Pastor

Steve Knott

 

 

McQueeney Baptist Church

The  McQueeney

                    Messenger

Join Us For Worship:

 

Sunday  -  9:15  AM

                  Worship Service       

Sunday  -  10:30  AM 

                  Bible Study

Sunday  - 6:00 PM

                 Worship Service

                 (4th Sun. of month is

                Business Mtg.,             

                5th Sun. is 5th Sunday                  Sing)

Tuesday  -   8:00  AM

                 Prayer Breakfast     

                 (1st Tue. Prayer Walk                  @ 9am)

Wednesday  -  7:00  PM

                 Prayer Meeting          

Wednesday  -  6:30  PM

                 Awana        

                 (3 yr olds - 6th grade)

Wednesday  -  7:00  PM

                 Youth                          

                  (7th  -  12th grade)

February 2008

Volume 10

McQueeney Baptist Church

P.O. Box 44

McQueeney, TX  78123

 

Physical Address:

201 Schumann Rd.

McQueeney, TX 78123

 

Phone:  830-557-5532

Fax:     830-557-4080

office@mcqueeneybc.org

P.O. Box 44

(Hwy 78 & Schumann)

McQueeney, TX  78123

830-557-5532

McQueeney Baptist Church

 BULK RATE                                     U.S. POSTAGE      PAID                      MCQUEENEY, TX      PERMIT NO. 1

We all can be messengers of God!

 

          

Loan Balance:            $14,249.05

Offerings for Jan:      $21,104.40

Expenses for Jan:     $20,935.53

 

(Offerings & Expenses do not

include designated accounts,

except for the Bldg. Loan.)

Our Goal for the Lottie Moon offering was $4000 this year. So far, we have raised $6093.  The Awana club offering to Lottie Moon has not yet been added to the total. Thank you for helping to send missionaries around the world to reach people for Christ.

I was mulling over a recent conversation I had with a disenchanted Christian brother. He was upset with me. So upset that he was considering rescinding his invitation for me to speak to his group. Seems he’d heard I was pretty open about who I have fellowship with. He’d read the words I wrote: “If God calls a person his child, shouldn’t I call him my brother?” And, “If God accepts others with their errors and misinterpretations, shouldn’t we?"

He didn’t like that. “Carrying it a bit too far,” he told me. “Fences are necessary,” he explained. “Scriptures are clear on such matters.” He read me a few and then urged me to be careful to whom I give grace.

“I don’t give it,” I assured. “I only spotlight where God already has.”

Later I had a great thought. A why-didn’t-I-think-to-say-that? insight.

If the subject resurfaces, I’ll say it. But in case it doesn’t, I’ll say it to                                        you. (It’s too good to waste.) Just one sentence:

I’ve never been surprised by God’s judgment, but I’m still stunned by his grace.

Story after story. Prayer after prayer. Surprise after surprise.

Seems that God is looking more for ways to get                                                                us home than for ways to keep us out. I challenge you to                                                   find one soul who came to God seeking grace and did                                                       not find it. Search the pages. Read the stories.                                                                Envision the encounters. Find one person who                                                               came seeking a second chance and left with a stern lecture. I dare you. Search.

You won’t find it.

Seems to me God gives a lot more grace than we’d ever imagine.

We could do the same.

I’m not for watering down the truth or compromising the gospel. But if a fellow with a pure heart calls God Father, can’t I call that same man Brother? If God doesn’t make doctrinal perfection a requirement for family membership, should I?

And if we never agree, can’t we agree to disagree? If God can tolerate my mistakes, can’t I tolerate the mistakes of others? If God can overlook my errors, can’t I overlook the errors of others? If God allows me with my foibles and failures to call him Father, shouldn’t I extend the same grace to others?

One thing’s for sure. When we get to heaven, we’ll be surprised at some of the folks we see. And some of them will be surprised to see us.

Stunned By His Grace
by Max Lucado

Show and Tell

 

A kindergarten teacher gave her class a “show and tell” assignment of bringing something to represent their religion.

 

The first boy got in front of the class and said, “My name is Benjamin and I am Jewish and this is the Star of David.”

 

The second student got in front of the class and said, “My name is Mary. I am Catholic and this is the Crucifix.”

 

The third student got in front of the class and said, “My name is Tommy and I am Baptist and this is a casserole.”