Good morning all:
It is cloudy, humid and rain is supposed to be coming this way today!
Sue, I agree with blackbird!
Well, we found out for sure that the church's name is going to be Faith Community Church, and that we are, Lord willing, going to be doing the paperwork necessary this coming week and the week following. Most have voted to stay in the SBC in the preliminary stages and committee's, and I believe all members will vote to be SBC and not Independent Baptist.
Gayla, I have no doubt about where the Lord wants us. He surely has given us a peace about this. It was such a blessing to see people coming to Christ, an attitude of love and forgiveness and even prayers be raised up for the previous church. I was chastized as acting pastor of Midland for praying for the group who had departed, but God told us to pray for them, and I let the whole church know so. If they felt that this new church was their enemy, then they were to still be praying for them. But, they are far from being the enemy...For we wrestle NOT against flesh and blood, but against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places! (Eph 6:12) They still rebuffed us for it! So, the Lord clearly pointed out in Matthew 10 what we had to do! Praise the Lord!
Well, ya'll, praying for all and wishing everyone a happy day.
T