GOOD MONDAY MORNING….WHILE THE SERVICE SUNDAY AT HOSSTON BEGAN WITH A SMALL GROUP BY THE TIME THE FIRST HYMN WAS COMPLETED THE CHURCH HOUSE BRIMMING WITH FOLK…WE HEARD ABOUT HOW WONDERFULLY THE PROJECTS ARE PROGRESSING.  THERE IS JUST A COUPLE OF SUNDAYS LEFT FOR YOU TO GET INVOLVED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE PROJECTS.

  I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE LEADERS OF THESE PROJECTS TAKING THEM ON AND HELPING TO PROMOTE THEM AND FOR OUR CHURCHES TO GET BEHIND THEM WITH SUPPORT.

  ON PALM SUNDAY WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATION/CELEBRATION AND BLESSING OF THE PROJECTS AFTER WE HEAR THE FINAL REPORT.  THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THIS A success.

  

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:

EZEKIEL 37:1-14; PSALM 130

ROMANS 8: 6-11; JOHN 11: 1-45

 

SERMON FOR SUNDAY

AT

GILLIAM

COMPASSION

“JESUS WEPT”

JOHN 11:1-45

WE WILL CELEBRATE HOLY COMMUNION

REMEMBER YOUR GIFT AT THE ALTAR FOR HELPING HANDS OR FOR MCDADE HOUSE

ALSO REMEMBER FOOD FOR THE N. HIGHLANDS UMC FOOD PANTRY

 

PICK UP YOURS SUNDAY!!!!

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED AND LONG WORKED ON

GILLIAM AND HOSSTON DIRECTORY IS READY…( WELL ALMOST…I HAVE TO PUT THEM TOGETHER) FOR YOU TO PICK UP AT GILLIAM THIS SUNDAY AND HOSSTON NEXT WEEK!

MUCH THANKS TO ROBIN BRANIM FOR HER HARD WORK GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION TOGETHER AND PUTTING IT IN A PROGRAM FOR US ALL…..IF THERE ARE ANY ERRORS PLEASE EMAIL AND WE WILL PUBLISH THEM SO THEY CAN BE CORRECTED AND ADDED.  EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE YOUR INFORMATION….IF YOU HAVE NEVER FILLED OUT AN INFORMATION SHEET PLEASE DO SO AND WE CAN INCLUDE THE CORRECT INFORMATION.

 

 

FUNNY!!!!!!!

We often find it hard to see our own faults. We had much rather blame someone else. As one couple got older, the man began complaining about how hard of hearing his wife was, but she refused to admit it. To prove his point about her hearing, without her knowing it, he got 15 feet behind her recliner and said in a low voice, "Can you hear me?" She had no response. He moved closer, said it again, and she still did not respond. Finally, he got within 3 feet of her chair and said it again, "Can you hear me?" This time he heard her say, "Of course I can hear you. This is the third time I've told you that."

 

 

 FROM SUNDAY’S SERMON….

CONCLUSION:  FROM THE TEMPLE STEPS TO THE CROSS JESUS SOUGHT TO COMPLETE AND ACCOMPLISH THE KINGDOMS WORK….HE SAID “ I MUST BE ABOUT MY FATHER’S BUSINESS”, IT IS MY FOOD TO DO THE WILL OF THE FATHER”….

   ON THE CROSS, WITH ALL OF THE HORROR OF IT ALL…JUST AS JESUS BREATHES HIS LAST BREATH…WE HEAR JESUS GIVE  A CLEAR PICTURE  OF ALL  HE HAD DONE….FOR US…HE SAID THE MOST POWERFUL WORDS… “IT IS FINISHED”….THE FINAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE REDEMPTION OF ALL MANKIND…THE LAMB OF GOD TOOK AWAY ALL THE SIN OF THE WORLD…

IT WAS COMPLETED….

HE DID THE WORK….

HE REDEEMED US….

JUST AS THE BLIND MAN WAS COMPLETE…

WE TOO ARE COMPLETE…BECAUSE JESUS COMPLETED WHAT THE FATHER SENT HIM TO DO!

 

 

MAY THIS WEEK BE A JOY AND MAY YOU KNOW YOU ARE COMPLETE IN CHRIST!!

 

GOD BLESS YOU!!

 

SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

 

EMILE