Upcoming Events:
Saturday, October 29th: Trunk or Treat
Make plans to be here this Saturday for an event that is not only exciting to our kids, but our adults as well! Block off your time from 6:00-8:30 p.m. and come with your trunk decorated and enjoy the fun. A scrumptious menu of mummy dogs, franken burgers, chips, drinks and cotton candy will be served. $5 for 5yrs & higher, $2 for 2-4 year olds, and FREE for anyone under the age of 2. For those that come in their costumes, there will be a contest. Look forward to seeing everyone here!
Sunday, November 6th: Youth Devo
Sunday evening, following services we will be going to the home of Rick & Kara Williams for a devotional together. Boys will need to bring drinks, and girls bring desserts. Chase Pope will be bringing our devotional thought for the evening. Look forward to seeing everyone there! Bring a friend!
At A Glance...
Sunday, November 13th: Youth Event
Saturday, November 19th: Harvest Hunt
Thursday, November 24th: Community Thanksgiving Meal
Thank You!!!
We had a great family devotional this past Sunday. We had 34 in attendance. Thanks to the Curry’s for organizing the food, and also to Paul O’Rear for delivering the message for the night!
Something To Think About...
The census taker knocked on the lady’s door. She answered all his questions except one. She refused to tell him her age.
“But everyone tells their age to the census taker,” he said.
“Did Miss Maisy Hill, and Miss Daisy Hill tell you their ages?” she asked.
“Certainly,” he replied.
“Well, I’m the same age as they are,” she snapped.
The census taker simply wrote on the form, “As old as the hills.”
In 1997, a 122 year old woman in France died. She was the oldest person on the earth whose birth record could be verified. A 143 year old woman in Kenya and a 135 year old man in Lebanon don’t have birth records to verify their ages, but could easily be described with the phrase, “As old as the hills.”
But they are babies when compared to Methuselah. You recognize his name. He’s known in the Bible for one thing—being the oldest person mentioned. 969 years old! That’s a lot of years. And I think it’s sad. Not that he was so old, but because that’s what he is known for. He’s not known for his great faith, for his moral courage, or for his righteousness. He’s known for being old.
I just pray that some day I’ll be remembered, not for the number of years I lived upon this earth, but for the way that I lived while I was here.
“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.” (Proverbs 16:31)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Weekly Update: 10/19/2011
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, October 23rd: Family Devo
Following evening services, we will be meeting at the retention pond for a devotional together. Bring your lawn chairs and/or blankets. Bring your favorite finger foods as well for our meal together. Paul O’Rear will be our devotional speaker. Look forward to seeing everyone here!!
Saturday, October 29th: Trunk or Treat
Make plans to be here this Saturday for an event that is not only exciting to our kids, but our adults as well! Block off your time from 6:00-8:30 p.m. and come with your trunk decorated and enjoy the fun. A scrumptious menu of mummy dogs, franken burgers, chips, drinks and cotton candy will be served. $5 for 5yrs & higher, $2 for 2-4 year olds, and FREE for anyone under the age of 2. For those that come in their costumes, there will be a contest. Look forward to seeing everyone here!
At A Glance...
Sunday, November 6th: Youth Devo @ the Williams’s
Sunday, November 13th: Youth Event
Saturday, November 19th: Harvest Hunt
Thursday, November 24th: Community Thanksgiving Meal
Something To Think About...
A little old Jewish lady is flying out of New York City on her way to Miami Beach. She looks at the businessman sitting next to her and asks him, “Excuse me sir, but are you Jewish?”
The man responds politely, “No, ma’am, I’m not Jewish.”
After a little while she again questions him. “You’re really Jewish, aren’t you?”
Again he responds, “No, ma’am, I am not Jewish.”
Barely 10 minutes later, the little old lady asks him once more, “Are you sure you’re not Jewish?”
To which, in irritation and in a final effort to shut her up, he replies, “OK. Yes, ma’am, I am Jewish.”
“Funny,” she says, looking puzzled. “You don’t look Jewish!”
Makes me wonder. If anyone approached me and asked me, “Are you a Christian?” and I answered, “Yes”, would they be inclined to say, “Funny, you don’t look like a Christian.”
I’m not talking about looking like the world’s stereotype of a Christian...a sour-looking guy with a frown on his face, not enjoying life at all. I merely wonder if my Christianity is something that can be seen by the people who see me everyday. I know what I believe, but is that belief translating into action? Can anyone tell?
