CREATION SUNDAY!!

Coming up this weekend - Dr. Arv Edgeworth will be with us this Sunday for CREATION SUNDAY. I am excited about the messages he will be bringing to us as he demonstrates the truth of Scripture through Science. You will want to bring your friends and family to both morning and evening services. Our Sunday School class will be joining the Auditorium Class with Dr. Edgeworth at 9:45.

BIBLE STUDY - Keep reading and studying in the book of Ephesians to prepare for the upcoming weeks.

FELLOWSHIP - February 27th, we will be having a class fellowship at the house. It starts at 6:00 PM. Bring a friend with ya! Finger foods, chips, sandwiches and such are on the menu. We will also be welcoming new members. If you have anyone who is interested in joining our Bible Study, invite them and we will "sign them up".

PRAYER - Our weekly requests are still be uplifted faithfully. Also be praying for at least three new helpers for Reformers Unanimous. Pray for souls to be saved during the week as God grants us opportunities to share His love with others. We are still praying for God to grant us a few more students at Heritage Academy, too. (His students in His time.) Be praying for our class goal of twenty in attendance. Each Wednesday night a new prayer list is passed out at the church's weekly prayer meeting. If you have not been in the habit of attending the weekly church mid-week service, I invite you to join us Wednesday nights at 7:00 PM.

TESTIMONY - Asking God to make you soul conscious will let you look at people with new eyes. Pray for a man that I was able to speak with Tuesday. His wife broke her ankle and that had caused them to miss going to Florida. He is 82 years young, does not like the cold weather, and needs the Lord, too. He was wearing a hat like the ones David had asked me about and that is what I used as an "excuse" to begin the conversation. May the Lord open our eyes more and more to the needs of people all around us.

Have a great week!

Blessings in Christ

Great time last week! Some missed it. . .for good reasons and for not so good reasons. I am still convinced, even after the Saints won the Super Bowl, that God's house is better than football. God's Word is better than Chris Bermann. When will we fall on our faces before God and love Him Who first loved us?

:-) That was a good preaching tidbit.

I do want to remind everyone of the Family Valentine Banquet this Saturday at 6:30 PM. Tickets are on sale right now for $5.00. Bring a friend with you. I am working on some folks to bring, too.

Next week we will finish our look at the passage in Ephesians 1 concerning the spiritual blessings which we have in Jesus Christ.

PLEASE PRAY
- Job for Terry Herndon
- Suzanne's niece had a baby last week
- Fraces' cousin passed away. Be in prayer for the family.
- Harold and Joanne are going to see a lawyer this Thursday and asked for prayer.
- Alex, a young man who was saved last week.
- All those we are inviting to come Saturday and Sunday.
- Spence's mother, and he is doing some pharmacy training right now.
- All of our parents for continued strength and grace to cope with age-related issues.
- All of our church ministries. . .especially our outreach.
- Several unspoken requests.

Maybe you have a Bible question and would like for it to be answered or discussed in class. Let me know what your question is and we will try to bring up one of these questions each Sunday morning. You can e-mail your questions to mlsauvageot@hotmail.com.


HAVE A BLESSED WEEK!!

HAPPY FEBRUARY!

Happy February! It is Sweetheart month, so follow through with those plans to demonstrate your love. Remember Who loves you most. God's love is UNCONDITIONAL. God's love is INESCAPABLE. God's love is INEXHAUSTIBLE. God's love is UNDENIABLE. God's love is INCOMPREHENSIBLE. God's love is INFINITE. God's love is INSPIRING. We could go on. In fact, when you add a comment, add to this list of Biblical explanations of the love of God.

We are on the verge of great things in Sunday School. Our class has set a goal for the new year of reaching 20 in attendance. Which means that we need to double our class attendance this year. So we are beginning this coming Sunday with a series of studies to help us learn the truths we need in order to help us reach this goal. Be in prayer as we uncover these principles to grow by.

Good time yesterday! Finished up our study in the Book of Acts with a lesson entitled THE UNFINISHED STORY. Looking forward to seeing how God will continue His work through us in Tupelo, MS and add a chapter, so to speak, to this unfinished story. I am not saying that the Book of Acts is not complete as it is. . .IT IS PERFECT AND FINISHED. I am saying that the way it ends forces me to believe that God's work is not done and He still wants us to be GOING, PREACHING, BAPTIZING, and TEACHING. Exciting to think about.

Be in prayer - Bro. Terry had a friend to pass away last week. She had been a teacher for many years and left some big tracks. Pray for her family in Hamilton, AL and also pray for someone to take up the torch she has passed and continue the witness she has begun.

Be in prayer - Francis mentioned a friend who has cancer.

Tammy's cousin also has cancer.

Mable and Daniel Moody are having health problems and need special prayer and cards and letters.

Rhonda - job search; Include Terry in this, too. He will be going for an interview on Monday.

Terry's brother Ray needs pray for a family matter.

Mary will be in Jackson this week for some meetings. . .also her family needs prayer, too.

Be in prayer for our Family Valentine's Banquet upcoming on February 13th. We want to have a great turnout.

CREATION SUNDAY!! February 21st. And also our Monday morning Youth Rally with Dr. Edgeworth. Lots of folks have said that they would like to come. Pray for good attendance this Sunday.

