WEATHER!!!

Wow...10 more inches of snow...16 or more below zero...icy roads...

It is winter and it has hit with a vengeance! Now, I would normally remind you all how important it is to be with like believers in church. However, if our weather persons are accurate this time, STAY INSIDE. Pray as always...Don't forget to get your tithe ready to turn in later...but stay safe, stay smart and stay home. I love to visit our members when they are healthy but it saddens me when I visit our family in nursing facilities and rehab centers. We need no broken bones! God knows who loves Him.

We want you all to grow closer to our Master...but God gave us intelligence and the freedom to make wise choices. When the weather is better...be sure not to miss.

May God richly bless you and yours now and evermore!

Roger

A member of the church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastor's visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a comfortable chair near the fireplace and waited. The pastor made himself at home but said nothing. In the grave silence, he contemplated the dance of the flames around the burning logs. After some minutes, the pastor took the fire tongs, carefully picked up a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth all alone then he sat back in his chair, still silent. The host watched all this in quiet contemplation. As the one lone ember's flame flickered and diminished, there was a momentary glow and then its fire was no more. Soon it was cold and dead. Not a word had been spoken since the initial greeting.The pastor glanced at his watch and realized it was time to leave. He slowly stood up, picked up the cold, dead ember and placed it back in the middle of the fire. Immediately it began to glow, once more with the light and warmth of the burning coals around it. As the pastor reached the door to leave, his host said with a tear running down his cheek, 'Thank you so much for your visit and especially for the fiery sermon. I will be back in church next Sunday.' We live in a world today, which tries to say too much with too little. Consequently, few listen. Sometimes the best sermons are the ones left unspoken.