The Lord Answers Prayer

This past Sunday the 27th of July the Lord did amazing things in the church. Our morning service went ok a little down in attendance. Then in the afternoon we had our discipleship meeting at 5:00 p.m. before the evening service. We talked with those present about setting goals in the church to reach by the end of the year. I shared with them a passage from I Cor.3:6 that talks about the planting and watering that we do but at the end it is God that gives the increase. We were making some plans for the planting and the watering part but I challenged them that we must beg God to give us the increase. That afternoon we prayed that God would give us a special service and a good attendance and that He would do something that had never been done. As church started there were about 20 or so that had arrived. By the time the service was over we had 73 in attendance and a girl visiting for the first time that we had invited almost a year ago while out in town. She was attending church on the other side of town and was looking one closer to where she lives. We praise the Lord for answering prayer and doing a miracle. That was the highest attendance that we have had on a normal Sunday night.

Reach them before it’s to late

I am very grateful to the Lord for the desire of many of our people to reach out to those in need especially those who are lost. I have written in the past about several ladies in our church that go and visit the hospitals in our area. This past week they were able to go to the ICU unit where there were many women with very serious illnesses. Many of the women there have cancer and have no hope of recovery with only days or weeks to live. As those from our church went around and shared the Bible with them there were twelve of the ladies that trusted Christ. Whereas before, they faced the end of their lives with no hope now they have the assurance of an eternity free from sickness and pain. We praise the Lord that they were able to hear the truth before it was too late. The question is how many more are lost with no hope and no one has told them.

1st Annual Youth Conference

Well tonight was the last night of our 1st annual youth conference here at the church. Our theme was a “New Generation”. Our desire is to see a new generation of young people that would dedicate their lives and impact this world with the gospel like never before. It was a privilege to have visiting us for the conference Bro Tony and Mrs. Stacey Howeth. Bro. Tony is the deputation director for Macedonia World Baptist Missions and they have been great friends of ours several years. Not only do we value their friendship but also their love for God and how He is using them. From the first night the Lord has moved in a great way and our attendance was from around 100 the first night to almost 130 on the last night. We also met upstairs after the service with the leaders so that they could ask questions. The response was amazing. What started as something just for a few our leaders turned into more than 50 people asking questions for more than a hour until after 10:00pm. This was one of our most special services that we have had in our church with many of our young people along with young people from other churches making decisions to give their lives to serve Him. It was a great privilege to have the Howeths with us and we are thankful for all that the Lord did in the conference. Please pray for the Howeths and all the young people that made decisions during this time.

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They’ve Got Talent

It is wonderful to see people with a desire to serve the Lord and it is always encouraging when people step up with a desire to discover and use the talents the He gives them. One of the areas in our church that this has been most evident is the music ministry. For some time now we have had as many as 8 or 10 that have been helping, learning and participating with the music. During several of the conferences that we have had they have prepared several special songs on their own. For our family conference we had 10 that played a variety of instruments from the guitar to pan pipes, which are bamboo tubes of varying sizes tied together to makes the different notes. Some of those that help are now even teaching others how to play some of the instruments. While not all are cut out for music each of us have a specific place to fill in the body of Christ. Each of us, have abilities and talents that can be used to serve in the church. The last Saturday of this past month we had a talent night to let some of those that don’t always get to participate use the abilities that the Lord has given them. Some sang while others played instruments and some put together skits that shared the gospel. I was really surprised to see the excitement and participation even from many family members that came to support their children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. We had close to a hundred that were there, many of which were visiting the church for the first time. Not only did they hear some great and some not so great music, but also they heard the gospel, which could change their lives.

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