This is the week of the fourth of July, the birth of our nation. Without coming off too corny, I am proud to be an American. Yesterday is a perfect example of why I feel this way as God's children we're able to come together to worship the Almighty without worrying about being persecuted. This week I will blog in a public restaurant about things concerning the Lord's church. Feeling very blessed this morning.
Along those lines, Wednesday night we will be meeting at Riverside Park for our own "Patriotic Picnic". Just bring a side dish as everything else is provided (i.e. drinks, hamburgers, hotdogs, etc.). Everything will get started at 5:30 pm. If you want to bring a Frisbee, football, corn hole, or something else to enjoy with others, do so. I know a mean game of horseshoes will be taking place. It should be a great night. If we should have bad weather we will meet at the church building. Beginning an hour before the event we will start sending emails, posting on Facebook, Twitter, and phone tree for those who do not have access to a computer, IF we will be moving to the Coffee Shop.
It was a good day Sunday. It was announced Matt Woodson has placed membership with us. He has been coming for some time as well as attending Harding University. He feels this is a special place he wants to contribute to in his spiritual life. Welcome Matt.
We finished up the storyline, if you will, of the Book of Daniel. Daniel in the Lion's den is always one of the popular accounts in Scripture. Chapter 6 ended with the introduction of Cyrus, the Persian King. This is the guy who would allow the Hebrews to go home. Now, read the Book of Ezra this week, as it gives the account of Cyrus sending them back to Jerusalem. 70 years in the making! The Maestro orchestrated the whole thing. Praise God!
This Sunday we will get started with the many dreams and visions that are found in the later part of this book. I would appreciate some extra prayers as I try to decipher the meanings as well as put them in an organized presentation. As a preacher, it gets really "fun" - chapters 2 and 7 deal with the 4 kingdoms and a great kingdom, explaining it different ways. Chapter 8 only deals with two of the kingdoms, while chapter 9 and 11 deal with only one. Got it? Yeah, me neither. Now you know what I have been doing all weekend as well as the rest of this week. Eventually, we will deal with angels. The Book of Daniel gives one of the most awesome details of there special servants of God and what is going on behind the nations of the world. Isn't the book of Daniel boring? :) I really love this book.
Have a great week, and hopefully we will see you Wednesday evening.
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