We had a great day at church this past Sunday, including one saved after the morning service was over. We are looking forward to a great spring revival beginning this week with Pastor Mike Owens from Leatherwood Baptist Church. Sunday services will be at their usual times: 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday nights we will meet at 7 p.m. Remember, the best way to get people to come is a one-on-one invitation. Please be spreading the word.
I've posted my second column on The Lambert Commentary if you're interested in taking a look. It's about global warming:
http://www.thelambertcommentary.blogspot.com/
I've decided to publish these weekly editorials on Tuesday mornings instead of on Mondays. Sorry for those who checked in yesterday. Let me know what you think.
Bro. Shane
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
New Blog
After much prayerful thought, I've decided to start a separate blog to comment weekly on current issues in the news. I realize that some may scoff at the idea of me creating a new blog when I've hardly been able to keep this one updated. This is, however, something that I believe the Lord has led me to do.
After writing my last post (Finally Some Good News), I felt like there might be a better forum for these types of commentaries. Therefore, I have created The Lambert Commentary, which can be accessed at:
http://thelambertcommentary.blogspot.com/
I have since moved the comments of my previous post to this new blog (and I've edited and expanded them slightly). It is my hope to update this new blog every Monday. If you see something there that you feel is worthy of passing along to others, please do so. And please leave your comments. I want to know what others are thinking.
In the meantime, I will continue to use the Pastor's Blog to keep folks informed on what is going on at EFBC. OK, continue might not have been the best word to use. I will begin to keep folks informed about what's going on at EFBC.
Which reminds me, don't forget our Spring Revival is less than two weeks away: May 6-9 with Pastor Mike Owens.
After writing my last post (Finally Some Good News), I felt like there might be a better forum for these types of commentaries. Therefore, I have created The Lambert Commentary, which can be accessed at:
http://thelambertcommentary.blogspot.com/
I have since moved the comments of my previous post to this new blog (and I've edited and expanded them slightly). It is my hope to update this new blog every Monday. If you see something there that you feel is worthy of passing along to others, please do so. And please leave your comments. I want to know what others are thinking.
In the meantime, I will continue to use the Pastor's Blog to keep folks informed on what is going on at EFBC. OK, continue might not have been the best word to use. I will begin to keep folks informed about what's going on at EFBC.
Which reminds me, don't forget our Spring Revival is less than two weeks away: May 6-9 with Pastor Mike Owens.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Finally Some Good News
I've moved the contents of this post to a new blog. To read it, follow this link:
http://thelambertcommentary.blogspot.com/2007/04/finally-some-good-news.html
For an explanation, please see the post entitled New Blog.
http://thelambertcommentary.blogspot.com/2007/04/finally-some-good-news.html
For an explanation, please see the post entitled New Blog.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
I've Been Put To Shame
OK, I admit it. I'm now the worst offender among my small group of blogging friends when it comes to updating. My buddy Jeff has updated his blog in the last week; twice in two days to be exact. That leaves me with a sinking feeling in my stomach.
It's kind of like when I was growing up, we would always pass by a certain family's house on the way to church. They were wonderful friends and fellow church members, so for privacy purposes, we'll just call them the Doe family. Most Sundays we'd always see their car in the carport and know that, just like every other Sunday, they were going to be late again. But on those rare occasions when we would pass by and see that their car was already gone, my mom would exclaim, "Oh Shane, we're running really late. The Doe's have already left for church!"
And today I kind of feel like my mom used to feel when the Doe's would beat us to church. Jeff, you've put me to shame. I've actually considered resigning from the blogosphere, but then I thought, "who would notice given my recent track record?" So rather than cut and run, I've decided to write this post and ask for forgiveness from those few who actually have kept checking in the hopes that I had updated. I'm sure you've come to expect nothing new, but I thank you for continuing to come back.
I actually have quite a bit that I need to blog about, and I will be posting something new in a day or two to kind of catch up.
In the meantime, please keep the families of the shooting victims and everybody at Virginia Tech in your prayers. What a horrific, senseless act of violence.
In spite of this, I hope everyone is having a great week.
