Greeting FB Members and Friends
Thanks for joining me for another edition of Fine Points and welcome back. Sunday was another beautiful day that the Lord made and I was glad to rejoice and be in it. I was glad to see many members and friends but I also missed a few I am accustomed to seeing on a regular basis. I received some good positive comments on last Sunday’s All Members and Family Day which I hope will help make next year even better than this year.
I want to thank all the members and friends who went with me to Philadelphia MBC to help Rev. James Shine celebrate his 4th Pastoral Anniversary. I believe everyone enjoyed the dinner and the hospitality of the Philadelphia church family. Thanks to your donations we were able to give Pastor Shine a nice monetary gift. I will be the guest speaker at Rev. J. N. Coble’s 40th Pastoral Anniversary Service on Sunday, April 15th. This will provide us with another opportunity to help bless and encourage another local pastor and congregation.
Holy Week is drawing near and will begin Wednesday, March 28th and continue through Friday, March 30th. We will begin at Walker’s Grove and I will bring the message. Thursday, we will be here and Rev. Sanders will bring the message. We will close at Belmont and Rev. Powe will bring the message. We will follow the same outline for Easter as we did last year. Sunrise Service will be at 6:45 AM followed by breakfast. Sunday School will be at 9:00 AM and Morning Worship will begin at 10:00 AM.
Following Morning Worship we will have our Easter Program. I encourage all parents to begin now helping your children with their Easter Speeches. Let them practice them before your family and friends so they won’t be nervous and ready by Easter. If you need a speech for your child, ask Sis. Willie Jordan for assistance. Also, if you would like a flyer to place somewhere or hand to someone about Easter service, they will be available in the vestibule.
The Union County Countywide Crusade for Christ will be held for the first time here at Flag Branch beginning Sunday, April 8 through Thursday, April 12th. Rev. R. J. Evans, Sr., pastor of Greater Grace Community MBC in Marshville will be the Sunday night speaker and Rev. Brian Irving, a son of Friendship MBC in Monroe and pastor of Northside MBC in Durham will be the speaker for the week. It is an honor and privilege to be able to host this crusade. So let’s get ready to receive and be gracious host of this long running event in our county. And now a few final thoughts from yesterday’s message “The Light of Life”.
Light is an essential ingredient of life as we know it and would be impossible without it. From warming the planet to providing the means to see Light is what makes life possible. Just as physical light is essential for life, the light of truth is essential to eternal life. The truth is God want to give mankind a place in His eternal kingdom, but spiritual forces opposed to that want to keep us in the dark and this truth from coming to light. But the truth of God’s Light cannot be extinguished by darkness. It is there and available to everyone who wants to escape the darkness of ignorance, sin and evil. The truth is the light and Jesus is both. Everyone who loves the truth with come to the light and embrace Jesus as Savior and Lord. Well, that’s all for now. I hope to see you Sunday, if not before, if the Lord so wills. So, until then,
Blessings and Peace
Pastor Jordan