UNSPOKEN; prayer for me as the Lord leads you. . .special needs right now


As you can see our prayer requests also are announcements! ONE not mentioned there is our Sunday School class fellowship. We will meet at the Sauvageot's home February 27th at 6:00 PM. Put it on your calendar. More details to come :-)

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May your week be exciting as you see God's hand working. Bless you! Praying for you today.
- Mike

STILL EXCITED

I am so glad for Sunday School. Before you had all of the other discipling ministries, there was Sunday School. And Sunday School has endured. Yes, we do some other things here at Wildwood. We have opportunities for discipleship with RU. We have the most intense discipleship program called Heritage Academy. We have our Men's Prayer Fellowship each month. Sunday School really beats them all as an all-around discipleship program. All-ages, solid Bible teaching, fellowship, etc. in our Sunday School. If you have not been in attendance recently, make the effort to come and be with us at 9:45 this Sunday morning. I believe you will be glad you did.

Our study in the Book of Acts is coming to a close. Hold on to your seat because we are diving right in with another group of lessons that focus on the principles of growing a Sunday School class. These will be a blessing and a help to each of us as we seek to be better witnesses for the Lord in 2010.

UPCOMING EVENTS
1. Chili Cook-off is coming up this Sunday night. We want to work at bringing family and friends to this time of fellowship. It is also an opportunity for lost folks to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ.
2. Family Valentine Banquet. (February 13; 6:30 PM) TICKETS are $5.00 per person. Another witnessing opportunity. :-)
3. RU has been on vacation for the last few weeks, but will start back on the first Saturday in February. Others have found this program to be helpful to their Christian growth, and its regimented program might be something that could help you grow as a Christian, too. It starts each night at 7:00 PM. Be in prayer for this ministry.

PRAYER REQUESTS
- Harold and Joanne need special prayer this week for their business situation
- Ray Herndon and family
- Tammy's cousin with cancer
- People in Haiti who need the Lord
- Spence will be taking a test soon at work
- All of our church ministries. . . if you are not involved in serving the Lord through a ministry of Wildwood, pray about where the Lord would have you to serve Him.
- 50 souls to come to Christ this year!!
- 20 in our Sunday School class attendance
- For each other. . .(sometimes we are too self-centered to be worth anything) :-)
- Outreach efforts
- Pastors and church leaders
- National leaders, elected officials, too
- God's power and presence


I hope that you all have a wonderful week in the service of the King of kings! Drop me an e-mail if you have a request to add or anything. mlsauvageot@hotmail.com is the address to use. The church e-mail site is experiencing some rather crude invasions right now for some reason we have not been able to figure out.

If you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, it would be my highest privilege to share what He has done in my own life. What He has done for me, He will also do for you. Talk to me. Let me know when would be a good time to talk.

A New Year and New Goals!

It is always a challenge to start new. 2010 means goals that stretch us and bring us to a place of new commitment.

We spent two class periods viewing Zig Ziglar's video on setting goals, and it was a blessing to me. Our class is following Zig's steps in setting a goal for the new year of reaching 20 in attendance. This is a pretty big goal for us, but we are going to work towards it and pray towards it. I am typing up some of what we discussed in class last week so that we can each have a copy and so that we can work with this as a team.

Another thing that God has laid upon my heart is winning fifty people to Him in 2010. First I was convicted that my focus had not been what the Lord wanted, then He put this number on my heart. It is not a great number for Him. He is in the soul-saving business! It is a huge number compared with last year. So I am forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth to the things which are before. I am asking for prayer for God's presence, power, and leadership on my life and ministry for 2010. As you pray, please remember this.

"Redeeming the time because the days are evil."

Good Time Sunday!

It sure was good to see everyone here Sunday! Savannah Brandon made her debut at church, and everyone was very excited to see her. She is precious. We also had the pleasure of having Brother Mitch's class join us last Sunday. It was mixed emotions since Brother Mitch was out for family matters. His father had passed away Saturday and Mitch was helping make funeral arrangements and such with the rest of the family. Keep on praying for the Robbins' family.

Another urgent request that we received from the Cook's yesterday is that David's dad is not doing well. They have put in a catheter in order to give him some relief, but things are not looking good right now. Please pray for this family.

Today is the day that the man is supposed to be coming to look at Harold and Joanne's dairy farm down in Tylertown. Pray that the Lord would open the door for them to sell the place if it is the Lord's will. Pray that the Lord would give them some relief from the financial burden.

REVIVAL MEETING starts up Sunday. Larry Sauvageot will be preaching the meeting, and we are praying for a real touch from Gog upon our lives. Will you also pray? Will you plan now to attend these special meetings? I hope that you will.

Next Sunday we are going to be looking at the end of Acts 15 and the beginning of the 16th chapter. Be reading ahead.

Have a wonderful week in the Lord!

We Are Halfway!

I am excited about our study in the Book of Acts. God has not stopped working. He still calls men and women to His service today. He still works through His churches. All He looks for are hearts that are clean and surrendered to Him. He also has promised to provide for our needs. Who will get on board? This is one of the main challenges of the Book of Acts.

Several were out last weekend and we missed you. You are in our prayers. Keep on praying for the Brandons. Savannah is doing well. . . as are Spence and Tammy. Praise the Lord for His blessings. Also keep praying for Francis' brother and sister-in-law down in Tylertown, MS. The deal with the investor fell through, but they are still hanging on the the Lord for help. Pray for our REVIVAL MEETING that is coming up in October. Let's determine to be there. Do it now. Do not wait until the week of to try to decide. Just make up your mind to come. Dad will be glad you did and the Lord will meet with you and speak to your heart. Pray for Dad and Mom as they come for the meetings. It will be good to see them and catch up on all the Australia information. God has blessed them in their travels.

WORK DAY is this Saturday. Many may not have gotten the word, so now you have. Make plans to be here at around 8:30. We will have something to eat if you come a little earlier. The preacher was talking about biscuits and gravy. We are trying to so some fixing up around the building as well as some painting. MEN AND TEENAGE BOYS are all encouraged to come and lend a hand.

Be reading ahead for the study this week. Our passage is in Acts 15.

Remember the Lord loves you and so do I!!