Prayer Walk This Friday

An Association-Wide Prayer Walk will be held this Friday (8-130.  Here are the details:

We will be meeting at the Association Office at 8:30 am Friday, August 13 to begin our PrayerWalking the perimeters of these schools:   Suwannee Middle, Suwannee Elementary and Suwannee Intermediate where we will have a cool water/rest break under the East pavilion. From there we'll prayerwalk the perimeter of Suwannee High then on to Suwannee Elementary where we're hoping to be able to cover the hallways. There is a tree shaded service lane back to the Association. We will be accompanied by staff of Suwannee County Schools, who appreciate this ministry. This will take most of the morning we'll need comfortable clothes, hat, shoes, fans and water! There is the probability that there can be carpooling for those who would like to join the prayer-time on the schools' campus. We welcome all to join us but please have your congregation praying with us regardless where they are Friday morning!

Youth Beach Trip

Our youth took a recent trip to the beach to share God’s love with others.  They walked along the beach and passed out water, tracts and church literature.  They made contact with 81 people!    We are proud of our youth for reaching out and touching others!

New Week!

What a blessing it was to be in the house of the Lord on Sunday.  Sunday School attendance was up and we were encouraged through God's Word of the blessings of spiritual discipline.  No...not punishment, but established habits and characteristics in our live which bring blessings!  Watch for more details this week.

Some prayer requests to mention are:

Scott and Anita B. - Anita is feeling poorly and Scott will be undergoing some tests this week. 

Don S. will have a heart cauterization this week.

Rufus S. begins chemo this week.

Joe R.'s mom and dad are struggling with health issues.

Rex and Dianne's granddaughter should receive some test results this week.  We are praying for a good report.  

Sam C.'s mother had a health episode this week, and is recovering at home.

Some upcoming events this week are the softball play offs which begin Thursday.  Times will be announced soon. The youth are planning a weekend camping trip to Music Camp.  See Mrs. Liz if you are interested in going!

Let's be mindful of those on our prayer list and seek out ways to be a blessing this week!

Update on Bro. Dave

Bro. Dave finally got in to see a doctor about his ankle.  There was good news!  The ankle is not broken, but still requires some rest and care and if it isn't better is a few days, they will do further testing.  Praise the Lord for a good report!

Fun At VBS 2010

Family Meal and Fellowship

On the first Wednesday of each month the church family enjoys a meal together before mid week service.  This always brings a beautiful time of fellowship and we eat and enjoy one another.  Why is church fellowship so important?  Read the devotion below and make plans to make church fellowship a priority!

Purposes of fellowship:
To display our discipleship to unbelievers

John 13:34-35 “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know you are my disciples if you love one another”

Clearly this cannot happen if we keep to ourselves!

To exercise spiritual gifts
Many of these cannot be exercised alone. 1 Cor 12:7-11 lists spiritual gifts that are for the collective benefit of a gathering of people.

I Cor 14:
:12 “Try to excel in gifts that build up the church”

A “lone ranger” Christian cannot help build up the Church or be built up with it.

For encouragement and support

Eccl 4
:10 “Pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up”
:12 “A cord of three strands is not easily broken”

Without the support of other believers, we are more vulnerable to the stresses of life and the attacks of the enemy. The local church thus provides a God-ordained protective covering.

To establish the body of Christ

1 Cor 12:
:14 “Now the body is made up not of one part, but of many”
:25 “There should be no division in the body, the parts should have equal concern for one another”
:21 “The eye cannot say to the hand ‘I don’t need you!’”

The different parts are meant to operate together. A lone ranger Christian is like a severed limb; unable to be of benefit; unable to function!

John 17 :22 Jesus prays “that they may be one as we are one”

God wants us to be as one; united in vision and purpose in Him.

1 John 4:12 “If we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us”

For God’s love to be complete in us, we must love one another!

How does God see the church?

Eph 5:25-33 “Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her”

If God loves the church, than we should love it too.

This Week!

Welcome to a new week!  It seems like summer is flying by.  Hope we can all squeeze the last little bit of relaxing and some summer fun!

Some prayer requests to mention this week are:

Bro. Dave - will be seeing  a cardiologist today and an orthopedic later this week for a possible broken ankle/foot bone.

Bessie P's baby grandson will have some minor surgery this week.

Kathy B's son is fighting an infection which is in his bone now.

Roy L. is recovering from surgery and his wife is in poor health.  They could use your support during this time.

Joe R. dad is battling cancer and will have a blood transfusion today.

Mary Lou R. is still fighting infection.

Felton and Mary Lou's daughter Lori, has had a death in her husbands' family.  His mother passed away.

Felton still has an upcoming test on his heart, but is doing well.  

This week there are two softball games - Monday and Thursday and Wednesday will be the Family Meal.  

Let's be mindful of the needs around us and ways we can meet them!