From the Shepherd's Heart...Friday, September 22, 2017

I'm delighted to be back in the pulpit at Rainsville First Baptist Church this Lord's Day.  I appreciate Larry Wright and Kyle Coots preaching last Sunday in my absence.

We return to continue preaching the sermon series "Beginnings" based on Genesis 1-11 as we look at "The Beginning of the Family" in Genesis 2.  Due to the importance of this topic and the amount of material needing to be shared, I have altered my preaching plan to make this two messages for this Sunday.

Sunday morning we will focus on the marriage and how God created the desire of Adam for a mate, formed Eve and brought her to him.

In the beginning of marriage, we see God established authority and responsibilities for the husband and wife.  We will examine these truths on Sunday night in the message.

This Sunday night will be our first Quarterly Business meeting immediately following the evening service.  Among other things the Interim Budget and Nominating Team report will be presented.

Praying for the Burke Family as Bro. Edmond Burke passed away Wednesday night. Visitation is tomorrow beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the church with the funeral at 1:00.