Veteran's Day At Second Baptist Church
What a day we had yesterday. The services were wonderful and the results were fantastic.
Let me start with first things first. Saturday visitation was such a blessing. I just love this time of year and the area I visit in has plenty of hills and valleys filled with deciduous trees. It is just breathtaking to see some of the many trees dressed in their finest foliage colors. http://community.webshots.com/album/486010139vMGmPf
If you want to see a hint of our fall colors, check the above address.
The weather on Saturday was in the low 70's with a gentle breeze blowing. I enjoyed my visitation greatly. Ryan had spent the night with us on Friday night since he was supposed to help a neighbor put their Christmas lights on their house. I didn't see much of him but it was good to see what I saw.
Sunday morning was rushed since I had to put the roast on and get ready and be at church by 7:45. We got to church with a total of 41 riders including 3 first time riders. I believe that these will continue to ride. They are all from the mobile home park that we have been going in for all these years but usually only picked up a couple. We are now getting as many as 12 out of there.
I had to use my motherly nature to help one little guy who was in a bad mood and the twins evidently didn't get their medicine. I hate that stuff!! I try not to let them use that excuse with me but those two boys are very different without it. It is as if they don't even hear you without it. I can't help but question that!
I am very excited about next Sunday because the man from Zambia is going to ride with us and tell some stories about African animals with a spiritual application. I think the kids will enjoy it very much.
Sunday School has become non-existent for me because it is almost time for church when I get through getting everyone settled in their classes and then making sure I have my records straight so, I usually just go on back into the choir room and relax for a few minutes. I hate doing that because I have always had a thing about people that thought they were too far advanced to go into a Sunday School Class. I really do enjoy Bro. Albright's teaching in the auditorium class but can not get there soon enough to hear much so instead of disturbing, I have chosen to go to the choir room.
We had a special Veteran's Day service. The choir sang several patriotic numbers. The Himes family sang a beautiful song about Our Creed. I have never heard it before but it was very effective.
We had over 50 veterans that were visitors. Our ladies and men prepared a steak dinner for them, feeding about 150 people. We also had a retired Staff Sergeant from the army to speak. He was a very good speaker. He is a missionary with BIMI.
His testimony was that he had been Catholic and while in the service had felt the emptiness of not knowing Jesus. Through the testimony of a fellow soldier who was different from the rest, he accepted Jesus. We were pleased to have two gentlemen accept Jesus in services yesterday morning. One was a verteran and the other was a young man with whom Bro. Himes had visited a few weeks ago.
Sunday night services were well attended. The choir sang a medley of songs of victory. I sang "I'm Free" and then went straight to the nursery to do my duty.
The choir song was one that no one really cared too much for while practicing but I have not been able to get the word to one chorus out of my mind. "by faith I see the victory ahead." I'm holding on to that.
It has finally soaked in that each day is a battle of choices and decisions that will cause us to be victorious in the Lord or will help us remain a nominal Christian. As you age and the aches and pains that are common to all men affect your decisions, it gets much harder to be right with God but I want to accept this as a part of maturing in the Lord.
Several blogs back, I was discussing II Peter 1:4-10. I can't quit thinking through those verses. For one thing, when I first began meditating on these verses I was trying to find where I was in the ladder of maturity: faith+virtue+knowledge+temperance+patience+godliness+brotherly kindness+charity=Spiritual Maturity. I have finally realized that this is the progression of events that must happen DAILY, with every decision. We never "arrive" until we get that brand new body! MY SOUL LONGS FOR IT DAILY!!! "By faith I see the victory ahead!!!!!"
Victory ahead, Victory ahead,
By the blood of Jesus,
Victory ahead,
Trusting in the Lord I hear the conquerors tread,
By faith I see the victory ahead!
Let me start with first things first. Saturday visitation was such a blessing. I just love this time of year and the area I visit in has plenty of hills and valleys filled with deciduous trees. It is just breathtaking to see some of the many trees dressed in their finest foliage colors. http://community.webshots.com/album/486010139vMGmPf
If you want to see a hint of our fall colors, check the above address.
The weather on Saturday was in the low 70's with a gentle breeze blowing. I enjoyed my visitation greatly. Ryan had spent the night with us on Friday night since he was supposed to help a neighbor put their Christmas lights on their house. I didn't see much of him but it was good to see what I saw.
Sunday morning was rushed since I had to put the roast on and get ready and be at church by 7:45. We got to church with a total of 41 riders including 3 first time riders. I believe that these will continue to ride. They are all from the mobile home park that we have been going in for all these years but usually only picked up a couple. We are now getting as many as 12 out of there.
I had to use my motherly nature to help one little guy who was in a bad mood and the twins evidently didn't get their medicine. I hate that stuff!! I try not to let them use that excuse with me but those two boys are very different without it. It is as if they don't even hear you without it. I can't help but question that!
I am very excited about next Sunday because the man from Zambia is going to ride with us and tell some stories about African animals with a spiritual application. I think the kids will enjoy it very much.
Sunday School has become non-existent for me because it is almost time for church when I get through getting everyone settled in their classes and then making sure I have my records straight so, I usually just go on back into the choir room and relax for a few minutes. I hate doing that because I have always had a thing about people that thought they were too far advanced to go into a Sunday School Class. I really do enjoy Bro. Albright's teaching in the auditorium class but can not get there soon enough to hear much so instead of disturbing, I have chosen to go to the choir room.
We had a special Veteran's Day service. The choir sang several patriotic numbers. The Himes family sang a beautiful song about Our Creed. I have never heard it before but it was very effective.
We had over 50 veterans that were visitors. Our ladies and men prepared a steak dinner for them, feeding about 150 people. We also had a retired Staff Sergeant from the army to speak. He was a very good speaker. He is a missionary with BIMI.
His testimony was that he had been Catholic and while in the service had felt the emptiness of not knowing Jesus. Through the testimony of a fellow soldier who was different from the rest, he accepted Jesus. We were pleased to have two gentlemen accept Jesus in services yesterday morning. One was a verteran and the other was a young man with whom Bro. Himes had visited a few weeks ago.
Sunday night services were well attended. The choir sang a medley of songs of victory. I sang "I'm Free" and then went straight to the nursery to do my duty.
The choir song was one that no one really cared too much for while practicing but I have not been able to get the word to one chorus out of my mind. "by faith I see the victory ahead." I'm holding on to that.
It has finally soaked in that each day is a battle of choices and decisions that will cause us to be victorious in the Lord or will help us remain a nominal Christian. As you age and the aches and pains that are common to all men affect your decisions, it gets much harder to be right with God but I want to accept this as a part of maturing in the Lord.
Several blogs back, I was discussing II Peter 1:4-10. I can't quit thinking through those verses. For one thing, when I first began meditating on these verses I was trying to find where I was in the ladder of maturity: faith+virtue+knowledge+temperance+patience+godliness+brotherly kindness+charity=Spiritual Maturity. I have finally realized that this is the progression of events that must happen DAILY, with every decision. We never "arrive" until we get that brand new body! MY SOUL LONGS FOR IT DAILY!!! "By faith I see the victory ahead!!!!!"
Victory ahead, Victory ahead,
By the blood of Jesus,
Victory ahead,
Trusting in the Lord I hear the conquerors tread,
By faith I see the victory ahead!
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