GOOD MONDAY MORNING…THE STORM IN THE GULF HAS EVERYONE KEEPING AN EYE IN THAT DIRECTION…JOIN ME IN PRAYING FOR THE FOLK IN THAT AREA…MANY OF US HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THE REGION AND HOPE THAT THEY WILL ALL BE SAFE.

   WE COMPLETED THE LAST OF THE SERIES “WHAT’S A BELIEVER TO DO” SUNDAY MORNING.  A COUPLE OF FOLKS ASKED FOR THE CLOSING REMARKS ON THE SERMON ABOUT DEATH, I HAVE INCLUDED THEM IN THIS EMAIL…..

  I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A NEW SERIES FOR US AND HOPE TO HAVE IT FOR US SOON. I HOPE EACH SUNDAY BRING US CLOSER TO THE LORD WHO LOVES US AND WE CAN HAVE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM HE DESIRES FOR US TO HAVE.

 

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:

SONG OF SOLOMON 2:8-13; PSALM 45: 1,2, 6-9

JAMES 1:17-27; MARK 7:1-8, 14-15. 21-23

 

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:

RECLINING AT THE TABLE

LUKE 22:14

 

HOLY COMMUNION

 SUNDAY MORNING

DON’T FORGET YOUR GIFT AT THE ALTAR

AND BRING CAN GOODS FOR

THE N. HIGHLANDS UMC FOOD PANTRY

 

RETIRED MINISTERS HOME!!!!

NEXT SUNDAY THE CHANGE CAN  WILL BE OUT TO ALLOW US TO HELP WITH THE UP KEEP OF THE RETIRED MINISTERS HOMES THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE.  YOUR CHANGE CAN HELP WITH THE UP KEEP.

 

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD….BOXES WILL BE AVAILABLE SUNDAY MORNING TO BEGIN OUR YEARLY PROJECT…THIS IS ALWAYS A FUN PROJECT.  LAST YEAR WE COLLECTED 34 BOXES…..LET BEAT THAT THIS YEAR!!!

THE CHARGE NEWS WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL THIS WEEK…THIS WILL BE A TEST….THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE EMAIL, COPIES WILL BE MAILED.  PROVIDING THE CHARGE NEWS ELECTRONICALLY WILL SAVE MONEY AND BE MORE TIMELY AND COVER MORE FOLKS AS WELL…WE WILL LOOK FOR YOUR INPUT.

 

ANNUAL CHARGE CONFERENCE

FOR

THE GILLIAN AND HOSSTON CHARGE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

 5:30 PM

GILLIAM UMC CHURCH

 

CONCLUSION OF SUNDAY SERMON:

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO READ JOHN 11 THIS IS THE STORY OF JESUS’ CLOSE FRIENDS DEATH AND RESURRECTION….

 

AS BELIEVERS WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE A POWERFUL LORD WHO KNOWS OUR GRIEF AND HAS EXPERIENCED IT AS WE HAVE….

AS I CONSIDERED THE PASSAGE AND KNOW THAT WE ALL STRUGGLE WITH DEATH OF LOVED ONES I SAW SOMETHING IN THE PASSAGE THAT I SHARED SUNDAY MORNING….I HOPE THIS WILL BE A HELP. 

 

IN THE WORDS OF THE LORD, “UNBIND HIM AND LET HIM LOOSE”….I FIND THAT WE TOO NEED TO UNBIND OURSELVES AND LET THOSE WHO ARE LIVING WITH THE LORD LOOSE.…FOR WE TOO ARE ALIVE AND NEED TO LIVE…PERHAPS THE LORD WAS TALKING TO ME ALONE AND NO ONE STRUGGLES WITH THIS ISSUE…

BUT WE HONOR THOSE WE LOVE BY LETTING THEM GO INTO THE ARMS OF THE LORD THAT LOVE THEM AND WE MUST GO ON LIVING…PAUL SAID “FOR ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST AND TO DIE IS GAIN” 

 

IN DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF THOSE WE LOVE…DO WE NEED TO UNBIND THEM AND LET THEM GO…DO WE NEED TO LOOSE THE CORDS THAT HOLD US, DO WE TOO NEED TO BE UNBOUND AND LET GO…YOU SEE LAZARUS WAS ALIVE…TO LIVE…AND WE TOO ARE ALIVE AND NEED TO BE LIVING IN THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTED LORD AND FREED FROM THE BURDEN OF THE GRIEF AND THE PAIN AND FREED TO GO….

 

WE ARE TO KNOW THAT DEATH IS PART OF LIFE…YET WE ARE TO LIVE, TOO, AS THE UNBOUND….

(I HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL AND STRENGTHENING TO YOU)

 

 

MAY YOU KNOW THE JOY THAT THE FATHER HAS FOR YOU ALL WEEK LONG….

 

SEE YOU SUNDAY RECLINING AT THE TABLE!!

 

GOD BLESS YOU!!!!

 

EMILE