The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
Jeremiah 8:20
Elmira Baptist Church has the next few summer months to reach people with the Gospel of hope, the Gospel of salvation, the Gospel of forgiveness, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Vacation Bible School is one of those opportunities.
Pray for energy, protection, and Gospel power for this week.
Your neighbors are another opportunity to reach people during the summer months. People are out in their yards. When you see them, take a moment to talk. Or invite a neighbor over for tea or coffee. Tell them the good news that there is a Savior. New people will move into your neighborhood. You will have unique opportunities to reach some people this summer. Do not miss your chance in June, July, and August to reach someone for the Savior.
"When sin and pain are no more, and all the tears are wiped away, shall we ever have again the privilege that is ours now of sharing the fellowship of His sufferings, ‘to seek and to save that hope which was lost?’" – Mrs. Howard Taylor
Pastor Scott Dean
God has been very good to us. We have a tendency to focus on the negative and notice all the things that we lack rather than to see all the gifts that God has given us.
When we experience the vanity that is life without God, do we return to the God who loves us?
Rest comes from rejecting responsibilities that God does not intend for us and accepting God's yoke for us.
The answer to America's social ills is God's grace and Christian love.