Sunday, May 2, 2010

Pastor's Notes

This past Tuesday, Audrey Johnston entered into the presence of her Savior. Over the last couple weeks, I was able to spend much time with her, and tried to encourage her heart. Please continue to keep her family in your prayers as they will miss her presence.

One of the things that Audrey attempting was finding a song that i did not already know. Before Bob passed away, I was taking her to West Chester periodically to visit with him. On one of the trips, I was teaching the children a Sunday School song that I had sung when younger. After that song, she tried to find a song I did not know. She even recruited some help from one of her sisters. She almost succeeded in one of our hymn sings. However, the week before, I had been skimming the hymnal and happened to practice sight reading on that song. When she chose the song I had already played it and so it was not new.

Next Sunday is Mother's Day, and we will be able to spend some time in remembering the Moms that God has blessed us with. Every year, I get my Mom and Mother-in-law a rose bush. This year, I might change things up a bit and get my Mom some daisies instead. I recently learned that the daisy is my Mom's favorite flower. and all these years I thought I was being a great son in buying her a rose bush.

This evening, we will be looking at a difficult passage in Romans. It is not difficult in what it states, but because there is a concern in how it is presented. When we consider the Sovereignty of God, are we challenged to make accusation against His righteousness or to question what He is doing? Paul deals with the question of the righteousness of God throughout the book of Romans, and then he answers those who would level accusations against God. I encourage you to join us this evening for a study on the Sovereignty of God from Romans 9. It is my heart's desire that we would do all things to bring glory to the name of our great God.

-Pastor Stephen Racite