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March 20, 2023 - Abundant Love Ministries is celebrating its 14th Annual Church Anniversary and 2nd Annual Minister Mike Sparks Building Fund Day on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at 2pm. Minister Robert L. Edwards, Senior Pastor of True Faith Tabernacle Church in Orange, Texas will be the guest speaker.
The church will not hold its regular 10am service and this 2pm celebration will be the only service for the day. The community is both welcome and invited to attend both this annual celebration and any of the other scheduled services on Wednesdays at 6pm and Sundays at 10am.
Abundant Love Ministries is located at 1426 Shelbyville Street, Center, TX 75935; under the leadership of Marlin Cloudy, Sr., Senior Pastor.
March 20, 2023 - Mt. Zion C.M.E. Women’s Conference, 921 Martin Luther King Drive, Center, Texas will be held Saturday, March 25, 2023 ~ 9am-12pm.
The theme for he event will be: “Man in the Mirror.” Attire: Please wear red/black. James 1:22-27
Speaker will be:
- Sister Pearlie Nash, House of Refuge Apostolic Ministries - 215 Church Street Center, Texas Founder: Apostle William E. Nash, Jr.
- Sister Stephanie Hicks, Reed Chapel Baptist Church - 206 Ironosa Rd San Augustine, Texas Rev. Amos Horton, Pastor
There is a $20 Registration Fee.
Rev. Richard Edwards ~ Pastor ; Sis. Rose Patton ~ Conference Chairperson; Sis. Tracie Garrett ~ Sis. Mattie Suell ~ 1st Lady Shareen Edwards
March 20, 2023 - Good Morning! It’s March 20.
Happy first day of spring! Welcome to the Vernal Equinox. Equinox is Latin for "equal night". On this day in March and on the Autumnal Equinox in September, the period of light and darkness is approximately equal. This happens each year in the Northern Hemisphere. But, down south everything is opposite. In Argentina today they're saying goodbye to summer and hello to fall! We live in a fascinating world.
As a trained scientist (!!!) - I could go on and share many more scientific things about this scientific phenomenon. (But, frankly, it would probably be over your head). So, suffice it to say . . . SPRING HAS SPRUNG! And praise God for it! It's a little chilly today here in Shelby County, Texas, but the colors of the new season are all around us. And we welcome Spring with joy.
You can hear the joy in the king's words from Song of Solomon 2:11-12. "See! The winter is past, the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth, the season of singing has come, and the sound of the turtledove is heard in our land."
And you can hear the joy in Eleanor Farjeon's lovely lyrics -
Morning has broken like the first morning. Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing, praise for the morning, praise for them springing fresh from the Word! Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning, born of the One light Eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning God's re-creation of the new day!
Happy First Day of Spring! God is good!
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
March 16, 2023 - Sometimes, if we are not careful, our life becomes like the file drawer in our desk. We make a mental file folder for this drawer and in there we put everything that pertains to special subjects. We place God, religion and prayer in one file and we mark that file; “Use on Sunday only” or perhaps “Use in case of emergency.” We might add the caveat, “to be used in relation to special things.”
In reality, God, religion and prayer should never be filed away at all. They should absolutely never be marked for use on Sunday only, in emergency or to be used for special things. We are constantly to love and consult with the God of Heaven. Our Christianity is to be lived every day. We are to live so that others will see Jesus living in us and our prayers are to be as the breath of life.
Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica and said, “pray without ceasing” (I Thessalonians 5:17). When we use God, religion and prayer without ceasing, we bring order right into our lives and affairs. We also rid ourselves of any mental reservations we have made on the use of God, religion and prayer. Then, there will be no place in our life where the effect of this practical application of Christianity will not be felt.
It’s something to think about... tbp
Join Us for Worship this coming Lord’s Day at Center Church of Christ or online www.centerchurchofchrist.com.
March 13, 2023 - Social Point Baptist Church of Tenaha is hosting the 10th Pastor Appreciation for Pastor Alford Berry and Lady Loretta Berry on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 2:30pm. Guest speaker is Pastor Bryan Gates, Harmonia Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Social Point Baptist Church is located at 166 CR 430, Tenaha, Texas 75974.
March 13, 2023 - Pastor Dorene Hill and the Carroll Chapel CME Church Family would like to invite you to their Annual Family and Friends Day Program on Sunday, March 19 at 3pm. The guest speaker will be Rev. Frankie Cooper. Everyone is invited.
March 13, 2023 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, March 13.
“Everything old is new again”. This year, for the first time in 35 years, CD sales were overtaken by LPs. Vinyl is back! That’s good news for me - I’ve got about a thousand records in my collection. Long playing albums were the dominant media for most of the 20th century, but were overtaken by compact discs in the late ‘80’s. And now they’re back on top. Everything old is new again.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 voices a similar sentiment - “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Every generation always thinks that their experience is new. But students of history know that there is truly “nothing new under the sun”. Worldwide pandemic? It’s happened before. Financial crises? Look it up. Humans behaving badly? Oh yeah.
Here’s another old saying - “The more things change, the more they remain the same”. And we take comfort this morning that we worship an unchanging, eternal God. The 100th Psalm reminds us that “the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations”.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
March 10, 2023 - Jackson Missionary Baptist Church Youth Camp BBQ fundraiser is Monday, March 13, 2023. There will be a bake sale as well.
$10 per plate, on the square in Center, Texas from 11am to 2pm or until sold out. Includes pulled pork sandwich, chips, pickle, cookie, and water.
March 9, 2023 - The Southern Plainsmen Quartet, Louisiana’s Goodwill Ambassadors, will be in Concert at 7pm on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Center Bible Fellowship Church, 925 Tenaha Street, Center, TX 75935. Refreshments to follow. All welcome. A love offering will be taken. Learn about the Southern Plainsmen Quartet online at www.southernplainsmen.com.
March 9, 2023 - Patroon Baptist Church Church is hosting a Yard Sale and Pulled Pork meal fundraiser on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11 for the youth group.
Yard sale opens both days at 8am.
Pulled pork meals available for $10 at plate.
Patroon Baptist Church is located at 310 FM 2261, Shelbyville, Texas.
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