As I’m typing this I’m preparing to leave for Oklahoma City for the annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. I just spoke to a friend of mine from Missouri. Their Convention was two weeks ago and apparently there were some fireworks. There are clearly two or three sides in the Missouri “fight”, I mean fellowship. Texas is another divided state. I’m glad that our meetings are fairly “boring!” We are a fairly unified bunch as conventions go. I love convention not because I love meetings (I don’t). It is just so good to see old friends and get reacquainted. I don’t expect any big stories coming out of this week and I hope that I’m not disappointed.
I did want to remind you that we will be hosting the Community Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday, November 20th, at 7:00 pm. Our choir will be singing and I’ll be bringing the message. I hope that you will join with your brothers and sisters in Christ as we gather to give thanks for the goodness and grace of our God. We will be hosting a fellowship immediately following that service so be watching and listening for details. Let’s have a good turnout and make sure that we are a great host for this event.
I look forward to seeing you Sunday as we gather to worship the risen Lord.