Funeral Arrangements for Betty Ann Allen
As many of you know, Carrie McGrew’s grandmother, Betty Ann Allen, went to be with the Lord earlier this week. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 this evening (Friday) at Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home (see MAP). The funeral will be at Gardenview Baptist Church (see MAP) at 12:30 Saturday afternoon. The Reverend Rodney Keith will officiate the funeral service. If you are unable to attend, please pray for the McGrew family.
Receive her into your loving arms, O Father.
May light perpetual shine upon her.
An Invitation to a Jericho March
Pastor Ed Martin, the Jacksonville director of the 40 Days for Life campaign, has issued this invitation to participate in the upcoming Jericho March around two of Jacksonville’s most notorious abortion clinics. Finally, you may download a flyer below.
ABORTION WILL END WHEN THE CHURCH SAYS IT WILL END AND NOT ONE DAY SOONER!
After thirty years of ministering on the streets in front of abortion mills, I can honestly say without a doubt that I know how to end abortion in Jacksonville. What I don’t know is how to get the Christians to do it.
On Saturday October 22, we will hold our Fall Jericho March. We will meet at Prince of Peace Church parking lot, 6320 University Blvd. S., at 7:30 a.m. and march to A Woman’s Choice of Jacksonville, 4131 University Blvd. S. (across the street from Hewell Funeral Home).
After the first Jericho March 2 ½ years ago, Planned Parenthood stopped doing abortions. The day of the second Jericho March, 5 babies were saved. After we do a Jericho March, we have seen a dramatic drop in abortions.
We will march back and forth between two death camps six times in prayer and praise to God Almighty, pleading for an end to abortion in Jacksonville. On the seventh time we will shout with the victory that God is answering our prayers.
We will start the March with an 8-ft Cross of the Unborn, the Ten Commandments, the American Flag and the Christian Flag. This will be followed by the Pastors and church leaders from all different denominations.
It is not the marching that will move the hand of God; it is our faith that God will answer our prayers, as he did for Joshua. Abortion, like the city of Jericho, is a seemly impregnable fortress. We have legislature. We have prayed and fasted. And still the abortion fortress stands. It is time to take our prayers, our fasting and, most of all, our faith to the place where children are being sacrificed to the satanic forces.
Did you fail in a day of adversity,
did your strength fall short?Did you fail to rescue those who were being dragged off to death,those tottering, those near death,because you said, “We didn’t know about it”?Surely, the Searcher of hearts knowsand will repay all according to their deeds. (Proverbs 24:10-12)
Love for LIFE,
Pastor Ed Martin
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life/Jacksonville
Pray for Our Patriarch
We have just received word from Bishop Simpson that Archbishop Craig Bates, the Patriarch of the ICCEC and Primate of North America, is suffering from a severe case of Pneumonia. He is recuperating at home but is limited to resting in bed for the next two weeks. Please join with the entire International Communion in praying for a quick and complete recovery for Archbishop Bates.
October E-News and Prayer Calendar Are Now Available
Click on the links below to download our October E-Newsletter and Prayer Calendar.
WE NOW POSSESS THE LAND!
In the fourth chapter of Deuteronomy, Moses proclaimed to Israel, “Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers is giving you.” We now possess the land which the LORD God of our fathers has given us! As of 10:45 this morning, Fr. David, acting in consensus with his Rector’s Council, purchases 4.95 acres of property on St. John’s Bluff Road North.
While praying about whether to buy an already established building or undeveloped land, the word of the LORD came to one of the members of the Rector’s Council who said,”The LORD wants to do a new things with us. He is tired of us always having someone else’s leftovers. This is a new thing.” In fact, the land is so new that it has never been assigned a street address! The land is on St. Johns Bluff Road North in between Oak Crest Drive and Craig Drive and opposite Craig Municipal Airport.
Having possessed the land, we know turn our attention to occupying the land. We are beginning the process of clearing the land so that we may gather on the property and worship their together. Our Parish Council will also begin to serve as a Buildings Committee to begin the development of our property. Of course, this also means that we address our building fund in earnest.
We thank all of those who have prayed, fasted, and interceded for Church of the Messiah in this process. Please continue to pray for the growth and development of the Church of the Messiah. We are not quite out of the Cave of Adullam (I Samuel 22:1-2) just yet, but we now know where David is leading his mighty men.
Pray for Our People
This Friday and Saturday many of our people will be traveling down to the Chapel of Divine Mercy to participate in the first of two training sessions for the upcoming Tres Arroyos weekends. This time around Kevin Paysinger is the Rector of the Men’s Weekend and Cathie Shimp is the Rectora for the Women’s Weekend. We have a lot of people who are involved as team members and several who will be going as candidates. Please keep Kevin, Cathie, all of the team members, and the candidates in your prayers.
Call for Photos
Fr. Looker wants to send an article to the Diocese of Florida web-page regarding this Sunday’s Confirmations. In order to do so, he needs some photos. If you were taking photos of the Confirmands this weekend, please send your photos to Fr. Looker. Thanks!
Rest in Peace–Father Morgan Speer
With deepest regret, Bishop Simpson announced this morning that Fr. Morgan Speer departed this life around eleven o’clock Sunday night. Father Morgan was a member of the Bishop’s Council, the Diocesan Chancellor, a long-time friend of Church of the Messiah, a husband and father of two young sons. No further arrangements have been made public at this time. Please pray for the family during their time of grief.
Give to the departed eternal rest, O Father.
May light perpetual shine upon him.
Dead-Lines Approaching for Women’s Retreat
Time is growing short to reserve your spot at the 2011 Church of the Messiah Women’s Retreat. The deadline to sign up is THIS SUNDAY, September 4 (Labor Day weekend), and payment is due in full by the following Sunday, September 11. There will be sign up in the back of church each Sunday. Click here to view the Flyer for the 2011 Women’s Retreat. Don’t miss out on what promises to be an incredible event!
New Bible Study (and coffee) Begins Tomorrow!
After wrapping up our Summer hiatus, we will start our Sunday morning Bible Studies again. This series will be “The Lives of the Saints in the New Testament.” We will discuss each of the Apostles, St. Paul and his missionary companions, and those men and women in the Bible who became pillars of the earliest Church. Join with us as we investigate what Scripture has to say about this part of that “great cloud of witnesses.”We will meet in the Student Building at 9:15 and finish by 10 to head back to the Sam R. Marks Chapel where will will once again be having coffee and refreshments prior to service. Everyone is welcome.
