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"Exalting Christ, Equipping Christians"Stallings Memorial Baptist ChurchText Box: Volume 40 Text Box: Number 24 Text Box: June 15, 2010 The VOICE of the People's ChurchText Box: There are times when we all become discouraged for one reason or another. In our passage of scripture for this Sunday, we will see that Elijah has become very discouraged even though he has just enjoyed a great victory. However, we must remember that we should still keep moving forward and give our best effort in whatever we do because we never know who might be in the audience. And we must also remember that God is always seeing what we do and we want to give Him the best that we can, or at least we should want to do that. The following story helps illustrate this. In a far country lived a band of minstrels who traveled from town to town presenting music to make a living. They had not been doing well. Times were hard; there was little money for common folk to come to hear the minstrels, even though their fee was small. Attendance had been falling off, so early one evening the group met to discuss their plight. "I see no reason for opening tonight," one said. "To make things even worse than they may have been, it is starting to snow. Who will venture out on a night like this?” "I agree," another disheartened singer said. "Last night we performed for just a handful. Fewer will come tonight. Why not give back their meager fees and cancel the concert? No one can expect us to go on when just a few are in the audience." "How can anyone do his best for so few?" a third inquired. Then he turned to another

sitting beside him. "What do you think?" The man appealed to was older than the others. He looked straight at his troupe. "I know you are discouraged. I am too. But we have a responsibility to those who might come. We will go on. And we will do the best job of which we are capable. It is not the fault of those who come that others do not. They should not be punished with less than the best we can give." Heartened by his words, the minstrels went ahead with their show. They never performed better. When the show was over and the small audience gone, the old man called his troupe to him. In his hand was a note, handed to him by one of the audience just before the doors closed behind him. "Listen to this, my friends!" Something electrifying in his tone of voice made them turn to him in anticipation. Slowly the old man read: "Thank you for a beautiful performance." It was signed very simply--"Your King."

 

 

 

  

     On a personal note, I want to wish all the Dads a Happy Father’s Day.  And folks, if your Dad is still living, let him know that you love and appreciate him.  I am thankful for my Dad and his influence on me even though he has been gone for over 20 years.

From Your Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Happy Father’s Day!

Sunday, June 20

10:30 AM

6:00 PM

“The Grace of God”

Luke 8:26-39, 1 Kings 19:1-15

No Evening Service

Father’s Day