Need some good news? Try our newest local newspaper, Southern Wise Times. OK, so I’m very biased – the July 5 issue not only had a front page article about our First Baptist Church of Cottondale Vacation Bible School, but an entire page filled with 2”x3” photos of the week’s activities. My daughter holding a baby, my son-in-law in his Indy (not the race this time) outfit, Courtney with her painted face, so many of the children and their activities!
This is really good news! But that’s not the only great story from this newspaper’s front page – how about the First Baptist Church, Paradise and their group traveling to Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada. Great story on their trip and their hosts.
Not enough? Go to the top of the page and learn about World Changers, sponsored by the North American Missions Board and Southern Baptist Convention. These 300 teenagers completed twenty four projects with “hard work but had fun and fellowship.”
Yes, there are things wrong in our country – but there are many, many things right – not just here in Wise county.
Look around you and see what your own church is doing. Go past the scheduled services, look at what your teens are doing. If there are no youth activities, find out why. Could be the church needs volunteers. At a recent pastor’s meeting, another asked our pastor about our bus program – they had the buses, they had kids lined up, but there were no volunteers within their congregation who would drive a bus.
Oh, there’s no need to list the needs of my church. You need to list the needs you are aware of in yours. I can’t help in your congregation. You can.
The very least you can do is pray. Spend some time asking our Lord to bring out the volunteers your church needs.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: (Matthew 7:7 KJV)
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22 KJV)
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. (Luke 11:10 KJV)
Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? (John 16:31 KJV)
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