We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. Therefore, among God's churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.  All this is evidence that God's judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. 2 Thessalonians1:3-5

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, James 1:2

Prayer Requests:
1. Brandy Brown
2. Norma Eckelberry


Women’s Bible Study: There will not be a women’s Bible study this week.

Men’s Bible Study: See Dave Corbett or Joe Hoover for details.

Baptism Fellowship Update: I’ve been putting in the wrong date. It is set for the 16th of August. Sorry about that!!!

GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree. 2) Wrinkles don't hurt. 3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts 4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. 5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside. 6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.


Wouldn’t our days be sweeter,
If we praised the good we see?
For there is a lot of goodness,
In the worst of you and me.

Make the most of every opportunity for doing good. Ephesians 5:16

“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.”- Colossians 2:9-10