Announcements – April 12, 2024

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

Our Sovereign Savior, who has built His Church from sinners loved in eternity and saved by grace in time, has also ordained that His elect bride be led and cared for by Elders and Deacons.

In 2 Timothy 2:1-3, the Apostle Paul instructed Timothy to lead the Ephesian Church in the effort to identify and commission such men.  In this series of verses, the central exhortation is to “entrust” the Apostolic Gospel and the Church to “faithful men” (v. 2).  As it is certainly true that there would be no Church without a Savior, neither could Christ’s bride exist without “faithful men.”

This coming Lord’s Day, it will be our great honor and solemn duty to do what our Savior has commanded.  We will be ordaining, or setting apart and authorizing, seven men, seven “faithful men,” who will care for and lead the Church that Jesus has redeemed.

Our sermon will come from this passage taken from Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy.  And then, having heard the Word, we will all participate in a service of ordination as we commission these brothers to carry out their God-ordained duties as Ruling Elders and Deacons.

As we do this, our hearts should full to the brim with gratitude that the Lord has been ever so faithful to raise up the leaders we have needed over these nineteen years that we have been in existence as a body of believers.  Praise His name for His faithfulness and preserving grace!

It will be a great day of worship as we gather on Sunday!  Let us prepare our souls with fervent prayer and come before Him with joy overflowing!

I love you all,

Mike

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Children’s Ministry
• Mark your calendars for VBS on June 10-13, 2024. Please contact Anne Swanner if you are interested in serving at VBS this year.
• A big thank you to those who have helped in the nursery this quarter! The new nursery sign up is out for the spring quarter. Please see the link in your email or sign up on the paper sheet in the narthex. Contact Amanda Dean if you have any questions.

Women’s Ministry
• Tuesday morning study meets 9:30-11am at the church. Childcare provided. We meet until May 14th and are studying the book ‘Five Lies of our Anti Christian Age’ by Rosaria Butterfield.
• Senior Sisters will meet this Thursday, April 18th in the church fellowship room from 10:00 to 11:30am.
• Senior Sisters exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10:00 to 11:30am.
• Monthly luncheon held the first Thursday of the month at Timbers Edge Clubhouse at 11am.

Men’s Ministry
• Senior Fellows – Our next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, May 7th.
• Men’s Lunchtime Book/Bible Study every Friday at 11:30am in the Church Fellowship Hall.

Career Ministry – Bible study & fellowship meets at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry, Sundays at 5:30 pm.

Church Spring Picnic – Please join us for our annual spring picnic on Sunday, April 28th starting at 4pm on the church house grounds. We encourage everyone to bring their own lawn chair for the event. 

PRAYER REQUESTS Care and Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Maurice Belrose, Marilyn Calvert, Bill Cowley, Amy Fortenberry, Sonny Henry, Elizabeth Holton, Steve Terry and Kristy York

Expecting – Please pray for the Beams due in April, the Thornhills due in September, and the Kings due in October

Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
• Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland) • Steve and Rita Williams (New Zealand)
• Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand)
• Vinnie and Molly Athey (RUF at UAH)
• Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M)
• Ken and Angie Burnett (FCA)
• Franky and Alaina Garcia (church plant in Canada)
• Dieter and Marty Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL)
• The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
• Southside Presbyterian Church