Havn Heights Herald
April 22, 2025
WORKERS APRIL 27
-NURSERY: AM: Kacee Loaiza & Randi Wells; PM: Hillary Evans & Randi Wells; WEDNESDAY – Hillary Evans & Becky Richardson
-TELLERS: Ellie Boydston & Jerry Hicks
-BUS DRIVERS: AM: Josh Henley, Fred Coleman, & CJ Krause; PM: Josh Henley, Fred Coleman, & CJ Krause; WEDNESDAY- Scott Wells, Tony Tidwell, Fred Coleman, & CJ Krause
-DEACON ON CALL: David Collins – 650-3649
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WORKERS May 4
-NURSERY: AM: Scott & Randi Wells; PM: Hillary Evans & Becky Richardson; WEDNESDAY – Hillary Evans & Randi Wells
-TELLERS: Marla Young & Janet Alspach
-BUS DRIVERS: AM: Josh Henley, Fred Coleman, & CJ Krause; PM: Josh Henley, Fred Coleman, & CJ Krause; WEDNESDAY – Scott Wells, Tony Tidwell, Fred Coleman, & CJ Krause
-DEACON ON CALL: Fred Coleman – 646-9281
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A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not [a]want.
2 He makes me to lie down in [b]green pastures;
He leads me beside the [c]still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will [d]dwell in the house of the Lord
[e]Forever.
PASTOR’S PONDERINGS
GOD IS SO GOOD! God has richly blessed these last few weeks. Wednesday before Easter we had a “Youth Take Over Service.” Let me start by saying – “Be more like our Youth.” They led in Worship, gave testimonies of God’s activities in their lives, and they prayed. Not simple sentence prayers, but for each request in the congregation a Youth went to them, stood beside them, and prayed for them. Wow! That service began with multiple baptisms. Three people were saved in the service. Glory.
Easter Sunday was a good day. It sure looked good to see a great crowd in the auditorium. Pray that the crowd on Easter will be the regular crowd soon.
I heard an encouraging word at Pastor’s Lunch from God’s Word. You want to see folks saved and His Church filled? Matthew 9 gives the prescription, “Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” (And be willing to be one of those workers.)
Busy days ahead with Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, Camp, VBS. Remember the summer work is expensive work. Be faithful with Tithes and Offerings. Be present. Be active. Be Blessed.
I’ll See You Sunday,
Pastor Steve
MEDITATIONS OF THE HEART
I don’t think I am alone when I say that sometimes I wonder about God’s will when it concerns me or my family and His timing of bringing about certain events. This past weekend, one of the significant events of life took place for me and my family that we had wondered whether it would ever take place. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Again, I don’t think I am alone when I say that I have struggled to believe this truth. Waiting for God to move to answer a prayer about a desire we have can be overwhelming as much time passes without God bringing about our desire. Another passage that speaks to this is Proverbs 3:5,6 which says, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Trusting while waiting is not easy, but waiting on God’s timing is worth the wait! I can say this from experience, so I encourage the same. Trust God to bring it about in His time because it will be beautiful.
Bro. Jimmy
MUSIC NOTES
A small deed done in Jesus’ Name is no small deed…
It’s not the guitar that makes the music, it’s the musician…
It’s not the laser that performs the surgery, it’s the surgeon…
It’s not the arrow that the Indian shoots, it’s the Indian that shoots the arrow.
And it’s not the obedient Christian that causes the harvest, it’s God who works all things together for our good and His glory that causes our acts of service to blossom into an eternal abundance above all that we could ask or even think. As Christians, we all have gifts given to us by God that we enjoy using, but there are also things that we should do even when we don’t particularly enjoy them, and some things that may even make us feel uncomfortable at the time. Doing what the Holy Spirit leads us to do when He leads us to do it will reap everlasting benefits for us and the people who are blessed by our ever growing circle of influence. May we allow God to help us remember that we don’t do to be, but that because we are
(Christians) we are drawn by Christ’s love to do.
David Furlow
RAGLAND’S RAMBLINGS
What an absolutely incredible Easter weekend! Glory to God in His Grace and mercy. It warmed my heart to see all of the posts on social media proclaiming the resurrected Savior. It is the heart of salvation.
It was good to see so many in church, and what a great service we had. How appropriate is it to learn to teach the plan of salvation on Easter morning? Thank you Brother Steve and Brother David for leading that service.
I also want to thank everyone who attended last Wednesday’s Youth Takeover. God was there and blessed us greatly. We baptized three young ladies. Our praise team was once again amazing. Thank you guys for your work and dedication.
I was impressed with our Youth leaders. I had asked them to pray for requests during the service, and even though that was a scary assignment they stepped up like warriors! What a blessing.
We heard a testimony and prayed for a revival event at Southside. You heard that right, and boy did God move!
Revival is in our Youth in this country. God is ready to do great things folks. So, I’ll ask again my question Wednesday… What are YOU going to do about it! We all need to be involved.
God Bless
Bro Randy
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