Greeting FB Members and Friends
Thanks for joining me for another edition of Fine Points and welcome back. This week got off to a much better start than last week. Last Sunday morning if you recall our friend and sister of Dea. Evans died while preparing to go to church. She had a very lovely homegoing service Friday at Greater Blessed Hope MBC in Waxhaw which I and several other members were able to attend. We were very glad to see Dea. Meadows this Sunday who has been dealing with back spasms not only return but serve communion.
Sis. Hawkins continues to ask us to lift her up in prayer as she prepares for another operation later this month. Hopefully, this one will get her back to where she wants to be. Both of our Associate Ministers were back from preaching invitations last Sunday. I’m confident they both did a fine job representing the Lord and the church at their respective places. Keep in mind that All Members and Family Day will be this Sunday. Let’s get the word out and invite a friend or relative to attend.
The Zion Association Laymen will meet at Flag Branch at 9:30 on Saturday morning. All men are encouraged to attend. I have accepted an invitation to be the guest speaker for the Pastor Appreciation Service for Rev. James Shine at Philadelphia MBC on Sunday afternoon on March 18th. Dinner will be served. I hope many of you will be able to join me for this special occasion. I have also accepted an invitation to be the guest speaker at Rev. J. N. Coble’s 40th Pastoral Anniversary Service on Sunday, April 18th. Together let’s help these churches make these services special for their pastors.
Holy Week 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. Plans for Easter are not quite finalized so hopefully I will have those plans ready by this time next week.
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 “Heart Condition”.
The physical heart is a central part of the human body and death by heart failure is the number one cause of death in the US with well over 600000 deaths annually. The spiritual heart is the key component of our spiritual selves and it directs our actions. Failure to love and seek God with all of our heart is the number one reason for spiritual death. It is with our whole spiritual hearts we should seek and love God. In doing so, we will live our lives according to God’s will.
Many people will be disappointed on that day because while they did and said many good things, they failed to seek and love God with their whole heart. As a result, they will exclude themselves from the good things God has for them because they loved someone or something more than Him. God has good thoughts and ends for mankind that can only be realized when our hearts are in the right condition. 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
