Growing For His Glory

We are off to a great start for 2012. Both our Sunday School and Worship attendance have been steadily increasing, and there is excitement in the air. We are gaining some traction financially, stirring the waters of the baptistery, and moving forward for the glory of God.

As I sit here in my office writing this article, I'm looking back in review and looking ahead in preview. What do I see as I look ahead? I see God smiling upon us as we continue to follow Him in loving obedience. Jesus said, "He who has my commands and keeps them, it is he who loves Me..." John 14:21. Jesus is saying, "if you love Me you will obey Me." In other words, don't tell Jesus you love Him. Show Him! How? By keeping His commands. And all of His commands can be summed up into two categories: 1) Great Expression and 2) Great Commission. The Great Expression is the expression of our love. You know the passage, Matt.22:37-40, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind...and love your neighbor as yourself." And the Great Commission is to go into all the world making disciples of all people, baptizing them and instructing them to practice all that Jesus commanded us. (see Matt.28:18-20).

In order to continue to move forward, and with much prayer and consideration, I am about to embark on teaching a new Sunday School Class. This class will be open to all new members, current attenders, and anyone else who is not plugged into Sunday School. This class will begin on March 4th. Also on March 4th we will have our High Attendance Sunday for Sunday School. Our goal is 150, and we should easily surpass this goal since we've already been in the 130's. So let's all put forth the effort to invite someone to Sunday School and let's meet our goal for God's glory. Sargent Baptist, I am convinced that the best is yet to come. Let's grow for His glory!

In Christ,

Bro. Royce