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The following is from Don Rayno: PRAYER 2016 at Memorial Auditorium was indeed a remarkable night. All of us who were there can say, "Surely the Lord was in this place!" I have facilitated united prayer gatherings for 32 years, and I have never experienced such a time of prayer that we had Tuesday night, in such a unique setting. Over 130 churches participated, across the denominational and cultural spectrum in the area Body of Christ. But what made it so special is that as we were seated together cross-culturally with other churches, God inhabited our praise and received our prayers. We all sensed this. We felt great joy that night, and even more importantly, we felt God's pleasure in all that He saw and heard. Pastor Morgan and myself are so grateful for God's wonderful work among us at Memorial Auditorium. As Pastor Morgan said to me during the day on Tuesday: "Yesterday this was an auditorium, and tomorrow it will be an auditorium, ...

Thanks to all who attended yesterday's Theological Seminar on "The Doctrine of the Church".  If you missed it, you should go watch it from our archives on the church website.  What really stood out to me was when Walter Strickland made the point in 1 Corinthians 3:16: "Do you not know that you (plural) are God's temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?"  We together (the church) are the temple of the Lord where the Spirit dwells.  So when we neglect to gather with the saints, we remove ourselves from the move of the Spirit!  We must prioritize not only attendance but membership in the local church. Our next church-wide Elder-led Prayer is Wednesday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm.  Everyone is invited to join us as we focus on specific prayer needs.  If you are not able to attend but have prayer requests, you can submit them online . We still have some booklets, Depression: The Way Up When You Are Down by Ed Welch available. Please see me if you'd li...

Prayer 2016 is Tuesday, from 7-9pm at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium.  For those who registered, you should have picked up your tickets from Sis. Sandra Broadwater after church.  If not, please contact Sis. Broadwater to make arrangements to get your ticket. In a time when salvation is so individualized, how important is the church?  Does membership in a church really matter?  Register for our Theological Seminar on Saturday, 9/24 from 9:00am to 11:15am.  Walter Strickland from SEBTS will be teaching on "The Doctrine of the Church".  Light refreshments will be served.  Register online . Next Sunday, 9/25, I will be preaching at Christ First Christian Fellowship Center at 4pm for their Ushers/Greeters Anniversary.  Minister Brandi Hancock will also be the guest soloist. Today at 3pm, I preached at Little Zion M.B. Church in Youngsville for their Annual Homecoming Service.  I preached on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, "Come Home ...

September is a busy month. Please pray for me as I have a couple of speaking engagements. I would definitely appreciate your support. Prayer 2016 is 9/20 from 7-9pm at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. Don't forget to register  as we only have a few seats remaining. Next Sunday, 9/18, I will be preaching at Little Zion MB Church in Youngsville at 3pm for their Annual Homecoming Service. Sunday, 9/25, I will be preaching at Christ First Christian Fellowship Center at 4pm for their Ushers/Greeters Anniversary. Minister Brandi Hancock will be the guest soloist. Saturday, 9/24 is our next Theological Seminar from 9:00am to 11:15am. In a time when salvation is so individualized, how important is the church? Does membership in a church really matter? Walter Strickland , Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary , will be teaching on "The Doctrine of the Church". Come out and learn about this important topic. Light refreshments will be served. Please register for th...

Prayer 2016 is a triangle-wide gathering of churches for the purpose of worship and prayer. It will be held on 9/20 from 7-9pm at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. You can register online . My Hope Sunday is 10/9. All members are asked to commit to inviting at least one unbeliever/unchurched person to attend church with you. Confirmation cards are now available. We will collect them on September 25. Think about who you will invite and start praying for them. Sis. Claudette VanFoote, who is battling cancer, shared her testimony. Although the doctors are no longer giving her treatment and have called in hospice, her hope is in Jesus. She is still here and trusting in Jesus. I commented that Sis. VanFoote has been more faithful in her church attendance than many who are perfectly healthy. In these four years of her having cancer, I have not heard her complain once! False teachers say that to be blessed is to be healthy and wealthy. But Sis. VanFoote is a true example of being blessed....