From the Shepherd's Heart...Wednesday, August 17, 2016

This coming Lord's Day will see a few changes in our worship service that I want you to be anticipating:

*  Video Announcements - we will be doing our announcements via video.  If you have an announcement for the service, it needs to be in the office by noon Wednesday to be included.

*  Scripture Reading and Prayer - we will be reading the Scriptures each Sunday morning alternating between the Old and New Testaments plus spending some extended and specific time in prayer, as a church.

As we come to the prayer time, feel free to assume your posture of prayer (kneeling at the altar, standing, kneeling, laying prostrate).  At the prayer time, we will pray specifically for those in our community, nation and world including government officials, schools, churches and pastors, missionaries, and church events.  The bulletin will have listed those for whom we are praying on that particular Sunday.

*  Offering Encouragement
At the offering, Gary Blevins will be leading us into a Biblical concept of Stewardship.  He will challenge, inspire and encourage us to be a fully developed and faithful steward in our mind, body, finances, relationships, diet, exercise, etc.

We were so excited this past Sunday to see all those children lined up across the front ushering in the new "Arrow Kid's Club" Ministry.  Training for all the leadership is tonight and next Wednesday night at 6:00 in the LFH.  This training will also include training on the new check-in system for all preschoolers and children.

We are having a Church-wide Family Kickoff for the Arrow Kid's Club Ministry on Wednesday, August 31 at 6:10 beginning in the Auditorium and then moving to the Gym and a walk-through in the new Children's area.  This is will be a great, one night event of bringing all the adults, students and children together on a Wednesday night.

The first "full-night" of Arrow Kid's Club will be Wednesday, September 7 at 6:10.

Pray for Kyle Coots as he has arrived on campus at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Classes begin for him next week.

Also pray for Jody Shankles and family in the passing of his brother (Visitation 4-8 today at Wilson Funeral Home, Ft. Payne; Funeral tomorrow at 1:00 at Second Baptist Church, Ft. Payne); Coach Terry Mitchell who is having surgery today in Huntsville and for Anthony Cooper who had surgery last week.

Love you church family and it is an honor to serve you!