Happy New Year!

Praise the Lord, we made it!  We have arrived in another year. Hello 2017!

A new year is often associated with starting over.  A new tax year, a new year of medical or dental deductions, a New Year’s resolution or a new diet for a New Year.

As Bible believers we rejoice in the arrival of the New Year, knowing it is a gift from God.  It is proof of God’s mercy and grace, the mile-marker – 2017!

In America, this year will be one of great change.  A new president is to be inaugurated on January 20th.  There will be new ambassadors to the United Nations, China, Russia, and Israel.  All these are among the news for 2017.

The challenge we face as Christians and as a church is to have a new walk with the Lord.  Our prayer, our plan and our push is to be more like Jesus each day in this New Year.

Every revival in a city or a country started in a church or a family first.  Every revival that burned in a church or a community found a heart of faith in some believer.

Let’s pray together for 2017 to be the year of revival.  Oh Lord, may it begin in my heart!

Don’t forget our revival begins Saturday night, January 14th as the men of our church meet for a meal, to spend time with our Evangelist, Tim Lee, and to pray together.

Revival services will start on Sunday, January 15th.

Happy New Year!

You are loved,

Pastor and Muzette

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Christmas Day

We gather at Christmas time to remember that Jesus is the Reason for the Season and to share a smile and a greeting of Merry Christmas.

We decorate our yards with Christmas lights and mangers telling His Story.

We celebrate in our homes with family and friends.  We work together to decorate the Christmas tree or to find the Christmas star to the top the tree.

Some gather in the kitchen for last minute dishes or just to sample all the wonderful Christmas goodies.

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year!  We remember the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  Because Jesus came and became the Light of the World, we remember others.

It is not about us!  It is all about Him and His words for us to love one another.  That caring and sharing is the joy of Christmas.

Sunday, December 25, 2016 we had the special blessing of being in church on His birthday.  What a wonderful time to be in church with our friends, our families, and Jesus on Christmas Day!

Muzette and I want to thank you for the beautiful Christmas cards, goodies, gift cards and food.  You have blessed our lives.  We thank you so very much!

You are loved,

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Pastor and Muzette

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One Thing

It is wonderful to see our attendance growing for Bible Study!

Our Sunday night and Wednesday night attendance have been an encouragement to the entire church.

One of our families that drive in from Haywood County, sent me a text on Wednesday night after the service… “the spirit of revival is upon Trinity. God is offering, we must accept.”

Thirty minutes after that text, another member called about an answered prayer!   Yes, this is all after church!  He and some other men from Trinity had met Wednesday morning at 5am to pray.  After the prayer time, he wrote down 4 special requests they had presented to the Lord.  By service time God had answered all 4 requests with power and authority!  Glory!  Praise the Lord for answered prayer!

Our Bible study was about “one thing”.  What is your passion?  What is the “one thing that gets you out of bed?”

We hope and pray that the “one thing” is serving Jesus!

  1. Psalm 27:4—One thing have I desired…
  2. Mark 10:21—One thing thou lackest…
  3. Luke 10:41—One thing is needful…
  4. John 9:25—One thing I know…
  5. Philippians 3:13—One thing I do…

Let’s keep praying for a spiritual awakening in our hearts!  Thank you for being faithful!

You are loved,

Pastor and Muzette

PS—Don’t  forget to say…”MERRY CHRISTMAS!”

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Merry Christmas!…again

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind in our nation and state.  North Carolina has not determined who will be our governor next year and the national election is still being debated.

We need the peace of the Lord in our hearts and homes.   We thank the Lord for the sure foundation of the Word of God!

Last year in December you worked very hard to be the New Testament, “Salt and Light”.  You explained to family and friends that “Jesus is the Reason for the Season”.

Our Lord challenged us to be “Salt and Light”.  The “Salt” aspect of our walk with the Lord is explained by salt being used in preservation.  Salt is used to cure meats and fish to prevent spoilage.  Bible believing Christians are used by the Lord to be “Salt” to a perishing generation.

The “Light” part has to do with our spiritual walk in pointing men to Jesus for Salvation.  “Let your Light shine before men!”  Jesus is the way to God!

For the next few weeks, let’s be “extra Salty” by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!   Jesus is the reason for the season and we testify to our “Salt and Light” when we say “Merry Christmas!”  Thank you for being faithful!

You are loved,

Pastor and Muzette

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The Blessing of Numbers

This past Sunday night we studied about the Blessings of Numbers.  It was a play on words for Thanksgiving, and Count Your Blessings!

We considered how God used numbers in the Bible to prove that He is God, to prove that only God could write the Bible, and to prove that the Word of God is without fault or error.

We tied together the Psalms of Praise with the Blessing of Numbers.  We reviewed in our Bible Study on Prophecy these base numbers:

#1—unity or purpose of God

#2—the number of witness or division

#3—the number of the Trinity or Resurrection

#4—Earth number—4 seasons, etc.

#5—the number of grace

#6—the number of man—created on the 6th day

#7—the number of perfection

#8—the number or new beginning

#9—the fruit of the spirit

#10—the number of the law of God

Psalm 98:4 states “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord…”   The Word of God lists 8 instruments of praise to God:

  1. The Voice
  2. Voice with harp
  3. Trumpets
  4. Cornets
  5. Sea and its fullness
  6. Whole Creation
  7. The Floods
  8. The Hills

What a mighty God we serve!

You are loved,

Pastor and Muzette

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