COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

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Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

~Matthew 27:4 NLT

We don’t have to be thankful for the circumstances, but in all circumstances be thankful. God wills for us to be thankful.

~Ya’akov

November, LORD willing, is going to be COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS month at Grace Point. Again, LORD willing, we will be preaching on giving thanks for the next four Sundays. We begin Sunday with the story of the Ten Lepors which is a microcosm of the world. There are two kinds of people in the world: those who acknowledge God as the source of all blessings and those who do not. I for one am thankful and I should be. It would be a sin for me to complain. I wrote a blog and thought I posted it on Tuesday. My soul was flooded with thanksgiving and not just for the pizza, which is practically gone, but I did enjoy it, but for our folks response on Monday. Aside from the Pastor appreciation gift, we had a very good worship service and then Smoking Joe not Jackson got a crowd here on Sunday night like most of us had never seen at Grace Point. Some of the old timers told me that they had these kind of crowds before I came to the POINT but it was the biggest I had seen on Sunday night. Then on Monday, we had enough food to feed 250 people and our folks did great. Our 49ers waited on our guest hand and foot. It was a delight to see. By the time I got home Monday evening, I was exhausted, took a shower and went to bed.

Anyway, I want to say thanks to David and Grace Point Baptist Church for the gift which I throughly enjoyed and for the entire weekend. God has been good to June and I and He is good to Grace Point. I know, He is good to you and your church too, and that is as it should be because HE IS GOOD. It is also good for us to praise Him for His infinite goodness.

  • I hope we got this one right.
  • Didn’t get out yesterday but hope to see Bill and Carol sometime today.
  • This Sunday night at 5:00 pm…The Bill Smith Jambalaya Supper with hushpuppies.
  • Wednesday November 4, Mid-week day service at 10:30. Terri’s team is serving lunch and it is KFC and the trimmings.
  • November 8 is our CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE. Granny T and the grandchildren are decorating this week. It will be from 2:00-4:00. Eat a light lunch that day because we are going to have a ton of Christmas goodies. No gifts: we just want you to see our humble abode and to share a little Christmas with you. It is also an acknowledgment and appreciation of the unbelievable help you gave us in getting into our new home.
  • Wednesday November 11, Veterans Day service at 10:30 followed by lunch {Stew}.
  • Menu for November Wednesday day services: Nov. 4 KFC, Nov. 11 Stew, Nov. 18 Pizza, Nov. 25 BBQ THERE IS NO PM SERVICE November 25 {Thanksgiving Eve}
  • December 4…49er Christmas Party at 11:30. Christmas finger foods. Bring your favorite Christmas candy or cookie. We will play BINGO and old Santa has done it again. You will be playing for Gift Cards.
  • October went by fast and November will be faster. I love this time of year. Looking at the calendar for November and December, the Wednesday morning schedule will be very consistent. We are taking off December 30 for both a.m. and p.m. services. The Wednesday a.m. service will meet 4,11,18 and 25 of November and 2, 9,16,23 of December, BUT no PM services on November 25 or December 23. Joe may have play practice on those nights but I will not be there and there will be no bible study.
  • My good friend Kelvin tells me we have rain coming: I hope so. I hope you have a great weekend and thanks for reading the blog.

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