I am very impressed with the teenagers of Four Rivers Church this morning. Two of them les worship in Paducah while 15 others served lunch to the Paducah campus as a fund raiser for youth camp. It was a very cool day!
Thanks also goes out to the parents and youth workers who helped put this day together.
Wow!
I know Easter can be such a busy time. And it is also easy to miss out on the personal worship experience in the process of ministering to people on such a big day. Happens to me all the time…
A few years ago, we started doing additional gatherings on Easter weekend and quickly noticed that one of the types of people who came were church leaders from other congregations just looking to unplug from responsibility for a moment and worship personally.
With that in mind, if it would be beneficial to you and your family, let me invite you to one of our alternate Easter gatherings. You could worship without interfering with your normal Easter schedule.
We have gatherings on Sat, Sun & Mon evenings.
Check out FourRiversChurch.com for details.
I’m so thankful for The service attitude and hard work put forth by the 4RC family today. A lot of people talk service in the Christian life. But it takes something more to stack sandbags in the a cold rain for several hours. That’s so much more than talk.
Several times in the New Testament, Jesus shows that service on the Sabbath was a wonderful way to show love and worship God.
He healed the sick, raised the dead and cared for the lonely all on the Sabbath. It earned Him great disdain from the Pharisees who thought that the Sabbath rules outranked the needs of people.
But Jesus loved and served people.
Just like the people of 4RC did today and last week.
Thank You.
Good morning 4RC friends,
Rising flood waters are threatening many families and businesses in the area. In an effort to serve our community we are asking for your help. Sandbagging has already begun and our help is needed. Below are some needs for TODAY.
If you can help please reply to this e-mail and let us know.
The two cities who are currently in need of volunteers are:
LaCenter
Jody Brown, DES Director in Ballard County, is asking anyone who is available to meet at 1pm at the OLD HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN LACENTER TODAY.
SANDBAGGING LOCATION:
OLD HEALTH DEPT in LaCenter
111 West KY Drive, HWY 60, LaCenter, KY
1PM TODAY
Smithland
Brent Stringer is organizing efforts in Smithland. He needs a 15 man team at 2pm and a 15 man team at 7pm TODAY.
SANDBAGGING LOCATION:
COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT (IN FRONT OF THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY BALL PARK)
2PM & 7PM
What kind of relationship exists between the management, employees and customers where you work?
Tonight I’ve been teaching on relationships in the workplace in a ‘Business Ethics’ course in Hopkinsville, Ky. We have been looking at relationships between management… employees… & customers in the average business in regards to ‘expectations’ and ‘responsibilities.’
What expectations does each role have of one another?
How does this play out in a group like the church? I know we typically don’t describe the church as a business… but it does have business like attributes in a culture like ours that is so consumer driven.
For instance… What should be the relational expectations and responsibilities shared between church leaders, volunteer servants and participants? Can the church learn anything from well run and effective businesses in this area?
What should the church be teaching the management, employees ad customers that make up their congregation?
Thoughts?
Hey everyone, just got home from the last night of BBQ on the River. The tent is packed up, things are wrapped up, and I am overwhelmed at the simply awesome job all of you did this year serving at BBQ. Many of you decided to “be there” this weekend and serve the people of western Kentucky with a genuine love that only Jesus can provide. You gave of your time and talents to ensure the people we encountered were welcomed, accepted, and loved in our presence, and there is no doubt in my mind that God will use this to change lives! Thank you!
It was so awesome to see the efforts of both the Paducah campus and Lakes campus as you came together to get an important job accomplished. It was so fun to serve together and get to know each other better. I hope and pray you all had as much fun as I did! It is clear to me after serving at BBQ for many years now, this year was by far the best year yet. Thank you for joining Jesus in being active in peoples lives.
Now remember, this is not it. God has called us to live a lifestyle of serving people in this capacity. Go and live the mission! Big Love, Pastor Caleb
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