Sunday's Coming! (1-3-10)

It is only Tuesday, but Sunday's coming! And I want you to be ready...
In the AM Service, I will begin a series of six sermons (AM and PM) that will close out my thirty-week study of the Book of Revelation entitled, "Revelation for Rookies."

In the morning, we will work through 19:11-21 on the subject, "The Second Advent of Jesus!" In the evening, we will work through 20:1-6 on the subject, "The Millennial Kingdom." I hope you will begin now to prayerfully and carefully read through these passages. These are among the most exciting passages of Scripture and you will not want to miss these messages.

The AM Message on "The Second Advent of Jesus" and next Sunday's AM Message (1-10-10) entitled, "The Great White Throne" are great opportunities for your unsaved family and friends to come to know Jesus! I hope you will work hard to get them to attend these services with you.

In the AM Service, we will continue to receive our Lottie Moon Offering for International Missions! We have already exceeded our all-too-modest goal, but I am hopeful that this will become our largest special offering of the year! I hope you will join Lin and I in giving a sacrificial gift to this worthy cause.

I hope to see you Sunday with your Bible in your hand, a smile on your face, and your family and friends by your side... God bless you!

Sunday's Coming! (12-20-09)

Well, it is Thursday evening, but Sunday's coming! And, it is Christmas Sunday, 2009! Our Adult and Childrens' Musicals last week were very well done and well attended. We had 205 in the morning service and something over 100 in the evening. Two of the families who have been regular visitors lately were in attendance and they both shared with me that they really enjoyed themselves.

This Sunday, I will be speaking from Matthew 2 on the subject, "The Reason for the Season!" I know - this is not a very original title... but, it is theologically correct and a deeply profound truth.

I hope you will invite all of your family, friends, and co-workers to this service. You will have a higher percentage of people who will accept your invitation on this coming Sunday than any other Sunday this coming year.

I hope to see you Sunday Morning with a smile on your face, a Bible in your hand, and your family and friends at your side!

"Give, and it shall be given to you..."

Luke 6:38 tells us, "give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you." (ESV) Since the Word of God is true, and God gives to giving Churches, we must have blessings headed our way!

Over the five Sundays in November, we gave nearly $1,100.00 to the Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering; and last Sunday we gave $720.00 in a special offering for the Klay family, over $3,000.00 to the general fund, $700.00 in the special offering taken for "Les Snyder and the Sons of the Father" at the Christmas Concert, $500.00 toward the cost of a new engine for their motor home, and enough "Tearing Down the Wall of Debt" funds came in to take down another brick this coming Sunday Morning!

WOW! If I could think of something more profound to say, I would! WOW!

And, this coming Sunday morning we will begin receiving our Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions! Lets all pray and sacrifically give each Sunday in December to make this our largest missions offering of the year!

Oh, by the way, we will be voting on the proposed 2010 Annual Budget this coming Sunday morning which will be the largest budget in the history of our Church; and when passed, it will double the amount of missions support we give to Central Baptist Association and to the Cooperative Program!

WOW!