Good Morning Everyone,
I am feeling good and quite blessed this morning. We had a wonderful Wild Game Dinner this past Saturday night -- our biggest crowd ever for this event at South Flint. We had 135 men and boys present. Kyle Randall from the Wilderness Journal did a great job as speaker and our auction really went well. I had a wonderful time and everyone I've talked to said it was the best. Thanks to Steve Blakemore, Duke White, and Erik Alcodray for all your help preparing the wonderful food.
Sunday morning was an excellent service. We preached from John chapter 11 on " God's Answer to Our Whys." We had inspiring testimonies and just a great time of worship. As someone said, "The Spirit of the Lord is really here this morning." We closed by taking the Lord's Supper together.
I give you one verse of scripture this morning. It is Genesis 32:24 which says, "So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak." His name was Jacob and his name meant deceiver, liar, and thief. For most of his life Jacob had lived up to that name. Now, on the night before he would meet his brother Esau, Jacob is left alone and he wrestles with the Angel of the Lord. This is one of the great experiences of his life. During this wrestling match the Lord put the socket of Jacob's hip out of joint, causing him to walk with a limp the rest of his life. Although Jacob lost the encounter physically, he won a great spiritual victory. As A.W. Tozer said, "The Lord cannot fully bless a man until he has first conquered him." God conquered Jacob that night and he was never the same. His new name is Israel which means "God rules." Jacob got up a God-empowered prince and was a new man -- a God-mastered man.
When God rules our lives, then we can be trusted with God's power. Jacob left that place with a new name, a new walk, and a new relationship with God. My prayer for each of you is that you would also meet God and have a divine encounter like Jacob did. The secret to victory is never in fighting but in yielding. Keep that in mind this week. May God bless each of you in abundance.
Till next time, Pastor Don
P.S. Tonight at 7pm I will be meeting for a Fireside Chat with our 50 years and older crowd. I am coming to hear your heart and for you to share your concerns. I hope to see many of you there.
Also, this coming Sunday night, March 14th we are lifting our service so some of us can attend the annual "Holiness Summit" at Saginaw Valley Church of the Nazarene in Saginaw, MI. It starts at 6pm Sunday night and then Monday from 9am to 3:30pm. Our denomination is bringing in some of the best holiness preachers we have to share thought provoking messages on holiness. If you want information, contact Andrew in the office for the details.
P.S.S. WILD GAME DINNER PICTURES: Kyle Randall of the Wilderness Journal
A WINNING TEAM: PASTOR DON AND DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT STEPHEN ANTHONY CONDUCTING OUR AUCTION
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