Welcome to Louisville, Kentucky, Mickey Burleson! The snow is beautiful..and deep…and cold…and
still coming down as I write this blog.
Of course, if you have to be outside working or traveling, you probably
have a little different “take” on 12 inches of snow. Then again, if you live in the northeast 12
inches would just be a “dusting” of snow.
Anyway, I am thankful that the winter storm is coming through on Monday
and not Sunday. Speaking of Sunday, we
had a good crowd at Watterson Trail yesterday (15th) even though the
temperature was very cold and we all had heard that “winter” was indeed on its
way to J’town. We had several guests
with us including a couple of guests from my old Enola, Arkansas home (Steve
and Kim Mooningham). I am happy that
they were able to make the trip to visit with us and especially thankful that
they were able to get home safely before the wintery weather arrived. Thank you to the congregation for your care
and sincere love for our guests at every assembly. God continues to bless us. We want to grow and be what God would have us
to be.
We really enjoyed visiting with the group of “seniors”
at the Forum at Brookside this past Sunday at 2:00 p.m. The Forum’s activity room was filled to
capacity with residents from the complex and Christian brethren from Watterson
Trail. Brother Spencer Clark, Brother
Dr. Anthony Remson, and Brother Dan Isenberg led the entire assembly in
singing. Outstanding!! Brother Bruce Fowler led the group in
prayer. God blessed me with the
privilege of preaching a lesson on the importance of small things. I enjoyed using a few props to illustrate the
points of the lesson: booster cables, water, a dollar bill, a handkerchief, and
a band aide. Think about it. Has there been a time in your life when you
really could have used one or more of these items, items that seem very small
and insignificant, but at the right place and the right time not small and insignificant at
all? I keep a supply of band aides in my
wallet at all times. I think that most
grandparents do. They come in handy in
the lobby of the church building when a child scrapes a knee or when I’m doing
a little “handyman” work. Those booster
cables really come in handy when someone needs a “jump.” Not too long ago I had the privilege of using
them to jump start a 2012 Chevrolet Corvette.
Just ready to serve when and where God provides the opportunity,
right? When you think about it, God
gives us so many examples of the importance of small things: a little boy in a basket, a widow with two
small coins, a boy with 5 loaves and 2 fish, the boy who killed a giant with a
sling and a stone, a little boy born in a manger…we could go on and on. What about you and me? We may think that we are small and
insignificant, a maybe we are in ourselves, but in the hands and plans of our
Almighty God, we can be great. Are you
in His hands and plans? Get in there.
We have a very busy schedule this week: Elders/ministers meeting tonight (16th),
Leaders meeting on Tuesday, Bible study on Wednesday, AHG on Thursday, Activity
Night on Friday, Teacher’s Workshop on Saturday, Special Pot-luck “Sendoff” for
one of our elders Brother Bruce Fowler on Sunday followed a Singing in the area
followed by our Birthday and Anniversary Get-together at our house. Whew!
What a wonderful life we live as Christians.
We have some wonderful and exciting times ahead at
Watterson Trail…
Ladies Day at WT – Saturday, March 21st
Tuesday Summer Series (June, July, August) – 12 Area
Preachers coming our way to preach on our theme “The Christian’s Confidence –
Christ.”
Vacation Bible School – October
Weekend Worship Event (WWE) – October - Al Simmons,
Statesville , NC preaching
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