Visit to Grand Bay

Grand Bay Church of Christ Yesterday at Central we had a good crowd with community visitors - including some who were there for the first time. We also started a series of Bible classes on the subject of discipleship. A highlight of the day was when eighteen of us joined the Grand Bay Church of Christ for an evening worship time. They were kind enough to provide refreshments. Anita Riley Anita Riley is a member of that congregation. She owns and operates Hendrix Trophies in Moss Point. The Rileys became members of the Central Church of Christ in Pascagoula somewhere around 1952. Over the years they moved over to Grand Bay. My special appreciation for Anita is that for many many years she supplied trophies to every session of Gulf Coast Bible Camp and would never send us a bill. Her children and grandchildren enjoyed the ministry of GCBC over the years, and we are all thankful for her contribution to the camp. Grady Weston David Kilbern Minister for the Grand Bay church is Grady Weston. Brother Grady was the preaching minister for Central in the ten years prior to my arrival. He is known throughout this area as a man of conviction, fairness, love, and devotion to Jesus Christ. He is also on the faculty (or has been in the past, I'm not sure about currently) of Mobile Christian School. More pictures of our trip to Grand Bay can be found HERE. Today I uploaded both my Wednesday night devotional and Sunday sermon on the Podcast page located HERE. Tonight I'm #112 on the Godcast site. Click me! I had both jail and hospital visits to make today. This afternoon we had a torrential downpour - just as I was coming out of the hospital. Ah well, I guess it didn't hurt anything to get soaked! We have no relief workers scheduled for this week. People of Pascagoula (and elsewhere on the Coast) continue to need help. If you can get a crew together to come down and work, get in touch with me as soon as you can! Ok... let's take a run through the blogs... Jeff Campbell declares some lessons learned from the military that help him in his Christian life. Gary Kirkendall illustrates how to chase your dreams. Al Sturgeon shares some home-grown poetry, but it's not frilly and nice. It's gritty and real and about his dad. Bobby Ross celebrates long term marriages. Read Danny Dodd's homage to Balance. Danny Sims offers some ideas on how values play an important role in our success. Mark Elrod asks excellent questions about 1 Timothy. Bobby Valentine Continues His Vision of the Kingdom.