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Friday Links Roundup: Coming Home Day Edition
A lot of congregations “joke” about how much their attendance drops off the Sunday following Easter. We certainly hope that doesn’t happen this Sunday at Lebanon Road. For several months, we have been planning “Coming Home Day.” It is a day designed to encourage wayward members to return to Jesus. Our elders have sent letters, and several other members have contacted folks in various ways. Countless prayers have been uttered both for the erring and for our congregation, that we may have a great day. Only the Lord knows how many will attend as a result of the prayers and invitations, but it is going to be an exciting day.…
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Friday Links Roundup: Automated Christmas Edition
Sorry to disappoint, but I’m not typing this on Christmas. I typed this Wednesday and set it to publish today. We hope you are having a wonderful Christmas, and we hope you are able to spend quality time with family and friends. On to the links for this week: 1. On Wednesday nights, I am teaching the Gospel according to John. The “I Am” statements of Jesus found in that book are some of my favorite passages. Justin Guin shares some thoughts on one of them in “Knowing Our Savior: I Am the Bread of Life.” 2. For some reason, many do not trust God. Tim Pyles shares some very…
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Friday Links Roundup: LRYG is Famous Edition
We have a group of folks away this week. They are working in Beech Island, South Carolina, on a mission trip. We support the congregation there and our folks have been doing all sorts of community projects. They will also be conducting a Vacation Bible School tomorrow. Their work has gained some local attention from the media, and they are probably going to return with sunglasses and bodyguards from all their coverage! Two local TV stations have run stories this week about the work. Here is the ABC story (which focuses more on a parallel project) and here is the NBC story (which features nearly our whole group). I’ll be…
