Hi FBC!
Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour tonight! Daylight Savings ends (or is it begins? I forget), so we “fall back”. So thankfully, we get an extra hour of rest tonight!
It’s only a few hours until Trunk or Treat now. Thank you all of you who are praying for this event. May we shine the light of Jesus to our community. Decorating is in high gear, bags for families have been stuffed with a gospel tract, church info, and of course candy. Costumes are being prepared. Let’s pray for hearts to be prepared. I was out at Central Linn Elementary’s Carnival today, and overheard people who I don’t know talking about our trunk or treat and telling people how to get to our church! I know this is a blessing for the families in our area. Thank you for your generous giving, your participation, and your faithful prayers. Any last minute questions, call Elizabeth or me.
Also, since you have an extra hour tonight, you can spend some time looking at our text for tomorrow’s sermon – 2 Timothy 4:1-8. Three reasons I chose this text for tomorrow: 1) We finished Revelation last Sunday! 2) It is one of the passages in the Daily Reading Bible tomorrow. 3) Tomorrow is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Persecution of Christians is starting to heat up here in America. We need to be praying. But persecution of brothers and sisters in Christ has been happening around the world in full gear. We need to pray for God’s strength, for His glory to be made known, and for our hearts to be strengthened for the days to come. This passage of Scripture is a great reminder from the apostle Paul about the need for us to be prepared to endure suffering for the gospel of Christ.
Tomorrow is also Communion Sunday, so please be preparing your hearts for our remembrance of the Lord’s sacrifice for us.
I love you and look forward to seeing you tonight and/or tomorrow!
Love From Your Pastor,
Michael