Bro. Shane
It's kind of like when I was growing up, we would always pass by a certain family's house on the way to church. They were wonderful friends and fellow church members, so for privacy purposes, we'll just call them the Doe family. Most Sundays we'd always see their car in the carport and know that, just like every other Sunday, they were going to be late again. But on those rare occasions when we would pass by and see that their car was already gone, my mom would exclaim, "Oh Shane, we're running really late. The Doe's have already left for church!"
And today I kind of feel like my mom used to feel when the Doe's would beat us to church. Jeff, you've put me to shame. I've actually considered resigning from the blogosphere, but then I thought, "who would notice given my recent track record?" So rather than cut and run, I've decided to write this post and ask for forgiveness from those few who actually have kept checking in the hopes that I had updated. I'm sure you've come to expect nothing new, but I thank you for continuing to come back.
I actually have quite a bit that I need to blog about, and I will be posting something new in a day or two to kind of catch up.
In the meantime, please keep the families of the shooting victims and everybody at Virginia Tech in your prayers. What a horrific, senseless act of violence.
In spite of this, I hope everyone is having a great week.
Bro. Shane
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Great Start To A New Year
2007 is off to an incredible start at Eulaton First Baptist Church! How wonderful to see a soul saved in our first Sunday service of the new year! It was also great the following week to see this new believer and his wife come forward and join Eulaton First Baptist Church. We are excited to have Randy and Janet McGinnis as the newest additions to EFBC. Please be in prayer for Randy, as he left Tuesday for a 3-week business trip to Germany. We look forward to baptizing him when he returns in February.
AWANA kicked back off for the new year on January 7, and this new ministry continues to be a blessing for our church. We've experienced a 1000% increase in our Sunday night children's attendance! That's not a typo, you read it right: 1000%. Our Sunday night children's average was 3 before AWANA; now it is 30. To God be the glory!
I truly believe 2007 will be the best year EFBC has experienced in a long, long time. I'm incredibly optimistic about what God has in store for us as we serve Him here together in the new year. Please keep our church in your prayers. We can do everything that we can possibly do as believers, but if God's not in it, our efforts are in vain. If we'll bathe everything we do in prayer, I know we're going to see God do some awesome things in the coming days.
One thing I'm very excited about is what's coming up on Wednesday night, January 31. That night, we'll be showing the movie Facing The Giants. If you haven't yet seen this movie, all I can say to you is, "YOU'VE GOTTA SEE IT!" If you've already seen it, then you're probably like me and can't wait to see it again (and I've already seen it twice). This is a great opportunity for you to invite your friends and family to church, particularly those who don't know the Lord. Also, if you know someone who's depressed, discouraged, or just facing some really tough times in their life, you need to bring them to see Facing The Giants. We'll meet in the sanctuary and the movie will begin at 6 p.m.
Hope to see everyone at church this Sunday.
Bro. Shane
AWANA kicked back off for the new year on January 7, and this new ministry continues to be a blessing for our church. We've experienced a 1000% increase in our Sunday night children's attendance! That's not a typo, you read it right: 1000%. Our Sunday night children's average was 3 before AWANA; now it is 30. To God be the glory!
I truly believe 2007 will be the best year EFBC has experienced in a long, long time. I'm incredibly optimistic about what God has in store for us as we serve Him here together in the new year. Please keep our church in your prayers. We can do everything that we can possibly do as believers, but if God's not in it, our efforts are in vain. If we'll bathe everything we do in prayer, I know we're going to see God do some awesome things in the coming days.
One thing I'm very excited about is what's coming up on Wednesday night, January 31. That night, we'll be showing the movie Facing The Giants. If you haven't yet seen this movie, all I can say to you is, "YOU'VE GOTTA SEE IT!" If you've already seen it, then you're probably like me and can't wait to see it again (and I've already seen it twice). This is a great opportunity for you to invite your friends and family to church, particularly those who don't know the Lord. Also, if you know someone who's depressed, discouraged, or just facing some really tough times in their life, you need to bring them to see Facing The Giants. We'll meet in the sanctuary and the movie will begin at 6 p.m.
Hope to see everyone at church this Sunday.
Bro. Shane
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