State Convention Highlights

Friday, July 15

12:00 PM Senior Pastor/State Staff luncheon

7:00 PM Evening Session

Special Guest Minister, Evangelist Kay Horner

Children's Church

Saturday, July 16, 2011

9:00 AM Morning Session

Committee Reports/Business Session

Address by the State Bishop, Dr. E.C. McKinley

12:00 PM Ladies Luncheon

Hosted by Women of Grace, Londa Richardson Director

Special Musical Guest Candy Hemphill Christmas

2:30 PM Afternoon Session for ALL pastors and local church leaders

IMPORTANT: This is a special session for everyone where vital information will be shared. ALL PASTORS,
LICENSED MINISTERS and DEACONS are expected to attend with the LAITY.

7:00 PM Evening Session

Worship and Youth Focus

Special Guest speaker, Dr. Tom Renfro, M.D. This message will be followed by a special time of prayer for healing
for the sick.

Children's Church

Sunday, July 17

9:00 AM Morning Session

Deceased Ministers Program

Dr. Tom Renfro

Appointments

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Come Down From That Ivory Tower

Hebrews 11 has become known as the "Hall of Faith." The reason is quite simple. The writer spends a great deal of time giving a role call of the heroes of the faith. After all, this chapter is about faith, and what better way to teach faith than to illustrate with some real-life examples. Mos of the people in this chapter are well-known, at least by anyone who spent time squirming in a Sunday School class as a small child, or who watched the late-night movies on the local channels featuring their stories. Who were they? Abel, Enoch and Noah. Abel pleased God with his excellent offering, Enoch was so close to God that he actually walked with God to the point that one evening, while walking God said to Enoch, "we are closer to my house than we are yours, so why don't you just go home with me?" Of course, Noah built an ark (according to God's instructions) that saved mankind from total destruction. Then there was Abraham...the father of the faithful. He...

It's not what I do...It's who I am

Yesterday an incident happened that brought to a profound realization of what being a minister is all about. I must first begin by saying I found myself in a place I had not intention of being...that it was a split-second decision that took me to Barnes and Noble in the town where I live. Secondly, I need to tell you a story...hopefully not a long one, but at least to the point. Here are the basics; Yesterday morning I had a full day planned. This is not so unusual but the way it unfolded led me to what I like to call a "Divine appointment." I started out my morning at Vanderbilt University Hospital with a visit to one of our friends who had been taken there in the middle of the night by ambulance. He had been in the emergency room all night long and his family waited anxiously to hear a diagnosis from the doctors. You see, Bill had a recent surgery for a brain tumor and after some days at home suffered a blood clot in his lung. Of course the doctors were concerned wi...

A new convert?

I just learned, that we may have converted a "roll-tide" Alabama fan! You decide.

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