Sunday was a beautiful, sunny day in Indy. The auditorium was fuller than usual with 196 in attendance and many visitors. It was a joy to preach from Luke 10 on "It's Harvest Time." It seemed as if God gave liberty and challenged our church to be laborers in His harvest.
On Sunday evening, I taught on the requirements and roles of deacons. Our church voted unanimously to elect three new deacons - David Starkey, Mark Powers, and Scott Ludlow. I am very thankful for these three men and their wives being willing to serve our church in this capacity. They are true servants of God! We will now have five deacons on the board. This coming Sunday evening, we will have an installation service for them, laying on of hands, and a reception for them in the Fellowship Center after the service.
Our church has been fervently praying for Randy Adkins, who has been in critical condition for several days at St. Vincent's Hospital. Praise God, he has made a turnaround and may be admitted to a regular room soon. What a mighty God we serve!
Our ladies are getting ready for their retreat this weekend in Edinburg. They are leaving Friday afternoon and returning on Saturday evening. It promises to be a physically and spiritually refreshing time for them, as Mrs. Patty Albert will be the special speaker. I think there are about 25 women attending.
We are making final preparations this week for our Missions Conference that takes place September 26-29. We are praying diligently for this meeting and expecting God to meet with us and challenge us for the cause of world evangelism.
Wednesday evening, I will continue our Bible study on the book of James. We will be in James 4:1-10 and will be looking at "How to Avoid Arguments". I think that is something all of us need help with!
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