SUNDAY SERVICES & ACTIVITIES

We thank God for another great day of Sunday worship. The Lord was present in our services and people were giving Him praise and worship. The Sunday School was a great blessing. The lesson "The Gentleness of Christ" reminded us that we have a strong, yet, gentle Great Shepherd. We were challenged the with the message, "Judge Not, That Ye be Not Judged" by the Pastor. The Holy Ghost is the convictor of sin and He can do His job well. We are the servants of the Lord bearing His message of truth and love - He is the judge. "Judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's (or sister's) way."

We enjoyed being with the new visitors on Sunday evening - Lori Rivera's friend Daniel and Brother and Sister Kemp from McKenzie. Brother Kemp sang the song, "The Anchor Holds." This was he and Sister Kemp's first visit with us and we hope it will not be the last. We had a time of fellowship in the basement after the message. The peach and cherry cobbler was fantastic (just some of the left-over benefits from Ladies Day, HA!).

After the morning service, Deacon J. E. Moore invited Karen and I to come and be with his family as they celebrated his 67th birthday. We enjoyed the fellowship, the food (grilled hamburgers, hot dogs (with all the trimmings), homemade apple pie and pecan pie, ice cream, tea and cokes) and wished Brother Moore happy birthday. Thank God for Deacon J. E. Moore. He is faithful and gives so much of himself to the work of the church. One of Brother Moore's classic comments is, "well Momma (Sister Moore) we need to give the Lord as much as we can then we will have more to give Him." Brother Moore keeps us laughing. He says, "thank God for ever "Moore." Each of his children were at the birthday celebration (James, Cathy, Sharon and Missy). Several grandchildren were there and one great-grandchild. Two of his granddaughters are expecting little ones this fall. Thank God for this family.