Hello brothers and sisters!

Yesterday was an amazing day. Even with much sickness going on, we had a great crowd of people to worship the Lord. Jesus wears the Victor's Crown! You were made for more! My heart will sing no other name, but JESUS! What a wonderful day.

God really worked in our church family. We had someone receive Jesus as Lord and Savior and another rededicate their life to Christ. It is these things that ought to keep us going. May I remind you of the Word yesterday. Abraham was justified by his belief/faith. His faith was revealed through his obedience and good works. If we are going to show the world our faith, it must come through living out God's Word in faithful obedience. There is no other way to show the lost world that we have been changed, except we show them the change! Today, what fruit will you bear? Will you sow seeds of the flesh or the Spirit? If someone could only observe your actions, could they conclude you believed and trusted God? These are questions that we must keep on our mind.

Some say that it doesn't matter what people think about us. To a limited extent I would agree. However, our testimony is one of the most powerful witnessing tools we have for soul-winning. If people think of us as hypocrites or frauds, well, that matters. Our God is not being represented properly in that. We are not bound by the thoughts of others, but we are bound by grace. We are bound by loving God with all our heart, soul, and mind, AND loving our neighbor as ourself. Praise the Lord!

I love you Cedar Grove. I look forward to seeing God blessing us continuously in this season and time. Let's steward the blessing well together. Be praying how God can use YOU to help. Happy in the Lord, amen. Buh-bye.

Pastor Jacob Lannom