Our class will be providing refreshment for VBS on Thursday, June 4th. During our class time, we will be passing around a list in order for you to sign up. Many of you will be teaching and working with this program and we thank you for your service. This is a great opportunity for those of us who are not able to volunteer to contribute to this valuable outreach.
Prayers of Praise:
Vev and I would like to thank you for your prayers and concerns for Vev's father, Richard Baird, during his surgery. The surgery on his neck was successful and he will be recuperating for the next six weeks.
For the Cruz family, we lift up a prayer of thanksgiving for the safe return home of Jeremy from his last duty. We are glad you are back at FBCE!
We will be adding to our prayer list the following people and their families:
3 year old son of Aaron Cureton: snake bite
Micky Gwen: heart attack
Remember to check the list on the right of this blog for other prayer needs.
Lesson for Sunday, May 17th, 2015
Stick with Service
Galatians 5:13-15; 6:1-5,10
Many times we become focused on rituals and procedures as if they will assure us of being saved and having eternal life with Jesus. Such was the case of the people of Galatia, but Paul instructs them to understand that the old law was fulfilled by Jesus and that we should be following the Law of Christ. We should be following in His footsteps: loving God and loving people.
We should love one another so much that we are willing to carry each other's burdens. That we care deeply and are willing to come alongside to help through our prayers, our willingness to listen, our caring hearts, and our honest and frank words that convict our souls.
The 10th verse indicates that "as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all." We need to be in prayer to see the opportunities that are available for us to love others through Christ like service.
There is a story about a lady who was celebrating her 100th birthday. She was very active and acute mentally. A reporter asked her "To what did you attribute your longevity?" With everyone expecting an answer that centered on exercise, good diet, and abstaining from bad habits, she gave her response. She said, " I have come to understand that today somebody is going to need me. I don't know who that person will be, but he/she will need me. So, as I arise every morning, I look forward to that person whom God puts in my path."
What about it? Who is going to need you today? Will you see him/her or will you pass him/her by? Focus on following after Jesus and you will see!
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