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Dear friends in Christ, I want to thank all of you who joined us in the gym last Saturday for the "Stop Hunger Now" event. It was amazing to see over 500 of you working together on this mission. We asked for 400 volunteers, and actually registered 500! Together, God used you to prepare 103,000 meals for those in need. Your desire to make a difference is inspiring! It was more than ironic that this event was the prelude to our stewardship emphasis. It was fitting to begin this season with an act of generous giving. I mentioned in my message over the weekend that the word generosity comes from the Latin generosus, which means "of noble birth." You are a people of noble birth! Generosity is a spiritual gift, according to Romans 12:8. There, along with preaching, teaching, serving, encouraging, leadership and showing mercy - generous giving is included. It is in the sharing of our prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness that we best resemble the God that we love and serve. We give - not so much out of obligation - but out of joy! I want to thank our stewardship team led by Jim Perkins. They include: Jennie Stockard, Carol Bumbalough, Jennifer Wetzel, Judy Norris, Sandy Olds, Mike Coggin, and Phil Jamieson. As we look
towards our time of commitment on November 15-16, please join us in prayerfully considering the next step that you will make in your generous giving. Giving changes the giver, the recipient and the congregation! And it honors God! Our prayer for this week is: Lord, draw us out of our comfortable nests that we have built for ourselves. Give us the strength and courage to relinquish our need for security in the things of this world. Equip us with the faith to give extravagantly so that we might fulfill the plans and purposes that you have for our lives and Your kingdom. Amen. Finally, it was good to welcome new members Lois Jeffery, Bob Wright, Jack and Betty Werne, and William Broussard to our Brentwood campus and Phillip and Rachel Newton to our Trinity Church campus. Welcome to our church community. It is a blessing and a privilege to serve our Lord with you!
Davis PS Remember in your noon prayers today those in difficult places. Also check out this link for the Harvest Hands Relay on Nov 8....... We plan to be there, and hope you will too.