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From your Pastor's Heart

The next two Sundays will finish out the month of January. It is still awkward for me to write 2010, but the new year is well on the way. It is amazing how quickly the newness wears off and the old routines have a way of working back into our daily agenda.

Let me encourage you to stay the course with the spiritual resolutions that you may have made. Growing closer to the Lord is a reward that must push through all obstacles in this world that stand against it. Keep doing things that place Christ first in your life and watch how it brings the kind of blessings that the faithful know. One thing that needs special attention is our daily time in God’s word and in prayer. Keep that a priority. It requires being intentional because we are so busy, but again, His presence is well worth the effort. (Matthew 6:33)

I hope you have let Matthew’s record of Jesus’ parables speak to your heart. The January Bible Study is the study of Matthew. In the next two weeks, I want to preach on the miracles of Jesus recorded by Matthew. In the parables, we allow Jesus to speak the truth to our hearts, and in the miracles we allow Him to bring His power to our lives. Keep coming to our worship services and allow God to meet the needs of your life.

A coming event to mark on your calendar is the Gulf Coast Conference that is designed to help Sunday School Leaders. We are blessed with good teachers at First Baptist and there are always places of improvement or new ideas that may be revelant. Plan to set aside time to become an even better teacher.He continue to guide us in the coming year.

Jeffrey Wells is a concert artist who will be in concert on Sunday night. His talent has international recognition and his Christian testimony is outstanding. It is a blessing to have him at First Baptist.

So many other events are in the future plans for our church. The second service will start in the latter part of February. It is an effort to expand our worship options. The times will be adjusted, but the reverence for God’s presence will stay the same. Also, the Focus on Marriage simulcast has much to offer to help marriages grow stronger. The top marriage experts will give concrete ideas to strengthen marriages with God’s guidance. Plan to attend.

We welcome Marjorie and John Ballantyne, Carolyn and Ken Cramton; Joy Willard, Shannon and Kenny Williams, and Marie Matthews to our fellowship and Ashton Williams by Profession of Faith. May the Lord continue to bless us with new believers. I delighted so much in baptizing Becky and Jon Barnard. May God bless us to continue helping families find Christ.

Have a good two weeks. May God bless each of you.
Your pastor, Jerry
EMail: jhenry@fbcfairhope.org

The pastor's address to the church in it's bi-weekly publication "First Edition is available online.