We continue with the ‘social distancing’ at this time and I am sure this is a wise way to deal with our present health challenge. This has always been a way to deal with the outbreak of contagious diseases flu, measles, chickenpox, mumps or someone running a high fever. We all have spent our lives trying to stay away from catching what someone else may have and we have tried to protect our own families. The Coronavirus has presented the world, and America, with a real challenge and we should all try to avoid this dreaded virus and protect our families as best we can.
At the present time our worship services, and Wednesday night ministries, are all canceled until further notice. On our calendars this Sunday is ‘Easter Sunday’ and we all are disappointed that we cannot meet on this special day of celebration of the Resurrection. To be honest ‘Easter Sunday’ is a designated calendar date when in fact every Sunday is a designated day to celebrate THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST! With that in mind I want us all to look forward to the first Sunday we are allowed to meet together and we will, as we do each Sunday, ‘CELEBRATE HIS RESURRECTION’ in a special way!
While we wait for the day when we can open our doors, and come together as a church family, I encourage you, if possible, to join us for our live stream ‘Time of Worship’ each Sunday morning at 11:00am. If you can notify your local friends to join us and call friends in other states to join us. God has given us a way to continue to spread the “GOOD NEWS” even during a time of isolation. Let me say that you continue to amaze me with your faithfulness to give to the Lord’s church financially. Your faithful giving allows us to support the many ministries we support throughout our country and around the world, “THANK YOU!”
May I challenge all of us to let the ‘light of faith’ shine brightly during these days of darkness for so many. Try to keep things in perspective (viewpoint, evaluation) and don’t become a victim of fear (distress, anxiety, terror). Every day there are 156 million people who die in the world and every second of every day there are 258 babies born. Remember the Lord who saved you by grace, through faith, is in you through the ever abiding presence of the Holy Spirit that Jesus identified as the “Comforter”. Stay firm in faith and may we all remember, “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.” I John 4:4
SEE YOU THE NEXT SUNDAY WE CAN MEET TO WORSHIP – BRO. ED