Sunday Summary

This morning was cold outside, but our church family extended warm hearts to many who were visiting in our services today. It was good to have the visitors, as we have many who are battling illnesses. God did some wonderful things are Emmanuel again this week

• We had a child saved this past Wednesday and one lined up to be baptized next Sunday. David is doing a great job with our kids!

• Cindy, the young lady who was saved last Sunday, was baptized and joined our church family today! She also brought her sister to church today!


• Five babies/children were dedicated to the Lord today. Realizing these children are gifts from God, their parents followed the example of Hannah and dedicated them back to God. They committed to raising them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord! Our church committed to come along side these parents and to provide godly examples from the nursery through the youth department as these children grow. We also prayed for their salvation and fulfillment of the purpose for which God created them.


• I continued the series on worship. We have discussed the distractions to worship, the problem with worshipping worship, the benefits of worshipping God, and today we examined the reason we worship.


• This morning, God led 7 adults to become part of our church family. He continues to bring some incredibly godly people into the fellowship of our church and I'm eagerly anticipating what He's getting ready to do at Emmanuel.


• Please continue to pray for our missionary Ken Best who continues to battle parasites. Our church prayed for you this morning Ken.


• This morning, I announced to our church that we will be helping to start 3 crisis pregnancy care centers within the next year. They will be in Hartsville, Darlington, and Florence. Pray for God to raise up volunteers and the finances needed to launch this ministry.

• We observed communion tonight. I used 1 Cor. 11:17-34 as our text. It gives a great reminder about unity, equality, and service within the church. It also reminds us of Christ's sufferings that were required for our salvation. I'm always moved by the opportunity to "serve" the Lord's Supper to our Deacons.

• Joseph continued our study in Genesis tonight by covering chapters 32-34. Wow! He was flying!

• Finally, join us in praying for Emmanuel Christian School. We have 100% of our teachers/faculty stating their intentions to return for 2009-2010. Our pre-enrollment is running approximately 40 ahead of years past, we have a great candidate for our new Headmaster, and ECS Day is coming March 8.