Summer Series at Watterson Trail begins tonight...

It’s June.  Summer is upon us and with it we welcome our Tuesday Summer Series at Watterson Trail.  Every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in June, July, and August we welcome 13 gospel preachers from the area who will preach to help us learn more about the confidence every Christian enjoys in Jesus Christ.  We are studying through the book of First John.  This evening (June 2^nd) Brother Alvin White from just across the bridge in Jeffersonville, Indiana will kick off our summer series in a dynamic fashion.  Then next Tuesday (June 9^th) we will welcome Brother Drew Custer from the Okolona congregation.  He will be speaking on the topic; “Christ is Verified.” I hope you will be present for every summer series session.  Our children, preteens, and teens will have classes designed especially for them.  Young adults and older adults will be meeting in the main auditorium for our special summer series.  I know that this series of lessons from God’s word will be a blessing to everyone.

God is blessing us here at Watterson Trail.  We are in the process of selecting additional elders and deacons to serve the congregation and our community.  I am in the midst of preaching lessons aimed at helping us to know the heart, mind, life, and legacy of a servant of God.  Our next series will help us understand the qualifications God has set in place for every elder and deacon.  You can find these qualifications in Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus.  Please pray for us as we endeavor to build on the foundation of Jesus Christ our Lord.  A larger foundation supports and larger congregation.

Words I will not say:

1.       “Can’t” – Philippians 4:13

2.       “Never” – Mark 9:23

3.       “Quit” – Galatians 6:9

4.       “Depressed” – 2 Corinthians 4:7-10

5.       “Hate” – Romans 5:5

6.       “Doubt” – Romans 10:17

7.       “Broken” – Acts 27

How about you?  Don’t say “I can’t” because you can through Christ who strengthens you.  Don’t say “I can never make it” because if you believe, all things are possible to him who believes.  Don’t say “I quit” because only those who refuse to quit will receive the good from their labors.  Don’t let depression master your life because though we are hard-pressed on every side, we are not crushed.  Though we are perplexed, we are not in despair.  Though we are persecuted, we are not forsaken.  Though we are struck down, we are not destroyed.  God will provide.  Don’t hate.  God’s love is everywhere, poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.  Don’t doubt.  Get into God’s word, the Bible.  Faith comes through reading, hearing, and meditating on His word.  Life may try to break us.  When you read about the shipwreck in Acts 27, note that Paul and the others who suffered through the storm used the broken pieces to make it to safety.

May God bless us to trust Him and obey Him.  I will.  Will you?