a message from pastor jimmy

 ,            Have you ever heard anyone after Christmas say, "I'm so glad Christmas is over and things can get back to normal!?"  I wonder how many of us have had that thought, even if we did not say it out loud.
            I also wonder, after many busy months in the life of our church, (2024 Homecoming, Advent, Christmas, New Year 2025, Lent and Easter on April 20), how many of us are now thinking that May will finally see things settle down and get "back to normal"".
            Valerie Isenhower wrote, "We recognize the good news on Easter, but then Monday morning comes.  We forget to open our hearts to the presence of Christ walking with us every day.  Let's remember the (Easter) celebration and allow our hearts to burn with the presence of the risen Christ in our lives." 
            We know even Jesus took "breaks" from the crowds to rest, pray alone, and to "recharge his batteries", but I do not recall those breaks ever being lengthy vacations.  After accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior, our lives are never "normal" again.  Even with needed breaks, we should always be striving to grow in our relationship with God, looking for ways to serve God and others and always sharing the love and Good News of Jesus Christ.                   
                                                                                                                                                                               ~                                                                                                                         ~ Pastor Jimmy

               

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Ray and Kitty Styons                                   Frances Ange
Fountains of the Albemarle                         Terra Bella Northridge
200 Trade Street, Apt. C207                        600 Newton Road
Tarboro, NC 27886                                      Raleigh, NC   27615

Naomi Davenport                                         Neil and Aubrey Asby                                  
Roanoke Landing Nursing & Rehab.            630 Carolina Bay Drive
Room 513                                                    Apt 101
1084 U.S. Highway 64                                 Wilmington,  NC  28403 
Plymouth, NC   27962