Our lesson this week is about Elijah God's mountain man. Our scripture is found in 1 Kings 12:26-33. The scripture starts out by talking about all of the kings and their characteristics. Then in chapter 17 verse 1, God tells Ahab that the land will be dry with no rain until God commands it. He then told Elijah to leave and retreat to the woods and he would protect him. The lesson then went on to talk about Spiritual risks. We discussed some of the risks we have in our lives today. Some of the answers from the class were; standing up for our faith and what we believe in; our church addition in a tough economy; then Jason reminded us that God lead our church to the addition so not doing the addition and following God was the spiritual risk; people we associate ourselves with that may affect our spirituality and decisions we make; having children and guiding them on a spiritual path. Elijah was faced with a lot of risks, but knew God would guide him through and by sticking with God the RISK was eliminated. As you go this week think about the risks you face everyday. Does God shine through your risks? Are you taking a spiritual risk or just a risk? Pray that God will be with you in every decision you make whether it be risky or not.
Happy Birthday & Anniversary to:
Joey Dailey - June 7th
Amanda Beckett - June 9th
Jaime and Veronica Tallent - June 11th
Prayer Requests:
Vacation Bible School was a round up success! We had 1, 056 children attend bible school. There were 95 professions of faith and we were able to collect $2,300 for the Toboro people. This is enough to translate 90 verses of Ephesians. God truly blessed our church this week and we have a lot to be thankful for. Also, thanks to Team Impact who came back just for VBS. They were amazing and the kids were pumped all week!
Please be in prayer for the oil spill in the gulf. This is a huge disaster that is affecting our economy and the animals and wildlife. Pray they will be able to stop the leak soon and clean the oil up quickly.
Joey and Kelly - Kelly is now working 3 days a week with her new job. This is praise, but pray for Kelly as she makes this new adjustment to her schedule. Kelly was away at Girls state this Sunday. We missed you and hope you had a good time. Jordan is taking the LSAT this week. Pray she will do well. Joey is still attempting to connect with his father and other siblings. Pray this will continue to go well.
Josh and Melanie - Melanie's uncle has been sick. Pray for comfort while dealing with illness.
Greg and Jennifer - Wyatt had an ear infection last week and his ear drum ruptured. Pray for quick healing and little pain.
Brad and Ashley - Brad started work on Monday. Hope that is going well.
Kim and John - Praise! All kids are well. Kim's grandmother's twin is still not doing well. Keep her in your prayers. Pray for John's parents who are dealing with grandparents moving away.
James and Chanel - Sarah is close to crawling and Chanel has been working with her. The therapist told them they would know more about Sarah's vision once she was mobile so Chanel is anxious for her to begin moving around. Pray that Chanel will be patient and that Sarah will pick up crawling soon.
Craig and Leslie - Luke has been asking a lot about salvation. Pray that Craig and Leslie will be ready to answer his questions and the Lord will be with them and Luke. Libby hit her mouth with a toy this week and cut her gum and knocked a tooth loose. Pray she will be able to keep the tooth and will heal soon.
Jon and Amber - Continue to pray for my grandfather as he and my grandmother decide which route to take with treatments for his cancer. My mother is on her way back from AR now so pray for safe travels. PRAISE! Chad and Courtney were able to find an apartment and moved in last weekend. Alyssa went to the allergy doctor this week and her milk allergy is not getting better. Pray for her to be able to out grow this allergy in the next few years.
Chris and Kim - Chris had a block this week in his neck to see if it would help the pain. Pray this will work til he has surgery later this year. Chris' dad is still looking for work. Kim's parents now have two homes. The closed on their home in LA but still have their home from MS. Pray the home in MS will sell soon.
Lesley and Scotty - Lesley sprained her ankle this past weekend working in the yard, but she was a trooper delivering snacks at VBS this week! Pray she will heal soon. Reese had a sinus infection last week. Pray she will get better soon.
Brandon and Amanda - Brandon is training for another race. pray he will stay healthy and be able to train before the race. Pray for him to do well at the race.
Kerri and Hugh - Continue to pray for Kerri's dad. He is in the process of applying for disability. Also please remember the McMillan family who lost their son Labor Day weekend.
Katy and Colt - Can you believe it! Only one week left! Katy is hanging in there and trying to go on her own. The doctor agreed to let her go until one week after due date. Pray she will be able to go on her own and not have to be induced.
Have a great weekend and we will see you Sunday!
Amber
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