618 Old Railroad Bed Road, Fayetteville, Tennessee 37334
WARM WELCOME & LOVING HEARTS
WARM WELCOME & LOVING HEARTS
Sunday School: 10:15
Sunday Worship: 11:00
Fellowship Meal: 1st Sunday
Communion: 3rd Sunday
Bible Study: Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
SUBSTITUTION
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation is come: the old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5
Did someone say it is already 2026? My goodness, how time does fly by. The new year does bring many new possibilities to our lives. Many of us will look to the new year as a fresh new start to a better life. We love making new year’s resolutions. We will buy new gym memberships with the promise to be fitter. We clean out our refrigerators and pantries of all our favorite snacks. Yes, it is time to put Little Debbie away for a healthier option. The ice cream is out of the freezer, and biscuits have been replaced with fresh fruit and yogurt. We will be healthier this year for sure. I mean I bought new sneakers for that morning walk. We make these resolutions with the best of intentions and many times they fall to the side as life starts to happen around us. The ice cream and snack cakes find their way back. In the south, biscuits are just a way of life, right? Well, don’t be too hard on yourself. I truly do encourage you to be healthy, but sometimes we make unrealistic resolutions. Sometimes it may be easier to have an accountability partner. Someone to help you make better decisions about your overall health and well-being. I know it is much easier for me to take that walk when my wife goes with me and we can talk and know that each of us has the others' best interests at hand. It is amazing how much easier it is when we have someone to help us not only with our resolutions, but also in every aspect of our lives.
You know, we have someone that helps us through our everyday lives. Someone who loved us enough to die on a cross that we could be forgiven of our sins. Someone who was raised from the dead could have the true hope of eternal life. Someone who fills us with His Spirit to guide us through all the trials and tribulations this world has to offer. When we listen to the call of Jesus, repent of our sins, confess him as Lord, and believe in the resurrection, the Bible says we will be saved. Jesus will be with us forevermore and we will desire to obey him and deny ourselves of fleshly desires and follow him. This is the old passage. This is being born again new and ready to be in service of Christ our Lord. So, in this new year make sure you remember all Christ has done for us through his death and resurrection. Remember that you are a new creation in Him and He will guide us with the Holy Spirit. LOOK THE OLD HAS PASSED AWAY. THE NEW IS HERE!
Happy New Year and Blessings, Pastor Allan Shedd