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill...let your light shine before others, so they my see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16)
Do you look like a Christian?
Sunday, October 23rd: Family Devo
Following evening services, we will be meeting at the retention pond for a devotional together. Bring your lawn chairs and/or blankets. Bring your favorite finger foods as well for our meal together. Paul O’Rear will be our devotional speaker. Look forward to seeing everyone here!!
Saturday, October 29th: Trunk or Treat
Make plans to be here this Saturday for an event that is not only exciting to our kids, but our adults as well! Block off your time from 6:00-8:30 p.m. and come with your trunk decorated and enjoy the fun. A scrumptious menu of mummy dogs, franken burgers, chips, drinks and cotton candy will be served. $5 for 5yrs & higher, $2 for 2-4 year olds, and FREE for anyone under the age of 2. For those that come in their costumes, there will be a contest. Look forward to seeing everyone here!
At A Glance...
Sunday, November 6th: Youth Devo @ the Williams’s
Sunday, November 13th: Youth Event
Saturday, November 19th: Harvest Hunt
Thursday, November 24th: Community Thanksgiving Meal
Something To Think About...
A little old Jewish lady is flying out of New York City on her way to Miami Beach. She looks at the businessman sitting next to her and asks him, “Excuse me sir, but are you Jewish?”
The man responds politely, “No, ma’am, I’m not Jewish.”
After a little while she again questions him. “You’re really Jewish, aren’t you?”
Again he responds, “No, ma’am, I am not Jewish.”
Barely 10 minutes later, the little old lady asks him once more, “Are you sure you’re not Jewish?”
To which, in irritation and in a final effort to shut her up, he replies, “OK. Yes, ma’am, I am Jewish.”
“Funny,” she says, looking puzzled. “You don’t look Jewish!”
Makes me wonder. If anyone approached me and asked me, “Are you a Christian?” and I answered, “Yes”, would they be inclined to say, “Funny, you don’t look like a Christian.”
I’m not talking about looking like the world’s stereotype of a Christian...a sour-looking guy with a frown on his face, not enjoying life at all. I merely wonder if my Christianity is something that can be seen by the people who see me everyday. I know what I believe, but is that belief translating into action? Can anyone tell?
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill...let your light shine before others, so they my see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16)
Do you look like a Christian?
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Weekly Update: 10/12/11
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, October 16th: All Star Bowl
Following evening services we will be going to All Star Bowl in Ennis. The cost will be $11 per person. The cost includes a hamburger, fries, drink, shoes, and 1.5 hours of bowling. We will be back to the building at 9:00 p.m. Please let me know if you plan on going. I look forward to seeing you there! Bring a friend!
At A Glance...
Sunday, October 23rd: Family Devo @ the Pond.
Saturday, October 29th: Trunk or Treat
(6:00 -8:30 PM Fellowship Hall)
Decorate the trunk of your car, enter a costume contest and enjoy mummy dogs, Frankenburgers, chips and drinks. $5 each for ages 5-adults, $2 for ages 2-4 and under age 2-free. It will be fun!
Something To Think About…
The story is told of a young man named Peter who attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. An art student friend of his asked if he could paint Peter’s portrait for a class assignment. Peter agreed, and the art student painted and submitted the portrait, only to receive a C minus.
The art student approached the professor to ask why the grade was so poor. The teacher told him that the proportions in the painting were incorrect. “The head is too big,” the professor explained. “The shoulders are too wide, and the feet are enormous.”
The next day, the art student brought Peter to see the professor. He took one look at Peter and said, “Okay, I’ll change your grade to an A minus.”
Art students know the importance of keeping things proportioned properly. It’s also a challenge to those of us trying to live the Christian life.
Jesus was the master at keeping everything balanced in His life, but most of us struggle with it. It doesn't help that the world will always see our values as being way out of proportion, because they don’t understand that we are modeling our lives after someone with values unlike their own.
“Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked”. (1 John 2:6)
May God bless you as you seek daily to model your life (and proportion our priorities) after Jesus Christ.
Sunday, October 16th: All Star Bowl
Following evening services we will be going to All Star Bowl in Ennis. The cost will be $11 per person. The cost includes a hamburger, fries, drink, shoes, and 1.5 hours of bowling. We will be back to the building at 9:00 p.m. Please let me know if you plan on going. I look forward to seeing you there! Bring a friend!
