 Sunday, March 4, 2007 |
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We are
pleased to welcome the Robert Dando as our guest speaker
for the 7:45 a.m. service. Reverend Dando has
served as a pastor in England for a number of years and
is now Assistant to the Reverend David Coffey, General
Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and
President of the Baptist World Alliance. We look
forward to the words that God will speak to us through
Reverend Dando.
Sunday, March 18th will be our annual Victory Plus March.
Over the years, our marches have been times of
faithfulness and sacrifice. With these monies we have met
our obligations to pay down our debt on the beautiful
sanctuary God blessed us to build.
Many of us remember how much anxiety we carried into the
building of our facility. The cost overruns due to change
orders that were largely not our fault, had led us to a
place where completing the building was in jeopardy.
Riggs Bank would not extend any more credit to cover the
additional costs. We prayed, and God answered our
prayers. The American Baptist Convention extended us a
supplementary loan and we were able to complete the
process. This was nine years ago.
There were some who said we would never pay back our
obligation and the bank would soon possess the church
building. Nothing could have been further from the
truth. Through the faith and sacrifice of this wonderful
congregation, we have never missed a mortgage payment and
each year we have made advance payments on the debt. God
is so good!
As we approach this Victory Plus Sunday, let us continue
to build on the faithfulness of those who have gone
before us. Many, who gave of themselves in these marches,
are no longer with us. There is a great cloud of
witnesses who cheer us from the banisters of glory. They
are telling us to, ûWalk together children and donût
get weary. There is a great camp meeting in the Promised
Landû. The Lord has not brought us this far to fail
us or forsake us. The Lord blessed us to complete this
great work, in spite of the difficult obstacles and
unanticipated escalation of prices. Some may continue to
think we will not succeed. However, those of us who have
captured the vision will march onward.
Bring your sacrificial gifts on March 18, and letûs
witness one of our best Victory Marches ever.
Readings for March 11,
2007: Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8; 1
Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9
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OUR PURPOSE
Building the Village by Caring
Concept: Our pastor, the Reverend Wallace Charles Smith, envisions a holistic Ministry of Building by Caring, which includes a 3-tier approach - Care for Ourselves (spiritually), Care for Our Relations (family, friends and members), and Care for Our Community (outreach). In building our capacity to care we will also create an atmosphere that will increase our church's membership, winning more souls to Christ; they will know we are Christians by our love;.
