A Little P.R. (2)

Well, another Sunday has come and gone and so it’s time for “A Little P.R.” This is fun for me to do a little recap of Sunday’s events, and I hope you enjoy keeping up as well.

I tell you what, Sunday’s just go by way too fast for me. I love the Lord’s Day, don’t you? We had another wonderful day worshiping our God. We now have two Sunday’s together under our belt and Lord willing many more to go. How about that singing? Brother Les is doing a wonderful job on Sunday mornings directing our singing to God and his song selection always ties in well with the sermon—that takes work! Once again, we were privileged to pray collectively yesterday and what great prayer leaders we had. Didn’t you find that the prayers were not rote, but sincerely from the heart? As for the Lord’s Supper, we were all reminded of what Jesus did on our behalf and called to honor him in this weekly remembrance. When it came time to give, it was wonderful to have the privilege to enjoy fellowship in the Lord’s work by our collective contribution. Now to the lessons…Like I’ve said before, if you want to know how those went, you’ll have to ask someone else. What I can tell you is what we discussed. In the morning lesson we were impressed with the power of the Almighty Creator, God. Secondarily, we were thrilled to discover His personal caring nature for His creation. Don’t you just love that! In the afternoon we were left with a “Lesson in Lyrics”—borrowing a title from a Memphis School of Preaching lecture series. We focused in on the beautiful hymn, “A Beautiful Life.” We were reminded of the importance of doing as much good while we can.

Following the morning worship we had a congregational meal. Emily, Peyton, and I were honored to be the “guests of honor” for this welcome meal. It was fantastic! We had almost 240 to join us in the fellowship room for that feast. I must say, I was a little disappointed though. I didn’t get to try all of the good dishes that were prepared J.

At our 1:30 service the Richey’s were introduced to the monthly singing. Wasn’t it great! Brother Benny did a fantastic job leading our afternoon singing. I wish we could have kept going with that uplifting song service. I can’t wait until next month.

I want to express my appreciation for your continual support and encouragement as we settle in to this new work. We love it here and are enjoying being with you. We can’t wait to get to know you better!

Just some quick reminders:
1. MARRIAGE RETREAT—Feb. 11-14…Join us in the Great Smokey Mountains!!!!
2. FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY—Feb. 22…The goal is 325+!!!!!
3. YOUTH RALLY—Mar. 14….More information to come!!