MONDAY MORNING EMAIL FROM EMILE 8-14-11

GOOD MONDAY MORNING…IT IS WARM, THIS MORNING, BUT NOT AS HOT AS IT HAS BEEN…FOR WHICH I AM GRATEFUL….BUT THE HIGH TODAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE 103….

WE HAD A GREAT TIE SUNDAY SINGING AT GILLIAM AND AT HOSSTON YOUR FAVORITE HYMNS…WE WILL DO THAT THROUGHOUT THE MONTH….AND WE BEGAN THE SERIES…THE BIG QUESTION (SEE THE LIST BELOW FOR THE TOPICS THAT WILL BE UP COMING)

ATTENDANCE WAS GREAT AT GILLIAM AND EVEN LARGER THAN USUAL AT HOSSTON….FOLKS CAME FROM FAR AND WIDE TO CELEBRATE THE 90^TH BIRTHDAY OF LORRAINE MCKINNEY…THERE WAS A GREAT RECEPTION AND A GREAT NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT STAYED FOR WORSHIP ALSO….TODAY IS ACTUALLY LORRAINE’S BIRTHDAY…SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!

ALSO YOUR RESPONSE TO NO MORE MALARIA IS WONDERFUL…WE WILL HAVE ENVELOPES AVAILABLE ALL MONTH…PLEASE TAKE TIME TO LOOK AT THE DISPLAYS AND GIVE AS YOU ARE ABLE.

READING FOR THE WEEK:

EXODUS 1:8-2:10; PSALM 124

ROMANS 12:1-8; MATTHEW 16:13-20

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:

AUGUST 21, 2011

THE BIG QUESTION:

WHY:

· SUFFERING

--OF CHILDREN

---GOOD PEOPLE

· EVIL

· PEOPLE HAVE TROUBLE

FINDING THEIR WAY

COMING SOON:

THE BIG QUESTION:

PRAYER:

· HOW SHOULD I PRAY

· WHAT SHOULD I PRAY ABOUT

· WHAT ABOUT DELAYED PRAYER

THE BIG QUESTION:

SIN:

· ITS EFFECTS AND AFFECTS

· FREE FROM BUT BOUND BY THE CONSEQUENCES SIN

ATTENTION:

THE COOK BOOK COMMITTEE

MEETING

WEDNESDAY,

AUGUST 17, 2011

AT 6:00 PM

AT THE GILLIAM CHURCH

OFFERING ENVELOPES

ARE IN THE FOYER

AND THE FELLOWSHIP HALL

FOR

IMAGINE NO MALARIA

LAST SUNDAY’S SERMON:

THE BIG QUESTION:

LIFE AFTER LIFE:

CONCLUSION: IT IS MY HOPE THAT THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES YOU WILL BE ENCOURAGES TO CONTINUE TO ASK THE BIG QUESTIONS FOR IT IS IN INQUIRING THAT WE LEARN AND WHEN WE DISCOVER THAT GOD HAS COVERED ALL OUR QUESTIONS WE CAN THEN TRUST HIM AND KNOW THAT WE CAN GO TO HIM WITH ANYTHING.

I HAVE NEVER TRIED TO BE THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON ANYTHING AND IT IS MY GOAL TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEEK FOR IN SEARCHING YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWERS TO ALL OF THE BIG QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

SOME ASKED FOR THE LIST OF SCRIPTURES USED

LAST SUNDAY:

I CORINTHIANS 13:12

I CORINTHIANS 15:14-53

I THESSALONIANS 4: 3-18

ROMANS 8:5, 26-29

Train Good News A large, two-engined train was making its way across America. While crossing the Western mountains, one of the engines broke down. "No problem, we can make it to Denver and get a replacement engine there," the engineer thought, and carried on at half power. Farther on down the line (if you didn't guess by now), the other engine broke down, and the train came to a standstill in the middle of nowhere. The engineer needed to inform the passengers about why the train had stopped, and always trying to look on the bright side of things, made the following announcement: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time until the additional engines arrive. The good news is that you didn't take this trip in a plane!"

I AM PRAYING THAT THE WEEK AHEAD WILL BE THE BEST WEEK EVER!!!

JOIN ME IN PRAYING FOR OUR KIDS AND THE TEACHERS AS THEY HEAD FOR SCHOOL TO BEGIN A NEW SCHOOL YEAR…

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!

SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

EMILE