Hope you are having a good week!

     Hello my friends from up in the country in Enola, Arkansas.  We’re having a good week showing and sharing the Christian life.  Sunday (16^th) was a good day.  We had 134 in attendance and everyone seemed to be in good spirits.  We had a few guests from the community and that is always a blessing. A few of our Christian brothers and sisters were out of town vacationing or visiting with family.   It could be (we hope) that those who visit will one day decide to become a member of the church of Christ and worship and work with us here at Enola.  We want to grow both in spirit and in number.

     We always have exciting things going on here at the Enola church of Christ.  Our senior adults are enjoying a very special summer with our “young at heart” program.  Our seniors meet every Friday in June and July at 10:00 a.m. for visiting, activities that build strong faith, and lunch together.  The program concludes at 12:30.  Lunch is free and provided for our seniors.  Our Vacation Bible School has been scheduled for Sunday evening through Wednesday evening, July 21 – 24.  We provide Bible classes for every age, even the adults.  Everyone always enjoys VBS at Enola.

     The 4^th Annual Faulkner County Gospel Crusade will be held at the Reynold’s Performance Center at the University of Central Arkansas on Sunday, July 14^th through Friday, July 19^th at 7:00 p.m. each evening.  The theme this year is “The Home as God Would Have It.”  There will be a different preacher every night.  I will be preaching on “For Better or Worse” on Wednesday evening, July 17^th.  I hope every Christian will make plans to attend this very special event for the church of Christ in Faulkner County.  I am very happy to be a part of the program this year.

     This coming Sunday (23^rd) our morning sermon series is entitled “Putting God FIRST – An Examination of My Love and My Life.”  We will take the letters of the word “FIRST” and decide if we are truly putting God first in our lives.  This Sunday we will look at the letter “F” and ask ourselves, “Am I putting God FIRST in my FINANCES?”  We will look at only three passages of Scripture and make the changes we need to make.  On Sunday evening we are very close to concluding our series of lessons on the Old Rugged Cross.  We have looked at the requirements of the cross (Courage, Reason, Obedience, Sacrifice, and Sincerity).  We have looked at the experiences of the cross (Challenges, Responsibilities, Opportunities, Sorrows, and Successes).  Now we are looking at what we will find at the end of the cross (Christ, Riches, One and Only Father, SECURITY, and Salvation).  I hope you are enjoying these lessons and growing in your appreciation for what Jesus did for every one of us on the old rugged cross.

     For every member of the church of Christ at Enola; make sure you check your newsletter for something new.  Look for this week’s Bible trivia question.  Some questions might test your Bible knowledge.  I certainly love to read God’s word every day and find that when I do, my day goes so much better.  Try getting up a few minutes earlier in the morning to include reading your Bible and prayer.  Believe me.  And you know it’s true.  We need more Bible reading in our world today along with much prayer.