Dec
25
2017

MONDAY, 12/25/17

“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

Merry Christmas!  What an awesome day!  Thank you Jesus for coming to be one of us!

Christmas Eve was a special day for the Friendship family.  It began with a really strong attendance in our first worship service.  Sunday School was good.  Our 10:30AM worship service was well attended too.  We give God the glory!  I am thankful to the members of the Friendship family who were faithful to attend.

Our annual Christmas Eve service was perhaps the best one ever!  Strong attendance even though it was not SRO.  The music was great – thanks to all who were involved!  Our deacons did an excellent job of serving the Lord’s Supper.  The ladies who prepared the bread/drink did an excellent job too.   The proverbial “icing on the cake” came when six folks came forward on the last song to publicly profess Jesus as their Savior!  Did you hear that?  Six folks came forward to publicly profess Jesus as their personal Savior!  Amazing!  To God be the glory!

Glenda Chinners and crew did an awesome job with the Angel Tree ministry.  I just kind of watched as they “ministered” to fifty something children – a real blessing.  Thank you to Glenda and each person who helped in any way with this ministry.

I saw Christmas at least twice yesterday.  First, when Devon was able to walk in during Sunday School from his duty with the Coast Guard – great moment.  To hear Kaydenz say “pastor Teddy, Daddy’s home was sweet!”  Second, when Sharon Jardee walked into the auditorium for our Christmas Eve service – what a huge blessing!

Seven tornadoes hit our house around 7:30PM last night.  You can figure that one out without me spelling it out!  Family time at Christmas is so special.

The church office is closed today but will be open tomorrow morning at 8:00AM.  Bro. Jerry Hovel is on vacation this week so please respect his time away.  I will be working and I am on call 24/7.

I have to say that I got pretty excited Saturday night when one of our thirteen readers told me that she had enlisted another reader which pushes our total readership to fourteen.  That ties our highest mark ever!  However, the excitement was short lived as I then found out the “reader” lives in Mississippi – we have no pictures on this blog!  Oh well, at least they can “look” at the words!  (I guess we will officially call it thirteen and a half readers.  If we can now get one reader from Arkansas then we can call it fourteen)

I pray that you will have an awesome Christmas Day with Jesus!

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