I'm Sorry!
I have been tardy again about writing the article and I have no excuse as to why!
The only thing I can think of is:
"it's Norman's fault"
Better yet; "it's Rhonda's fault."
No it's not. It's my fault for not taking the time I needed to set aside to write the article so here I go.
It's Monday evening and I have found a few minutes to try and catch you up on things.
The past couple of weeks around the church have been extremely busy and that's a good thing.
This past Saturday night the Adult Choir was finally able to present the Patriotic Service they have been working on for several months now and it was nothing short of great.
The day got started with a lot of cooking going on around the church because the goal was to have BBQ ready for everyone at 5pm and then the program would start at 6:30pm.
According to the final count Big Dave reports that we fed over 250 people. Way to go guys and gals!
Now here is the cool part of the day.
Normally on Saturdays we have our "Feed the Hungry" program from 12-1pm. On Saturday we had some new people show up and they were not aware that the food would be served at 5pm.
They had no idea what they were going to do but our men quickly came to the rescue. They simply got their address and before anyone else was served a couple of to-go plates were prepared to delivered to these ladies.
That's what it's all about.
At least we know that these two ladies and their families did not go hungry on Saturday night.
Praise the Lord!
Church we may never see any fruit for out labor surrounding the feeding program but that's alright because the Lord knows why we are doing this and He will reward in due time.
If not here, then we will surely see the rewards in heaven.
On second thought; what better reward could you be given than to have someone say; "Thank You" who might have otherwise gone hungry!
Thank you Jesus because as You reveal your grace to us we are able to share it with those we come in contact with.
Now on to bigger and better things.
I have a birthday coming up pretty soon so if you want to start shopping that would be great.
Hey, don't laugh December will be here before you know it.
On to serious matters.
The church would like to introduce and welcome our new Youth Leader.
Riv Temple and his Emily were voted in this past Sunday and we are looking forward to them getting started.
They are both very excited about this new ministry opportunity and the church family came by and expressed their prayerful support to Riv as he gets started.
What plans to do you have for the holidays!
I certainly hope all you have a safe July 4th holiday.
I heard recently that our President said that America is no longer a Christian nation.
Oh really!
Wonder why.
Could it have anything to do with the fact that Washington along with the left wing liberal loons have taken away the rights of every Christian?
We can no longer promote the things of God on the public square. The Ten Commandments are offensive so they cannot be displayed.
Church, the problem is not with the government.
The problem is we as the body of Christ have stood by and allowed these things to take place.
People tell me often that Christian's should not be involved in the political arena of America.
That's insane.
We should be so involved that our Congressmen and Senators get tired of hearing from us. If we take time to pick up the phone, send cards, or emails, they will eventually get the message that our voice needs to be heard.
The church has been silent for entirely too long.
Rise up body of Christ and march into this world carrying the Cross of Christ before us because this is still "One Nation Under God."
Happy holidays and remember that freedom is free but it doesn't come cheap.
Thanks to all our Veterans those who have served and those who are serving today to keep us free.
May the protective hand of God rest upon you.
We love and pray for you and your families.
God bless you and please know that I love you and Jesus loves you!
  And please remember the theme for 2009 is:
"It's nothing about us, it's all about Jesus."
  Jesus loves you and so do we at Emerald.
 Sincerely Preacher Curt
We are building this church on the following principle:
"We are not concerned about what you can do for our church, we are more concerned about what our church can do for you"
Feel free to drop me an email at:
pastor@emeraldbaptistchurch.com
I would love to hear from you.