Welcome Cara Walker and Kyle Allen. It will be a joy to have these two outstanding leaders who you met Sunday joining us as Student Interns for the summer. We have seen through the years what an asset our interns can be working with the students. It is a “win – win”, both for our youth as well as for them. During the summer, they will be able to spend more specific time ministering in Bible studies and other events with boys and girls separately as well as quality fellowship time with our students together. I hope you get to know them too.
Thank you for a very positive response to the message Sunday about death, a subject most of us don’t like to talk about. Of course, from the Christian perspective, it is not bound up in a shroud of mystery nor filled with dread and fear. Rather, death becomes a door of transition into the incredible promises of God. I would add one additional thought. It is important to take time to think about your own passing and the funeral as well as to communicate that to those you love. I encourage you to write out your plans and requests. It is so very helpful to those who are left behind as they are faced with making choices. People plan for all kinds of trips and experiences, sometimes in great detail. Don’t forget to make your plans personally for eternity with Christ as well as helping your family in planning the kind of funeral service you would like.
On Sunday I will recognize two special groups preparing for departure. One is the Youth Choir who will leave next Wednesday for their tour and the other is Carpenter’s for Christ. Please remember these groups in prayer. Don’t forget Sunday is the last day to bring supplies which our youth may distribute to Teen Challenge while away.
This week we celebrate Mark McLendon’s ninth anniversary on our Ministry Team. We appreciate his enthusiastic leadership in our Student Ministry as well as having last year assumed heading our Discipleship Team. We are so grateful along the way God brought Meredith into his life as his wife and partner in ministry.
I look forward to seeing you on the Lord’s Day.