GOOD MONDAY MORNING….IT IS CLOUDY WITH SPRITZ OF RAIN THIS MORNING IN NORTH CADDO PARISH…BUT SUNDAY WAS AN OUTSTANDING DAY OF WORSHIP AS WE REMEMBERED PALM SUNDAY AND DEDICATED THE 2014 MISSION LENTEN TABLE.  AS I READ THE SCRIPTURE FOR THE DEDICATION EACH SECTION OF THE SCRIPTURE REMINDED ME OF THE PROJECTS:

         “FOR I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU GAVE ME SOMETHING TO EAT (FEEDING THE SENOR ADULTS TWICE DURING LENT), I WAS THIRSTY AND YOU GAVE ME SOMETHING TO DRINK ( THE SMILE TRAIN), I WAS A STRANGER AND YOU INVITED ME IN (THE TABS PROJECT), I NEEDED CLOTHES AND YOU CLOTHED ME (FOR THE KIDS) (PURSES OF PURPOSES), I WAS SICK AND YOU LOOKED AFTER ME (WOUNDED WARRIORS), I WAS IN PRISON AND YOU CAME TO VISIT ME.”   MATTHEW 25:35-36

 

EACH OF THESE PROJECTS WAS A HUGH SUCCESS AND I AM VERY THRILLED AND PROUD OF YOUR RESPONSE TO EACH OF THESE.  WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THESE  KIND OF PROJECTS FOR THE LAST SIX LENTEN SEASON AND THE PROJECTS HAVE INVOLVED ALL SORTS OF THINGS ALL WORTHY AND A BLESSING TO OTHERS…THANK YOU LEADERS FOR YOUR WORK AND THANK YOU CHURCHES FOR YOU WILLING INVOLVEMENT!!!

 

I AM LOOING FORWARD TO EASTER SUNDAY…THIS IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO INVITE FOLKS TO WORSHIP WITH US….THEY MIGHT EVEN LIKE US AND COME BACK…WE WILL CELEBRATE HOLY COMMUNION AND AT THE FELLOWSHIP TIME HAVE A EASTER EGG HUNT FOR THE KIDS.  COME AND WORSHIP THE RISEN LORD!!!

 

READING FOR THE WEEK:

ACTS 10:34-43; PSALM 118: 1-2, 14-24

COLOSSIANS 3:1-4; JOHN 20:1-18

 

RESURRECTION CELEBRATION

AT

GILLIAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

9:30 AM

 

SERMON SUNDAY

I AM…RESURRECTION

JOHN 11:25

 

HOLY COMMUNION WILL BE CELEBRATED

REMEMBER TO BRING FOOD FOR THE

N. HIGHLANDS FOOD PANTRY NEXT SUNDAY…

  ALSO

           BRING YOUR OFFERING TO THE ALTAR

            FOR

             HELPING HANDS OR MCDADE HOUSE

 

WHAT IS GOD FASHIONING IN YOU?!

AN OLD LEGEND TELLS OF A PIECE OF WOOD THAT ONCE COMPLAINED BITTERLY BECAUSE ITS OWNER KEPT WHITTLING AWAY AT IT, CUTTING IT, AND FILLING IT WITH HOLES. BUT THE OWNER PAID NO ATTENTION TO THE COMPLAINING. WHEN THE WHITTLING AND FINISHING PROCESS HAD BEEN COMPLETED, THE PLAIN PIECE OF WOOD HAD BEEN FASHIONED INTO A FLUTE THAT PRODUCED BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. AND SOMETIMES WE COMPLAIN WHEN DIFFICULT DAYS COME, BUT GOD MAY BE USING THOSE DAYS TO SHAPE US TO PRODUCE MUSIC THAT WILL BLESS OUR WORLD.

 

IT IS MY HOPE THAT THIS HOLY WEEK WILL ALLOW YOU TO REMEMBER ALL THAT OUR LORD JESUS DID TO REDEEM YOU AND ME…

PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE HIS RESURRECTION!!!

 

SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!!

EMILE