Welcome, VISITORS!  We are so honored to have you visit with us.  Your presence indicates an interest in spiritual matters.  We encourage you to study God’s Word with us and if you have questions or comments, please feel free to approach us.  You are cordially invited to return at your earliest opportunity.
          Attendance was down Sunday due to weather and an inordinate amount of sickness.  It doesn’t seem to be any trouble for it to snow this winter – three already!  And the various “bugs” seem to quite active, too (See News & Notes section.) We hope everyone will soon be feeling much better.
          The first six Sundays of 2016 have seen our contributions average above budget.  Your generosity will be blessed.  Paul placed giving on a level with faith, utterance, knowledge, diligence, and love (2 Cor. 8:6).  He urged the Corinthians to “abound” in liberality as they did in the other “graces”.  The will to give begins with giving ourselves to the Lord and committing ourselves to the doing of His will in all things (2 Cor. 8:5).
          A big “THANK YOU” is extended to those who assisted with the devotionals at the Pavilion and at Kindred on the fifth and first Sundays respectively.  This is a good work which is encouraging to the residents of these facilities and also to those of us who are involved.  Be a part and your life will be blessed.
          Justin, R. W., and I, along with Stan Stevenson and Tim Owens from Rome, traveled to Henderson for the FHU Lectures last Monday (8th).  Cobie and Shirley Sadler drove down on Sunday.  Leaving at 4:30 AM and returning at 9:00 PM made for a rather long, but very rewarding day. The lessons and the fellowship were excellent.  Dale Sadler, Ben Flatt, and many other capable speakers delivered profitable lessons.  As usual there was quite a change in the weather, but we returned home safely.
          Please be sure to consult our “Calendar of Events” section and reserve the dates on your calendar for those events.  All are important, but give special attention to those that will contribute to our spiritual growth – VBS, JSCYC, the Annual Singing, and Gospel Meeting.  Avoid scheduling vacations, etc. for those dates.  Parents with young children should plan for them to take part in Bible Bowl and other activities for our youth.  “Seek first the kingdom…” (Matthew 6:33)
          Bible Bowl note:  The book of Leviticus is the subject matter for this year’s event.  Chapter 15 will be excluded.            
          We are glad you came to our mid-week gathering.  I hope to see you Sunday, our Lord willing.                 
                                   
                                                         Edward L Anderson    

          Welcome, VISITORS!  We are so honored to have you visit with us.  Your presence indicates an interest in spiritual matters.  We encourage you to study God’s Word with us and if you have questions or comments, please feel free to approach us.  You are cordially invited to return at your earliest opportunity.
          Attendance was excellent Sunday with the return of spring-like weather.  What a difference a week makes!  We had exactly one hundred more for Sunday morning worship than the previous Sunday.  It was good to see some of the sick back with us, but we were sorry to have several still shut-in and unable to be with us.  Keep them in your daily prayers.
          We are blessed to have so many faithful and talented young men.  Justin Mauldin presented an excellent lesson Sunday morning and Eric Swann followed with another at the P.M. service.  Thanks to both for their study, preparation, and delivery. Several other young men took led in other areas for the afternoon worship as they customarily do on fifth Sundays.  We commend them for their devotion to the Lord and their willingness to serve Him.
          We had a delicious meal together after Sunday morning services.  All those who prepared the annex, cooked food, served, and helped to clean up following the meal are thanked for their work.
          We are scheduled to lead fifth Sunday devotionals at the Pavilion (assisted living facility), at 2:00 P.M.  We express gratitude to all who attended this past Sunday.  We sang several hymns, had prayers, and studied a lesson from Psalm 12.
          Thirty of us enjoyed the annual men’s breakfast together this past Saturday morning.  Jonah Mauldin was the youngest present and W. A. Gibbs the oldest. We had a great southern menu with all the trimmings, down to the sorghum molasses and Tennessee honey!  Everyone seemed to enjoy the meal and the fellowship.
          Some of us will be making a same day trip to the FHU Lectureship on Monday (8th).  Dale Sadler will be speaking in the afternoon.  We will leave at 4:30 A.M. and return following the Open Forum.  We usually eat breakfast at McD’s, lunch at FHU, and on the way home at Cracker Barrel.  If you intend to attend, let R. W. Vincent or me know.
          Bible Bowlers take note.  The book of Leviticus is the subject matter for this year’s event.  However, chapter 15 will not be covered due to the difficult subject matter.            
         I hope to see you Sunday, our Lord willing.                
                                                            Edward L Anderson