We had a good men’s meeting last Sunday evening with several things being discussed. There were two primary things the men were concerned about. One - Hurricane Harvey and all the destruction there in south Texas and especially the destruction to the Lord’s church, to our brothers and sisters in Christ. We know that several church buildings suffered great damage and many Christians lost their homes and all they had. The men want to do what we can to help our church family so they determined to send what little we could get together. I was to check with the Memorial congregation in Houston and Courtlan Thompson said he knows some brethren in another close town he was going to check with to see what will be the best way for us to help. It was determined that we will have a special contribution on Sunday, Sept. 17th for this purpose. So, the men are asking for everyone who can to plan on increasing their contribution for that one Sunday to enable us to reach out to and help our brethren who are suffering such damage throughout the Houston area.
The second thing the men were concerned about is our upcoming gospel meeting. We originally were going to have it in September but, with us just now getting the topics and all together it was determined that we would not have enough time to get it publicized and advertised the way it would need to be done. So, the dates for our meeting have been changed to October 11-15. That will be a Wednesday through Sunday time schedule. Allen (Mark) Everett will be our speaker and he is working on getting all of the topics together. But, this will give us plenty of time to plan our advertising, getting the flyers together and printed out and mailed to all of the area congregations to invite them plus, sending them to all of the denominations in the Wagoner area to invite them as well. We will also have plenty of flyers for everyone here to take plenty home and pass out to the neighbors in your neighborhood and invite them personally. We know that the majority of people we invite won’t come but, they sure won’t come if they are not invited to come at all.
Another thing mentioned was the need of a speaker in the nursery room off the side of the auditorium so those caring for their little ones during worship could hear the lessons, prayers and singing during worship. That will be looked into to see what we need to do to get that done.
I am always very encouraged by being a part of our monthly men’s meetings. One thing I don’t hear is a lot of complaining and griping. What I do hear is a real love for the Lord and His church. I hear a great desire on the part of the men here to serve the Lord better, to help this congregation grow and reach out to others. I hear a deep concern for our church family here and what we can do to help and encourage each other. It is an honor to be a part of this congregation! Please keep all of us in your prayers that we can do better and better.
Until next week, I love you all,
Dan
The second thing the men were concerned about is our upcoming gospel meeting. We originally were going to have it in September but, with us just now getting the topics and all together it was determined that we would not have enough time to get it publicized and advertised the way it would need to be done. So, the dates for our meeting have been changed to October 11-15. That will be a Wednesday through Sunday time schedule. Allen (Mark) Everett will be our speaker and he is working on getting all of the topics together. But, this will give us plenty of time to plan our advertising, getting the flyers together and printed out and mailed to all of the area congregations to invite them plus, sending them to all of the denominations in the Wagoner area to invite them as well. We will also have plenty of flyers for everyone here to take plenty home and pass out to the neighbors in your neighborhood and invite them personally. We know that the majority of people we invite won’t come but, they sure won’t come if they are not invited to come at all.
Another thing mentioned was the need of a speaker in the nursery room off the side of the auditorium so those caring for their little ones during worship could hear the lessons, prayers and singing during worship. That will be looked into to see what we need to do to get that done.
I am always very encouraged by being a part of our monthly men’s meetings. One thing I don’t hear is a lot of complaining and griping. What I do hear is a real love for the Lord and His church. I hear a great desire on the part of the men here to serve the Lord better, to help this congregation grow and reach out to others. I hear a deep concern for our church family here and what we can do to help and encourage each other. It is an honor to be a part of this congregation! Please keep all of us in your prayers that we can do better and better.
Until next week, I love you all,
Dan
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