And I pray that you,
being rooted and established in love,
may have power,
together with all the saints,
to grasp how wide and long and high and deep
is the love of Christ,
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—
that you may be filled
to the measure of all the fullness of God.
~Ephesians 3:17–19 NIV~
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We will have prayer meeting at church Wednesday Evening for those not going to the crusade. If planning to go to the crusade, feel free to do so, but please pass the word along that Prayer Meeting will be held as usual at the church.
The crusade has been going well with decisions being made for Christ. Continue to pray for the Tangipahoa Crusade for Christ.
God bless!
See you Wednesday,
Bro. Joey Prayer from Zambia: Two families . . . four adults . . . seven children. Three Sundays in a row, they’ve met to sing and hear stories from the Word. They’ve chosen a name for themselves: Litoma Baptist Church. Litoma is the traditional name of the small rocky island in the Zambezi River just across from where the little church group meets on land. The word itself–”Litoma”–means “to stand firm, to stand resolutely.” Pray that this new fledging church will stand firm. Ask our Lord Jesus Christ to build this church upon Himself, the Solid Rock. “On Christ the Solid Rock I stand, All other ground is sinking sand, All other ground is sinking sand!” Let this church be a witness rock of salvation to all the community. Thought for the Day: Blaming Others
“Johnny, where’s your homework?” asked the teacher, more in hope than expectation.
“Sorry,” said Johnny, “I couldn’t do it, there was too much noise at home.”
“Noise? All evening? What kind of noise?” asked the teacher.
“It was the television, ma’am, it was just too loud. I couldn’t do my homework.”
“Now Johnny,” said the teacher patiently, “you could have asked them to turn the sound down, surely?”
“No, I couldn’t. There was no one else in the room!”
We are quick to place the blame on others, to talk about what “they” didn’t do. “I think the church should spend more time visiting the sick!” “I think the church should do more evangelizing!” “I think the church should do more to encourage our missionaries!”
There may well be some truth in those statements. But, often, we make such statements without asking the questions, “What am I doing?” or “What can I do?” The reason is obvious. Thinking about we aren’t doing makes us feel guilty, thinking about what others aren’t doing doesn’t bother the conscience much at all.
“And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:3-5)
Television too loud? Get up and turn it off yourself!
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Alan Smith
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