From the Pastor:
           

"Spring Time Summer Time"
 

Needless to say I am one of those that is very happy to see it come. This winter as we all know was a good one or bad one depending on how you want to phrase it. Both of which has the meaning of bad. The state had to push the snow back from the highway that it plowed and it landed on top of my fencing. They didn't do that on purpose. They didn't have a choice. It did however break four rails and one post which I was fortunate to have that many extra stored on saw horses to allow me to replace them.

The wife's flower beds are looking great right now and she is happy with her efforts. She loves working with her flowers and taking care of the lawn. Cutting grass is more of a pleasure to her than a chore. She loves to look back when finished to see how neat everything looks. The both of us love working in the yard. It is always good to look back and see the results. Spring brings about so much beauty of God's creation that you simply have to stand and look at it all to see the beauty of it all. You want to look closely at it so as not to miss anything. Did you notice that tiny blue flower that suddenly appeared in the yard that if you weren't watching you would step on it and crush it. The bigger things are easily noticeable. The tiniest things you really have to look hard to see.

Last month we celebrated Pentecostal Sunday. You understand that Pentecostal Sunday was the birth of the church. As we celebrate the spring and summer I wish we could celebrate Pentecostal Sunday the same way. That we would see new Christians pop up everywhere. That churches everywhere would have that experience of the Holy Spirit coming upon their lives. That people everywhere would feel a newness in their lives, but alas it seems just the opposite is happening with more and more Christians falling away. Its like a couple of trees in our yard that began to come alive with new leaves coming on and then a frost came and many of them died and now have no life in them.

What kind of Christians have we all become? Are we so fragile that the first sign of trouble we fade away or do we begin to grab on to the deceit that is in the world of a better life. More money, more material things. If it sounds good or feels good than it must be good as society now dictates to us. Have we gotten lax in our faith because we have had it so good for so long?

Perhaps I will let you go from here with a request that you read the 13th chapter of Mark and take heed of the warning and count the blessing as it ends. Sometimes it makes my heart heavy to know how easy it is to save ones life and be granted eternal life and see so many turn away from it. I don't wish to see anyone fall short of the Kingdom of God, but desire all to be with Him when He calls us home. It is possible you know; for God never takes away our hope, but rather always leaves us with hope. 2nd Chronicles 7:14. It's really easy isn't it? All we have to do is pray. Now that shouldn't be so hard should it?

                                                                                               God Bless,
                                                                                                Pastor Joe