Today students all around the nation gathered at their school flag poles to pray.  This morning, over 50 students gathered for prayer at Chickahominy Middle School for "See You at the Pole."    One of our students, Caroline L., led this movement, for up until today, Chickahominy students joined the Atlee High School students for this gathering on Atlee's campus.  Caroline felt led by God to have one on the Chickahominy campus and as you can see, it was a great success!   (Click Read More for the rest of the entry)

On Monday I circled this story from my devotional reading in The Word for You Today.  It concerns prayer and our releasing our struggles to God.  As we struggle with relationships, finances, health, children, career, let us ask if we have totally released the issue to God.  When we do we will have peace...

*Please turn up your volume for this recording.  We apologize for any difficulty.*  On July 20, New Highland recognized Rev. Bob Lee for his tenth anniversary as its pastor.  The day was filled with celebration, reflection, and vision for the future.  There was a wonderful banquet for the entire church after the service.  The guest speakers were the Rev. Dr. Steve Allsbrook, Director of Missions for the Dover Baptist Association and the Rev. Peter James Flamming, Retired Pastor of First Baptist Church, Richmond. 

Our Roanoke team departed on Sunday afternoon and will be in Roanoke all week serving through the Baptist Community Center in the city.  This is the same place that we went last summer.  We have sixteen people on this trip.  The team will be leading Vacation Bible School for the children at the center; evangelism and service projects on some homes in the area.  Please pray for the safety of the team, encouragement, strength, and a willingness to share about Jesus' love.

Our students, volunteers, and Pastor Derek and I will be traveling to Philadelphia today for a week at youth camp.  It's MFUGE and will be a great week for our students!  We hope to keep you updated through this blog this week.  We will be returning on Saturday the 26th.  So please uplift our coming and going and serving.  Pray for safety for all.  Pray for lives to be transformed, in the students, volunteers, and those whom we encounter.  May we be the hands and feet of Jesus.

*There's a brief silence before sermon.  The closing songs and accompaniment follow the sermon.

SERMON NOTES ● June 1, 2008

“Common Misconceptions” ● Matthew 7:21-29

When we become a believer in Christ, we are immediately born again and filled with the Holy Spirit of God. We are baptized into the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

 The Worship Choir's anthem precedes the sermon.  In addition, during the reading of verses 2 through 27 a PowerPoint presentation filled with lots of God's creatures showed on the screen.  At this time the slide show isn't online.