Notes From the Pastor
Friday, July 27, 2007
Take A Breath
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One of the great things about Shelly being a school teacher is her having the summer off. However as summer has gone along, Easton has really become a Mama’s boy. He has gotten into the habit of crying anytime Shelly leaves him anywhere. It doesn’t matter if it is with me, in the nursery at church or anywhere else. One day Claudia Montgomery wanted to hold Easton and he just wailed at the fact that Shelly handed him over to her. Claudia held him for a few moments while he was crying and she frantically said, “Take a breath!” It is that time of the year for us all to take a breath in the life of the church. Things are really busy right now and it is a good time for us to cling to our Heavenly Father and cry out to Him for help and strength. Let me share with you some of the things that are happening and are about to happen in the life of our church.
We have a group of 24 heading to Collins, Missouri. this week to help Coon Creek Baptist Church build their building and to do Backyard Bible Clubs in the community. I will be preaching on Sunday morning and Wednesday night during a special revival emphasis for the community. Please keep these folks in your prayers as we minister to this community. Also keep Brittany and Claudia Montgomery and Tommy Baze in your prayers as they continue to do mission work in Germany. They will return this week.
August will be a great month filled with lots of activities going on for our church family. On August 12th we will be having a Dedication Service during our morning worship time. This is a time to dedicate our Sanctuary but more importantly it will be a time of dedication for our church as a family to commit to reaching our community. We will have a covered dish lunch following the service. On August 19th we will be having a time in our morning service for baby/parent dedication. What a special time it always is for our church as we commit to helping our parents raise their children in a Godly environment. On August 26th we will be honoring our teachers and praying over them and our students for the upcoming school year. How extra special it will be for us this year because we will have our Children’s Day Out teachers to pray for as well. I am so excited about this program and the prospect of the new families who will be bringing their children. We will be having a lunch following that service as well for the teachers and their families.
On August 18th from 9 am – 2 pm we will be having an opportunity to minister to our community at the new city park. The event is called Grandview’s Back to School Fair. It will be an event for all ages. Huguley Medical Clinic will be there to administer vaccines for children, do glucose testing, blood pressure checks and other things. We will be handing out free school supplies to the children, giving free haircuts, and providing musical entertainment, offering free hotdogs, nachos, and drinks, and a whole lot more. We will be having a community wide organizational meeting on August 6th at the high school library that I hope you will make plans to attend. This is an opportunity for all the churches in Grandview to come together to meet the needs of our community and have a great time of fellowship together.
God is doing some great things in our midst and I hope that you are finding your area of ministry to serve Him. I look forward to a new school year and things settling down a bit but in the mean time “Take a Breath” and let’s keep serving Him! ¶ 6:35 PM 0 comments
One of the great things about Shelly being a school teacher is her having the summer off. However as summer has gone along, Easton has really become a Mama’s boy. He has gotten into the habit of crying anytime Shelly leaves him anywhere. It doesn’t matter if it is with me, in the nursery at church or anywhere else. One day Claudia Montgomery wanted to hold Easton and he just wailed at the fact that Shelly handed him over to her. Claudia held him for a few moments while he was crying and she frantically said, “Take a breath!” It is that time of the year for us all to take a breath in the life of the church. Things are really busy right now and it is a good time for us to cling to our Heavenly Father and cry out to Him for help and strength. Let me share with you some of the things that are happening and are about to happen in the life of our church.
We have a group of 24 heading to Collins, Missouri. this week to help Coon Creek Baptist Church build their building and to do Backyard Bible Clubs in the community. I will be preaching on Sunday morning and Wednesday night during a special revival emphasis for the community. Please keep these folks in your prayers as we minister to this community. Also keep Brittany and Claudia Montgomery and Tommy Baze in your prayers as they continue to do mission work in Germany. They will return this week.
August will be a great month filled with lots of activities going on for our church family. On August 12th we will be having a Dedication Service during our morning worship time. This is a time to dedicate our Sanctuary but more importantly it will be a time of dedication for our church as a family to commit to reaching our community. We will have a covered dish lunch following the service. On August 19th we will be having a time in our morning service for baby/parent dedication. What a special time it always is for our church as we commit to helping our parents raise their children in a Godly environment. On August 26th we will be honoring our teachers and praying over them and our students for the upcoming school year. How extra special it will be for us this year because we will have our Children’s Day Out teachers to pray for as well. I am so excited about this program and the prospect of the new families who will be bringing their children. We will be having a lunch following that service as well for the teachers and their families.
On August 18th from 9 am – 2 pm we will be having an opportunity to minister to our community at the new city park. The event is called Grandview’s Back to School Fair. It will be an event for all ages. Huguley Medical Clinic will be there to administer vaccines for children, do glucose testing, blood pressure checks and other things. We will be handing out free school supplies to the children, giving free haircuts, and providing musical entertainment, offering free hotdogs, nachos, and drinks, and a whole lot more. We will be having a community wide organizational meeting on August 6th at the high school library that I hope you will make plans to attend. This is an opportunity for all the churches in Grandview to come together to meet the needs of our community and have a great time of fellowship together.
God is doing some great things in our midst and I hope that you are finding your area of ministry to serve Him. I look forward to a new school year and things settling down a bit but in the mean time “Take a Breath” and let’s keep serving Him! ¶ 6:35 PM 0 comments
