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A Message from our Pastors
VBS is now in the rear-view mirror, but it won’t be forgotten anytime soon. It was a very good VBS. By any metric you might
want to use, it was the “best” VBS we’ve ever had here at TBC. We had more kids this year, the kids gave more money for the
various ministries VBS contributes to, and we had more workers than we’ve ever had! We also had several kids respond for
salvation and baptismal counseling.
It isn’t that you measure VBS purely by numbers because you can’t do that, but the preparation was evident and the passion was
there on the part of every worker and every teacher! We are grateful for every person who participated, and grateful for the
presence of the Lord during the week! Now, we move on into summer. Next on the horizon is youth camp, July 9th-12th. Then,
we have the kick-off to the fall semester the third week of August.
For many of our people, this is a time of rest after a long spring semester. The spring semester is a long one because it begins the
first of the year as we work toward Easter and then it extends into the first of summer with VBS. Both are very strenuous
assignments, and so by the time VBS is over it is time for a short respite. This is part of our yearly calendar, the algorithm to our
year! People need a respite.
This Sunday, (6/28) we will be talking about Elijah. Following Elijah’s great victory over the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel,
he was tired! He had expended a lot of physical, emotional, and spiritual energy. He had nothing else to give! So, it was in this
weakened state that he was overwhelmed by the threats Jezebel was vocalizing toward him! This same man who had defeated
400 prophets of Baal the day before is suddenly running for his life!
God finds him under a juniper tree asleep! God did not scold Elijah. To the contrary, He baked Elijah some warm bread and
provided him with water. Elijah fell asleep again, and once again, God came with warm bread and water, and this time God
said to Elijah,
“Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you!” (1 Kings 19.7)
Sometimes, people need to be nourished and replenished, and that is the season we are in at TBC right now. It is called the
summer schedule. We have less going on right now than any other time of the year, and that is by design. I hope you have
a great summer! I hope you make memories with family and friends. I hope you are rejuvenated and reinvigorated physically,
emotionally, and most of all spiritually!
jlk
We have had an extremely busy May and survived somehow! I tell people
all the time the Holidays are not the busiest time of the year it’s the month
of May! We got all of our Graduates recognized and all senior families fed.
We had our last Wednesday night meal before summer break and had our
Awana awards night and fellowship which was a huge success. We fed all
the teachers in Grove Hill schools for teacher appreciation week, then fed
Jackson and Grove Hill hospitals for Nurse appreciation week! So needless
to say we have had plenty of opportunities to minister to many people!
Now we are switching gears, and our focus is all about Vacation Bible
School June 7 -11! This is a huge task that takes many people working
tirelessly just to prepare for the week’s activities, much less pulling it all off
the week of the event. Then comes the cleanup, take down and getting
everything back in place and somewhat normal again for summer
schedule!
Please be praying for Cristi, Sandra, and all the VBS team as
they prepare for VBS this year! This is one of our biggest church events
and outreach events for the year, and God always shows up and shows
out! If you have children in your neighborhood that’s not involved in church,
please stop and invite them to join us for a great time! You never know
what God will do and how that kid, parent or family will be changed
because of that invite!
Summer schedule will be a little more laid back with no Wednesday meals
or Awana. The youth will be wide open with Summer Games starting June
3 and have plenty of fun events planned for the summer! We will still have
both Bible studies going through the summer.
Brother Johnny and his team will be in the Sanctuary studying the book of
1 John and starting a new one in August. Caitlyn and her team will be doing
different topics throughout the summer in the fellowship hall and kick off another
series in August. So please come and attend during the summer when you are
available! There might even be ice cream in the freezer for a special night or two!
Bro. Wesley