Monthly Archives: June 2009

Tomorrow night at Lebanon Road (July 1), we are going to have a very special Wednesday evening service. From 7:00-8:00, we are going to spend most of our time in prayer. After a brief devotional period, there will be a series of prayers for our nation. The class I am privileged to teach on Sunday mornings is in charge of this service.

Near the beginning of the year, we began watching the DVD series The Silencing of God from Apologetics Press. That series sparked the idea for a “follow-up” project to be led by the class, and this service is it. We were reminded through our study and discussions of how the influence of the Bible is slowly but (very) surely being removed from American culture. We were saddened to study this, but we also believe in prayer. We know that tomorrow night’s service is going to be a night that can change things.

We hope many will come for the service. We will be praying

As you can see, these areas cover so much of what we love and the things we hold dear in this nation. Capable men are preparing their prayers so that the words are exactly as needed for the service.

Everyone is invited to come, and we truly think there will be several visitors since this is a subject on the hearts of many. We hope you will be among those visitors!

While activities remain high, many congregations experience a summer “swoon” in attendance. With families taking vacation and out-of-town with other family members, attendance often suffers.

Not at Lebanon Road! We had 386 last Sunday, and I just know we are going to have a good number assembled before God in worship this Sunday, too. We don’t “push” for numbers just for the sake of a total. We see every single individual of our attendance as one more person who is worshiping his or her Creator and coming closer to the Savior.

Of course, our activities are in full swing. We’re done with VBS, but we’re not done for the summer! We are closing in on summer camp, a mission trip and other activities that are helping us come closer to the Lord and to each other. Why not come see what great things are happening at Lebanon Road!

On to the links for this week:

1. Trent Wheeler writes from a personal perspective in his post “Words.” While simple, this is a very needed reminder. Teachers, there’s some material here “that’ll teach!”

2. Matthe Morine received what everyone would like to receive: a positive anonymous note! It’s rare to hear of anything other than the scathing note that is left unsigned. Read Matthew’s uplifting post here.

3. ChurchFun.com posted a very simple thing this week. It’s simply a picture and Scripture, but it will lift your spirits. Check out “God Is the Best Artist.”

4. Finally this week, a new site I’m checking out and enjoying. thismoment.com is a site dedicated to helping you organize your photos and videos of, well, moments. It is very simple to use and the final slideshows you make can be linked to your Facebook account, Twitter feed, or YouTube page if you have those. If not, you can still create mini-shows of the great moments of your life. Best of all, it’s free! There is a small group who is working on the idea of using this site to “archive” some moments at Lebanon Road. Hopefully, we’ll be able to share them with you soon! Here is the link to the homepage. Here is the first “moment” I created. Notice there are captions for nearly every picture or video:

We hope you have a wonderful weekend! If you are near Nashville, stop by and see us at 9AM for worship on Sunday and stay for one of our wonderful Bible classes. You’ll be glad you did! No matter where you are, don’t forget the Lord on His day.

Last week, Family Life Today ran a series that is “one for the ages.” Out of the hundreds of podcasts to which I have listened, this series ranked up there as one I will never forget. It is one I hope to “re-download” and listen to again as time passes.

About one year ago, the daughter and son-in-law of one of the hosts gave birth to a baby girl, only to learn that she had a terrible problem and probably would not live. Baby Molly only lived seven days.

The broadcasts are a series of two things. First, there are interviews with the parents and grandparents on their memories of those days. Also, though, there are sections of audio from the family video tapes of those days. You hear Molly crying. You hear the prayers. You hear some of the conversations. And, yes, you hear the tears.

It is one of the most moving series of broadcasts I have ever heard, and one I will not soon forget. There are five broadcasts of approximately 24 minutes each.

You can find them on iTunes or by clicking here and listening to the five broadcasts under “A Symphony in the Dark.” Have plenty of tissue ready.