Building One Senior High Students invested a week in local missions last Monday through Friday that included sealing a driveway, changing flood lights, painting patio furniture, weeding a garden, building a stone edge around a garden, cleaning up a back yard and pond, power washing windows, and several projects around the church. Brandon Shepard worked every day on every project. He was joined on other days by Cassie Hunt, Daniel Jones, Dalton Winfree, Lauren Lavery, Robert Luther, Katie Scott, Ben Mabry, Taylor Steinmetz, Hunter Steinmetz. Pastor Shane Tarter organized the projects and lead the team.
Thanks to the Men’s Quartet of Sam Green, Gary Helm, John Jordan, and Ken Stegall who were accompanied by the HCN Choir on “Let Freedom Ring” in Sunday’s worship services. It was never more beautiful and a great addition to honor the day. I could listen to it every year. I could listen to the quartet more often than that.
I have received lots of response to the message from Sunday morning from both services. Could I repeat the challenge to ask the question: Would God like to say anything to us? And then instead of being “unyielding and hardened,” “obstinate and stubborn” (Ezekiel 3:8, 2:4), let us listen and obey.
At ten minutes until time to eat at the All Church Fourth Cookout last night, it looked like there might be forty to fifty people present. The rains had started thirty minutes earlier and it looked like a wash-out. I had already decided I would need to eat three hot dogs to make up for who did not make it. What a difference thirty minutes made! I think people realized there was better food at the church than whatever was left at their house. I ate one hot dog. Thanks to the Cooking Team of Wayne McNeese, Rick Person, Paul Stonecipher, Tim Garrett, Mike Anderson, and Ken Koon for grilling the hamburgers and hotdogs. Thanks to the Prep Team of Lisa Anderson, Pam McNeese, and Dot Waffird for slicing the tomatoes and onions and preparing all the condiments. Thanks to the Early Christian Sunday School Class for setting up and cleaning up before and afterwards. Pat Detwiler made the decision to set the tables up inside. Is it possible that she is the prophet in the house?
This Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 7:00 PM is the first service of the District Assembly and the Ordination Service for Carol Waller and Bryce Fox. It will be held at Trevecca Community Church of the Nazarene on the front of Trevecca’s campus on Murfreesboro Road. There are no mid-week services at HCN so it would be easy for you to plan this service into your schedule. Ordination is the high and holy moment when we set apart men and women who are called to full-time ministry and affirmed by the church to the service of Christ by the laying on of hands and prayer. If you can, be there.
Several people have asked about the soldier we prayed for on Sunday who has lost contact with his family for 8-9 days. His name is Jeffrey Sherman and he is in Afghanistan. Marilyn Jordan is the person who added Jeffrey to our prayer list and who asked her Sunday School Class to pray. I choose to believe that Jeffrey is safe and not able to communicate right now. Keep him in your prayers.
In Christ Jesus,
Pastor Howard
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