Ladies: Timeout!

Ladies, I will be speaking at a service strictly for women on January 19th at First Baptist Clyde. I believe the service is scheduled to start around 7pm. I would love for you to join us for this special evening. Please contact our offices for more information.

-C

Empty Mailbox

Throughout my life, if I was to be honest one of biggest pet peeves is waiting. I have found myself waiting for weather to pass, so I could continue with my sporting competition. Waiting for people to show up for a meeting, waiting for that report card to see what I made, the list is endless of how many times I have waited for things to occur. This week I find myself waiting once again, waiting for a letter to arrive in my mailbox. The letter either has information that could change my life and countless others enclosed in it or the letter could have no effect on me whatsoever. This is the second day I have found myself driving to my mail box only to find a hand full of junk mail. After two days of being left with anxiety and let down, I began to realize that my impatience has taken a toil on me. Therefore I did what I know best to do, research other people's thoughts on the process of waiting in hopes of a little enlightenment. Thanks to T.D Jakes I found it, I hope his words help those of you in the same predicament I am in.

"Timing is so important! If you are going to be successful in dance, you must be able to respond to rhythm and timing. It’s the same in the Spirit. People who don’t understand God’s timing can become spiritually spastic, trying to make the right things happen at the wrong time. They don’t get His rhythm – and everyone can tell they are out of step. They birth things prematurely, threatening the very lives of their God-given dreams."

Remember timing is everything.

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C

Faith in Rock 'N' Roll

Join us this Sunday as we kick off Faith in Rock 'N' Roll, a series that explores the themes of Rock and Roll and spiritual truths that are found throughout the Bible.

Unforgettable Joy

I wanted to share with you an incredible moment of joy that I experienced. This video captures Sadie saying her name for the first time. I will never forget the joy I experienced when she said our family's last name. A mixture of joy and pride continues to fill my heart even though many days have come and gone since that day. This experience is one I will cherish for a lifetime.                             

Can you imagine what our Heavenly Father feels when we accept His Son as our Lord and Savior. Can you imagine what He feels when we say for the first time that we are a Christian? 

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C

The Greatest Poverty

"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty."

Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Albanian born Indian missionary and founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity. Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979. 1910-1997

Thermostat

Just a few minutes ago I increased the temperature on my thermostat in hopes of removing the chill that circulated throughout my home. Then a heartbreaking revelation came in to my thoughts, tonight hundreds in Abilene do not have the same privilege that I have as a result of them residing on our city streets. Please pray for our friends out on the street like the one I met a few weeks ago featured below, he lives in the back of the fed ex truck. He is just one of many who doesn't have a thermostat to adjust.
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C

Home Sweet Home

Hey guys, a friend of mine that I have worked with for over a decade will be able to move into his new home this Monday. I'm sure you're sitting there thinking, "what's the big deal about someone getting a new home?" It's a big deal because my friend's home for the past 13 years has been the streets of Abilene. On Monday I will be able to witness one of my dreams become reality as one of my friends for the first time in thirteen years will not be able to be referred to as being homeless. I say all of that to ask, if you have any furniture, pots and pans, towels, or any other household items that you could give him I would greatly appreciate it. Currently all he owns is a backpack, a bag of clothes, and a bicycle. Thanks for helping a friend of mine out with his home sweet home.
Make some noise.
C