Sunday, January 10, 2009

Jesus Name Greetings!

What an exciting day Sunday, January 3 turned out to be. Rev. John Guthrie instructed & encouraged the sanctuary class from the ‘sermon on the mount’ series. The children’s chorale sang “It was a great thing” as 8 year old Zachary Anglin, the first baptismal candidate of the New Year, was immersed in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins!

We commissioned the existing and newly appointed 2010 leadership team as follows:
Music Ministry Sister Burns
Prayer Ministry Arthur & Kate Steward
Student Ministry (13 yrs thru HS) Darren & Rebecca Davis
Education Ministry Bruce & Judy Wright
Welcome Ministry Max & Deborah Pals
Ladies Ministry Kelli Goode

During the afternoon, the house of God was a hub of activity as the Bible quiz teams practiced for their January tournaments and the music ministry practiced their repertoire of songs.

The pivotal point for the weekend was the Sunday evening service. Rev. Tim Asher preached to us “Hell’s only Hope” from Psalm 133:1-3. What a message for the hour! The adversary of the Church has only one hope; to divide us. A great move of the Holy Ghost came in the closing as the FPC family recommitted to ‘endeavoring to keep the Unity of the Spirit…till we all come to the Unity of the Faith”

By all accounts, First Pentecost is in store for another tremendous year of spiritual workings. We are diligently seeking the purpose of God to be revealed through us.

The impressions for Sunday, January 10, 2009 include the ministry of Rev. & Mrs. Thomas Gray in the morning Decatur county rest home service. Rev. John Guthrie will continue his “sermon on the mount’ Bible lesson to the sanctuary class. The next 3 Sunday morning messages will come to us from the Book of Colossians as we reconnect with the cardinal Truth of the Mighty God in Christ, the far reaching work and operation of Baptism and the clear call of Colossians to beware of becoming a ‘spoil’ of the spiritual battle raging between Christianity and Humanism.

Get Ready…Sunday’s Coming!!!