Midweek Update #5

Well, the Rangers finally made it to the World Series even though they lost finally in game #5.  We are all proud of them.

Thank the Lord for the rain during the last day or so.  My grass needed it and the rain brought cooler temperatures.

Don't forget the time change this weekend, but it is OK if you do. You can get to church early and attend one of

the Christian Education Classes at 10 a.m. or, as the Old Timers call it, Sunday School.  Does anyone ever graduate from Sunday School?  So in the Fall we fall back and gain an hour of sleep.  Yes, move your clocks back one hour.  That means it gets darker an hour earlier and lighter an hour earlier.  I don't like to get off  work at 5 p.m. and it is getting dark already.

This Sunday, we will continue our series on the Ten Commandments.The 10th Commandment is "Thou Shalt Build a Winning Team." I know you will really enjoy this one.  This not only relates to marriages but to church, your job, and friendships.   Also, this Sunday, we will have a special guest singer. One of the young ladies from Ransomed has a weekend off from Ransomed and is in my New Testament class.  I know you will enjoy her ministry in song.

Well, November 20th is this month. What is that date?  Hmmm. I wonder.  Do you know?

I hear that the safest place to be during a tornado is Cowboy Stadium because there are very few touchdowns there. Guess I better change the subject and talk about our time together tonight.

Tonight our Topic on Prayer is "God Is Able."   If you could ask God for one miracle in your life, knowing that He would grant your request, would you ask Him:

....to put your marriage back together?

....to change something about your job?

....to bring home a straying son or daughter?

....to heal your body?

....to straighten out your finances?

....to bring a loved one to Christ?

Whatever your request might be, do you regularly and diligently, every single day, bring it to God in prayer, trusting that He will intervene in your situation?  If not, why not?  Can God handle it? 

Let's talk about a variety of things tonight.   We will talk about believing in the heart.  We will discuss God's Power over Circumstances and God's Power over Nature.  We will look at God's Power over Hearts.  I know you will be astonished at the answer. When we recognize that Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever, our faith can become stronger to believe God to intervene in our lives.  You know what? He is just waiting for your call.  These are the things we will discuss together tonight and conclude with a wonderful time of prayer.

Glad to hear the good report about the success Lucie and her team had on Sunday evening at the apartment complexes in handing out bags of candy and being a witness for Christ.  Thanks for all those who turned out to share in that wonderful adventure. Thanks again, Lucie, for doing a great job.

Pray especially today for Bennie Green. She is in Arlington Memorial Hospital and will have a pace maker removed and a new one put in. Her surgery is scheduled for 1 p.m. Also, continue to pray for Al and Thelma Mathews.  Roy Swafford would appreciate your continued prayers.  Glad Gertie is getting better.

See you all tonight or at least by Sunday.  Bless each one of you.

Pastor Larry