COMING SOON! Wow! What a beginning to 2011!
South Carolina Statewide Bible Bowl – Saturday, February 26
Gospel Meeting with Caleb Campbell – March 6-9
Men’s Fellowship at Gold Hill Road – Saturday, March 12
67 Annual Carolina Lectureships – April 3-6
Annual Ladies Day with Mimi Tate – Saturday, April 30

Our Sunday morning lesson series is taken from I Peter 3:15, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear…” Our theme is “Winning and Losing – Lessons on Soul Winning.” In this series we will consider eight words and then eight questions. These words and the answers to these questions mark the difference between winning and losing in our mission to live what we believe and win the lost to salvation in Jesus Christ.

Last Sunday we looked at Lesson 1: Sanctification or Hypocrisy. We asked ourselves two questions: Are we the same as the world? Are we different, set apart from the world? Only God can sanctify us (Ephesians 2:4-9, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11). He sanctifies us by His word (John 17:17). Of course His word must be obeyed (1 Peter 1:13-25). Once we are sanctified, we must live a life that shows who we are (Ephesians 4:17-32). Too many Christians are such in name only. The difference between winning and losing, for others and for ourselves lies in our choice to live a life that is set apart from the world.

This Sunday morning we will look at Lesson 2: “Hope or Hopelessness.” We will ask ourselves two questions: Are we dead? Are we alive?

We will be at Lexington Gardens Retirement Center across I-26 from Lexington Medical Center this Sunday afternoon, February 6th at 2:30 p.m. for a period of singing and preaching. Brother Bob Ford lives there and has made the arrangements for this period of worship. It is our plan to make this a monthly meeting. What a blessing it is to have this great opportunity to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with our friends and neighbors.

Cindi and I will be in Henderson, Tennessee this week attending the Freed-Hardeman University Lectureships. We plan to leave Sunday afternoon and return on Friday, February 11th. Thank you for allowing me to be away for a few days to represent St. Andrews Road at this leadership workshop. Please pray for us as we travel. Brother Caleb Colley will be preaching and teaching while I am away. We are wonderfully blessed to have so many capable men and women who are willing serve the Lord and His church according to His will.

It is our privilege to host the 67th Annual Carolina Lectureships at St. Andrews Road in April. Brother Winford Claiborne will not be able to come and be our “key note” speaker this year. He called and asked to be relieved of his assignment due to his declining health. He is 84 years of age and has recently had some severe health issues. Of course we are disappointed. Please pray for Brother Claiborne as he deals with his health issues. We hope to have a key-note preacher in place for the lectureships as soon as possible. Life happens!