Greeting FB Family and Friends
Well thank God for another Lord’s Day and the beginning of another week. I was glad to see the return of some I’ve missed and everyone else I look forward to seeing every Sunday. This week the Zion Association will be in session Monday through Thursday at Friendship MBC in Monroe. Evening sessions will begin at 6:00 on Mon. and Tue, 7:00 on Wed. and 6:30 Thursday. There are two afternoon sessions beginning at 2:00 on Wed. and Thursday. I encourage you to go by and see what goes on at the Association.
The Usher’s Anniversary will be Sunday and everyone is asked to support the Usher Ministry and bring something for the dinner that follows. In the 30 years I have served as pastor, I have never requested or been honored with a banquet. It is important to me that everyone supports this effort. Time is running out to secure your tickets to the Pastor’s Appreciation Banquet. You can get them from Dea. Collins or from Sis. Eddy. I want to see all of you there along with a guest. Now for a few closing thoughts about yesterday’s message “Tighten Our Grip”.
As I meet and talk to other pastors, I hear many of them expressing concern over what they see as an indifference in regards to the life and work of the Church. People in the Church are becoming less concerned about living godly holy lives pleasing to God as the tide of ungodliness and unbelief continues to rise in our society and world. If we are not careful, we will focus more on what people are doing than on what we are called to do. It is time for us to refocus on our mission and calling by tightening our grip on our faith. We do this by remembering Who has called us and trusting in His word to deliver the things He has promised. By focusing on the Church, it allows us to tighten our grip on our faith and prevents us from becoming distracted by the deceitfulness of pleasure and sin the world is pursuing.
Sin is a choice. It’s the choice Adam made and the choice we have the power to make. God has forgiven us for our choice by providing a sacrifice for our sin. But if we willfully sin after God has cleaned us and forgiven us, the bible says He has no other sacrifice for our sin. And this is why we must not let our guard down and begin to make excuses for disobedience. But we must be resolved all the more to resist the temptation to become less obedient and become more determined to see it through as God has commanded us. The world is headed the way of Noah’s day and if we don’t tighten our grip on our faith, we will be condemned along with the unbelievers and enemies of God. Well, that’s all for now. Thanks for joining me and until we meet again
Blessings and Peace
Pastor Jordan
