3.14.22 Blog
I hope as you are reading this you are thawing out from the deep freeze we experienced over the past couple of days!
On Friday afternoon I was in conversation with two other fathers who have children in school with Caden and Amiah. We were discussing the blizzard of 1993 and its anniversary this past weekend. (BTW I had at least 8 inches of snow in places at my house early on Saturday morning, how much snow did you have?) I don’t know these men that well and we first were questioning one another if we were from East Tennessee? After the three of us established we were all east Tennesseans and early teenagers in 1993 the conversation changed. There was a common bond, things known about march of 1993 that did not need to be said, common stories to share.
God did not create men and women to live life alone (Eccl. 4:9-12) and I believe the Bible is clear that it is important we strive to live in community. As I write this week I am encouraged about numerous things in our church and if I had to name one core thing that excites me the most it is this, community. MCBC, like all churches, was challenged to great and never before experienced degrees in March of 2020 and what I learned is that a social distant church is lacking. I realize there are circumstances in this fallen world that force a less than optimal circumstance and this is what a virus and scenario did in 2020. However, it is a new day. God has seen our faith community through these past two years and I believe we are stronger, more faithful, and certainly more resilient than 24 months ago.
I encourage you to take a minute and follow the links below. One is to our announcement page on the church’s website. Take note of the new community group beginning this Thursday evening for “seasoned adults” in the home of Steve and Glenda Scarbrough. Also consider all the other things going on in this spring season of the church. The second link is to our service from yesterday. It is always good to be connected!
This week in prayer I again have numerous names for us to consider. As always I encourage everyone to set aside specific time to corporately petition these names before the Lord. Our list this week is as follows….
Betty Jackson and family (Ms. Betty is homebound with Hospice. Prayers for her comfort and this time)
Tina Moore, Daniel Moore’s mom who is continuing to rehabilitate after trachea surgery
Josh Johnson (P.E. Instructor of Caden and Amiah Jones) Mr. Johnson has two young children and suffered a bicycle accident on Friday of last week. He broke multiple ribs and has a collapsed lung. He is currently hospitalized at U.T. - Prayers for his family and fast recovery)
James White and the White family - (Father of Angie Raby’s Son Issac’s girlfriend) Mr. White is recovering from a brain surgery and facing potential other heath concerns regarding cancer.)
B and A - Young couple in a European country I had the opportunity to meet virtually last weekend. They are believers and leaders in their local church serving faithfully in an extremely hard spiritual climate. They are requesting prayers for vision, means, and God’s leading
World Circumstances - The Ukraine/Russian War
Prayers for the people - those who have suffered loss, those displaced, those in harms way
Prayers for gospel opportunities in Ukraine and other areas of our world as a result of war
Serhii and family (Brother of Corey’s good friend Dana Spry. Serhii is a native of Ukraine and fighting in his home city of Lviv - Serhii’s wife (Ira) and two young children (Caroline 7, and Roman 3) have evacuated Ukraine for safety reasons)
Pastor Corey
