Each Sunday I stand on the porch of our little country church to greet those arriving for Sunday School, and each morning Bro. Marvin would pull up. Oh, he was so faithful.✝️ Then yesterday his son in law called and said, “He’s gone”,🙏🙏and I know where. Do you know where you’re going when you’re “gone”?? You can just read John 14:1-6. Prayers for his family.🙏🙏 Amen.
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Today will be our 90th worship service since the pandemic.🎉We celebrate by obeying Jesus’ command in Luke 22:19: with the bread and wine He said, “Do this in remembrance of Me!” It is the Lord’s Supper✝️. We urge you to come in joy and obedience and worship. We promise, you will be glad you did, yes, amen. We’re Lake Blackshear Baptist Church.🙏
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Spent part of last evening reading obits from days past, they’re archived. Several of them I had helped with the funeral, I realized afresh that my time is approaching. Am I ready? Oh, yes Jesus is my Lord, my Savior.✝️ We’re in the process of getting our “tiny estate” in order for our children.❤️ Have you made the right preparations?✝️ You can right now. Amen.
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Oh, we had an awesome night of visitation, outreach. Two of our deacons are so committed to this. We pray, I sing(🙄), we reach out. My heart is over flowing.❤️  I get to be at one of the personal care homes for worship this morning. Father, thank You for opportunities, for the joys that You give us🎉today. Let’s reach out to one person, the Father will bless us, amen.
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Busy day this coming Sunday, Baby Dedication😇 and observance of the Lord’s Supper. Here is one opportunity to directly obey the Lord’s Command. He told His disciples then and now, “Do this to remember Me!”  Remember His sacrifice on the Cross to free us of our sins, so we could be in a relationship with the Father, remember Him for this moment of life. Oh, we’ve got a lot to remember✝️. Join us this Sunday, let’s remember together, you’re invited, amen.
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Thought with the high gasoline prices it would slow us down. I run just a little under the speed limit. On I-75 I briefly sped up to 80mph (hope the Sheriff is not reading this) to allow two semis  to get on. Cars were passing me by as if I were sitting still.🙄 Where are we going in such a hurry? Psalm 46:10 tells us “Be still and know that I am God!” Want a one on one with the Father? He says “be still and know Me”. Let’s try it, today, amen.
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Two important things that Jesus has called us to do is to love and forgive. Sometimes, we find that difficult to do. Our arch enemy Satan, uses bitterness to keep us from obeying Jesus’ command. Oh Father, help us overcome bitterness, help us to love and forgive others no matter what the offense, and thank You for loving and forgiving us🙏🙏amen.
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Church family came together last night for a time of fellowship and worship. Thank you, Brotherhood and ladies for the hard work. We had a special blessing, a long time faithful member, who has struggled over the past few years, was able (her family brought her) to be there. Her birthday is tomorrow, so we sang happy birthday to her.🎉Father, in these difficult times we live in, thank You for these moments of joy and fellowship, Oh, we ask for more of them, amen.
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The lady that prepares my tax return said “Please don’t cry!”  I owe☹️; I owe☹️, but I am so blessed. I have shoes on my feet, plenty to eat, my family and oh, our awesome church family. On the way home from her office, I began to sing, “Thank You Lord for Your blessing on me!!” Yep, despite the taxes I owe, I am blessed, amen?
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Realized how unsophicated I am, I still call it “dinner” not lunch. We say grace over every meal; we were “raised” not reared (although we got some of that with a switch). You can get the boy out of the country, you just can’t get the “country” out of the boy.😄The Bible tells us “to train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he cannot depart from it”. (Proverbs 22:6) Father, we pray for all the parents, help them with their “raising” of their children, amen.
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On my way to get biscuits for my wife and daughter, I started thinking how the Father had blessed two country bumpkins (we grew up with no electricity or indoor plumbing). I realized afresh and anew how absolutely dependent we are on Him. Father, thank You for your blessings on all of us, guide us today in Your path, help us share the blessings with others, amen.
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An unexpected ministry, we have chimes playing the old favorite hymns 24/7. Many come and park at our church to listen to the chimes and pray.🙏🙏 Father, we need those quiet times of prayer, being one on one with You.✝️ Today, Father, we come into Your presence, to feel Your Holy Spirit, thank You for the quiet times, amen.
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Yesterday, we had an awesome day of worship; we could feel the Holy Spirit’s presence.✝️ Father, we lift up all the churches preaching and teaching the true gospel, help us.🙏 We had a baptism yesterday, I still remembered how to do it,😇and I remembered to not “baptize” my watch.😅 Father, this is Your day, guide us in it, in Jesus’ name, amen.
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Oh, we have Baptism today.✝️🎉God, is so good. Yes, all the time.🙏 I think one thing that Covid taught us is to not take anything for “granted!” Oh, I have a deeper appreciation for being able to worship in person, to meet in Sunday School, to baptize!! Father, You are restoring these to us, we thank You, we will treasure them, amen.
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Funeral today for someone I don’t know, spent time with his children learning about him. I had to “prime” their pump, but then the memories came so fast and thick, they had to brush them away from their face.😇 We want our children to remember that we loved them unconditionally.❤️ We are so thankful they’re involved in music ministry in their churches. Father, we lift up the “families”; help them please, amen.
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