Author: marcuskelley
“A Little Girl and a Big Man”
The Temple Prayer
Here is last weeks Wed. Night Bible Study…as we continue to work our way through the Bible this week:
This Week at Grace
This week our Bible reading plan that we are following as a church family (you can get a copy here) brings us to the book of First Kings. The first half of First Kings traces the life of Solomon. It is under his leadership that the nation of Israel rises to its peak of size and glory. Solomon’s wisdom and accomplishments bring him and Israel worldwide fame.
Tragically, we see Solomon’s zeal for God diminish in his later years, as his pagan wives turn his heart away from God. The result is that “the king with a divided heart will leave behind a divided kingdom.” For the next century this Book of Kings traces the twin histories of two sets of kings and two nations of unrepentant, disobedient people who move farther and farther away from God.
Last Week at Grace
We had a wonderful Homecoming Sunday at Grace! A big thank you to Corrina Rose Logston and Jeremy Stephens for the wonderful music and it was great having Adam and Lindsay Wood here with Adam being a blessing through the preaching of God’s Word! And a special thank you to everyone who brought food and those who served in the kitchen to make our fellowship time so sweet!
You can check out Jeremy and Corrina’s group at:
https://www.facebook.com/highfidelitybluegrass/
https://www.facebook.com/CorrinaJeremy/
We also had a precious time of Parent/Child Dedication this past Sunday. Please be in prayer for these parents as they strive to honor God with their lives and the raising of their children!
We have had other families that wanted to participate in the parent/child dedication but were not able to be here this past Sunday. This is something that we want to be able to facilitate…it’s too important to put off! We are looking at possibly having another dedication service in two weeks. If you are interested and would like to sign up or if you have any questions, click here.
This Week at Grace
I want to encourage you to make time in your schedule for Wed. night at Grace! Wednesday nights are special at Grace–but its not the same without you. We have an excellent Student and Kids ministry here at Grace–but it only helps your children if they are here and if you bring them! Make it a top priority for your family to take a break from the unrelenting hustle and bustle of the week…and spend an hour Wednesday night with your church family, praying and studying God’s Word. You won’t regret it!
The youth are having their second movie night–don’t miss it and invite others.
The kiddos are continuing their SWEET series on Wed. night at 6:30…I know the kids have been loving it!
In the adult Bible Study we will be deviating just a little bit from our series and looking at Psalm 73. I encourage you to read it a few times and join us for Bible Study. We are a church family…don’t miss the family “reunion” this Wednesday night!
This Sunday at Grace we will be taking some time to commemorate Memorial Day. Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, from the early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and flags. Memorial Day is a day for remembrance of those who have died in service to our country. The official holiday was inspired by local observances of the day that had taken place in several towns throughout America in the years after the Civil War.
If you have a relative who lost their life, while on active-duty in our Armed Forces, would you send an email to marcus@marcuskelley.com? Please let me know their name, branch of service, area of operation and their relation to you. Thank you so much.
The Bible says:
John 15:13 (NKJV) — 13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
We are thankful for all of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. Let’s honor their sacrifice by using the greatest freedom we have in America–the freedom to worship–this Sunday at Grace!
Coming up!
VBS is right around the corner! Invite, invite, invite!! If you haven’t registered your kiddos or you would like to volunteer click here! Pre-K through 6th Grade! Help us let everyone know! Be a bringer!
Please be in serious prayer about this time that we will have with all of the children and families!
Now is the time to share Jesus!
His and yours,
Pastor Marcus D. Kelley
Mother’s Day 2017
This Week at Grace
This week our Bible reading plan for this year has taken us to the Book of Second Samuel. This book records the highlights of the reign of David–first over the territory of Judah–and eventually over all of Israel. It tells the story of David from his ascension to the throne, his climatic sins of adultery and murder, and the awful consequences of those sins…and we see the impact of those sins upon his family and the nation.
Last Week at Grace
This past Sunday was another great Sunday at Grace! We were bursting at the seams during the worship service…more chairs had to be brought in to try and accommodate everyone. (We must begin now to prayerfully think strategically about our next steps to get the most out of our facility to accommodate all of the growth!) Mother’s Day is the third highest attended Sunday of the year and it showed!
We had a great time of worship–a big thank you to Bob Sumrall for filling in and leading us in worship. We were able to watch an adorable video of many of our Grace Kids reciting the 10 Commandments. (We will have the video up on Facebook this week in case you missed it!) And then we were able to recognize those that have memorized the commandments by giving them a certificate and a “10” dollar gift card. A special thank you to Shondra Murley and all of those that worked with the kiddos to help them learn the commandments…Good job!
We ended the worship service by recognizing and honoring all of our mothers. This year we had a drawing for two $100 gift cards. Congratulations to Amber Barnett and Regina Tignor for winning the cards! All of our mothers also received flowers on their way out of the sanctuary. We still have a few left–if you would like them, you can pick them up Wednesday night.
This Week at Grace
You won’t want to miss this Wednesday night at Grace! In the adult Bible Study we will be looking at 1 Kings 8 from next weeks Bible reading. The youth will be having a movie night for the next two weeks as they will be showing “God’s not Dead.” 
They will serve popcorn and drinks…invite your friends!
The children will be continuing their Bible lesson series based on Ice Cream! It’s too sweet! Everything starts at 6:30!
This will be an exciting Sunday at Grace! This is our Homecoming Sunday! Please be sure and invite all of your friends, family, and coworkers to join us…and don’t forget about those who used to be here with us…invite them home!
Our musical guests are Corrina Rose Logston and Jeremy Stephens. They are a duo heavily steeped in the sounds of traditional bluegrass and early country music. They also perform regularly on the Grand Ole Opry with Jesse McReynolds when they are not traveling.
Our guest preacher will be Adam Wood. Adam is the former music director here at Grace and is currently serving as the Pastor of Bear Creek Baptist Church. It will be great having Adam and Lindsay back with us.
Homecoming schedule will be:
- Sunday School at 9
- Worship at 10 (with Parent/Child Dedication)
- Potluck Fellowship meal after worship (church is providing the meat)
- Music concert after fellowship meal. (We will be receiving a love offering for our guests.)
Parents! If you are interested in our Parent-Child Dedication, please register asap! 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 and your child is older–you can participate in this one–join us as parents dedicate themselves and their children to the Lord. Please don’t miss it!
If you have any questions at all about the dedication…please feel free to contact me! You need to register online at the Grace Baptist website…you can click here to register.
A few reminders
- 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!
- 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
There is a lot going on right now! But as always…
Now is the time to share Jesus!
Pastor Marcus D. Kelley
Parent-Child Dedication
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!
If you have any questions at all…please feel free to contact me!
You need to register online at the Grace Baptist website…you can click here to register.
Please register asap so that we can pick up the materials for the dedication.
His and yours,
Pastor Marcus D. Kelley
Dying Without God| Wed. Night Bible Study
This Week at Grace
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
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