SATURDAY, 4/15/17
“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” I Peter 4:10
Today’s Bible reading – 1 Samuel 27-29; Luke 13:1-22
Good morning! Big day/weekend in front of the Friendship family. It all begins around 8:00AM this morning when our buses hit the road to bring folks to Sunday School and church. Yes, we will have these two things for our preschoolers and children this morning. Thank you in advance to our bus workers, teachers and all those involved in helping with this special day.
Of course tomorrow is a huge day for us and every other evangelical church in the world as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus! He lives, He lives, He lives! Hallelujah! Someone said to me this week, “I hope you have a Happy Easter” and my thought process was “how can a follower of Jesus not have a Happy Easter?” It then dawned on my some ways that such a person could not have a Happy Easter and one of those was to not gather with fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord to worship and celebrate on this most special day. I realize some folks are providentially hindered (such as Sharon Jardee who would love to be in church with us tomorrow) but most of us have a choice as to whether or not we will join in corporate worship tomorrow. So, I hope to see the house filled three times tomorrow morning with a special emphasis on the Easter musical at 10:30AM!
Spent all day Thursday in the yard with most of that time spent on the backside of a weed eater. Soy had done much of the mowing which was a big help. I stopped working in the yard in the late afternoon, grabbed a quick shower and headed to Lake City, Florida arriving there shortly before 1:00AM yesterday morning.
Yesterday morning I was able to attend the celebration of life service for Jim Chinners’ mother. As you know, Jim preached that service and did a very nice job. Justin Chinners, Ian Tagert and “Miss Deanna” Tagert shared a couple of messages in song. It was a good service. I was thankful the Lord allowed me to attend.
Arrived home around 5:00PM yesterday and went right back to the weed eater until dark thirty. About to hit it again this morning before being at the church at 8:00AM. Full day with the church activities this morning, yard work, a pre-marital counseling session and then a Sunday School class fellowship. God is good!
I pray that you will have a great Saturday with Jesus.