Today's Features

I finally got off the Branch last week. My van hadn’t left the garage since a week ago Thursday. Luckily, I had gone to the library Tuesday, the 18th, to stock up on books and gone to Walmart on Thursday to get dog food and milk. After that, the cold and snow moved in and I stayed in.

Dates to remember:
• Owenton Associational WMU Meeting at 10 a.m. Feb 5 at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.
• Retreat at Cedarmore April 29-30.
The money is due on or before Feb. 14. Call 484-3137 for more information. After this date, the cost will go up. Right now the cost is $49 for three meals, and a nights stay in the new facility. If you just want to come on Friday or on Saturday, the cost will be $14.

The Rev. Wotier’s message, “When the Judges Are Judged,” was taken from John 7:53 and 8:1-11. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought before Jesus a woman who had committed adultery. Jesus started writing in the sand. Why did Jesus write in the sand? What did Jesus write? Could it have been about the particular sins of the Scribes and Pharisees themselves? Sinners are people, not things. Sinners (no matter what their actions) are people and precious to our Heavenly Father.
The Deacon of the Month is Danny Jacobs.

Our numbers were down Sunday due to the weather. Bro. James’ sermon was titled “Is Your Faith in God Strong?” taken from Luke 17. An example of faith was found on the wall of a concentration camp. A prisoner had carved the following words: “I believe in the sun, even though it doesn’t shine, I believe in love, even when it isn’t shown, I believe in God, even when he doesn’t speak.”