Pastor's Blog

We will have “potluck with the pastor” this Wednesday, 11/9, immediately following the morning service.  Lisa and I will provide the roast, the bread and the drinks.  You bring the sides and desserts.  This will serve as our senior adults monthly gathering too.  Please plan to join us and bring others.

If you were present for the service last night then you know that my voice is basically gone.  It is worse today.  Based on past experience, I will not be up to conducting a meeting tomorrow.  Therefore, the meeting with potential student ministry workers set for tomorrow night, 11/8, is being rescheduled to Monday, 11/14.  Please pass the word!  Thank you!

“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 – Matthew 24

Tuesday, November 8 – Matthew 25
Wednesday, November 9 – Matthew 26; Mark 14
Thursday, November 10 – Luke 22; John 13
Friday, November 11 – John 14-17
Saturday, November 12 – Matthew 27; Mark 15
Sunday, November 13 – Luke 23; John 18-19

Judy Hall is scheduled for surgery this morning.  They plan to remove her gall bladder.  It will be an outpatient procedure and she should come home later today.

Miss Mary Jackson is scheduled for a heart cath this morning followed by open heart surgery which will involve valve(s) repair/replacement and by pass(es).  Could be a long day for Miss Mary and her family.

Peggy & Judy Benefield had an Aunt pass away in the Meridian, MS area and the service was yesterday.  Pray for the family.

Also, Peggy’s friend, Darlene Taylor, passed from this life and there will be a memorial service this Saturday, 11/12.

Tim Knighten will see the doctor tomorrow.  I was thinking that he would have a PET scan tomorrow but that may not be the case.  He may see the doctor and then have the scan scheduled for a later date.  Regardless, pray for Tim.

David McElwee is still scheduled to have open heart surgery in Birmingham on Friday.

What a great day in our services yesterday!  Is God good or what!  He is definitely good!  A family talked to me following our 10:30AM service about joining the Friendship family in the very near future.  I believe they are very good folks.  They just recently moved into Grand Bay.

How about the evening service?  God really used Dale & Karla Bosarge (when he is Bryan Drake is she Karla Drake or does she remain Karla Bosarge?) as they did a tremendous job!  Dale clearly presented the Gospel and we had at least one more person give his life to Jesus.  Amen!

John Milton Ladnier, Jimmy Tagert & Jim Chinners did a great job cooking the meat.  (Others helped but I am not sure who that involved)  Hilda Gunter did a great job of coordinating everything.  Tons of folks helped set up and clean up.  You brought some great sides and desserts.  The fellowship was great!  The attendance was strong.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!  To God be the glory!

GROW visitation tonight beginning at 6:00PM in the church office.

Prayer time tonight from 5:00 – 7:00PM in the auditorium.  Please use the West door to enter/exit.  We should have a really strong number tonight as we pray regarding tomorrow’s election.

We need some help from folks who are not senior adults.  The annual community senior adult Thanksgiving dinner takes place on Thursday, 11/17.  We need thirteen turkeys, twelve sweet potato casseroles, thirteen fruit salads and nineteen cakes.  If you are under the age of a senior adult and will help, will you contact me via e-mail or call the church office by this Thursday, 11/10?  Let’s do this for our senior adults!

The family fun day for Carla Kyser takes place this Saturday, 11/12, from 8:00AM until noon at Bryant High School.  Everyone invited.

Ok, this entry has been too long but I have to tell you this.  Nanette Brooks Fontenot has pulled out all stops! She knows my wife is out of town.  Yesterday afternoon she had her mother, Marie Brooks, call me on her behalf!  Are you serious!  Do not believe me?  Ask Marie if she called my house phone yesterday.  Folks, this is just weird.  Had I known this then I would not have dated Nanette back in the day!  Is it time for a restraining order?

I pray that you will have a great Monday with Jesus.