Skip to main content

Women's Fellowship, Faithful Giving (Pastoral Emmphasis from 8/24)

We are continuing on our Psalms 119 176-day challenge: Sunday's verse was 126.

Thanks to all the women and young ladies who participated in the Women’s Ministry Knee-to-Knee fellowship on last Friday. I hope that the testimonies and experience that were shared by some of the women will help our young ladies to avoid and overcome certain situations in life. Hearing about some of what was shared at the fellowship reminded me of our discussion of Joseph from Wednesday's Bible Study. Joseph said in Genesis 50:20 (NLT): "You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people." Even though some of the women in our ministry have been through some terrible situations, God intended it for good so that these women could be in a position today to help save the lives of other women and young ladies who may be facing similar situations.

The next Discipleship Training will start on Sept. 7th. The training will last for four weeks. We will be studying the book, The Disciplemakers' Handbook, by Alice Fryling. Please sign up by this Wednesday, Aug. 27th at the Welcome Center. This will be the same training that took place at the beginning of this year for those that missed it.

I want to encourage everyone to continue to give faithfully to God. I definitely know how the increase in gas prices can affect families, but try to be consistent in your giving. During economic hardships, God wants us to be good stewards over our finances. If you have to decide on cutting something than cut out some non-essential stuff (like cable, cell phones, movies, etc), but never short change God!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Recently Came Forward, Series Break, Book Launch Party (Pastoral Emphasis for 8/10)

Recently Came Forward We’re excited to share that Kiara Avery has come forward as a Candidate for Baptism . We rejoice with her in this step of faith and look forward to celebrating her baptism soon! Series Break   We’ll be taking a short break from our Plumb Line sermon series next Sunday, as Anita and I will be away for Gabrielle’s college move-in weekend . Thank you for your prayers for us and for Gabrielle as she begins this exciting new chapter.   Book Launch Party   I’m thrilled to announce that we’re hosting a Book Launch Party for my new book on Tuesday, August 26 at 7:00 PM — and everyone is invited! This will be a special evening to celebrate together, hear more about the book, and enjoy fellowship. If you’ve reserved a copy, you can pick it up and pay at the launch party. We’ll also have additional copies available for purchase. Please register ahead of time so we can plan for seating, refreshments, and other details. Let’s make it a night of joy, conne...

November Birthdays & Anniversaries, Speaking at CFC, Call to Fast & Pray (Pastoral Emphasis for 11/2)

November Birthdays & Anniversaries This month, we celebrate the lives and love stories within our church family. Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating this month — may God bless you with continued joy and grace in the year ahead! Happy Anniversary to these wonderful couples marking another year of love and faithfulness: Mickell & Aprile Daley – 3 years (11/28) Van & Joann Johnson – 4 years (11/12) Jonas & Alicia Welcher – 5 years (11/13) Quincy & Stephanie Amekuedi – 8 years (11/9) William & Patricia Weeks – 14 years (11/26) James & Sharon White – 24 years (11/26) Lawrence & Kim Roberts – 27 years (11/14) Wil & Contina Lucas – 28 years (11/15) Elder Larry & Susan Fortenberry – 40 years (11/21) Elder Sean & Angelique Cherry – 41 years (11/24)   Senior Birthday Surprise A special birthday blessing to our Minister of Music,  Spence Martin — may your day be filled with love and joy from your Mt. Zion fami...

Minnesota School Shooting, Music Ministry Recruitment, Ark Encounter Trip (Pastoral Emphasis for 8/31)

Minnesota School Shooting Our hearts are heavy over the tragic school and church shooting in Minneapolis at Annunciation Catholic School, where two children lost their lives and many others—some as young as six—are recovering from serious injuries. Sadly, we couldn't get through a full week of traditional school before something like this happens. In this time of profound sorrow, let us hold close in prayer the grieving parents, families, and the entire Annunciation community. Though we cannot fully comprehend their pain, we can stand alongside them in faith, offering compassion, and intercession. May God bring comfort to those who mourn, healing to the wounded, and peace to a terrified community.  Of course, a mass shooting always brings up the issue for stricter gun laws. I agree we do need good legislation and sensible gun laws because it is the government's responsibility to protect its citizens. Ultimately, that will not solve our problem. For a country that has been ...