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From The Pastor

Someone has said that half the sins we commit are out of fear of being bored. If you read in between the lines of the story of the prodigal son, you sense what drove him into the far country may have been a terminal case of the blahs. He may have been thinking, “I can’t stand getting up early one more morning!” “I can’t face milking another cow!” I can’t plant one more ear of corn!” The legendary singer, B.B. King said it all, “The thrill is gone, baby.” It is not necessarily a sin in getting to this point. We all do at various times in our lives. The sin is to stay in that mindset and do absolutely nothing about it. Sadly, too many people follow the path of least resistance, and then come to the terrible realization that they can live a life of mediocrity, stagnation and indifference.
 
Reminds me of the story of Herman the sloth, who was one day walking through the forest. A gang of snails approached Herman and beat him up. This went on for several hours. Herman was left at the bottom of a tree with several cuts and bruises. A few hours later, he gathered up enough strength to go to a local police station. Herman walked up to the police desk, and the officer asked, “What happened to you?” Herman replied, “A gang of snails beat me up.” “Can you describe what they looked like?” The sloth said, “I don’t know. It all happened so fast.” Before we know it, laziness can set into our lives. Do not give Herman a home in your heart.  Don’t be a sloth! See you Sunday, at either 8:00 am or 10:30 am, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and ready to worship!  
Pastor John 
Quote of the Week
“Such is man's nature, that he is very inactive and lazy unless he is influenced by some affection, either love or hatred, desire, hope, fear, or some other. These affections we see to be the springs that set men agoing, in all the affairs of life, and engage them in all their pursuits: these are the things that put men forward, and carry them along.” 
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 – March 22, 1758) was a North American revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist Protestant theologian. Edwards is widely regarded as one of the America's most important and original philosophical theologians.