Religion

Last month, a man I know had surgery on his hand, the second surgery on the same hand.
After the first surgery his hand had lost quite a bit of feeling. On the one hand (no pun intended), that meant it didn’t hurt any more. But on the other, no feeling meant he couldn’t do his job, which requires using both hands and all his fingers.
After the second surgery his hand was still numb, which was a huge disappointment for him. But then during the middle of the night it started hurting. His wife told me he was happy for the pain because that meant he could feel again.

Special thanks to Chris and David for cleaning the lot and warming the church for us.
We welcome everyone who came out to worship with us. Eric and Whitney blessed us with song and music — how proud Mama and Papa are of you. Keep up the good work with your talents.

Bro. Andy’s message was from John 3:1-21 and was entitled “Light.” Light vs. Dark — If you live in the light you can make a difference. Sinners live in the dark and need to be shown the light. The children’s sermon focused on the importance of honoring your father and mother. During children’s church, the kids learned about Zacchaeus meeting Jesus from Luke 19:1-10. A special thanks to Ashley Buffin for being a wonderful assistant in teaching the lesson.

Bro. Emory’s message Sunday was “The King and His Kingdom;” it came from Matthew 6:33. The Kingdom of God comes to us when we give God reign over our lives. We looked at the reality of the Kingdom, the rule of the Kingdom and the Righteousness of the Kingdom. We are not only to seek God’s control over us but to seek God’s character within us. We are to be completely sold out to the Kingdom of God and to our Lord Jesus, our King. Who is your King? Who wears the crown in your castle? Who sits on the throne of your life?