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"It's a God Thing" |
A Word from our Pastor....
Worship Services
Sunday morning
- Bible study - 9:15 AM
- Worship - 10:30 AM
Sunday evening
Wednesday night
- Bible study - 6 PM and 7 PM
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May is always a busy time around Carrollwood Baptist Church. We had a great time honoring all our Senior Adults, especially the 2009 Senior Saints. Let me add another word of congratulations to Louise Stanford and Roger Block, our Senior Saints this year. When you look back at all the ones we have honored over the last 15 years, you quickly realize how blessed we are to have such a great group of Senior Adults. Mother's Day was really special. We met in worship to join with the parents in dedicating their children to God. That is always a very special meaningful service to me, but this year was really something special. Among those 7 babies we dedicated were my two granddaughters, Abbey Hope and Riley Faith. No pastor/grandpa could have had a better Mother's Day than me. The next week we were blessed by our children leading us in worship that evening. Parableooza was fantastic and then to have the pre-school choir serve as the opening act was something else! What amazed me was how much scripture was either sung or spoken from memory. Our leaders in the preschool and children's music program are doing a great job in teaching scripture to our children. We closed the month with our Memorial Tribute to the saints who have gone on before us. This will be followed by a service honoring our graduating high school seniors. As we recognize each of them, I am reminded that I had the privilege of baptizing all of them.
And now the summer begins! School is out next week and we are just two weeks away from Children's camp. Add to that the plans for the 4th of July, TNT special events, Vacation Bible School, and building another church in Brazil, and you can see that we have a full schedule ahead of us. I want to encourage our Bible Study departments and our Deacon Family units to take advantage of not having Sunday night activities during the summer and plan special times with your group.
Let me close my article looking forward to our 15th Anniversary and looking back at the great things God has done right here in and through Carrollwood Baptist Church. When two churches decided to merge 15 years ago there were a lot of doubters. We kept hearing "that will never work, it can't be done." Well it has worked and I believe it will continue to work as long as we keep our eyes focused on God. All that we are, all that we have been and all that we will be is not about you and me. It's all about God. IT'S A GOD THING.
Yours in Christ,
Pastor Tom |
