GOOD MONDAY MORNING….WE HAD WONDERFUL ATTENDANCE THE
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT. IT WAS GREAT TO
BE WITH YOU AND KNOW THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD.
MY JOKE ABOUT GIVING UP SHORT SERMONS FOR LENT DID NOT GO OVER THAT WELL…IN
FACT SOME ONE ASKED…WHERE WAS I GOING TO PREACH THEM!!! WE ALL GOT A KICK OUT OF THAT.
IT IS MY HOPE
THAT THIS SEASON WILL BE A BLESSING AND A HELP TO YOU IN YOUR WALK WITH THE
LORD….LENT IS TO BE A TIME WHEN WE REFOCUS OUR HEARTS AND MINDS…BUT AT THE SAME
TIME WE MUST NOT GET TOO CAUGHT UP IN THE NEGATIVE…YES, WE HAVE SINNED BUT GOD
HAS FORGIVEN AND THEN WE NEED TO SEE ALL HIS BLESSING TO HELP US NOT FALL INTO
THAT SIN TRAP AGAIN.
READING
FOR THE WEEK:
GENESIS
15:1-12, 17-18; PSALM 27
PHILIPPIANS
3:17-4:1; LUKE 13:31-35
SERMON
FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT:
BE
STRONG, TAKE HEART
PSALM
27
LMT 13!!!!
LENTEN MISSION
TABLES 13
LENTEN PROJECTS FOR 2013
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AT GILLIAM
HELPING HANDS
MARGARET STINSON, LEADER
THE RED BIRD CENTER
COUPON COLLECTION
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MCDADE HOUSE
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THE TIE THAT BINDS
ELIZABETH DOMINICK, LEADER
PULL TAB COLLECTION
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E 100 READERS…WE ARE ON THE FIFTY MARK TOMORROW
FINISHED WITH THE OLD TESTAMENT….KEEP IT GOING…WE WILL BE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
WEDNESDAY…
EASTER FLOWERS…AT HOSSTON USE THE FORM
AND AT GILLIAM SIGN UP ON THE LIST IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL
A flock
of wild geese had settled to rest on a pond. One of the flock had been captured
by a gardener, who had clipped its wings before releasing it. When the geese
started to resume their flight, this one tried frantically, but vainly, to lift
itself into the air. The others, observing his struggles, flew about in obvious
efforts to encourage him; but it was no use.
Thereupon,
the entire flock settled back on the pond and waited, even though the urge to
go on was strong within them. For several days they waited until the damaged
feathers had grown sufficiently to permit the goose to fly.
Meanwhile,
the unethical gardener, having been converted by the ethical geese, gladly
watched them as they finally rose together and all resumed their long flight.
Story
by Albert Schweitzer
IT IS MY HOPE THAT
THE WEEK AHEAD WILL BE A BLESSING FOR YOU AND THAT YOU WILL MAKE IT A BLESSING
FOR SOMEONE ELSE!!
SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!
GOD BLESS YOU!!!
EMILE
