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
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18)
I do not know about everyone else, but I get excited when I see November rolling around on the calendar. All the excitement of knowing the family will be getting together for a big meal and great fellowship. We all know that the food on Thanksgiving Day will be amazing. Personally, I like cornbread dressing instead of stuffing, but I am not afraid of either one. Tables will be set with care, and plates will be overfilled. The mac and cheese is gooey good and the turkey is not dry, and the ham is right next to the collard greens and yams. Of course, we cannot forget the cranberry sauce (out of the can for me, please). There are so many side dishes to choose from, and whoever brought the eggplant was probably told not to bring anything except drinks, but we love them anyway. Everything is great and we are thankful for the meal and the fellowship. I think it is one of the most wonderful times of the year.
I hope we all remember to keep the main thing the main thing. You see, I truly believe it is good to have a day out of the year to remind us that we should be thankful not only for that day and a meal, but for all that God has done for us. The act of getting together with family should remind us to love our neighbors as ourselves. The abundance of food should remind us of the abundant life we have as believers in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. These are the things we should be reminded of as we spend one day of thanksgiving holiday in order to be reminded that we should be thankful each and every day for God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever would believe in Him would not perish but would have life everlasting. God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world would be saved through Him. (John 3:16-17)
Enjoy the time with your family. Enjoy a great meal (even if there is eggplant). But I encourage you to be reminded of the grace given to us by God Almighty through the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Come Lord Jesus come.
Blessings, Pastor Allan Shedd