Wednesday, July 19 at 7 PM, we will be gathering together in the sanctuary for a deep time of prayer. Come and let’s worship the Lord and seek His face together!
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Tag: Praise
Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving
I know you’ve witnessed this scene. A person is trying to prove he is no threat or danger and moves forward with hands down, palms exposed, nothing hidden or held back. Yes, his hands are empty. He is helpless if the One he approaches would take advantage of his surrender and his drawing near.
But, nevertheless, the person moves forward.
Then, the person realizes suddenly how beautiful the One he approaches is. Why hadn’t he come forward sooner? How could he have missed the glory, the beauty, or the splendor that now is so attractive?
It’s simple really. The person had never before dared to come this close.
This is the invitation of Psalm 100. “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name for the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures unto all generations.” (Psalm 100: 4-5)
Our November Newsletter and Ministry Calendar
Give thanks! Get things set on your calendar and see how you can participate by reading the newsletter. Also remember November 9, 2016 at 6:00 PM, we will have our annual Charge Conference with Dr. Peter Moon. Come and let this be a great time of praise and prayer!
Waking Up to Revival and More…
I hope you’ve already noticed the signs at the Route 5 Churches that invite you to Wake Up and be a part of our Community Revival, September 11-13, 2016 at Four Mile Creek Baptist Church. Each night we will enter God’s gates with thanksgiving and go into God’s courts with praise at 6:45 PM, then our service will begin at 7:00 PM. You don’t want to miss this move of God in our midst.
You also want to be aware of all that God is doing this month at Laurel Hill so see and read our newsletter and see our Calendar.
When a Plan Comes Together!
Hannibal Smith of the A-team says, “I love it when a plan comes together!” I do, too and I was a witness to such a coming together this week. Last night, we concluded the first Varina-wide Revival. The Route 5 Corridor pastors sought the Lord together and believed an event needed to occur where we crossed our racial and denominational barriers. This week the walls came tumbling down. I thank all of those who made this week so good. I thank the Lord! I thank my fellow pastors. A big “Thank you” goes out to the music ministers of our various churches who did a terrific job of making it easy to praise the Lord. I thank all of the folks who came with open hearts to receive the word of the Lord and for our preachers who brought us the word: the Dr. Dean John W. Kinney and the Rev. Dale Hathorn.
Through them we were encouraged to watch for what the Lord will do rather than get stuck looking at our problems. We were encouraged to be a person of praise. We were told to run to the well for living water; don’t sit back and wait for someone to bring you some. Get desperate for a deep drink of living water. Don’t hold back; there is an endless supply. Take the lid off of our box and throw away the sin, the doubt, and the fear and freely enjoy a new experience of the Holy Spirit!
If you were there please share your comments and where you discern the Lord leading us next. This is Annie Rutledge with Dale!