Pentecost Sunday

We have a big celebration on Sunday. Pentecost is considered the birthday of the church. You can read about it in Acts 2:1-21. Pastor Larry will preach about "What Happened at Pentecost?"

We will also be doing baptisms, confirmation and the reception of new members into the church. What a highlight for the day. When it's over we will celebrate our newest members with a pot luck dinner.

This is a good time to bring someone as a guest and let them see how exciting things are at Paradise and they will have a meal by the best cooks in Clay County.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

This Sunday we will look at the Ascension story from Acts 1. This disciples had to prepare themselves for Pentecost (which we will celebrate next week). Jesus is gone and they need to look forward.

Pastor Larry will be talking about the implications this has on us when we gather for worship at 11 am. He will help us see how God provides the mission and the power and how we need to properly focus. This is not a sermon about what happened years ago, but what is happening today and tomorrow. Please read Acts 1:1-11 and be in prayer that this service will be helpful to you. Oh yes, bring a friend. It may be just what they are needing in their life as well.

Worship at Paradise on May 17

The Series on Christian Maintenance concludes this week with the sermon, "Maintaining Blessed Assurance." Pastor Arlin will base his sermon on the text from 1 Corn 5:1-5, 11-13. He will look at the assurance we have through faith and will talk about blind hymnwriter's witness in her hymn, "Blessed Assurance."

You will want to attend this last sermon in the series and will want to bring a friend with you. It will be great to share the warm fellowship of the church with one another and with new persons as well.

Mother's Day at Paradise

Sorry I'm slow in getting the blog done. My computer went down twice but it's working fine---today!

May 10th is Mother's Day and Paradise UMC is ready. Pastor Arlin continues our series on Christian Maintenance with the sermon: "Maintaining the Spirit of Love." 1 John 4:7-21. He will be tying this topic with a mother's love and will look at Jesus' mother as an example. If your mother is living, why not bring her to church with you? If she lives away from here, she would be proud of you for being in church. If you mother, like mine, is deceased; honor her by being in worship to thank God for her.

The Taco fellowship last Friday was super, wasn't it? We have such good fellowship and we seem to always have visitors. This an important ministry of the church.