This Sunday I will begin a teaching series leading up to Thanksgiving. Here is the basic idea: A Verse, A Chapter, A Story, A Life…Seasoned With Thanksgiving. First, we will work together to memorize a Bible verse about Thanksgiving. Second, we will study one of the greatest chapters in the Bible about Thanksgiving. Third, we will look at one of the greatest stories ever told about giving thanks. And last, we will celebrate what our Lord Jesus did for us as we celebrate Eucharist: The Lord’s Supper on Sunday, November 18. This is such a wonderful time of the year for being thankful. Fill a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child…be thankful for His many blessings. Plan to attend worship regularly as a way of expressing your gratitude. Drop into the Dementia Support Group on Sunday, November 11 and be really thankful for a support group. Join us on November 18, Thanksgiving Sunday, as we plan to have a ribbon cutting to give thanks and dedicate the completed Fellowship Hall. Surely, the Daring Faith Ministry has been so worth it all. A Verse, A Chapter, A Story, A Life…Seasoned with Thanksgiving.
FOR YOUR PRAYER LIST:
JIBC is hosting the Baptist Women’s Day of Prayer on Monday, November 5. What a day of blessing in so many ways. For more information please contact Linda Iler. This meeting is open for anyone to attend.
Pray for our Quarterly Ministry Conference as we share updates on Daring Faith Renovation Hearts and Buildings and updates on potential staff members.
Pray for our attendance in Connection Groups and the Worship services. It might just be the time of the year, but we are experiencing really low attendance over the past few weeks. We have been blessed with such healthy attendance for so long, it makes it so noticeable when we are way down in attendance. Join me in prayer about this; call and check on those who you have been missing; invite someone to come with you. Our focus has always been on Church Health, not Church Growth. We know that a healthy church (and a healthy Connection Group) is a growing church and a growing Connection Group.
Pray for our Mission Outreach for the Advent Season. We will focus on how we can help hurricane victims. Susan will be sharing more about this in days to come.
See you Sunday, good Lord willing!
Pastor Tom
