Today, the saints met together at the Marriott. While some were gone to attend a youth camp, the remainder had a busy day.

At the morning gathering,

Bro Dillow brought a lesson on Perseverance in Christian Work.  As usual, a good discussion followed.  Drawing from the life of Apostle Paul, he shared how working for God will bring persecution and we must not let it deter us.  Nowadays, alot of that persecution will come through gossip from once close friends.  Gossip is just void words that are not profitable.  It can even be “true”.  But when we share negative information about a person to someone else without there being a “need to know” on the part of the receiver, we are gossiping.

Paul reached the point of distress in his ministry, caused by all men forsaking him.  Christianity does not exempt us from problems, but God gives grace for us to overcome. Let us add to that grace by cheering one another on in our walk with God.  Take heart my friend, “in this world you shall have tribulation, but fear not for I (Christ) have overcome the world”

It is evident that the saints are making real progress as we continue to free ourselves from the influences of the Institutional church and become more organic.

After the morning gathering, the saints assembled at the Forrest Glen Health care Center and held a meeting there. It was quite a blessing to see both young and old worshipping together and enjoying the company of each other.