“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8
Daily Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 18:1 – 19:21 (“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen.”)
This Week’s Memory Verse: “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16
Remember These In Prayer:
Dave Clark has been moved back into ICU at Holston
Valley Medical Center after taking a bad turn on Wednesday. His blood
pressure and heart rate suddenly dropped, but medical professionals were
able to get things stabilized. It is still best that there be no visitors, but your prayers are definitely requested.
Paul Hamilton was discharged from Johnson City Medical
Center on Wednesday after undergoing a heart ablation procedure on
Tuesday. It will be a few weeks before it is clear how successful the
procedure was, but for now he will need to reduce his activity level for
a few days. Say a prayer that all will go well for our brother.
Linda Squibb, sister of Kenn Neal, broke her hip on
Wednesday as a result of a fall. She was to have undergone surgery
Wednesday night. Dean asks for our prayers for healing and relief.
Madelyn Neal, mother of Kenn Neal, is under hospice
care at her home. According to a report from Dean, her health is
declining. Our prayers for her have been requested.
Carol Melton, former Central member, has had her first
chemotherapy treatment, we learned Monday evening from Peggy
Vonderfecht. She was already feeling some of the effects of it. Pray
for God’s blessings to be upon Carol, who now lives in Montgomery,
Alabama.
A Birth!!Porter Abram McCain
entered the world on Tuesday at 1:09 p.m. The firstborn child of
Mollie and Brennan McCain, he weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and is 20
inches long. Both son and mother are doing well, and are at home.
Porter is the first grandchild for Karen and Steve Stevens, and the
first great-grandchild of Betty and L.A. Hamilton.
Central’s Ladies’ Day
is this Saturday, and a very large number (112!) have registered. If
you can’t be present, you can listen via our audio live streaming at this site. If you didn’t register but can attend, please do, but notify the church office. Keep this event in your prayers.
“Streams Of Sharing” Update:
Tim Haywood announced Wednesday night that donations of / for cleaning
and personal hygiene supplies will meet our goal. Our next challenge is
to provide food items. Many of these will be obtained through bulk
purchasing, but we have been asked to begin bringing in cans of chunky soup and bottles of fruit juices. You may also want to check out the official flyer for this year’s SOS by clicking here.
A Well-Earned Honor:
On Tuesday night in Nashville, Marshall Danby was named Volunteer of
the Year for Tennessee Prison Outreach Ministries. TPOM operates a
Transition House and a Reentry Center for returning citizens, and
Marshall has worked closely with this group for the past ten years.
Click here
to see a photo of Marshall with his award. In addition to banquet
attendees Jim Carden and me you’ll also see Mark Branham, a man who is
currently in TPOM’s program, and who worked with Central’s efforts at
Northeast Correctional Complex.
Can You Help? A student at the Day Reporting Center in Boones Creek is in need of a bed. If you can help with this, speak with Dennis Russell.
Jobs Available:
An industry in town has contacted the church office to say that they
have several positions open. If you would like more information on
this, call us and we’ll share what we have.
A Recommended R-Rated Movie?! A preacher does just that in this article.
Read what caused a director of a Planned Parenthood clinic to change
her views on the topic of abortion. She no longer advocates this
practice.
Let It Go: * “Don’t ruin a good today by thinking about a bad yesterday. Let it go.” (Unknown) * “The
saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ
Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But
I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus
Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who
were to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.” (1 Timothy 1:15-17)