From Your Pastor's Heart April 24, 2016 PRAYER REQUESTS ...
From Your Pastor’s Heart
April 24, 2016
We welcome all of you to our Awana closing program this morning. This program is just a sample of all the different activities that the Awana clubbers enjoyed throughout the year. Every Wednesday evening included lessons, memory verses, game time, food and lots of fun! All of this was made possible through the hard work of people who love the Lord and love children. I appreciate the Awana team that makes this program so awesome year after year. Most of our Awana workers work a full eight hour day at their jobs, then come to the church on Wednesday evening and spend three more hours sharing the love of Jesus with some very high-energy youngsters! Many hours of preparation are invested in every evening of the Awana action. I am thankful for every member of the Awana team. At the close of this program we will be sending home with you something very special. If we were to send a two-carat diamond home with every family…that would be super special! A two carat diamond is only about the size of an English pea, but costs over $10,000. No doubt, if we carried one home, we’d treat it with great care. We would put it in a safe place. We would definitely know where it was at all times and certainly would never be careless in who we allowed to handle it. After all, a diamond is worth a lot! We are actually sending home with you something even more precious than a sack full of two carat diamonds! We are sending home with you your own children. Each and every child is worth more than all the diamonds in the world. Every precaution we would take with a two-carat diamond should be just the starting place in how we take care of our children. Handle them with care. Personally protect them. Know where they are at all times and who they are with. After all, every child is priceless. Bro. Eric
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER June 11-17, 2016 – Youth Mission Trip to Cumming, Georgia July 6-8, 2016 – SOAR Youth Conference, Dallas, Texas July 18-22, 2016 – ArkLaTex Family Camp, Gary, Texas July 25-29, 2016 – Vacation Bible School
PRAYER REQUESTS Debbie Atkinson Suzanne Goodwin Bronwyn Sneed Jasmine Bates Cammie Jackson Bro. John Steelman Judy Bollen Connie Johnson Herbert Taylor Leslie Boyd Jimmy Moore John Wade Francille Bridwell Bobby Nations Nancy Waller Cleo Culp Peggy Rodgers Rick Waller Janea Dupree Michael Samples Amber Wingfield Our Shut-Ins: Mrs. Marie Cochran, Heather Coleman, Mrs. Frances Dougan, Mrs. Janie Evans, Mrs. Carolyn Flow, Travis Godwin, Mrs. Betty Owen, Mrs. Frances Nipper, Mrs. Millie Olds, Mrs. Margie Spear, Sammie Waller & Mrs. Ruth Watkins Our Local ABS Chapter Our Troops & Leaders of our Country Bro. Rocky & Mike Goodwin & EIM Your Pastors & families Bro. David & Shelly Dickson Bro. Tom & Valerie Jopling Bro. Jeremy & Mandy Hambrice Bro. Jason & Tammy Walters The families of John Harmon, Betty Rogers, Robin Kincheloe, Cain Troquille & Scott Cook
ANNOUNCEMENTS **Women’s luncheon is Wednesday at 11:30.
**There will be a baby shower next Sunday, May 1st, from 1:30-3:00 in the fellowship hall to help Shelby, Sarah & Matthew prepare for Margo’s planned arrival in June. **Next Sunday is the deadline to turn in your $100 deposit for all teens who plan to go on the mission trip to Atlanta this summer. Please see Bro. Jeremy with any questions you might have. **There is a sign-up sheet in the north foyer for all who would like to hlp in any way with Vacation Bible School this summer. **There is a sign-up sheet in the north foyer for those 7th grade and up who will be going to SOAR this year…including adult sponsors. The dates are July 6 – 8. Registration cost for students is $110.oo and may be given to Bro. Eric or Bro. Jeremy. Nursery Workers – Brooke & Ali
April 24, 2016
We welcome all of you to our Awana closing program this morning. This program is just a sample of all the different activities that the Awana clubbers enjoyed throughout the year. Every Wednesday evening included lessons, memory verses, game time, food and lots of fun! All of this was made possible through the hard work of people who love the Lord and love children. I appreciate the Awana team that makes this program so awesome year after year. Most of our Awana workers work a full eight hour day at their jobs, then come to the church on Wednesday evening and spend three more hours sharing the love of Jesus with some very high-energy youngsters! Many hours of preparation are invested in every evening of the Awana action. I am thankful for every member of the Awana team. At the close of this program we will be sending home with you something very special. If we were to send a two-carat diamond home with every family…that would be super special! A two carat diamond is only about the size of an English pea, but costs over $10,000. No doubt, if we carried one home, we’d treat it with great care. We would put it in a safe place. We would definitely know where it was at all times and certainly would never be careless in who we allowed to handle it. After all, a diamond is worth a lot! We are actually sending home with you something even more precious than a sack full of two carat diamonds! We are sending home with you your own children. Each and every child is worth more than all the diamonds in the world. Every precaution we would take with a two-carat diamond should be just the starting place in how we take care of our children. Handle them with care. Personally protect them. Know where they are at all times and who they are with. After all, every child is priceless. Bro. Eric
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER June 11-17, 2016 – Youth Mission Trip to Cumming, Georgia July 6-8, 2016 – SOAR Youth Conference, Dallas, Texas July 18-22, 2016 – ArkLaTex Family Camp, Gary, Texas July 25-29, 2016 – Vacation Bible School
PRAYER REQUESTS Debbie Atkinson Suzanne Goodwin Bronwyn Sneed Jasmine Bates Cammie Jackson Bro. John Steelman Judy Bollen Connie Johnson Herbert Taylor Leslie Boyd Jimmy Moore John Wade Francille Bridwell Bobby Nations Nancy Waller Cleo Culp Peggy Rodgers Rick Waller Janea Dupree Michael Samples Amber Wingfield Our Shut-Ins: Mrs. Marie Cochran, Heather Coleman, Mrs. Frances Dougan, Mrs. Janie Evans, Mrs. Carolyn Flow, Travis Godwin, Mrs. Betty Owen, Mrs. Frances Nipper, Mrs. Millie Olds, Mrs. Margie Spear, Sammie Waller & Mrs. Ruth Watkins Our Local ABS Chapter Our Troops & Leaders of our Country Bro. Rocky & Mike Goodwin & EIM Your Pastors & families Bro. David & Shelly Dickson Bro. Tom & Valerie Jopling Bro. Jeremy & Mandy Hambrice Bro. Jason & Tammy Walters The families of John Harmon, Betty Rogers, Robin Kincheloe, Cain Troquille & Scott Cook
ANNOUNCEMENTS **Women’s luncheon is Wednesday at 11:30.
**There will be a baby shower next Sunday, May 1st, from 1:30-3:00 in the fellowship hall to help Shelby, Sarah & Matthew prepare for Margo’s planned arrival in June. **Next Sunday is the deadline to turn in your $100 deposit for all teens who plan to go on the mission trip to Atlanta this summer. Please see Bro. Jeremy with any questions you might have. **There is a sign-up sheet in the north foyer for all who would like to hlp in any way with Vacation Bible School this summer. **There is a sign-up sheet in the north foyer for those 7th grade and up who will be going to SOAR this year…including adult sponsors. The dates are July 6 – 8. Registration cost for students is $110.oo and may be given to Bro. Eric or Bro. Jeremy. Nursery Workers – Brooke & Ali
