September 2, 2025
Blanket Creek
Sunday we celebrated 178 years of this church with our annual Homecoming celebration.
We started off with the baptism of twin brothers Liam and Declan Hall. We welcome them into Gods kingdom and our church family.
Special music was by Donnie Gray.
We welcomed guest speaker Bro. Kevin Purcell and his family all the way from North Carolina, where he is currently the Director of Missions. He shared with us in Psalm 134 the most special word “Bless.” When we worship together we receive a blessing. If we accept the blessings God offers we will see Zion (vs 3) which is God.
Service was followed with a potluck dinner and lots of fellowship.
Pray for the families of Tammy Jones and Gwen Shields.
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Mt. Gilead
Mt. Gilead will be having our last service of 2025 on Sept. 28, at 2 p.m. There will be a meal of soup and sandwiches after the service that day.
Everyone is welcome to the little church on the hill.
Church services will resume in spring of 2026.
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Oakland Christian
This was our Youth Sunday and they led our services. We were blessed to have Alex Andrews and Easton Browning to bring our morning messages. We should always encourage our youth to service.
September 3 will be the Dulce Life Group meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Ladies Retreat at Camp Northward is coming September 12. Registration is $25 due by September 5.
We are anxiously anticipating our Revival, September 26, 27 :& 28 with Bro. Mike Flynn as evangelist.
Prayer concerns include Tom Wolfe, Jesse Browning, Larry Powell, Minnesota shooting, Tommy & Cheri Griffin, Cory Smith, Phil Mosley, Derek Reffett, Pam Knight, Marty Powell, Sherry Wilcher, shut-ins, cancer/covid issues, our nation and its military.
Our sympathy to loved ones of Karen Pyles and Roger Wafford.
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Turner Ridge Baptist
What an Awesome God was the song our service started with on Sunday. Think about that, its true, we are to serve such an awesome God!
The children’s message, “Run the Race,” was an inspiring lesson for everyone. We might not be able to win the race, but we can finish the race “… let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who … endured the cross, …” Heb 12:1-2.
Bro. Dale shared with the congregation that as he prepares for each service, his prayer is that everyone will hear God’s spirit speaking to them from the scripture and then once they hear, that they will be obedient to what God tells them to do. James 1:22 says be doers of the word not hearers only deceiving your own self. At the end of the outline each Sunday it says, As a result of what God said to me from His Word this morning I will.
What will you do this week with what God has said to you?