Sunday Ramblings
This morning Cindy and I will be with Bodcaw #1 Baptist Church in Bodcaw, Arkansas to preach at their annual homecoming. This church was our first church to ever pastor and they are precious to us in many many ways. We look forward to being with them, renewing old aquaintences and hearing their great singing. They still “do” the four part harmony, everybody sing a part – kinda singing. Then after the service there will be “dinner on the grounds” or as in our day -”dinner on the table in fellowship hall”. These people can cook! They helped make me what I was for five years! LOL Then tonight Cindy and I will be with the First Baptist Church in Lewisville, (Pastor Bobby Daniel will be away headed to camp). We’ve invited any and all of our church family from Life House to meet us there at 6 p.m. to share with this church in their services. If anyone from Life House is able to come I am going to give them the opportunity to share their hearts for a few moments about the mission work, their vision and what God is doing in their lives. Pray for us throughout the day but most of all pray for the Life House Core Group who will be here having services today. Ray Williford will be preaching, Josh Ross will lead the music and I know it’s going to be a great time of fellowship and worship at Life House. I pray that the afternoon report from Life House says “WE BROKE ANOTHER ATTENDANCE RECORD!”. Continue to pray as God leads and deals with people’s heart about becoming a member of this body. We are not pushing church membership. We are centering on knowing that you are saved and if you are saved then growing into a daily walk with the Lord. We want people to have RELATIONSHIP and not RELIGION. It’s my prayer that we always have more in attendance than we have on the “church roll”. Those who are a part of the church need to be committed, faithful, serving.
This week in Life Group we will be doing a Core Group Spiritual Check-Up. Our church family will sit in the presence of the Lord, study His Word and search their hearts to see if they are truly committed to this new work. We MUST have a committed group if this church is to be solid and be the light and life house God intends it to be!
Lastly – there is MUCH work to be done next week. Walls to be erected, painted, finished. Bathroom to get finished. Exterior siding and walls to be erected and much more if we are to have any chance of having our building ready for OPEN HOUSE on August 9 and Launch Sunday – August 10.
Pray for us and get your work boots on – it’s going to be a great week for the Lord. Pastor James