Revelation 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write Blessed are they which are called uno the marriage supper of the Lamb.
What a blessing I received from this years Christmas Service. It was followed by our best church fellowship ever. One of the exciting aspects of a new growing church is celebrating Christmas with close church family. For those who have never experienced a "pot luck - dinner on the grounds" service, really miss a taste of heaven.
Revelation 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write Blessed are they which are called uno the marriage supper of the Lamb. We thank God for every added member the Lord brings to our church. God has blessed us with another joining family. I Cor. 12:18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath please him. Gospel Light Baptist Church started a Tuesday Bible Study for the men of our church. Gospel Light is growing not just in attendance but in our spiritual walk with the Lord. We spent the first few weeks just hearing the testimonies of each men and how they came to know the Lord personally in their life. It is important to remember our faith is not just expressed on Sunday for one hour. We are commanded to "STUDY to shew thyself approved unto God...that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works" II Timothy 2:15,3:17 This Christmas our youth program performed "Come As A Child." We were able to give every participating child a speaking part in this program. What a blessing to have so many young people participate in serving the Lord through song and scripture memory. We were blessed with 80 people in attendance. We not only said good by to the 2017 but also some wonderful families in the church. Although you cannot replace people God added in membership two new families and several excited visitors. We are resolved to continue preaching the gospel in 2018. During the spring of 2016 we began the building project at Gospel Light Baptist Church. Our goal was to finish what had been started by another church before we purchased the land. Our goal was to insure no debt through this project. We had enough funds to finish the outside and preserve the existing structure. God blessed every step of the way. Through special donations, missions teams donating time and materials, and a special offering challenge the project was finished October 2018. With almost 100 in attendance we Dedicated this new building to the GLORY OF GOD. Thank You to all who have been praying for our church.
We rejoice in the opportunity to share the gospel in Spring Hill, Tn. This growing community is being flooded with people from around the country. Some who come to this area may have never been approached with a true BIBLE witness. As we go door to door in this area the number of those who claim to be “atheist” is rising. Pray that God will open the hearts and minds of those who need Salvation.
"THE GOOD HAND OF MY GOD" NEH. 2:8
Since March of 2016 we have been slowly working on our Church Bldg. God has lead missions teams and individuals to give toward the building of Gospel Light Baptist Church. We have not borrowed any money for the building project. We have seen God provide for every expense. Now we have come to the final stages with some major projects of site work and other finishes. God has brought a man willing to "MATCH" any contribution given toward the building project. Our goal as a church is $15,000. Would you pray for the offering on March 4th. Pray for "HIS SERVANTS TO ARISE" @ Gospel Light Baptist Church UPDATE: Gospel Light Baptist Church has closed the year 2016 with record high attendance of 79. We were able to see 174 first time visitors come through the doors. Our door-to-door distribution reports over 2,247 gospel tracts.
NEW BUS: We were able to purchase a used church bus from Franklin Road Baptist Church. We had our first activity Christmas Caroling to the shut-ins. Our prayer is to start a bus route this spring. We need to finish the building project in order to have the classroom space for added growth. NEW TEEN CLASS: We started our first teen class with 12 youth. I am teaching this class while Dr. Mardis (pastor emeritus) teaches the adult class and my wife teaches the under 12 ages. NEW MEMBERS: In the last two months we have had three families join the church. It is truly amazing how God is leading families to Spring Hill, TN. Our prayer is that no visitor feels too crowded in our current space. NEW BUILDING: We thank our sending church Tabernacle Baptist Church in Salisbury, NC for the labor of HVAC installation. Their missions’ team saved us nearly $10,000 in labor cost. We are currently working on electric and plumbing. Would you pray this project is complete by EASTER SUNDAY? This date will take a miracle. God sent a local pastor to our aid who provided labor and funds to finish the outside or our future sanctuary. We continue to see God's mighty hand through his faithful followers. One first time visitor to our church gave $1,000 toward our church and building needs. Our Sunday Morning attendance has grown to fill our "house" auditorium. Please pray we can finish and occupy this building soon.
Prayer Note: Exterior commercial glass doors will cost $2000 each. We need two. Pictures say a thousand words. We praise God for sending laborers to help us build. We praise God for new members being added to the church and decisions "set in stone" to serve the Lord.
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