Indeed, we serve our God, who is more than able to meet all of our needs! This continues to be the picture we draw from our journey through the Gospel of Mark. As we came to chapter five this past Sunday we began by looking at the first of three incurables.

Several years ago, sitting in a doctoral seminar on Christian Leadership, the speaker gave a definition of “spiritual leadership” which captured my attention. He said, “spiritual leadership is defined as moving people on to God’s agenda.” This quote from Henry Blackaby was a profound statement. We went on in the seminar to present four requirements to accomplishing such a task.

Have you ever wondered about what goes on in heaven? Of course we have Scripture that tells us a lot, but haven’t you ever just been curious? The Light will give us all an inside perspective of what may have happened leading up to and during the birth of Christ.

Many of you have inquired about the delay in receiving your offering envelopes this month. We want to provide you with an update on what has happened and a temporary solution as we move forward. The offering envelope company we use, The Baptist Offering Envelope Service has researched the problem and has identified that the delays of people receiving envelopes have occurred once the envelopes reach the Charlotte hub of the USPS.