Lebanon Road Report 050309b

Lebanon Road Report May 3, 2009 It was a special day at Lebanon Road. (Of course, every Lord’s Day is special!) The rain may have continued (and will continue; have your ark ready), but we still enjoyed a great day of worship. On Sunday morning, we finished our walk through the book of Titus with a lesson entitled “Be Fruitful!” Some said I came out with both guns blazing and, yes, I did step on a few toes, but it was done in love. I can’t tell you how thankful I am that many were so encouraging of the sermon. Now we’ll have to see if it “took.” It was also great to have songs led that were fitting to the lesson. We sung about working for the Lord, and I hope we were all taught and admonished through those words. At 2:00 our youth group led the worship at a local assisted living home. Austin preached an uplifting lesson on prayer, reminding us that God is in control and that we must communicate to have a full and rich relationship. David led singing in his usual fine way. There were several others there and they greatly encouraged the residents by their presence, kind words, and singing. We have a great group of young people!!! Our ladies met at 5:30 to make final plans for their upcoming retreat. That is coming up this weekend, and I know it’s going to go well. Finally, we looked at the book of Judges last night, comparing the “cycles” found in that book with our nation today. It was a sobering study, but we tried to provide some hope, because God is still in control. 333 were in our worship yesterday morning, including several visitors. Also included in that number were Jim Oakley, who recently returned from Houston with news that was as good as it could be about the tumor, and Jeremy Lamb, the 26-year-old who recently had to have triple bypass surgery. Both are doing well and we continue to bring their names before God. I say it often, but I mean it every time: I’m grateful to preach for such a fantastic congregation. May God continue to bless Lebanon Road.