For the past three weeks we have had rainy Sundays, but the spirit in our worship and Bible Study has been anything but rainy. God has really rained down His spirit on us as we have worshiped together. Sunday we were reminded of a familiar passage in Mark chapter 2 of the men who took the paralyzed man to Jesus. Because of the crowd they could not even get close to Jesus so they lowered him through the roof. They went to great extremes to get him to Jesus. We were reminded by this passage the we are to be “cot carriers”. I hope that you have been looking for opportunities to do this during this past week. We can’t be expecting God to work if we are not willing to do our part. We were also reminded that there are literally thousands of people in a small radius around our church that are lost. We cannot be content with just showing up for Worship and Bible Study on Sunday. We must be actively reaching out to the neighborhoods around our church and be “cot carriers” and bring them to Jesus. If you have ever carried someone on a stretcher or cot you know it is not easily done alone. It takes us working together, all of us. Sometimes, we get comfortable in our Sunday School classes and we forget that we are to be looking for opportunities to bring in others. We must remember that for most of us, we have been around church for years yet others may not be familiar with our facilities or the way we ‘do church’. As we prepare for this coming Sunday, be aware of people that you can bring or invite to come with you. BE A COT CARRIER!
Be in prayer for our youth and youth leaders this weekend. This is DiscipleNow weekend and our youth will be involved in Bible Study and activities. Our young people do a good job of bringing their friends with them. Many of these will not know Jesus. Pray for God to move in the lives of our young people this weekend.
Another opportunity to introduce new people to our church is coming up next week in our Wild Game Dinner. This is an event that will help people become familiar with our church and ultimately be introduced to Jesus. Our Wild Game Dinner is February 24th at 6:00 PM. Tommy Tubervile is our guest speaker. The dinner is in our gym and the program will be in the Sanctuary following dinner. Tickets are still available through the church office, also before and after our services on Sunday. If dinner tickets are sold out you can still make plans to hear Coach Tuberville speak in the Church Sanctuary beginning at 7:00 PM. There will not be a charge to hear Coach Tuberville speak, but please contact the church office and provide a good estimate of the number of people you will be bringing.
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