters to me. After over 20 years of leading Christmas programs, it is beautiful to retell the same story with so much excitement and relevance year after year. Yet, for some reason, this time of year also makes me think of familiar faces we donāt get to see much anymore or, unfortunately, not at all. Yet, those people have influenced my life and shared the joy they have found in Christ with me. These people will always have a special place in my heart and memories.
Attention Sunday School Teachers We want to get pictures of all our Sunday School teachers to promote Sunday School. So please come to the prayer garden between 9:30 AM and 10:00 AM this Sunday, December 19th, to have your picture made. If the weather does not cooperate, we will be in the library. Ā If you…
From Our Family And Music Minister | Ā Only a few weeks left! The weather is trying to get cold; the Christmas lights are up; stores are full with all the new latest gadgets and gizmos; people are doing all their last-minute shopping. Christmas is my favorite time of year, but every year it seems to get started earlier and earlier. Donāt get me wrong. I love going and buying the perfect gift for a friend and on more than one occasion I have been talked into giving a gift a little early. I canāt help that Iām a pushover. As much as I enjoy the time with friends and sharing gifts, I enjoy the atmosphere and the attitude of people.
From Our Pastor | Child of God, isnāt our Father wonderful?Ā When we think of our Fatherās greatness, love and works, our heart ought to overflow in praise.Ā We should be filled with a loving adoration for Him.
From our Family and Music Minister | Jesus is not only our Savior; He was a great teacher who knew how to reach people. Jesus met people at their point of need. He did not try to teach them about His Father until He showed them that He genuinely cared for them and was sympathetic to their current condition.Ā Jesus met immediate needs by turning water into wine and feeding the five thousand, but he also took the time to meet the emotional needs of people.
From Our Pastor | Wow!Ā Thursday is Thanksgiving!Ā I hope you have a great day enjoying your favorite Thanksgiving traditions.Ā But, more than anything, I hope it is truly a day of giving thanks unto the Lord.Ā I hope we all “Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.Ā Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful singing” (Psalm 100:1-2).Ā Further, I hope we “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.Ā Give thanks to Him, bless His name” (Psalm 100:4).