I am really looking forward to worship tomorrow! I have heard so many stories about decisions
that have been made during these five weeks of revival at our church. It is encouraging to see how the Lord still
works in the lives of those who humble themselves before Him.
Tomorrow I will be preaching on the story of Jacob from
Genesis 32. This is one of the most unusual
stories in the Bible. After living a
life with so many twists and turns that it could a modern soap opera to shame,
Jacob finds himself alone in the wilderness, in the dark of night, when a
shadowy figure approaches. The next
thing you know Jacob and the unknown figure are locked in a wrestling match
that lasts hours. Who is the shadowy
figure? If you don’t already know the
story, it would be the very last person you would guess. You can read Genesis 32 to find out or just
wait until tomorrow. Through this
struggle, though, Jacob becomes a changed man.
That will be our focus tomorrow.
I cannot wait!
Also tomorrow we have a special singer sharing a mini
concert in both the morning and evening services. Stephanie Lambert comes to us from Lynchburg,
Virginia where she regularly sings alongside Charles Billingsley at Thomas Road
Baptist Church. Stephanie has been
singing for the Lord for many years at churches and events around the country such
as the Jerry Falwell Old Time Gospel Hour and Mark Lowry’s National Christian
Singing Competition. In addition to her
singing in both services, her husband, George Lambert will be preaching in the
6:00 p.m. service.
So I hope to see you tomorrow at 10:45 and 6:00. It will be a good day.
On another note, about three weeks ago I published a book
that I have been working on for some time.
I haven’t said much about it because my focus has been on other things
in recent days, but next week I will begin to publicize the book and try to
begin to get the word out. It is titled,
Illuminating The Darkness: A Fresh and Effective Solution to Depression,Stress, and Anxiety. It gives a thoroughly
biblical perspective to the mental and emotional struggles so many people
face. I will say much more about it in a
blog post I will post on Monday but you can take a look at a few pages of the
book by going to its Amazon.com page.
The cost of the book is $12.99 (8.99 for the Kindle book), but for FBC
Heath people and for people in the Heath-Newark-Granville area I want to make
the book available for as little as possible.
Therefore, books will be available tomorrow on the “Sermon CD Table” in
the main foyer for $6.00. Just pick up a
book and use the envelope that is in it to put $6.00 in the box that is
provided.
In Christ,
Pastor Noel
