Good morning on this 15th day of November. Ah the wonders of modern technology when everything works as it is supposed to work, such as this blog which I write every Saturday morning. Last week's blog was an excellent example of things not working as they are supposed to work. I wrote the entire article and clicked on the button which publishes it to the church's web site just as I had nearly 200 times before, but something went terribly wrong. Only the first sentence of the blog was published and the rest of the article was no where to be found, even though I searched every corner of the blogger site to find it. After realizing that it was gone forever, I rewrote the entire article and again published it to the Edgewood web site. When I called the secretary to tell her it was posted so she could print it and make it available on Sunday for those who like to read it when they arrive at church, she told me it was not available on the church computer network, then when she tried to access it on another of the church's computers, the whole network went down and froze out all access period. Consequently, most of you missed the blog which was a tribute to the Edgewood staff; therefore, I am posting it as part of this week's article. Hopefully there will be no technological problems this time. Tomorrow's sermon is entitled, When Conqueroring Is Not Enough.
Good morning on this Saturday, November 8th. As the church is preparing to celebrate my 40th anniversary as pastor of the Edgewood Baptist Church on Sunday, November 23rd, I thought I would take this opportunity to brag on the Edgewood staff. They do an great job in their respective ministries in addition to teaching, preaching, visiting, and handling various problems brought to them by our people. Many of you have complimented them to me telling me about how they have helped you with a problem, provided Biblical counsel about a situation, or assisted you in some way. They routinely work many evenings in addition to the extra hours required to handle emergencies, make unexpected hospital visits, or take calls to meet special needs. The work of the ministry is never done, there is always another hospital call, another crisis, another death, another problem, another meeting or another call to handle. Many days off are not a day off because of calls or needs which must be met. They are faithful in fulfilling the extras of their ministry and do so without complaint. I thank God for them and ask you to do the same. It is often said that fortunate is the church that has an excellent staff to represent Jesus Christ in a congregation - that is certainly true at Edgewood. I appreciate every one of them and am grateful for them. Tomorrow's message is entitled, How To Search The Bible And Allow The Bible To Search You. I hope I'll see you there.
Pastor Brown