April 2004
   How grateful are you? How grateful are you that Christ arose? It was His a-rising that secured our salvation. He suffered such pain on that cross, He bare everything for my sins and yours. We as Christians should always be in constant memory of what He has done for us. He SAVED us. Has given us life everlasting. How GREAT a God He is. Remember to honor His glory this Easter and come to church. Be in His house, hearing His word from our Pastor; remember this is a good time to get those family members who normally won't go to church to come.How appropriate that Hat Sunday falls on Easter! I can't wait to see all those extra special bonnets the ladies will be wearing this year. Sorry gentlemen, you're not included, although you can wear your Sunday best! Don't forget, April 11.The Hinkles are coming!! The Hinkles are coming!!!! Please mark your calendars now for May 7, 8, and 9th. Bro. Hinkle and his family will be here for that Friday, Saturday and both services on Sunday. Please invite friends and family to join in the singing and fellowship that they bring to us. Remember our theme song, "Jesus Hold My Hand"! A wonderful time is guaranteed for one and all, young and old alike.We say goodbye to one of God's children. Pastor Tim gave us the sad news that Sister Geneva Osban had passed away on Feb. 29. We will all miss Sister Geneva. I personally will miss her prayer requests, she always seemed to remember those things we should, but often forget to ask. She was a real trooper in our church. Even if she was 30 minutes late, she'd be there. Struggling all the way to get to God's house. She was a true blessing to us, and should be an example to us of how to strive for the things of God.SPRING FORWARD!!! Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday the 3rd!! It would be terrible to be an hour late for church. You wouldn't want to miss it!! Margaret Roberts 4-5Delilah Blair 4-8Stephen Blair 4-14Phillip Dodson 4-21Quintin Penner 4-30 April 1/1 Samuel 21-242/1 Samuel 25-283/1 Samuel 29-314/2 Samuel 1-45/2 Samuel 5-86/2 Samuel 9-127/2 Samuel 13-158/2 Samuel 16-189/2 Samuel 19-2110/2 Samuel 22-2411/Psalms 1-312/Psalms 4-613/Psalms 7-914/Psalms 10-1215/Psalms 13-1516/Psalms 16-1817/Psalms 19-2118/Psalms 22-2419/Psalms 25-2720/Psalms 28-3021/Psalms 31-3322/Psalms 34-3623/Psalms 37-3924/Psalms 40-4225/Psalms 43-4526/Psalms 46-4827/Psalms 49-5128/Psalms 52-5429/Psalms 55-5730/Psalms 58-60 |  P.U.S.H. ========= A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and God appeared. The Lord told the man He had work for him to do and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might. So, this the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all of his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain. Since the man was showing discouragement, the Adversary (Satan), decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary mind: "You have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn't moved." Thus, he gave the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man. Satan said, "Why kill yourself over this? Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort, and that will be good enough. That's what the weary man planned to do, but decided to make it a matter of prayer and to take his troubled thoughts to the Lord. "Lord," he said, "I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?" The Lord responded compassionately, "My friend, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. Is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewy and brown; your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. True, you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. That you have done. Now I, my friend, will move the rock." At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is just a simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves mountains. When everything seems to go wrong...just P.U.S.H.! When the job gets you down... just P.U.S.H.! When people don't react the way you think they should... just P.U.S.H. When your money is "gone" and the bills are due... just P.U.S.H! When people just don't understand you... just P.U.S.H. P= Pray U= Until S= Something H= Happens |