On our walk. . . . . . . . . . . April 23, 2007
Pastor’s Message –
Then the angel showed me the
river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God
and the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of
the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its
fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for healing of the nations.
No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in
the city and his servants will serve Him. They will see his face, and his name
will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the
light of the lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them
light.
It’s been one week since the
extraordinary events of last Monday. We have all suffered a great deal with
that event. We all have tried to understand why and how could this happen? But,
now as we continue to try to gather our feelings together I think it is time
for us to look toward God to show us healing. In the reading above we see that
God is willing to heal all who come to him or why would he have the tree of
life bear leaves for just that. He will let us see his face and we will never
need light again because God will heal us and deliver light to us. He will heal
our hearts and souls and all we have to do is ask him and follow him. So, this
week continue to pay for the VT community, and all the communities that have
been touched by this event, but also pray for God to use the tree of life and
give us the light and heal us so we may know his love better.
God Bless
Upcoming Events – April 23-29
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Bible Study @ Audrey Smith’s @ 10:00 AM
This week will be a special week of
prayer.
Please join us if you can.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Prayer Meeting @ Williams @ 5:45 PM
Choir Practice @ Williams @ 6:30 PM
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Ladies Tea @Williams@3:00pm
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Fifth Sunday Singing@ Antioch @ 10:00 AM
Confirmation Class @ 1:30 AM Trip
Day
On Sunday, April 29th,
Ladies Tea April 28.Williams
Ladies will be having their monthly tea on Saturday, April 28 at 3pm. The theme
for this month is “In the Garden”. I am sure there will be plenty of food and
fellowship so please plan to join them and bring a friend.
Mother’s Day is approaching. Please help
this Mother’s Day to be another huge success as we watch our children
grow. We need children of all ages to
participate: to read scripture, a poem,
or a selection of their choice. If there is anyone who has a child or
grandchild, or knows of someone that would like to participate in our Mother’s
Day program, please call Sarah Stallings at 434-676-6784 or contact her by
e-mail at sstallings@earthlink.net
Sunday School is available each Sunday morning. There is a class for every age so please plan
on joining us to learn more about our Lord, Jesus Christ. Sunday School at Williams begins at 10:45 AM
and at
There is still time to sign up
for Disciple, Becoming disciples through Bible Study. This is a 36 week program of reading, discussion and
activities that will help you to become disciple for Christ through reading the
Bible. Please select a time preference when you sign up so we can plan on when
we will hold this program if there is enough interest.
Bible
Study. There has been a request that we try to find out if
there is any interest in a week night weekly Bible study. If you would like to
take part in such a venture please send me an email with what day is best and
what time would suit you or give me a call or see me after services.
Confirmation
Class. This week will
be the last time the class will meet. We are going on a journey into our
Methodist past. We plan to visit an early Methodist school, the site of one of
the first conferences held in
If
you cannot reach Rev. Ed at the parsonage, you may call him on his cell
phone: 252-532-0952. He can also be reached via e-mail at revedumc@yahoo.com
If
you would like to receive e-mail messages from the pastor, please sign up in
the Library or send an e-mail to him at revedumc@yahoo.com.
Please keep the following people in your prayers:
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Earl "Chuckie” Barnes |
Lona Parham |
Willie Doty |
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Edna & Wilson Bagley |
Sara A. Callis |
Sheila Cage |
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“B” & Teewah Hayes |
Allie Daniel |
Tommy Cage |
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Frances Hawthorne |
Audrey Smith |
Dorothy Driskill |
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Family of Dave Barnes |
Elijah Taylor |
Maria Kay |
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Lisa Emerson |
David Emerson |
Thomas Taylor |
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Walter B. Moseley |
Hailey Hayes |
Ben West |
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Elsie Pennington |
Lauren Wright |
Mae Overby |
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Kate Cundiff |
Jeffrey Hendricks |
Elizabeth Crowder |
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Marjorie Thompson |
Isaac Hite |
Lucy Gay Nash |
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Ginny Arthur |
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If you have
anyone who is in need of prayer, please send an e-mail and let us know.
In the Library:
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The Prayer of
Jabez for Women |
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Remember:
If God is your co-pilot, swap seats quickly
!!!!!!
Have
a blessed week