Dexter, Missouri - Grace Fellowship Church Ministries of Dexter recently honored its veterans during their Sunday morning service.
After regular service each veteran by giving each of them a certificate and a flag.
"We appreciate our veterans. They gave up their lives for us. They should be highly respected." Says Pastor of Bonnie Cross of Grace Fellowship Church Ministries.
Each certificate presented was personalized with the veterans name and included the scripture "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. " (John 15:12,13)
Grace Fellowship Church Ministries is located at 201 E Business 60. Their services are Sundays 10:00 am and 6:00 pm and Wednesday 6:00 pm. Their phone numbers are (573) 421-6749 or (573) 421-0570. Their email is gracefellowshipchurchministries@outlook.com
Billy Graham once wrote, “Someone once said, “Worry is the interest paid on trouble before it comes due.”
Hmmm. Interesting thought.
In the Bible a man named Job once said “What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.” [Job 3:25 (NIV)]
We as humans worry and fret, get anxious, and lose sleep often over nothing.
A man went to his doctor and said, “Doc, I’m having a hard time breathing, my neck feels tight and my eyes are bulging. Upon a thorough exam, the doctor told the man he had three weeks to live. The man decided to make the most of the time he had left. So he decided to get a tailored suit, something he had always wanted. The tailor was taking measurements and said as he wrote, “Neck, 18…” The man corrected him, “No, I’m 17 ½ , been for years.” The tailor shook his head, “No sir, if you wear a 17 ½ you will probably feel short of breath, have a tight neck and feel like your eyes will pop out.”
Sometimes we are the cause for our troubles, and sometimes they are just imagined.
The fact is there will be troubles enough to deal with without us wasting our lives over “worry mirages.”
Jesus said, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 (NIV)
Wise advice from the Son of God. Let’s profit from it and quite wasting our time with placebo worries and trust God when the real thing comes our way.
Doug West, Pastor First Church of the Nazarene Dexter, MO
First Church of the Nazarene is located at 712 E. Stoddard St., Dexter, Missouri. Contact number is (573) 891-2006
Dexter, Missouri - The First Nazarene Church located at 714 E. Stoddard Street will have their annual Vacation Bible School on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 930 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Children ages 3 - 12 are welcome to attend.
The theme this year is Camping Out!
For more information call (573) 891-2006.
