GOOD MONDAY MORNING…AFTER AN EARLY MORNING OF LIGHTENING AND THUNDER THE MORNING HOURS ARE LOVELY AND A BIT COOLER THAN THE HAVE BEEN.  I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!

 

WE HAD A GOOD ATTENDANCE BY THE TIME THE SERVICE STARTED…AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL….WE HONORED FRANK HENDRICK, E. D. D. WE ARE ALL SO VERY PROUD OF HIM AND KNOW THAT THE HARD WORK WILL PAY OFF.

 

  WE ARE PLANNING HOLY COMMUNION SUNDAY MORNING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT TIME TOGETHER AT HOSSTON AS WE BEGIN A NEW MONTH….I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE SUMMER HAS RUN OFF TO…SCHOOL OPEN IN CADDO PARISH SOON….AND I GUESS THAT MEANS FOOTBALL SEASON IS NOT FAR BEHIND…AND THEN IT WILL BE THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS BEFORE YOU KNOW IT….I WAS TOLD THAT TIME FLEW BY WHEN YOU GET OLDER…I AM BEGINNING TO BELIEVE IT…..!!!

 

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:

GENESIS 32: 22-31; PSALM 17: 1-7, 15

ROMANS 9:1-5; MATTHEW 14: 13-21

 

SUNDAY’S SERMON:

AT

HOSSTON

9:30 AM

“…THE HOUR WAS COME…”

LUKE 22:14-15

HOLY COMMUNION WILL BE CELEBRATED

LEAVE YOUR OFFERING AT THE ALTAR

FOR

HELPING HANDS

OR

MCDADE HOUSE

AND REMEMBER THE N. HIGHLAND FOOD PANTRY

 

 

 HELP!!

SIGN UP TO

PROVIDE

 REFRESHMENTS

SHEETS ARE AT BOTH CHURCHES

SIGN UP FOR EITHER CHURCH

 

FTK   ENVELOPES ARE IN THE PEWS FOR YOU TO MAKE A GIFT TO, FOR THE KIDS PROJECT…THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE SWEATSHIRTS AT A LOCAL FOR SCHOOL FOR KIDS. THAT CANNOT AFFORD THEM.  PLEASE USE THE ENVELOPES AND HELP WITH THIS PROJECT!!

 

 

TRUE TEST OF A SERMON….

JEWISH RABBI, ABRAHAM HESCHEL SAID, "THE TRUE TEST OF A SERMON IS THAT IT CAN BE CONVERTED TO PRAYER." -- ALL SERMONS ARE ULTIMATELY A FAILURE UNLESS THEY LEAD TO PRAYER. AT SOME POINT WE MUST SAY, "YES, LORD, THIS IS WHAT I MUST DO IN MY LIFE." UNLESS WE PRAY ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE HEARD, IT IS ULTIMATELY POINTLESS TO HEAR.

 

 

THE CONCLUSION OF SUNDAY MORNING’S SERMON:

 

DO NOT ALLOW YOUR DOUBTS KEEP YOU FROM SEARCHING AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT MATTERS OF FAITH….THAT IS HOW WE GROW IN OUR FAITH…NOT THAT WE WILL HAVE ALL THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE ANSWERED…BUT THAT WE HAVE A GOD THAT IS BIG ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO QUESTION EVERYTHING ABOUT OUR FAITH.

AND TRUST…DO YOU TRUST YOUR GOD TO DO ALL THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU

 

REMEMBER THOMAS A QUESTIONER AND DOUBTER WAS A FOLLOWER OF THE CHRIST…

 

GOD BLESSED THOMAS WITH GRACE…

 

GRACE THAT LED HIM TO FAITH AND TRUST…

 

REMEMBER THESE WORDS OF THOMAS’ MORE THAN ANYTHING…..AS HE SEES JESUS HE PROCLAIMS:

 

MY LORD AND MY GOD!!!

 

TODAY WITH ALL YOUR DOUBTS…ARE YOU WILLING TO TRUST JESUS AND SAY WITH THOMAS:

 

MY LORD AND MY GOD!!!

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IT IS MY HOPE THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU FACE THIS WEEK

YOU WILL KNOW OF GOD’S LOVE FOR YOU!!!

 

 

GOD BLESS YOU!!

 

SEE YA SUNDAY

 

EMILE