Get Some

I love how straight forward the Bible is. God doesn’t pull any punches. I love what He says here.
Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment. Proverbs 4:7
This Sunday we are going to talk about getting God’s wisdom. It is an essential element to a successful life.

This is your last chance to get your question in for our relationship Q&A at the Men’s Ministry breakfast this Saturday. You can still get a question to us by responding to this email. You can ask about dating, marriage, parenting, dealing with family and in-laws…anything. We would love to hear from you.

The Men’s Ministry is also sponsoring a service project and all of you are welcome to participate. We are partnering with Love Lifted Me Missionary Baptist Church to provide for men who are in recovery. You can “adopt” a man by going to the information counter on Sunday. You will receive a “bio” on the man and a list of his needed items. The needs of each man could become somewhat cost prohibitive so you may want to partner with another individual or family or with your small group. Thank you for considering this ministry opportunity.

And finally…the Women’s Ministry is going to be sponsoring a Parking Lot Sale on Saturday April 9th so get your Spring Cleaning done and pile up some stuff to sell. Invite your neighbors to come and sell. The proceeds will go to Christmas gifts for our Missionaries.


Upcoming Events:
February 26th – Men’s Ministry Breakfast
March 6th – Communion
March 12th – Men’s Ministry Service Project
March 13th – The Truth Project
April 9th – Women’s Ministry Parking Lot Sale
April 22nd – Good Friday Service
April 24th - Easter

Men's Ministry Stuff

I am thankful for the rain today. I hope that you are dry and enjoying a week of winter.

The Men’s Ministry breakfast is coming up on Saturday February 26th. All of the women are invited as well. This is not just for couples. This is for all men and all women. The cost is $16.00 per person and you can sign up and pay at the information center on Sunday. Amy and I will be doing a Relationship Q & A at the breakfast. We would like to have your questions in advance. You can get a question to us by responding to this email and you will have another opportunity with your response card on Sunday.

The Men’s Ministry is also sponsoring a service project and all of you are welcome to participate. We are partnering with Love Lifted Me Missionary Baptist Church to provide for men who are in recovery. You can “adopt” a man by going to the information counter on Sunday. You will receive a “bio” on the man and a list of his needed items. The needs of each man could become somewhat cost prohibitive so you may want to partner with another individual or family. Thank you for considering this ministry opportunity.

Upcoming Events:

February 26th – Men’s Ministry Breakfast

March 6th – Communion

March 12th – Men’s Ministry Service Project

March 13th – The Truth Project

April 22nd – Good Friday Service

April 24th - Easter

Breakfast

Sunday is a very important day here at Venice Church. We are going to wrap up our SEXpectations series with a talk about homosexuality. I covet your prayers for this important message and service on Sunday.

There is a lot of important stuff coming up. I encourage each one of you to be involved. The Men’s Ministry breakfast is coming up on Saturday February 26th. All of the women are invited as well. This is not for couples. This is for all men and all women. The cost is $16.00 per person and you can sign up at the information center on Sunday. Amy will be doing a Relationship Q & A at the breakfast. We would like to have your questions in advance. I will tell you how to get your question to us when I talk with you on Sunday.

There is other good stuff coming up. Be sure to read your handout carefully on Sunday.


Upcoming Events:
February 26th – Men’s Ministry Breakfast
March 6th – Communion
March 6th – The Truth Project
March 12th – Men’s Ministry Service Project
April 24th - Easter

Special Project

Today is one of my favorite days of the year. We mailed our tax junk to our tax guy today. Hopefully, prayerfully, everything is in order and I will hear back from the tax guy very soon that everything looks good and the chances of us being audited are very slim.

This past Sunday we held our Annual Business Meeting. Everything went very well. God was very good to our church in 2010. We are excited about what God will do in us and through us in 2011. As you have noticed there are many guests visiting our services. Please pray that many will receive Christ and will join our Venice Church family.

And…here is a matter of prayer. Last year our worship center sound system “blew up” and with the help of an experienced sound technician we were able to get our sound system functional. The truth is we are just functioning where our sound system is concerned. To run at an optimal level there is a lot more work for us to do. And unfortunately that requires a fairly significant investment. To get the system where it needs to be we need to spend about $13,000.00. We have not budgeted for this in 2011. To do this work we need for God to provide in an amazing way. Please pray with me that God would provide so that we can tackle this special assignment. And…if I could drop a not so subtle hint…if any of you have been blessed in an amazing way and would like to contribute to this special project, please contact me. I know that God will bless you in your generosity.


Upcoming Events:
February 6th – Communion
February 26th – Men’s Ministry Breakfast
March 6th – Communion
April 24th - Easter