When They Heard This Sound, A Crowd Came Together In Bewilderment

The photos were taken during several flights over one of the most remote parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's Acre region.

They show tribe members outside thatched huts, surrounded by the dense jungle, pointing bows and arrows up at the camera.

"We did the overflight to show their houses, to show they are there, to show they exist," the group quoted Jose Carlos dos Reis Meirelles Junior, an official in the Brazilian government's Indian affairs department, as saying.

"This is very important because there are some who doubt their existence."

This week we are going to study the start of the church. I wonder what those early Baptist thought on The Day of Pentecost as this new church began. "Is it worth dying for" must have been one of the most asked questions of the day.

What is the purpose of First Baptist Church of Somerville ?

What is God's call to the church ?

Just like the this tribe in Brazil, do people doubt that we exist ?

I pray that we have a good discussion on the state of the church. God keep you safe until we meet in Sunday School.

Prayer Request

Teresa Clayton's father (Ron Davis) is having by-pass surgery. Please keep Teresa and her family in your prayers.

Kenny Feathers

Kenny's family is posting updates at this web site

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kennyfeathers

Please keep them in your prayers.

Old Faithful

Back in the summer of 1983 I had the opportunity to go to Yellowstone National Park for a fraternity meeting. Keith Fowler and I were able to visit the famous "Old Faithful Geyser". The fact that hot water was shooting out of the ground was interesting. However what I found to be more interesting was that with an error of 10 minutes, Old Faithful will erupt 65 minutes after an eruption lasting less than 2.5 minutes or 92 minutes after an eruption lasting more than 2.5 minutes. Now that is reliability.

We are entering time of year where reliability to our church becomes a precious commodity. With summer activities, vacations, camps and ballgames, one finds it hard to be faithful to our church. I think Gods understands that we need some time for family and ourselves. He knows that we need to be renewed.

Before Jacob died he was promised by his sons that they would take him home to be buried with his father and grandfather. Jacob trusted on the reliability of his sons to take him home and they complied with his request.

What does God ask of us the church ?

Do you see yourself as being reliable to the church and to God ?

How can we balance our time and the time we give to the church ?

It should be a good lesson !!!

See you church.

A Season Of Prayer

We have many of our church family and friends who are in the hospital or under a doctor's care. Thank you so much for standing in the gap with prayer and support for our church family. Indeed satan will try to use this time of stress to pull us from God. If there was ever a time for the church to pray it is now !!!

A Change Of Address

High Schools over all the country are celebrating graduations. I remember the year 1981 as I finished my high school career. ( I know, I am getting old. ) I thought I was the big fish in the small pond. What more could there be to life ? Not until I went to college did I realize that I was really the little guppy in the big ocean. I was in store for some big changes !!!!

This week in our lesson Joseph brings his family to Egypt. The famine will last for five more years and the only way for Jacob to survive will be for him to have a change of address. While in Egypt Jacob sees his son Joseph and falls under the watch care of the Pharaoh. With this move God begins to build his people.

Are we preparing our children for their move to college ?

What is college like now ?

What will college be like in five to ten years ?

Will our kids seek God while in college ?

These are question I find myself asking more and more.

I am very proud of the students who are preparing for the next phase of their lives. We as a church need to pray are all our students as they walk down life's path.


See you in Sunday School

God Still Watches Over America

Look at the cross !!!!

Means To An End

In the city, the term "means to an end" refers to any action which the sole purpose of is to achieve something else. On the farm, the term "means to an end" refers to there is nothing I can do about it so let's just pray things work out. I have said that many times when it seems that the world is a big bad dog and I am wearing milk bone pants.

This week Joseph tells his brothers he is alive and well. All that Joseph endured at the hands of his brother's jealousy is over and God plan for Joseph's family is about to be revealed. The means to the end is that God had a plan for Joseph and he was blessed.

What can we do to keep the faith that God will take care of us ?

How can I trust that things will work out ?

How can I help others with their problems ?

God has a plan for us. We must pray thru the means to see the end.

How Big Is God ?

I was asked to go look at a farm that one of my friends wanted to buy. I said sure then he said let's take my airplane. I must say it has been some time since I have been in a small airplane. As we climbed to 1500 feet, I thought to myself how big our God must be. I looked across the horizon to see trees, lakes and fields of green wheat. Just think, all of what I saw could easily fit in the palm of His hand. It does make you think how big God is and how small I am.

This Weekend

Jeana and I will be out of town this weekend to celebrate our 22th wedding anniversary. Thank you Stan for taking care of our class. I will see you next week.