This week at Grace we are continuing our Bible reading plan as a church family that will take all of us through the Bible in a year.  If you haven’t been able to keep up so far–or are just starting–jump in where we are this week and go from there!

Last Week at Grace

This past Saturday we had an awesome day at the Relay for Life event!  Our Grace Baptist Relay for Life team was able to raise over $2,000!  Thank you to everyone on the team, all of those who helped out, hung out and gave your money…it takes everyone to do it…thank you for representing our church family in such a wonderful way in our community.

This past Sunday we had another God-blessed day!  We had a full church for worship, many first-time guests, three baptisms, great worship and special music, people indicated that they received Christ, and we were able to honor our High School and College graduates!  I want to say a special thank you to all of you that give up your seats or “scoot” over and go out of your way to make all of our guests feel welcome.  It may seem like a small thing but it makes a BIG difference…good job!

After church, I was able to go have lunch with all of the graduates.  These are special young people and I am excited about what God is going to do in their lives.

This week at Grace

Don’t miss this Wednesday night as we continue our Bible Study series through the Bible.  Wednesday night is a great, casual environment to invite your friends and family to church.  The youth and children teams are doing an amazing job on Wednesday nights…we have something for all ages.  Starts at 6:30!  We will have our monthly business meeting at the conclusion of our Bible study.

Mother’s Day is THIS Sunday, May 14. It is always a special opportunity to honor the moms in our lives.  Moms, each of you will leave with a special token of our appreciation this Sunday.  But we will also have a random drawing for one special mom to win a $100 gift card!  ALL moms will be eligible–but you will have to be present to win!  We just want to do something different this year and bless our moms in the most practical way possible and let you know how much we appreciate you.

We will also be recognizing all of the children from Children’s Church who have completed memorizing the Ten Commandments!  Each child will receive a certificate and a “10” dollar gift card to show them how much we appreciate all of their hard work.  We will also show a GREAT video of the children reciting and singing the Commandments…you don’t want to miss it! If you weren’t with us for the whole ten weeks and your kiddos haven’t had a chance to memorize them yet–let us know and we will make sure that you get the simplified version of the Commandments to help you teach your child–when they get them memorized we want to let them know that we appreciate them, too!

We will have an awesome day of worship and the Word–we won’t have worship services Sunday night so make every effort possible to be here Sunday morning!

Don’t forget about your 3…we all have people in our lives that we should be praying for, witnessing to, and inviting to Grace!  Let’s be about the Great Commission and reach West Tennessee…it will only happen one person at a time as we are faithful!  Be a bringer!

Parents! Coming up on Sunday May 21st–(the same day as our Homecoming) we will have our Parent-Child Dedication at Grace.  This dedication is for parents and children of all ages…whether you have a newborn or maybe you have never participated in a child dedication service before–you can participate in this one–as parents dedicate themselves and their children to the Lord.  Please don’t miss it!  You need to register online at the Grace Baptist website…you can click here to register.

A few reminders

• May 14th, Mother’s Day at Grace
• Decision America Tennessee Tour with Franklin Graham May 19th, 7:30 pm in Jackson at the Fairgrounds Park.  With special guest Jeremy Camp.  Make plans now to attend and invite everyone you know for an exciting evening of live music, prayer, and a powerful message of hope!
• May 21st, Homecoming at Grace–after worship we will have a “pot-luck” meal. Former Music Director Adam Wood will be coming and bringing the message that morning and we will have a very special music concert following our fellowship meal!
• Grace Baptist Book Club for Tweens (9-12) starts May 23rd.  For more info contact Karen Callis
• VBS starts June 4th-7th…please be in serious prayer for this time with the children and begin NOW inviting everyone you know to join us!  Registration is open and you can also sign up to volunteer at www.gracepinson.org

I hope you have a great week!  See you Wednesday night!

Psalm 20:4–5 (NKJV) — 4 May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. 5 We will rejoice in your salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

His and yours,

Pastor Marcus D. Kelley