My dear Saints of God

I just want to thank many of you for going to the CE conference in Marianna Saturday.  We left much richer for having gone.  Was it inconvenient? Yes.  Was it out of our way? Yes.  Did we have other things to do?  Yes.  But the pursuit of  wisdom and understanding and the ongoing quest for excellence must be aggressively captured.  Many things will keep you from excellence and it is usually the mundane.  The enemy of “Great” is “good”, someone once said.  For Christians trying to Thrive and reach new heights we must make choices and sacrifices.

For those that didn’t go, maybe next year.  We want everyone to get all the training they can get and this is a quick, cheap and easy way.

Wasn’t the Women’s Service yesterday fantastic?  I was so blessed and moved by the amazing testimonies.  They all did such a fantastic job.  I am very proud of our women here at this church.  They are growing in the Lord so much and more than that, they are growing closer to each other.  Something special is going on here and I hope more people

Women will take advantage of it. 

     Jesus said he came for the “sick” and not the “well”.  We need to see ourselves as Nurses in a hospital.  People come to church to get well but to look at them you’d think there was nothing wrong with them.  That’s why we need to go to church to help in the healing process.  By all of us doing our best to get people into small groups, coffee hour, WM’s, XYZ’s, Base Bible study or one of our traditional small groups we are helping people into the right O.R. or  X-ray/ imaging center, or the cath lab for treatment.  We need to be doing more “proselytizing” on Sunday Morning.  Invite, Invite, Invite, till your blue in the face.

Well, gotta run,  love you all and keep up God’s work.

Pastor Skipper

Hello Saints of God

 

Welcome to the last week of the Daniel fast.  I hope all is going well and you are drawing closer to the Lord.  Each year of the Daniel fast gets a little easier but still not easy.  Not eating your favorite foods take a lot of discipline.  It really helps to have a supportive family doing the fast with you.  It wouldn't be easy smelling meat or eggs, and see your kids eating such delicacies in front of your face.  I am seeking God and making the most of these first fruit days. 

 

I'm excited to see what God is going to do the rest of the year.  He has been blessing all that we do around here for so long I'm also greatly encouraged to see all the people take up the challenge of the Daniel fast.  With so many of the faithful wanting to go to the next level and putting their food on the line gives me encouragement that what we are teaching is being "caught" by our people.  We  will all reap a great reward.

 

We also need to be in prayer for Alvin Broxson's family today as he passed away last night at 11:55pm.  Julie and I brought food over to his house and encouraged the family.  The viewing will be Thur. 5-7 at Lewis Funeral home and the funeral service at our church 11am on Fri.

 

Well I love you all and pray that you finish strong.  Pray hard this week.  Your miracle is just around the corner.

 

Pastor Skipper

Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ

 

Have you seen the commercial about "the most interesting man in the world"?  It's a Doseky's beer commercial and he always says at the end, "stay thirsty my friends".  Well, that's kinda how I'm feeling today; thirsty. And a little hungry.  Aren't you glad you have an honest Pastor.  This is our fourth day of the Daniel fast and I'm doing great.  I'm grazing on plants, nuts and whole wheat stuff and am actually feeling realy good.  My morning devotions were extra early and very good. 

 

Last nights service was fantastic.  So many people were there and the worship was supercharged.  I am so happy that so many are doing the fast.  What a great change we'll see in our church and in people's lives.  God is going to break out in this place.

 

Several of the folks have quit smoking and need our prayers.  I'm proud of them.

 

Let's really go after God in a big way and pray for His Spirit to be poured out in our services.

 

Love yall and call if you need encouragement

 

Pastor Skipper