Weekly Update: 11/16/2011

Upcoming Events:

Saturday, November 19th: Harvest Hunt
We will be meeting at the fellowship hall at 4:00 p.m. This will be a picture/video scavenger hunt. It will be a fun time for all involved. Invite your friends! We will be finished around 8:00 p.m. Parents Note: If you are interested in helping out with this activity, please let me know ASAP. Thank you for your support!

Tuesday, November 22nd: Mid-week Service
Please make note of this change. The mid-week service this week will be on Tuesday instead of Wednesday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. We will meet here at 7:00 pm on Tuesday.

Thursday, November 24th: Community Thanksgiving Meal
The annual meal served on Thanksgiving is coming up. If you are going to be in the area, and are able to help volunteer your time, please let Latressa Robinson know.

Wednesday, November 30th: 5th Wednesday Singing
I would like to encourage our young men to volunteer to lead a song on this night of praise. Go ahead and start looking at songs you might want to lead. If you need any help you can always give me a call!

Something To Think About...

A lady had been married for many years when suddenly her husband died. This is what she put on his tombstone:

THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE HAS GONE OUT.

Not long afterward she met, fell in love with and married another man. After thinking at some length about it, she went to the monument maker and had him add this to the tombstone:

THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE HAS GONE OUT.
P.S. I Found A Match.

Reminds me of what happened to the church at Ephesus. There was a lot of activity in that congregation. They were commended for their perseverance, their refusal to tolerate false doctrine, and their labor for the cause of Christ. But there was something missing. The “light of their life” had gone out. They lost the first love they had for Christ, and it had reached the point that they were doing lots of “religious works” without love as a motivator.

“Nevertheless I have this against you, that you left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works…” (Revelation 2:4-5a).

Perhaps you’ve found yourself in a similar situation. You’re doing all the “right” things, but that love you once had for Christ just isn’t there anymore. Perhaps you need to find a match and rekindle the flame. It’s important to that before the light truly goes out in our lives:
“...or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place.” (Rev. 2:5b)

May you find again your “first love”!