MONDAY, 8/22/16
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14 KJV)
Today’s Bible reading – Jeremiah 46-48
Tuesday, August 23 – Jeremiah 49-50
Wednesday, August 24 – Jeremiah 51-52
Thursday, August 25 – Lamentations 1:1-3:36
Friday, August 26 – Lamentations 3:37-5:22
Saturday, August 27 – Ezekiel 1-4
Sunday, August 28 – Ezekiel 5-8
As the members of the Friendship family are already aware, Bro. Kerry Kelley resigned last night as our Minister of Music/Senior Adults in order to retire. He has served the Lord through the Friendship family for the past fourteen years with August being his anniversary month. I am always happy for any person who reaches the point in his life that he can retire. That is true of those in the ministry or those in the secular work force. My hope is that Bro. Kerry will have many years of good health so he can enjoy his retirement doing whatever he chooses to do. Bro. Kerry’s resignation will be effective Sunday, September 4, 2016. Pray for him and Barbara as they move to this next chapter in their life.
The Friendship family continued the call that was given to Josh Schlehuber in June to serve as our student ministry intern. He has done a nice job and this will go hand in hand with his studies at the University of Mobile. Pray for Josh and for our student ministry.
The Lord certainly blessed in our services yesterday as we saw a salvation decision in our second morning service and another one in our evening service. God gives the increase and we give Him the glory! Thank God for souls being saved!
Our prayer time will take place tonight from 5:00 – 7:00PM in the auditorium. Enter and exit through the West door. The ministry of prayer is so very important to the church family!
Our GROW visitation takes place tonight beginning at 6:00PM. Those taking part in this ministry are asked to meet Bro. Jerry in the church office. When we go, they come!
Work day this Saturday, 8/27, beginning at 8:00AM. We will have a biscuit breakfast beginning at 7:30AM. The seven members of our Buildings & Grounds team will lead this effort. This is an “all hands on deck” effort.
Tomorrow is a big day for Carla Kyser. The doctors from MD Anderson sent word late last week that they do not have an available medicine to treat the cancer afflicting Carla. Carla was in Birmingham for the weekend and called UAB to see if they could give him an appointment for a second opinion. They gave her one tomorrow, 8/23. Pray that they will be able to help her or that God will divinely touch her.
Becky Sellers will receive a chemo treatment this week if all goes as planned. It will be a lower dosage as her cancer markers are down.
Bernard continues to receive his radiation treatments each week day.
David Bosarge’s mother was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. Randy Collins remains hospitalized. I will visit these folks today to get an update.
Decker & Martha Terry are good friends who live in Montgomery. They both have been having some health issues and I ask you to pray for them. Decker is one of our thirteen readers of the blog.
I pray that you will have a great Monday with Jesus.