THE
PASTOR’S
KIT
(Keeping
In
Touch)
July
1
,
2008
Greetings
Church
family/friends,
Sunday
was
the
last
Sunday
in
June,
hence
the
last
of
our
"Camp
Meeting"
style
worship
services.
We
finished
the
month
off
with
a
participatory
service.
The
congregation
filled
the
sanctuary
with
‘amens’
and
good
old
Cokesbury
songs.
The
sermon
was
a
simple
message
of
"Love,
Mercy
and
Grace."
Our
Scripture
text
came
from
Matthew,
Chapter
10,
where
Jesus
said
that
"whoever
welcomes
you
welcomes
me."
Was
he
talking
to
us,
or
was
he
talking
about
us?
In
other
words,
is
it
that
when
people
welcome
us
they
are
welcoming
Jesus,
or
is
it
that
when
we
welcome
someone
else,
we
are
welcoming
Jesus?
Hmm.
Wouldn’t
it
be
sad
if
someone
went
through
their
entire
time
on
this
earth
and
never
made
any
difference
for
Jesus
in
anyone
else’s
life?
Lord,
let
it
begin
with
Jerry.
This
Week:
- Fourth
of
July
Week.
No
services
this
week.
No
Bible
Study.
No
choir
practice
this
Wednesday.
- BUT,
we
will
have
choir
practice
at
9:15am
on
Sunday
morning.
- AND,
the
Men
will
be
meeting
at
Wilbur’s
at
7:30am
at
Wilbur’s.
- AND,
the
annual
4th
of
July
Family
Fun
Day
will
be
held
this
Sunday
from
5:30pm
till
fireworks
time.
The
water
slide
will
actually
open
at
4:30.
- Speaking
of
Sunday,
you
may
have
been
volunteered
to
do
something
or
bring
something
for
the
event.
You
might
want
to
check
your
church
mailbox
to
see.
Prayer
Request:
Miss
Delores
Creech
is
back
in
the
hospital
at
Wayne
Memorial.
Scripture
of
the
week:
From
www.garrischapel.com
"For
by
the
grace
given
me
I
say
to
every
one
of
you:
Do
not
think
of
yourself
more
highly
than
you
ought,
but
rather
think
of
yourself
with
sober
judgment,
in
accordance
with
the
measure
of
faith
God
has
given
you."
Romans
12:3
Quote
of
the
week:
"When
we
cease
to
wonder,
we
cease
to
worship."
(Source
Unknown)
On
a
personal
note:
In
2006,
Bishop
Gwinn
announced
certain
criteria
for
churches
that
would
be
named
"Acts
2
Churches"
in
the
North
Carolina
Conference.
Out
of
the
1200
churches
in
the
conference,
200
congregations
would
be
recognized
as
being
exemplary
in
the
areas
of;
Radical
Hospitality,
Passionate
Worship,
Intentional
Spiritual
Formation,
and
Risk-taking
mission
and
ministry
to
the
world.
During
the
2008
Annual
Conference,
it
was
announced
that
only
90
churches
were
chosen.
I
am
pleased
(is
it
a
sin
to
be
proud?)
to
share
with
you
that
Garris
Chapel
was
chosen
as
an
Acts
2
Church.
I
am
blessed
to
be
a
part
of
the
Garris
Chapel
family.
Acknowledging
Jesus,
Pastor
Jerry
God
is
good!
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