Terry’s Creek News

The Praise Team opened our worship service last Sunday morning, leading us in beautiful music. Bro. LaVerne then had prayer and welcomed each one and made the announcements. Then Dennis Lea continued our worship service. The choir sang the special music “Redemption Draweth Nigh”.

The children are excited when it is their time to come to the front as they hear the children’s story which was by Sarah Williams last Sunday. Bro. LaVerne’s message was “Joy of Pressing On” from Philippians 3: 1-12. The evening message was “Is There Any Difference?” from Lamentations 5:21. Was a good day to have been in the House of our Lord.

The Golden Ager for the week if Paul Reeves so remember him with a card or visit this week. He is a resident at Camellia Estates, McComb.

The Adult Discipleship Training class completed their study in the Book of Revelation last Sunday evening. Sue Ensminger is the teacher and has done a wonderful job leading them in this study. The next study will be in the Book of Ephesians.

Happy Birthday to Alan McDaniel August 25; and Holly Roberts August 29.

Anniversary wishes to Carey and Sue Ensminger August 26.

A minute of thought is worth more than an hour of talk.

A heart doctor was a amazed at the great improvement one of his patients had made. When he had seen the woman in the hospital a few months earlier, she was seriously ill. He asked the woman what had happened.

The woman said, “I was sure the end was near and that you and your staff had given up hope.

However, Thursday morning something happened that changed everything. You listened to my heart; and you announced to all those standing about my bed that I had a ‘wholesome gallop.’ I knew that the doctors might try to soften things in talking to me, but I knew they wouldn’t kid each other. So when I overheard you tell your colleagues I had a ‘wholesome gallop,’ I figured I still had a lot of kick to my heart and could not be dying. My spirits were for the first time lifted, and I knew I would live and recover.”

The heart doctor never told the woman that a “gallop” is a poor sign that denotes the heart muscle is straining and usually failing!

Just a few words can be enough to make a difference in a person’s life. How important it is to choose our words wisely.

God Bless till next time!