Archive for 'May, 2010'

Our congratulations to Chelsea Chaney & Carly Szabo graduating from Merkel High School.  The graduation ceremony is Friday, May 28th, at 7:00.

Our congratulations to:

Carly Szabo participating in the State Track, she received 2^nd in high jump and brought home the gold in 100m hurdles. 

Also, McKenna Russell & Kaylie Fryer will be Trent Gorilla Cheerleaders for the 2010-2011 school year.

Congratulations to:

Amanda Miller on her graduation from McMurry University on Saturday May 8^th.  She graduated with a Biomedical Science Degree

Corde Adair graduated from South Plains College with a Certificate of Proficiency in Surgical Technology on May 14^th

Adam Whitmire graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center with a Doctor of Physical Therapy

Erin Clemmer, granddaughter of Gwendell Clemmer, graduated magna cum laude with her B.S. from University of Georgia.

Our VBS is Saturday, June 5^th, from 9:00 – 2:00, lunch will be served.   Bring your friends.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Sermon: Michael Bryan

Song Leader: Joel Owens

Opening Prayers: AM-Jimmy Bellah        PM-Tim Walker

Closing Prayers:  AM-Scott Carey       PM-Jerry Russell

Lord’s Table:  Bily Bob Toombs, Tim Walker, Kelly Woolard, Billy Jones, Dustin Simmons, & Russ Russell       PM- Billy Bob Toombs

Pick-up Cards: Kyle Owens & Preston Jackson

Worship Helpers: Janson Savage & Odell Walker

Nursing Home: Logan Cravens

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Devo: Shelton Boyd

Song Leader: Lane Boyd

Prayers: Opening-Dustin Simmons      Closing-Joe Swinney

    Paul said in Gal. 6:7 “Do not be deceived. God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.”

    Your life is a never-ending cycle of reaping and sowing, of planting and harvesting. Every day you experience both.

    Today you will enjoy (or, in some cases, not enjoy) a harvest you have planted in past days or weeks or months or years.

    And today you are planting tomorrow’s harvest. Your actions today create the life you will experience tomorrow, and in the days to come.

    “The one who sows to please the Spirit,” Paul says, “from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”

And then he encourages us: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)

    Sometimes it requires all of your emotional reserves just to continue one more day in your journey. Remember: this is a journey worth taking, and it is not without reward. At the proper time, you will reap the harvest that you are sowing today.

    So keep sowing. Make the calls that aren’t easy to make. Finish the task you’ve been putting off. Confront the problems you’ve avoided. Do what needs to be done. Sow today, and wait for the harvest. As the book of Job says, God will make all things beautiful for you in His time. – S. May

God bless you all and have a great week,

Michael

Congratulations to:

Amanda Miller on her graduation from McMurry University on Saturday May 8^th.  She graduated with a Biomedical Science Degree

Corde Adair graduated from South Plains College with a Certificate of Proficiency in Surgical Technology on May 14th

Congratulations to the following Seniors graduating from Merkel High School, Chelsea Chaney, and Carly Szabo.  We will honor them with a potluck dinner on Sunday, May 23, in the family center.  Everyone is invited to attend and asked to bring two potluck dishes and a dessert.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Sermon:  Michael Bryan

Song Leader: Lane Boyd

Opening Prayers:  AM-Mark Rogers   PM-Larry Gill

Closing Prayers:  AM-Jim Jacobs    PM-Billy Lucas

Lord’s Table:  Jimmy Bellah, Cody Buczyna, Burl McCoy, Ronnie Hobbs, Ray Juarez, & Jerry Russell

Pick-up Cards: Tyler Jones & Lincoln Russell

Worship Helpers: Robert Jackson & Jonathan Juarez

Nursing Home: Jim Goldsmith

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Boy’s Night

Devo: Burl McCoy

Song Leader: Shelton Boyd

Prayers:  Opening-Joel Owens    Closing-Michael Bryan

      A teenager, Elizabeth, was nervous as she took the wheel for her first driving lesson.  As she was pulling out of the parking lot, the instructor said, “Turn left here, and don’t forget to let the people behind you know what you are doing.”

      Elizabeth turned to the students sitting in the backseat and announced, “I’m going left.”

      Though it may not have been understood properly, the instruction of the teacher was a valuable piece of advice: “Let the people behind you know what you are doing.”

      In Hebrews 2:10, Jesus is referred to as “the captain of our salvation.” The RSV, though, translates that phrase as “pioneer of our salvation” because the Greek word used in this verse (“archegos”) was a word sometimes used for a pioneer or trailblazer who opened up a territory so that others could follow.  

      I love the Appalachian Mountains. When I lived in Boone, I often wondered what it would have been like in the early 1700′s to cross those mountains — no interstates, not even any dirt roads, just trees and bushes. There were mountain men who had braved the frontier, but there was no safe and reliable way to get settlers over the mountains. What was needed was for some brave man, a “pioneer,” to open the west by finding the best mountain passes and building a passable road to the west.   

     The idea of the pioneer is an appropriate image of Christ. He went before us and opened up the way so that we can follow. 

      But you, too, are called to be an “archegos,” a pioneer who blazes the way for others to follow. There are those who work with you and live around you who are looking to you as they struggle to find the way in their own lives. You may have children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and countless others who will be influenced by the legacy you leave behind. Choose your path carefully. And let the people behind you know what you are doing.

     May we be able to say with Paul:  I Cor. 11:1 “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” - TFTD                                                                      

God bless you all and have a great week,

Michael