Last night we had the privilege of ordaining one of our men as a deacon of the church: Russell Turner. Russell has an amazing humility about him. We have had him in observation and training for a year and have seen him serve in various capacities. We are grateful that he is so willing to serve in this way.
This week we begin our Fireproof sermon series. You can also join in on one of our home group studies about marriage. Our local fire department will be on-hand Sunday morning to help us remember 9/11. Show your support for them when they come. Take a moment to thank them for all that they do for us. The ocal theater called today and said that they saw our mailer and ad and wanted to see if we would endorse the movie so that they could bring it to Cameron! I told her that a 5000 piece mailer went out. Thank you Mrs. Cunningham for calling!
Also, take a minute to see the updated fireproof website.
We had a great time at the lake picnic and baptism (sponsored by our Sunday School). Thank you Clayton and Darla, Russell and Mandi, and crew for making it a wonderful picnic. Here are some pictures.
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As you pray for the upcoming election and our current president, this video should encourage you in supporting what they do on our behalf.
I wanted to share an excerpt from a downloadable mini e-book project I am currently working on:
Mini e-book: Relationships 101 – Connecting
On July 16, 1999 a Piper Saratoga II left the Essex County Airport in New Jersey and set a bearing for Martha’s Vinyard. The Kennedy family was gathering for a wedding at the family vacation house, but John, Jr. his wife and her sister never arrived. With 310 hours of flying experience, including 45 hours of night flying, John F. Kennedy, Jr. was well qualified to make the flight during the day under normal conditions. However, he was flying during a dark night and a haze. The plane went down into the sea for no other apparent reason than a condition called spatial disorientation. With spatial disorientation, the pilot becomes convinced that they are still flying parallel to the ground. There is a tendency to allow the plane to bank into a turn when the horizon is not visible. The inner ear may give the wrong impression that the plane is turning when it is not. Lights from Martha’s Vineyard would have provided a visual guide, but the haze that night obscured them from view. The instrument panel would have clearly indicated the true position and heading of the plane, but pilots tend to trust their instincts over the instruments. The plane was equipped with an auto-pilot device that could have been turned on and automatically brought the plane to a safe flying pattern. [“John F. Kennedy, Jr” Wikipedia.com (accessed April, 6 2008)
It is a easy to look back upon the hard facts of the plane wreckage and see what went wrong, but to survive, the time for correction is when you are in the pilot’s seat. Marriages today are failing at unprecedented rates. Everyone seems to be intimately effected by divorce. Even marriages that seem to be “good” marriages fail and we can’t understand why. As in the case with John, Jr., the dangerous conditions are not always seen until it is too late. Notice the critical errors for them that relate to all relationships:
· Following instinct rather than the instruments
· Being unprepared for difficult conditions
· Ignoring help available at the flip of a switch
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More to come…
You must see this music video. It is powerful. Warren Barfield wrote this song after a fight with his wife.
I wanted to share some pictures of the work being done around the church this week. We have had electricians, carpenters and other workers here making needed improvements. Here are some pictures:
Also, notice how nice the fountain looks when you drive by. Thank you trustees for taking care of the church. Thank you church for giving so that we can take care of God’s house.