At A Glance...
Sunday, October 23rd: Family Devo @ the Pond.
Saturday, October 29th: Trunk or Treat
(6:00 -8:30 PM Fellowship Hall)
Decorate the trunk of your car, enter a costume contest and enjoy mummy dogs, Frankenburgers, chips and drinks. $5 each for ages 5-adults, $2 for ages 2-4 and under age 2-free. It will be fun!
Something To Think About…
The story is told of a young man named Peter who attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. An art student friend of his asked if he could paint Peter’s portrait for a class assignment. Peter agreed, and the art student painted and submitted the portrait, only to receive a C minus.
The art student approached the professor to ask why the grade was so poor. The teacher told him that the proportions in the painting were incorrect. “The head is too big,” the professor explained. “The shoulders are too wide, and the feet are enormous.”
The next day, the art student brought Peter to see the professor. He took one look at Peter and said, “Okay, I’ll change your grade to an A minus.”
Art students know the importance of keeping things proportioned properly. It’s also a challenge to those of us trying to live the Christian life.
Jesus was the master at keeping everything balanced in His life, but most of us struggle with it. It doesn't help that the world will always see our values as being way out of proportion, because they don’t understand that we are modeling our lives after someone with values unlike their own.
“Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked”. (1 John 2:6)
May God bless you as you seek daily to model your life (and proportion our priorities) after Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Weekly Update: 10/05/11
Something To Think About...
Approaching eighty-five years of age, Mrs. Wells finally decided it was time to give up her home in North Carolina and move to Miami. She was given the name of a Florida realtor, who enthusiastically drove her all over Miami, praising the qualities of every apartment they looked at.
“And this one, what a steal,” he said, “the investment of a lifetime. Why, in ten years it’s gonna be worth three times as much!”
“Sonny,” interrupted Mrs. Wells, “at my age I don’t even buy green bananas.”
Age has a way of changing our perspective on time. As teenagers, we sometimes feel that we can live forever. But every year, we come more and more to grips with the idea that life is short, and every day is to be savored.
That’s not to say that we shouldn’t plan for the future (not buying green bananas is a little extreme!), but we should always live with the realization that we’re not promised even one more day.
“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’; yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.’” (James 4:13-15).
May your plans for the future have God at the very center.
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, October 9th: Youth Devo
Sunday evening following services we will meet at the home of Beau & Janet Henry for our devotional time together. Tanner Morehead will be delivering the devotional thought for the evening. Boys bring desserts, girls bring drinks!
Thursday, October 13th: MPR
The multi-purpose room will be open at 6:00 p.m. and will be locked up at 8:30 p.m. Bring your supper and plan on spending some good quality time together. I look forward to seeing everyone there. Bring a friend!
At A Glance...
Sunday, October 16th: Youth Event
Sunday, October 23rd: Family Devo @ the Pond
Saturday, October 29th: Trunk or Treat
Approaching eighty-five years of age, Mrs. Wells finally decided it was time to give up her home in North Carolina and move to Miami. She was given the name of a Florida realtor, who enthusiastically drove her all over Miami, praising the qualities of every apartment they looked at.
“And this one, what a steal,” he said, “the investment of a lifetime. Why, in ten years it’s gonna be worth three times as much!”
“Sonny,” interrupted Mrs. Wells, “at my age I don’t even buy green bananas.”
Age has a way of changing our perspective on time. As teenagers, we sometimes feel that we can live forever. But every year, we come more and more to grips with the idea that life is short, and every day is to be savored.
That’s not to say that we shouldn’t plan for the future (not buying green bananas is a little extreme!), but we should always live with the realization that we’re not promised even one more day.
“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’; yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.’” (James 4:13-15).
May your plans for the future have God at the very center.
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, October 9th: Youth Devo
Sunday evening following services we will meet at the home of Beau & Janet Henry for our devotional time together. Tanner Morehead will be delivering the devotional thought for the evening. Boys bring desserts, girls bring drinks!
Thursday, October 13th: MPR
The multi-purpose room will be open at 6:00 p.m. and will be locked up at 8:30 p.m. Bring your supper and plan on spending some good quality time together. I look forward to seeing everyone there. Bring a friend!
At A Glance...
Sunday, October 16th: Youth Event
Sunday, October 23rd: Family Devo @ the Pond
Saturday, October 29th: Trunk or Treat
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